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Sweet Ache: A Driven Novel (The Driven Series) Kindle Edition

by K. Bromberg (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Driven series turns up the heat when a sexy bet turns into so much more....

Hawkin Play, the bad boy rock star with a good guy heart, has lived a lifetime of cleaning up after his twin brother’s mistakes. Hunter’s most recent screwup could land Hawke in jail and risk the band’s future. Hawke agrees to guest lecture at a local college to stay in the judge’s good graces—and a bet with his bandmate to seduce his sexy teaching assistant is icing on the cake.

Quinlan Westin is harder to bed than Hawke imagined. She knows his type and is determined to avoid the rocker at all costs—even if their attraction runs deeper than simple lust.

Just as Hawke might finally be winning over the girl, his brother has other plans. When Hunter realizes his twin finally has a weakness, he’ll stop at nothing to take advantage....
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Praise for the Novels of K. Bromberg

“An irresistibly hot romance that stays with you long after you finish the book.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Captivating, emotional, and sizzling hot!”—#1 New York Times bestselling author S.C. Stephens

“Bromberg is a master at turning up the heat.”—New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans

About the Author

K. Bromberg is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Driven series. K. lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. When she needs a break from the daily chaos of her life, you can most likely find her on the treadmill or with e-reader in hand devouring a good, saucy book.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OQS4HHY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (June 2, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 2, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1493 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 402 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary romance novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines and damaged heroes, who we love to hate but can’t help to love.

A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs, sports practices, and figuring out how to navigate parenting teenagers (send more wine!). More often than not, she does all of this with her laptop in tow, and her mind daydreaming of the current hero she is writing.

Since publishing her first book on a whim in 2013, Kristy has sold over two million copies of her books across twenty different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over thirty times. Her Driven trilogy has been adapted for film and is available on the streaming platform Passionflix as well as Amazon.

You can find out more about Kristy, her books, or just chat with her on any of her social media accounts. The easiest way to stay up to date on new releases and upcoming novels is to sign up for her newsletter or follow her on Bookbub.

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Lori McCarthy
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Checkered Flag for K Bromberg !
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2015
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After waiting anxiously for this book I can say this is definitely another win for Kristy ! Quin and Hawk were perfect for each other. This story had the perfect blend of two strong, yet damaged people and the hell they went through to find and heal not only themselves, but each other. The story is well paced and the characters story's told with the perfect depth that we come to expect from Kristy. She did not disappoint. As usual there were secondary characters that were necessary to the story, and we get just enough information about each to make and keep them relevant. Of course now I think that the other band members need their own stories told. The plot twist at the end was scary, but it really worked because at that point of the story we thought the last big hurdle was Hawk's court hearing. Boy were the reader's wrong! By the end of the story Quin and Hawk do get their HEA, but as in real life we know they will still have to work together and trust in each other to make it last. It was great to see past characters make an appearance, but they weren't just thrown in for some fluff. They were necessary for Quin's story. This book is definitely another win for Kristy!
It's just the opinion of this reader that while I agree this book can be read as a standalone and would still be fantastic, I just feel new readers would miss certain nuances of several characters without reading the DRIVEN Trilogy first. But, then again I would be VERY surprised if new readers, after reading this story wouldn't want to jump back and read the previous books. This world Kristy has created is just that fantastic!
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Nancy
5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 INCREDIBLE HEART STARS!
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2015
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There's something about this author's books, they win me over every time. With her stories I can always count on incredible passion and off-the-charts physical connections as the icing on the cake, but what I love the most about them is that there's always purpose behind them. A beautiful purpose that with every story, it makes the plot and the characters truly compelling and me as a reader, mesmerized. They're just the kind of stories that make my heart swell with emotions and the experience of reading them is always so worthwhile to me. And that was exactly the case again with Sweet Ache, this sexy, humorous, and emotionally centered story is now my newest reason for loving this author's books so much.

“What the hell would happen if I actually allowed myself to let someone in? If I actually let myself love?”

This is the first book in this series where the hero is not from the world of car racing, no this time the hero is no other than rocker, a very sexy-hot rocker. Hawkin Play has all the characteristics of a bad boy rocker; known as a player, a complete flirt, lots of tattoos, and women going crazy for him all the time. Therefore, he's used to getting quite the attention. But when he meets Quinlan Westin and she doesn't fall at his feet like all the other women, she immediately becomes his greatest challenge and a band bet his not willing to lose no matter what.

