Breaking Without You (Fractured Connections #1) by Carrie Ann Ryan-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 16, 2019.

I fell for Cameron Connolly at the wrong time. And when he left, I thought my life was over. But then, after the worst happened, I truly understood what that phrase meant. Now, he’s not ready for a second chance, and I’m not offering one. Though given that our families have been forced together after losing one of our own, I know there’s no turning back. Not this time. Not again. Not when it comes to Cameron.

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I never wanted to hurt Violet Knight, but there were reasons I had to leave all those years ago—not that she’d believe me if I told her what they were. I not only left her, I also left my foster brothers. Honestly, I didn’t want to come back to Denver to help run my father’s failing brewery. But when it comes to my brothers, I know I’ll find a way to make it work. Perhaps I’ll even earn Violet’s forgiveness and face the connection we both thought long forgotten in the process. Because I wanted her then, but now I know I need her. I just hope she needs me.

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REVIEW: Breaking Without You begins with Violet Knight attending the funeral of one of her best friends. The death was unexpected and suicide is the last thing that Violet ever thought she’d have to deal with. She, along with her sister Sienna and other best friend, Harmony, are having a very difficult time dealing with Allison’s death. While attending the funeral, Violet sees the Connolly brothers, with whom they had all been friends. But, seeing Cameron Connolly only adds to the stress of the day. They had been a couple, until one day, he just left. No warning and no explanation made it even harder. Violet had moved on, or had she?

After the funeral, everyone went back to Allison’s parents’ house. The whispers about what happened proved to be too much for Violet as she tried to leave, only to run directly into Cameron Connolly. Knowing that Violet wouldn’t want people seeing her break down, Cameron moves her out of the room and holds her while she cries. Once Violet realizes what she has done, she thanks him but leaves quickly.

Cameron wasn’t prepared for the feelings that came rushing back when he first saw Violet again. He knows he hurt her, but he also hurt his brothers when he left. He recently moved back to town after the death of his adoptive parents in order to help his brothers run, and try to save, the family bar/brewery. Add to that the fact that he brought along their little brother that no one knew existed for a few years makes the stress from everything almost overwhelming. As he and Violet navigate a new relationship and he and his brothers try to mend their relationship they realize that life does indeed move on……..

Breaking Without You deals with some heavy storylines, namely dealing with the suicide of a loved one. Violet is nicely written. She’s loyal and supportive and human. Cameron is a great character as well. The backstory as to why he left without a word will break your heart. He left his brothers thinking he picked their birth mom (who sounds like a piece of work) over them. He left Violet thinking that he didn’t lover her enough. However, once everything is laid out on the table, everyone makes it their mission in life to make up for past (perceived or real) mistakes. Breaking Without You is ultimately a story of hard choices and coming to terms with decisions made. It’s also a story that navigates the fact that it’s okay to live your life once a loved one has died. The secondary characters are well written too, and I can’t wait to read their stories. I have to be honest, though. When I first started the book, it was a bit dark and depressing, but the story plays out and left me glad that I didn’t give up on it. Well done, Carrie Ann Ryan! Very well done!

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Reviewed by Vickie K

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.