Crashed (Driven Trilogy, #3)

by K. Bromberg

[Cocktails and Books]

I completely ditched the book I was in the middle of last night when I realized this was on my Kindle. Needless to say, I spent the night with Colton Donovan and he left me in a utter sobbing mess!

I loved the first 2 books in the series and was left gasping at the end of Fueled, wondering just how K. Bromberg could do that to us when it seemed like Rylee and Colton had finally started moving in the right direction. Despite the months of anticipating, K. Bromberg delivered a book that was beyond my expectation and evoked every single emotional response I could give. I smiled, I laughed, I was angry, I had to fan the proverbial flames because of the sexual chemistry between Colton and Rylee, but more importantly I had to mop up after myself on quite a few occasions because Colton absolutely broke my heart.

As Colton says, he has a 747 full of baggage that he and Rylee need to shift through to get to some semblance of normal. But for the most part, Colton has to weed through all this himself. He has to want to deal with it and move forward. And for as much as we can see he wants Rylee and what she represents, he's terrified of his past and how to let go of it. Luckily for Colton, he has a strong group of friends, standing on the sidelines to encourage him when he needs it and to be the harsh reality when he's being stubborn. I was proud of Colton, because he did it on his own and discovered it's ok to change your mind about the direction of your life when the right person comes along.

Things never seem to go Rylee's way. When she finally starts to feel somewhat stable in her relationship with Colton, his accident happens. Then Tawny comes at them with her lies, which causes all of Rylee's insecurities to surface. But she's grown in her relationship with Colton and instead of running away, she stayed and fought. She knew when to give him space and when to be there for him, just to prove he'll always have her at his side. Then her own health scare throws her world upside down because everything she believed turned out to be not so true, and that throws not only her, but Colton off. But she never gave up. She knew Colton was it and not matter what it took, she was going to be his checkered flag.

This entire series was an emotional ride, but this was by far (in my opinion) the best in the series. The emotional journey these characters took was gut-wrenching, but also uplifting as they learned to come to terms with the past and move forward. Colton Donovan was an alpha bad boy that I absolutely loved. He may have been broken or bent, but he was the perfect tortured hero, from A to f'ing Z. Thank you, K. Bromberg, it was absolute perfection.