“The woman is intriguing and intense and . . . a b****, but s***, there’s just something about her that has my dick commandeering my thoughts.”

So the two of them start butting heads rather quickly and watching them was so funny because behind their banters there was so much sexual tension. The kind of sexual tension that they couldn't let go off and the more they outdid each other with insinuations, insults, and flirtatious comments the more they wanted one another. They were just hilarious together, Hawkin in particular was not one to give up his cause so his ways of seduction and humor were brilliant and so spot on with his many stellar innuendos that Quinlan really couldn't elude his charms for too long.

He holds a red Starburst out to me as a peace offering. “C’mon, you know you want to be the star to my burst.”

The cool thing was that Quinlan was not new to the game Hawkin was playing and for that I loved her character a lot. She was strong, stubborn, and someone who stood her ground for as long as she could before the strong desire won her over. And omg, when things happened between them it was like fireworks all over. Really, their chemistry was so hot, heavy, and combustible that I had to take some moments to fan myself, hehe. Their desire for each there was just palpable and beautiful. But as things got hotter and heaver, they also got more emotional and personal. That's when Quinlan slowly finds out that Hawkin is not just the care free rocker boy he wants everyone to believe he is. No, he has a back story that no only makes Quinlan see him with new eyes but also a story that pulls at her heart so strongly that she wants nothing else than to learn more about her rocker's incredible heart.

“I may not be able to fix his problems or even know the answers to them, but this? Making him feel so much pleasure he can’t think otherwise for a bit? This, I can do for him.”

That back story within this love story was really touching, I loved it. It was more than just scars from a troubled past, it was also a story about a conflicted present and future. An example of how life can put so much burden on one person and make him believe that he's not worth anything better. That was the beauty of this book, how all that gets turned around in the story and with the poignant message of how unconditional love can rescue someone even from the deepest heartache.

“Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who love beyond all faults, only truly grieve behind closed doors, and fight battles that nobody knows about.”

I'm a big fan of this author and after reading this one more book of hers, I'm a bigger fan now. Each of her books just has a special magic to them and I'm so happy that this one enchanted me all over with it because I really loved this story. ♥

You can totally read this book by itself as it's a spin-off standalone story and it won't give you any spoilers from any of the previous books. So ladies, if you enjoy bad boy rockers, feisty heroines, and a heartfelt core of a story get ready. You won't want to miss Sweet Ache! ;)
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4.0 out of 5 stars You will ache sweetly for Hawkin....
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2015
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I have to say going into this one I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Quinn wasn’t one of the characters from the Driven books that we really knew all that much about, other then the obvious, she’s Colton Donovan’s sister, and daughter to a famous director. So one might expect to find an uppity socialite, who would ride the coat tails of her families fame, and fortune. But surprisingly, and thankfully, Quinn is none of the above!

Quinn is a driven young woman, searing for her place in the world. She’s pretty quite and reserved for the most part, just wanting to finish her schooling and start her career. She’s sworn off men, cause every relationship she’s tried, ended in her heartache, men using her for one thing or another. Even her brothers relentless and sexy, racing competition, Luke can’t turn her focus. School, writing her thesis and graduating. That’s all she has time for. Of course the best laid plans never work out do they, and when her adviser asks her to TA for a guest lecturer it’s the last thing that she needs on her plate. But she can’t say no. What she finds when she enters the room is a guest lecturer that will make your temperature rise, your heart beat a little faster and put butterflies in the pit of your stomach. Hawkin Play was not what she bargained for, he was an enigma she couldn’t have prepared for and he disrupts her life with lighting quick abilities, throwing her cool and typically nonplussed attitude into orbit.

Hawkin Play didn’t expect to have to guest lecture a seminar on Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll. But when your family does everything they can to literally try to destroy you, well desperate times call for desperate measures and well there will be college women after all. He’s the player that’s for sure… and he plays women all to his advantage, but it’s all empty and hollow. He’s still trying to overcome devastation from his past, and the guilt that eats away at him daily. He failed his family and it’s not something they will let him soon forget. When you hear his story it will break your heart. You won’t be able to stem the tears of the pain of what he went through as a young child. Things turn for Hawkin when his new TA Quinn walks into his lecture. Hes thrown off kilter by her brazen ball busting banter, and he’s intrigued beyond belief… His attraction to her grows to epic proportions that could literally ruin them both.

