Driven (Driven Trilogy #1) by K. Bromberg-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 2013

Rylee Thomas is used to being in control. But she’s about to meet the one man that just might make her enjoy losing it…

I am the exception to the rule.

In a world full of willing women, I’m a challenge to the roguish and achingly handsome Colton Donavan. A man used to getting exactly what he wants in all aspects of life. He’s the reckless bad boy constantly skating that razor thin edge toward out of control, on and off of the track.

Colton crashes into my life like a tornado: sapping my control, testing my vulnerabilities beyond their limits, and unintentionally penetrating the protective wall around my healing heart. Tearing apart the world I rebuilt so carefully with structure, predictability, and discipline

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REVIEW: DRIVEN is the first storyline in K. Bromberg’s erotic contemporary, romance trilogy Driven. The first story (and thusly the trilogy) is once again very similar (in premise and back story) to FSOG and the Crossfire series. Driven has a sexy, uber-rich leading hero named Colton Donavan, with a dark and tormented past. He was adopted at eight years old and by the time he reached his teens he was acting out and getting into trouble. Hoping to curb their son’s need for speed, Colton’s parents tried to scare the young man at the local race track: he would soon find himself following the race car circuit and ten years later would become one of racing’s ultimate stars and richest bachelors. But Colton’s early years have left him scarred and angry so much so that any relationship with a woman is short, sweet and ruled by sex. He promises nothing but a good time-no permanence and in no way resembling a relationship with a HEA.

Rylee Thomas works for children’s services in Corporate Cares-an organization that looks after orphaned and in-trouble children. During a fundraising event, Rylee will meet Colton Donavan and their lives will become intertwined from the start. But Rylee refuses to be any man’s one night stand or another notch on the bed post. Playing hard to get and refusing Colton’s advances, Rylee will soon find herself falling for the dark and tormented hero but his secrets and his demons will continue to haunt him throughout their time together. It is only when the nightmares from the past push Colton over the edge, does Rylee realize there is more to the man than a womanizer who likes fast cars and faster women. But Rylee has a few secrets of her own that threaten to overwhelm her on many occasions.

With the popularity of FSOG and the Crossfire series is it any wonder that the latest release of erotic contemporary romance trilogies follow a similar pattern and outline. The similarities are many and undeniable and yet, DRIVEN is a fascinating storyline with a cliffhanger that will break your heart as well as draw your ire. Like the other successful series that came before, the hero is tortured, dark and hiding behind a beautiful mask. He is rich, powerful and has a reputation with the ladies. On the other hand, Rylee is the perfect mate and lover-altruistic with her need to save a group of orphaned young boys and yet, still in need of her own hero and protector. But it will be Rylee who will be the ultimate protector when the man with whom she is falling in love will finally see that there is only one woman who can save his soul and cast aside the demons that control his everyday life.

DRIVEN is an interesting storyline of love and loss, betrayal and heartache, pain and sorrow. As well as the physical scars there will emotional wounds that will take a little longer to heal. If you are looking for a story that has some humor, some tears, plenty of hot and steamy sex, as well as a tortured hero who doesn’t realize that the woman he pushes away is the one person who can save his soul-then Driven is the story for you. Book 2-FUELED to be release August 27, 2013.

Reviewed by Sandy