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SHATTERED
Morgan Taylor always strived to be the perfect wife and mother. Living in an affluent San Francisco suburb, she had it all until the volatile political climate enters her marriage and the unthinkable happens. Her husband reveals a dark side and destroys their already troubled marriage, sending a shaken Morgan to fear what will happen to her and her children. Forced to abandon her comfortable life and start over, she runs into a familiar face and rekindles an old friendship. Nothing could prepare her for the powerful attraction to the man she pushed out of her life years ago.
FBI Special Agent Brooks Callahan relocated to the Bay Area and is investigating the January 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, never expecting to come face to face with the woman who has haunted his dreams for far too many years. One look into Morgan's blue eyes and the attraction he's refused to acknowledge becomes impossible to ignore, testing his restraint until he makes a startling discovery. One that leaves him struggling with her deception and could break his heart all over again.
As Morgan's life implodes, reality crashes in and forces her to confront her past, and nothing can prepare her for the consequences that threaten to shatter it all.
FBI Special Agent Brooks Callahan relocated to the Bay Area and is investigating the January 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, never expecting to come face to face with the woman who has haunted his dreams for far too many years. One look into Morgan's blue eyes and the attraction he's refused to acknowledge becomes impossible to ignore, testing his restraint until he makes a startling discovery. One that leaves him struggling with her deception and could break his heart all over again.
As Morgan's life implodes, reality crashes in and forces her to confront her past, and nothing can prepare her for the consequences that threaten to shatter it all.
194 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2022
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Susan Cochran
18 books25 followersSusan Cochran is an American author who writes romantic suspense, contemporary romance, women's fiction, and women detective crime fiction with strong women characters in her stories. Most of her romances have a good bit of spice, a healthy dose of humor and characters you're bound to love.
You'll often find her at her Lake Tahoe cabin at work on her next writing project.
You'll often find her at her Lake Tahoe cabin at work on her next writing project.
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March 6, 2024
Morgan has it all. A husband who doesn’t spare money he earns aplenty to make her life as comfortable as possible. Two amazing children who are in college. A beautiful house she has put time, effort, and love into to turn it into a perfect family nest.
It’s true that Morgan’s marriage did have a not-so-perfect start. She married Paul for reasons more complicated than a pure exaltation of young love. Still, for twenty years she has been engrossed in bringing up her children and enjoying the life of a housewife from an affluent suburb. She never looked back at the time when she was finishing high school and madly in love.
And then, Morgan’s marriage begins to fall apart. Usual reasons for driving people to a divorce couldn’t break it. Yet, when Morgan’s husband’s political views start to spoil their everyday life, she realises that she has to make some big decisions.
Morgan meets Brooks, her teenage love when she still clings to the belief that her marriage can be saved. But the situation at home quickly spirals out of control. Soon, Morgan realises that not only her comfortable, easy life is threatened by the path her husband has chosen. She faces physical abuse, and it looks like it will only get worse.
“Shattered” by Susan Cochran, although tackling some serious issues, such as the influence of radicalisation on domestic life and abuse within a family, was a sort of comfort read for me. I think that if it were absolutely light-hearted, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it so much. I loved the backdrop of the rich suburb and the glimpses of beautiful nature spots the author dropped throughout the story.
Morgan felt very relatable to me. I appreciated that her struggles were of a different nature rather than the search for work after a long stay-at-home period. And the romance plotline is done wonderfully, with the right dose of unexpected, swoony, and steamy moments.
I highly recommend this book for all romance novel lovers who enjoy contemplating some serious issues while getting absorbed in a beautiful love story.
It’s true that Morgan’s marriage did have a not-so-perfect start. She married Paul for reasons more complicated than a pure exaltation of young love. Still, for twenty years she has been engrossed in bringing up her children and enjoying the life of a housewife from an affluent suburb. She never looked back at the time when she was finishing high school and madly in love.
And then, Morgan’s marriage begins to fall apart. Usual reasons for driving people to a divorce couldn’t break it. Yet, when Morgan’s husband’s political views start to spoil their everyday life, she realises that she has to make some big decisions.