As always K. Bromberg weaves a story of two unlikely characters meeting up and falling in love, no matter what the consequences are. Quinn and Hawkin have a chemistry that’s palpable. Their banter will have you feeling like your watching a ping pong match at times. The sexual tension as they fight against each other will have you begging for the moment they finally given in. There were a few things that I would have liked to have seen done a little differently, and there were a few spots that were a bit slow for me, but overall this was a solid read with a good plot, and fantastic characters and supporting characters. Getting to see Ry and Colton and a few others from the Driven series was a nice treat, and seeing Colton playing the protective big brother was a nice change of pace for him. Overall I would recommend reading Sweet Ache, Hawkin and Q are worth it!
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Tiamia
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2022
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Wonderful easy read, a lot predictable but still an nice easy comfy read. Thanks keep the Driven series coming. Please.
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canary fan
5.0 out of 5 stars This author knows how to write a fantastic story all her books are 5 STAR+ LOVED THIS BOOK
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2015
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I absoutely loved this book and i cant give k. bromberg enough praise for her fantastic writing.
The Driven series is definetly one of my all time favourite books I was so moved by the story so I have read every book
from this author since and i always get lost in the story lines and love to get to know the characters.
Sweet ache was no different than any of the others beautifully written with feeling and so much emotion.
Both main characters were lovely and it was just such a pleasure to read from beginning to end.
I always say a good book is one that you cant put down and life has to be put on hold while you get through those
chapters. I finished reading Julie Kenners latest book then sweet ache came through the door. i love J kenner also so
had to finish that but i have about 100 or more books i have ordered from amazon on my book shelf and not read yet and
i did not even think about looking at them because when this book came i knew it was going to be a cracker and i was not
wrong. Lots of twists along the way with drama and fighting but a great mix of love, sex and a story line that kept you wanting to read
another chapter. i have had 3 very late nights till 2 am because i just wanted to read more and more and more.
if you like julie kenner or Jamie Mcguire then read the driven series from start to finish it is amazing a book you will always remeber.
i HAVE ORDERED hARD BEAT BY K Bromsberg and i bet that will be another terrific story. I cant wait.
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C. B. Gil
5.0 out of 5 stars Empfehlung
Reviewed in Germany on June 9, 2015
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Ich liebe alle Bücher von Kristy Bromberg!!!! Sie sind nicht oberflächlich erzählt, alle ihre Hauptpersonen offenbaren nach und nach ihre Stärken und Schwächen und man muss sie einfach mögen! Die Sexszenen sind wie immer wunderbar, man kann mit den Personen mitfühlen, sich freuen und leiden! Hawkin, der Rockstar, ist mir ans Herz gewachsen, aber Colton ist und bleibt immer noch mein Favorit aus den ersten 3 Büchern, aber kein Wunder, von ihm hatte man ja auch mehr... ;-) Absolut zu empfehlen!
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Tina Louise
5.0 out of 5 stars Another sucess for K. Bromberg
Reviewed in Australia on June 4, 2015
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Sexy, smart- mouthed rock stars with bad reputations are my favorite kind of leading men. Hawkin is certainly that! Quinlan, the sister of famous race car driver Colton, is a strong female lead. She is sassy, relatable and agrees with me that Rockers beat Racers.

There is so much to like about Sweet Ache. The way the story evolves, the reader discovering more about chracters slowly to be able to get a deeper understanding of actions and words . The banter is fluent and witty. The sex scenes are relevant and not just added to make word count. I also like how both Hawke and Quin tell the story. The story itself was packed with emotion without being too heavy. A difficult task to achieve in a single book. Although Sweet Ache is a part of the driven series, it is strong enough to be a Stand alone novel.

5 stars. An author I will always 1 click without hesitation.
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Just A girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Love Love ----this was an amazing story - I ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2015
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Love Love Love ----this was an amazing story - I have a thing for rock stars, and Hawke is a hot sexy rock star - and Q is lovable - I read this in one sitting - there were other players in this book that I would love to hear about, like Hunter (when he cleans up his act) and Vinnie - he needs an HEA. Loved seeing Colton being the big brother - this author never disappoints - keep'em coming!!!!!
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