Broken & Ruthless Series by Theodora Taylor

My ruthless ex is broken, bitter, and determined to get me back.I used to be a sensible, responsible good girl who kept her nose buried in textbooks and worked hard to make her father’s dreams come true. Then Keane happened. He was a crude, rude, ruthless Southie bully who only cared about his hockey career and pucking his way through a string of girls. I hated him and I thought he hated me, but then one unexpected spring break kiss changed everything... moreMy ruthless ex is broken, bitter, and determined to get me back.I used to be a sensible, responsible good girl who kept her nose buried in textbooks and worked hard to make her father’s dreams come true. Then Keane happened. He was a crude, rude, ruthless Southie bully who only cared about his hockey career and pucking his way through a string of girls. I hated him and I thought he hated me, but then one unexpected spring break kiss changed everything.I had no business spending one night with him, much less that wild, intense summer. He was freedom and ruin in one ridiculously sexy package. Moving across the country to go to med school and eventually marrying Keane’s total opposite seemed like the right things to do at the time.But now I’m divorced and back in Boston with a nine-year-old secret, I’ll do anything to protect. And as for Keane? Well, my ruthless ex is broken, bitter, and determined to punish me for walking away. READER WARNING: If you’re looking for a typical enemies-to-lover, secret baby romance, this intense, highly psychological second chance love story isn’t that. This book is ONLY for readers with open hearts and open minds, who can handle love stories that color outside the usual lines. If you’re not that reader, please do not One-Click this book. less

My ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and determined to claim me…The first time I meet Stone Ferraro, it’s hate at first sight, and then he kidnaps me. On his mafia boss’s orders, but still...not a great first impression.The second time I meet him, he calls me a derogatory name, and I knee him in the balls. Not exactly the sweet social worker look I was going for, but hey, it had to be done... moreMy ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and determined to claim me…The first time I meet Stone Ferraro, it’s hate at first sight, and then he kidnaps me. On his mafia boss’s orders, but still...not a great first impression.The second time I meet him, he calls me a derogatory name, and I knee him in the balls. Not exactly the sweet social worker look I was going for, but hey, it had to be done.The third time we meet, it’s over my ex-boyfriend’s—his identical twin brother’s—grave, and he shocks me with a mind-melting kiss.The fourth time we meet, he takes one look at my belly filled with his dead brother’s baby and declares me his.His to marry, his to take, his in every way.The Ferraro crime family’s most ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and here to stay.And our story only gets crazier--and hotter--from there. less

We met. Our eyes locked. But I wasn’t free, and neither was she. I watched her walk away and her memory has haunted me ever since.We meet again in paradise. But my life has been destroyed. I’m a ruin of what I used to be, and I send her away.“Get out. You’re fired.”“Nanh,” she answers.“What do you mean, nanh?”“I mean I’m not leaving,” she answers. “I’m staying right here.”Little Brat.We look at each other. Her in cheap servant's clothes. Me in my wheelchair.Battle lines are drawn... moreWe met. Our eyes locked. But I wasn’t free, and neither was she. I watched her walk away and her memory has haunted me ever since.We meet again in paradise. But my life has been destroyed. I’m a ruin of what I used to be, and I send her away.“Get out. You’re fired.”“Nanh,” she answers.“What do you mean, nanh?”“I mean I’m not leaving,” she answers. “I’m staying right here.”Little Brat.We look at each other. Her in cheap servant's clothes. Me in my wheelchair.Battle lines are drawn.And if you think this romance isn’t going to be epic, then you don’t know TT.READER WARNING: This one is a heartwarmer, but it's not for the pearl clutchers. If you can’t stand a boss who will put you over his knee, then skip that one-click. Because Rashid is a beast who knows how to punish. All. Night. Long. less