Shattered Hearts (Shattered #1) by Octavia Wildwood

Shattered Hearts (Shattered #1) by Octavia Wildwood Link: http://amzn.com/B00IZD6PEO

The nightmares never stop.

Amanda Laurent escaped from an abusive relationship but nightmares haunt her, she thought by moving to LA from Santa Barbara would be enough, but she had to hide in the background. 

"I liked to be nothing more than an insignificant part of the background, plain and unmemorable. It was safer that way. Getting noticed can lead to trouble."

So she decided to start over again...taking a leap of faith she moves to Minnesota, because who would think that she would be there? She took and applied for an ad online to help out at a family farm, little did she know how much she would be helping.

Nate and Maggie lost their parents in a horrible car accident. Maggie hired Amanda to help out and since the wage is so low, they are giving her a room to live in. To Amanda it couldn't be better. Nate is the older brother who insists on doing everything himself since his parents died. He doesn't think they need help, but quickly changes his mind.

Amanda quickly becomes helpful with Penny, a wild horse that Nate and Maggie's mother rescued. Penny was mistreated by her previous owner when he realized he couldn't tame her. Amanda had something about her that she could relate to Penny since they were both abused, which helped gain the horses trust. 

I think the funniest part in this book is when Amanda first arrives on the farm and she goes to take Nate some sandwiches but finds him swimming completely naked...Goodness...I will let you have your imagination with a strong hot and tanned rancher!

There is a real attraction between Nate and Amanda, but with Nate's hardheadedness and Amanda's abusive past they clash pretty hard, that is until Nate overhears Amanda talking to Penny in the middle of the night about her past...

And that is pretty much where this book ends, this one is FREE!! So grab it while you can, the next book in the series is called Shattered Dreams. This is a 4 star book, it is a quick read, and is very well written. 

-xoxo-T

Damaged and the Beast by Bijou Hunter

Damaged and the Beast by Bijou Hunter Link: http://amzn.com/B00CEHV1KA

This is book one in t he damaged series, but you could read it as a stand alone. 

Farah Smith has had a horrible shitty child hood. Her mom is a drunk and a gambler, her father is a con who is always in trouble. The only good thing about her child hood is her sister Tawny and her dream of becoming a teacher.

Cooper Johansson  is heir to his father's business which is everything but legal. He is used to getting what he wants and he screams bad-ass biker boy. He meets Farah when she moves to Ellsburg, KY and attends New Hampton College. He wants her, and will stop at nothing to have her.

Cooper makes Farah take down her walls even though she doesn't want to. She had a horrible life before she moved here and is scared of everything. They quickly fall in love even though they are complete opposites, but Cooper is completely loyal to her and loves her something fierce. They have many complications in their relationship, but in the end, it looks like Farah is going to finally get her happy ending and Tawny is brought to her at her and Cooper's new home. 

I rate this a 3 1/2 out of 5. (almost a 4 but not quite there)  It is a really great read, some things I didn't like about Farah, but it is understandable. I really don't like Cooper's sister Bailey at all. She really is just a spoiled bitch. But in the end his whole family becomes Farah's family as well. 

-xoxo-T