Morgan meets Brooks, her teenage love when she still clings to the belief that her marriage can be saved. But the situation at home quickly spirals out of control. Soon, Morgan realises that not only her comfortable, easy life is threatened by the path her husband has chosen. She faces physical abuse, and it looks like it will only get worse.
“Shattered” by Susan Cochran, although tackling some serious issues, such as the influence of radicalisation on domestic life and abuse within a family, was a sort of comfort read for me. I think that if it were absolutely light-hearted, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it so much. I loved the backdrop of the rich suburb and the glimpses of beautiful nature spots the author dropped throughout the story.
Morgan felt very relatable to me. I appreciated that her struggles were of a different nature rather than the search for work after a long stay-at-home period. And the romance plotline is done wonderfully, with the right dose of unexpected, swoony, and steamy moments.
I highly recommend this book for all romance novel lovers who enjoy contemplating some serious issues while getting absorbed in a beautiful love story.
October 17, 2022
Morgan has been the perfect wife and mother to her two children but something has changed with her husband. She has never been able to forgive him for cheating on her and now he has a different set of friends that she never could have seen him being around. When he hits her for the first time she is done, it is time to divorce him. When she finds out he was at the Capital on January 6th and subsequently arrested, she has no idea who he has become.
The FBI agent assigned to his case is non other than her first love Brooks Callahan. He left for the Marine Corp right after high school and she broke it off with him, thinking he would never come back. Brooks has always loved Morgan and when her life starts to cave in, he is there to help her pickup the pieces.
Can the two of them have a second chance at happily ever after?.
I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book with no obligation to write a review.
The FBI agent assigned to his case is non other than her first love Brooks Callahan. He left for the Marine Corp right after high school and she broke it off with him, thinking he would never come back. Brooks has always loved Morgan and when her life starts to cave in, he is there to help her pickup the pieces.
Can the two of them have a second chance at happily ever after?.
I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book with no obligation to write a review.
May 6, 2022
Enjoyed this romance book. I liked the way the author wove in some real life events that were in the news in recent times. The second chance love story was very sweet and the love scenes were spicy hot but tasteful at the same time. There were just the right amount of twists and turns to keep it interesting but not so much that it became less romantic. Thank you to this author for sharing their words.
Note: There was some darkness in this book that include abuse and violence for those with triggers.
Note: There was some darkness in this book that include abuse and violence for those with triggers.
January 23, 2025
DNF
I wanted to finish this but I could not. Everyone has their political beliefs. Our founding fathers gave that to us. With it on tv all the time I read to escape. This book seemed like it was going to be good but the political part entered into it. It just took something away from the book. I had read 2 of the authors other books and really enjoyed them but I just could not this one. Sorry.
I wanted to finish this but I could not. Everyone has their political beliefs. Our founding fathers gave that to us. With it on tv all the time I read to escape. This book seemed like it was going to be good but the political part entered into it. It just took something away from the book. I had read 2 of the authors other books and really enjoyed them but I just could not this one. Sorry.
July 1, 2022
Morgans life is about to be turned upside down with her husband political world and dark side. Running into FBI agent Brooks after all these years is their a second chance for the pair? Well written dark themes, political, FBI, second chances, steamy scenes and more.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 17, 2022
Very interesting storyline.
Second chance romance, secret child and domestic abuse wave with political differences and changes happened in the country.
It has a lot of drama, twists and turns.
I didn’t agree with some and enjoy happy resolves.
The book is well written and keep my interest from the beginning.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Second chance romance, secret child and domestic abuse wave with political differences and changes happened in the country.
It has a lot of drama, twists and turns.
I didn’t agree with some and enjoy happy resolves.
The book is well written and keep my interest from the beginning.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 6, 2022
This was my first book by Susan Cochran and I really enjoyed it!!! A broken marriage and a second chance for love!!! Read and enjoy!!!
May 18, 2023
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