Driven (Driven Trilogy, #1)

by K. Bromberg

From New York Times Best-Selling Author K. Bromberg comes an unforgettable series about lust, love, redemption, and healing...



Our paths should never have crossed.



Colton Donavan was arrogant, exuded that bad boy vibe, and embodied everything I never wanted. And yet all it took was one night, one hallway, and one stolen kiss for me to know I hated him and desired him instantly.



My heart was healing. His soul was damaged. But with one bid, one little boy, and one carnival date, I couldn’t walk away and he wouldn’t let me in.



This is our story. Our fight. Our perfectly imperfect love.

• ISBN10: 1682307786
• ISBN13: 9781682307786
• Publish Date: 20 October 2016 (first published 22 June 2013)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 28 January 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Diversion Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[thebookdisciple]

I still don't like Colton. I get that he has baggage but Rylee is the only one doing any giving in the 'relationship'. She even admits that she isn't cut out for his 'rules' but does he care? No, he keeps pushing her anyway. He tells her that he WILL break her heart. Does it stop him? No. I want to be mad at Rylee for not being stronger and standing up to him, but then I realized I would have done the same thing. Let some pretty boy walk all over me while I am the only one trying to made any changes or compromising anything. Rylee is the reason I gave the book 3 stars; if I didn't love her, it would have been 1 star.
That ending?!?!? That is the reason I will keep reading. I have to know!

[Cocktails and Books]

4.5 Stars

This book was one wild ride. I haven't read a book, in a long time, where I loved and hated both characters at various times during the story. Rylee and Colton separately are a mess, but together it was at times disastrous and other times very, very special.

We spent a lot of time in Rylee's head. And to be honest, it got a bit depressing. I could understand her being emotionally broken. I could even understand her finding herself physically drawn to Colton and unwilling to fight the attraction. What I couldn't understand was a woman with a psychology and social work background letting herself fall into the emotional back and forth she was in with Colton.

Colton's demons made him poison and he was most definitely poison for her, because she wouldn't fit into his mold. Just when I thought she might have finally had enough of an emotional slap from him, she went right back to him again. Rylee's actions, when it came to Colton, often had me very angry with her and not being very sympathetic when she kept going back for more.

That doesn't mean I didn't like Colton. He obviously has some pretty huge emotional issues, but none of those issues came out in this first book, which makes it really hard to have much empathy for Colton. But there are times when the sweet, lovable Colton does exist. Any interaction Colton has with the boys at Rylee's home warms my heart. You could tell he had such a connection with the boys. He went out of this way to make them feel special and wanted and it was obvious that was something he has been missing until he was adopted.

The ending is one of those dreaded cliffhanger endings...and it's a pretty harsh one. Thankfully, we don't have to wait too long to get the next book (in August), because I'm dying to find out just how Colton is going to redeem himself after the way DRIVEN ends.