BROKEN RIVALRY (Silverbrook University 1) by RG Angel

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / Amazon.uk / Amazon.au /

Don’t own a Kindle? Download the FREE Amazon Kindle App for your mobile device or pc

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 22, 2024

Poppy:
Once, I walked the halls of privilege, but in a heartbeat, I watched my world crumble. Now, as I stand at the threshold of Silverbrook University, I’m armed with nothing but a scholarship and a determination to reclaim a semblance of my former life.

But fate has a cruel sense of humor. Ethan Hawthorne, the golden boy of my former elite world and my ex-rival, is here. His every smirk is a reminder that the past is not easily outrun.

Ethan:
At Silverbrook, I’m the guy with the world at his feet—star athlete, heir to a legacy, the guy who always wins. But Poppy? She was the one challenge I never conquered, the one competitor who never played by my rules.

Her return in my life is a curveball I never saw coming. She’s changed, hardened by life’s twists, and now she captivates me more than ever. Our history wasn’t just competition; it was a clash of hearts and egos. Now, the rules have changed. I’m not just out to win a petty game. This time, I’m playing for her heart.

In the elite corridors of Silverbrook University, a tale of passion, redemption, and undeniable attraction unfolds. Poppy and Ethan, bound by their tumultuous past, are caught in a dance of denial and desire. Can an alpha athlete truly humble himself for love? And can a strong-willed girl find forgiveness in her heart?

••••••

REVIEW: BROKEN RIVALRY is the first instalment in RG Angel’s contemporary, new adult SILVERBROOK UNIVERSITY erotic, romance series . This is nineteen year olds, Poppy (Lockwood) Donovan, and Ethan Hawthorne’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Poppy and Ethan) BROKEN RIVALRY follows in the aftermath of the family downfall. Two years earlier, Poppy’s life and the lives of her family imploded. Struggling in the aftermath, Poppy would miss her first year of college, before accepting a scholarship to a local university but Poppy never expected to come face to face with the boy who had become her bully, the son of the man she partially blames for everything that went wrong. Enter Ethan Hawthorne. Ethan is a star soccer player at Silverbrook University, an institution of which his father did not approve. Ethan refused to be pulled into his father’s world, and set about to make it on his own but coming face to face with the girl that has starred in all of his fantasies and dreams meant struggling to win back the only girl that could break his heart. What ensues is the rebuilding friendship and growing relationship between our story line couple, and the potential fall-out when Poppy believes their love is predicated upon a life.

The world building reveals some of the back story and history between our story line couple, as well as some of the heart break of Poppy’s two new best friends. Poppy and her family were once part of the elite of society but betrayal and vengeance would come at a cost.

The relationship between Poppy and Ethan is one of second chances of a sort. Frenemies in high school, the struggling relationship would be destroyed by the sins of the fathers. Having lost everything, Poppy and her family would struggle to rebuild but the battle was far from over. As Poppy and Ethan’s relationship slowly turned into something more, Poppy would discover that everything had been all a ruse. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Poppy’s roommates Evangelina ‘Eva’ and Vanessa: Ethan’s friends Cole and Liam; Poppy’s brothers James and Billy, their mother Julia Donovan, and Cole’s parents. There is a prior history between Eva and Cole, one in which Cole is hoping for a second chance, and Eva struggles to forgive or forget.

BROKEN RIVALRY is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, bullies, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating, emotional and heart breaking-the bullying is limited as Ethan realizes the ‘error of his ways’; the characters are struggling, broken, charismatic and charming; the romance is seductive. The epilogue fast forwards three years.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Social Media: Goodreads/ Facebook / Instagram / Bookbub/

In addition to being an International Bestselling Author, I wear many hats – a trained lawyer, a globe-trotter, a coffee addict, and a cheese aficionado.

When I’m not immersed in lawyerly mayhem or crafting Contemporary Romance stories filled with heart, heat, and a touch of darkness, you’ll find me enjoying indoor activities in rainy (yet beautiful) Britain. These activities often include reading, indulging in TV series, and playing with my crazy puppies.

I hope my stories transport you to dreamlike worlds and bring as much joy to your heart as they bring to mine while writing them.

For the latest updates and news, join my reader group ‘R.G.’s Angels’ on Facebook or subscribe to my newsletter.