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Broken Miles: A Small-Town Romance (The Miles Family Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Claire Kingsley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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“She was unraveling me, slowly but surely. I could feel it happening. Like she was gently unbuttoning the collar of a shirt that fit too tight.”

Single-minded drive earned Roland Miles success—and cost him his first love. When his marriage to Zoe ended, he did the only thing he knew. He dove into work to put his heartbreak behind him.

Zoe Sutton’s life hasn’t exactly gone to plan. She certainly didn’t plan on losing Roland or moving home to work for his family’s winery. Four years after their divorce, she wonders if her chance at happily ever after is behind her.

After discovering his family might lose their land, Roland comes home to help sort out the mess. But between his brothers’ antics, a baby sister who’s all grown up, and a father keeping secrets, complicated isn’t even the half of it. And then there’s Zoe.

He didn’t come home looking for a second chance with her. But the more time they spend together, the more he realizes what they lost. What they could have again.

Because the truth is, they broke each other’s hearts. And maybe they’re the only ones who can put them back together.

Author’s note: A stoic hero who’s soft on the inside. A sassy heroine who doesn’t take any sh*t. Messy family. Lots of shenanigans. Mattress burning bonfires. And a second chance at love with a big HEA. The Miles Family series are best enjoyed in order.

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"This book was heartwarming, sexy, funny, and full of family drama and secrets. Highly recommended!" ~Angela's Book Addiction Blog ★★★★★

"The Miles series is one of the best I've ever read. Everyone seems to have a favorite (Cooper, I'm looking at you!), but I love this first book the most." ~Melanie, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"I really enjoyed this book it was such a breath of fresh air. The story line was a second chance romance and it was romantic, funny and dramatic, the characters were likable and had a great chemistry in and out of the bed." ~J, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"The story of Roland and Zoe is probably one of the best second chance romances I've ever read." ~Sultry Sirens Blog ★★★★★

"Family, friendship, fun, and a whole lot of love, Broken Miles was a fantastic romance and I can't wait to dive into the next book in the series." ~Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews Blog ★★★★★

"I couldn't put this book down, it was funny, full of family fun and heartbreak, just a great read." ~Debbie, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"I freaking love this book and series, and, to be honest.....I really want to be a member of the Miles family." ~Brandi, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"Scorching hot read. It's more than worthy of a five-star review as you will no doubt agree after you read it..." ~Spellbound Stories Blog ★★★★★

"The writing was on point, the story line was great, I love a good second chance romance that's actually believable, and the sex was H.O.T." ~Kaylee, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"I'm totally sucked into this series." ~Jenny, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07B7HRZ3R
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Always Have, LLC (March 9, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 9, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3799 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #3,105 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- #292 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)
- #326 in Romantic Comedy (Books)

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Claire Kingsley is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of sexy, heartfelt contemporary romance and romantic comedies. She writes books with sassy, quirky heroines, swoony heroes who love their women hard, panty-melting sexytimes, romantic happily ever afters, and lots of big feels.

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Read & Let Read

Refreshing, Original, and just the right amount of Dirty

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021

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I stumbled upon this book and I am so very happy about it. I went into the book with a bit of anxiety, since Claire Kingsley is new me and 2020 steered me away from contemporary romance out of a need to run in the opposite of direction of emotionally stunted adults, overblown drama surrounding a conflict that can be resolved in thirty minutes or less with a conversation, and people who run away instead of asking questions. Let me be clear – NONE of that in this book.

Roland and Zoe are unhappily divorced. Zoe works for Roland’s family vineyard and Roland returns home to save family business. They divorced for a reason and they have both moved on – or have they?

What worked for me – Both the hero and the heroine are mature, reasonable people. Yeah, they both need to grow a little but they are likable and relatable. Even the reason behind their divorce is relatable. The story has heart and heat but it also has humor to lighten the load. Nothing stokes my fire more than laughter in romance. This isn’t a rom-com but that doesn’t mean readers can’t or shouldn’t have laugh out loud moments to take a break from the challenges our protagonists face. Humor, Heart, and Heat is my idea of a perfect recipe in romance and Broken Miles gives just that. Boy, is there heat. The background story was heartbreaking because it was handled with maturity and a little bit of comedy. Nothing sours me more than a romance turning into a soap opera. So, Broken Miles got mega bonus points for the way the family problem and the romance played out. The pace was steady. There wasn’t a point where I wanted to take a break from the story. This was a one sit read for me.

What didn’t work for me – NOTHING. IT ALL WORKED FOR ME!

Technical details – The pace was steady. The plot was plausible. The characters had depth. The world building provided enough details to let me imagine each setting without becoming bogged down filler. The heroine and hero had great chemistry.

Technical Details for the Steam/Heat – There are detailed sex scenes. There is adult language. It is contemporary romance, not inspirational. Although, it certainly provided me with some inspiration *wink wink. So, for all the romance readers swearing they aren’t prudes but leaving one star reviews because an adult romance dares to give us adult content– skip this one and head right on over to the clean romance department.

