Broken

by J.A. Carlton

From the outside Randy was always one of the lucky ones. Smart, athletic, successful and handsome, the middle son of the town's most prominent family. But deep inside, the truth lay festering in a childhood of torment shared with his baby brother. Horrific abuses from the one person they trusted most to keep them safe have unleashed a sadistic predator of epic proportions. As he moves closer to the object of his rage, the only person who can stop him is the one who shares his secret. A single moment sheathed in blood will change American history, one way or the other.
* Inspired by actual events *

Genres: M M Romance, Abuse, Contemporary, Romance, Amazon, Suspense, Horror

202 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

J. A. Carlton has more than 7 books and 5 screenplays under her belt, J. A. Carlton has a mission that mainstream publishing doesn't want you to know about. She's the Author you're NOT reading but SHOULD be!

Author J. A. Carlton currently lives and writes in Austin, Texas. J. A. Carlton Writes Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Thriller, Psychological Thriller; Action/ Adventure, Science Fiction Including: Wednesday Child, Into the Fire, Broken, Second Hand Heroes Of The Line, And Nick, Of Time.

"A percentage of author proceeds are donated annually to the prevention of child abuse."

Her mission:

Entertain as many people as possible!

Inspire others to explore their creativity!

To learn something new!

To share something new with someone new!

And to urge others to do the same!

Reviews

[Fangtasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliantly written, dark and gory, painfully engrossing, couldn't put it down until the totally unexpected ending. Got it free at Amazon and was nicely surprised at the quality of the writing, characters and plot development.

Not for the faint of heart or delicate sensibilities, for many reasons. Otherwise? Enjoy!

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a crazy dark ride inside a killer's head. It's such a rarity to find a book about a serial killer that actually takes place from his point of view and puts the reader into his mindset.

It's a little spooky and a LOT disturbing. The violence is graphic, the sex and sexuality is graphically depicted.

It's like one of those movies you put your fingers over your eyes and peeped through when you were a kid.

I'd recommend it to anyone who's interested in thrillers, psychological thrillers or any attempt at understanding the mind of a serial killer.

A really excellent read!

[Dreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-written shocking tale of child abuse which turns its' victim into a serial killer.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

This deals with very mature subject matter and is not for the faint of heart. Ms. Carlton has handled it with care and concern for the characters. Generally not my cup of tea, but extremely well-written and the characters are all very believable.

[Betryal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blood, violence and incest. An expected combo for a horrific book dwelling into the mind of a serial killer.

Well written yet very disturbing events and occurrences that one could find quite appalling.

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Broken...was a hard read for me, I stopped after a few chapters but then I went back and finished. I was angry, hurt, dismayed, and grieving over the loss of children's innocence and mentality and the person they trusted the most who broke it, and the victims who died as a result of this brutality.

[Jenn]

To read ASAP

[Nijin]

Drama. Should have warned somehow.
Bad aftertaste.