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Broken
Series · 3 books · 2022

Books in series

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#1

Broken People

2022

“On my very best days, I’m hanging from a very delicate thread, walking an even more delicate line over a river of broken things that I’ve barely managed not to let consume me. I do this by existing behind a veil of biased facts I tell myself about what happens when you expect better from people and what they can do to you when you let them in. Despite all of this, somehow, he had made it in…” Ruby Vaughn lives her life by a certain set of rules. One of these rules clearly states that things like love and greatness—anything beyond basic contentment, really—was meant for other people, but not for her. A freelance writer by day and a bartender by night, Ruby spends what spare time she has watching her best friend, Evie, live a dream that’s always going to be just out of reach for her and the man she’s in love with, Alex, fall in love with someone else. She’d resigned her fate to living a little smaller—a little safer—to keep her darkness to herself, but then she meets Jake, and nothing will ever be the same. Raw with emotion and beautifully flawed, Ruby, as the antihero of her own story, is bound to captivate and resonate with readers who know what it’s like to lose and feel lost, and to find themselves again in the most unexpected of places.
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#1.5

Broken Apart

2022

After his breakup with Ruby, Jake attempts to move on with his life. Author's Note: This novella tells the end of Broken People from Jake's POV. Unlike Broken People and Broken Reverie, it cannot be read as a standalone and must be read after Broken People.
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#2

Broken Reverie

2022

“Sometimes, it feels like my life has become a revolving door of living the same day over and over again, and the moments when I actually feel alive have become just that—only moments.” From the outside, Evie Hale has the perfect life: a successful writing career, lots of friends, and the perfect fiancé. She has what everyone else wants—the most that anyone could reasonably ask for—and yet, it isn’t enough, and she’s not quite sure why. Evie manages to stuff it down—to quiet the part of her inside that’s screaming something is wrong until she runs into Adrian—a small and seemingly insignificant part of her past who evokes something in her she hasn’t felt in a long time. With a wedding looming near and everyone’s eyes and expectations weighing heavily on her, what will she do? Author's Note: Broken Reverie is the second book in the Broken series and can be read as a standalone. If you would like to read Ruby's story first, pick up Broken People. TW: Sexual content, profanity, infidelity.

Author

Elle Mitchell
Elle Mitchell
Author · 12 books

Elle Mitchell is an avid reader, daydreamer, devourer of knowledge, and author of new adult contemporary romance. Her books are both plot and spice and center around flawed, relatable characters dealing with real-life issues and struggles which may be triggering to some readers. They’re messy—like real life—and emotional. She can’t promise that all of her books will depict what a healthy relationship should look like at every turn. She rejects purity themes. The best she can do is promise an eventual HEA when it’s all said and done. When she isn’t existing inside her own head and conversing with figments of her imagination, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, traveling, hiking, and finding joy in the ordinary. IG: @ellemitchellbooks

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