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Hermilton11

Almost 5 star

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024

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First of all, I always read a Claire Kingsley book and wonder why I haven't read all of her published books because I always enjoy them so much. Beyond that, I really enjoyed this second chance romance and loved it was between a divorced couple. While that's not a reality for many marriages that end, it was a refreshing take on a loved trope. Zoe and Roland both show personal and relationship growth that is believable. I liked the timeline was slightly stretched over several months, not over a week like many books. I also appreciated that the outside challenges were believable, but also set up the series well. Looking forward to the next book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024

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I love this author. I love this series and I love this book. The Miles brothers are fun, interesting, loving and entertaining.

This is the first book in the series and sets up the family. You meet all of Rolands brothers and sister. You meet the parents.

Roland and Zoe fell in love in high school. They went to college and got married and when Roland graduated, he got a job in the “big” city. Through trying to be the best at his job, he forgot to be the best husband.

They divorced and that’s where this story starts, years after the divorce. He has to go home to help with a family issue and the family winery. Zoe works for them.

The rest is a story of love, disappointment, forgiveness and understanding.

Highly recommend this book, this series and this author.

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Leanna Thrane

Broken Miles - 4.5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024

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I liked the story and for the most part really liked the characters. It started a little slow and I had a hard time warming up to Roland (and really disliked his name!). The slow start is the biggest reason for the half star deduction. The mom and siblings are pretty great, Cooper is so funny I can’t wait to read his book. Overall I enjoyed this book and will definitely be continuing on with the series.

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Luisa Andrade

amazing

Reviewed in Brazil on April 19, 2023

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First I gotta say, COOPER!!!
He’s the definition of the most amazing character ever!
I love this book! Second chances are my jam and for that, this book just grabbed my heart! I love the dynamics of the family and everything in between.
I loved Roland and Zoey and was rooting for them to get their HEA! Amazing!

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Akshada D.

Second chance is rare but indeed magical.

Reviewed in India on July 17, 2021

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Roland and Zoe’s story definitely shows the shortcomings of a successful or luxurious life. This book is realistic, one of the many reasons I liked reading it. Most of the times situations can change your actions, reactions, behaviour, priorities and even makes you forget what is really important in life. Not necessarily anyone is wrong, but situations can sometimes change a person for good or bad. Some situations can drift you apart, some will bring you close. When you are truly destined for someone, life will always bring you back to the same person. Second chances are rare but indeed magical.
Roland was a single minded person who needed to be successful.
“Money wasn’t everything, but honestly, it was most things.”
Until he comes back home, temporarily, especially for his mom. The presence of his ex-wife cannot bother him; he was there to help his mom, as soon as the work is done he will return to his perfect life in San Francisco. But we all know nothing goes completely according to our plan.
“I’d had it bad for Zoe from the first time I laid eyes on her.”
Zoe didn’t expect to see her ex-husband anytime soon. Cooper announced it in the most unexpected way that her ex was not only in town but he was downstairs right then. Her world was threatening to shatter but she was strong enough not to let it affect her. She strongly and casually met him, a brief conversation with him and back to her normal life; she didn’t let his attractive demeanour affect her and silently hoped he would leave soon.
Both were tied up in their own life. They were still attracted to each other, but there was lots of past involved; so it wasn’t ideal to let their hormones take the lead. But Zoe couldn’t see Roland hurt; no matter how much she was hurt because him, she would do anything to help him. Roland surely needed someone who cared for him.
“She was unraveling me, slowly but surely. I could feel it happening. Like she was gently unbuttoning the collar of a shirt that fit too tight. I could breathe when she was near, yet she still took my breath away.”
They cared for each other even after the divorce and distance of 4 years. They still loved each other; but now things were not as easy for either of them. But when you realise your mistake, you tend to find a way to reach your goal.
“I knew one thing for sure: I wasn’t going to let her walk out of my life again. Not without a fight.”
This is the first book of the series, and I would not expect anything less from Claire Kingsley. As usual her writing is amazing. Each and every character is thoroughly described in her book. I really love that about her books.
The Miles family is really interesting. I loved the friendship of Cooper, Chase and Zoe. They are the best friends anyone could ask for. Shannon is surely a strong person to face all the things that came in her way. Leo is an intriguing person. Everyone has their own battles to fight; the benefit of reading a series is you get to acknowledge everyone’s battle.
I would definitely recommend this book of the Miles family series. It shows some bitter truth of life that we should definitely appreciate. I am looking forward to read the “Forbidden Miles”.

Rosi

Nichts ist so wie es scheint

Reviewed in Germany on August 21, 2020

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Roland Miles arbeitet als erfolgreicher MBA in San Francisco. Durch Fleiß und Ehrgeiz hat er es zu Geld und Ansehen gebracht. Eines Tages erhält er einen Anruf von seinem Bruder Leo, der ihn bittet nach Hause zu kommen, da das Familienweingut kurz vor dem Konkurs steht. Roland will nur ungern wieder nach Hause fliegen, ist aber Familienmensch genug, um seinen Eltern und Geschwistern zu helfen die Pleite abzuwenden. Ein Grund warum er die vergangenen Jahre so selten seine Familie besucht hat, ist seine Exfrau Zoe, die auch auf dem Weingut arbeitet. Zoe hat Roland nach mehrjähriger Ehe verlassen, weil ihr Mann nie Zeit für sie hatte und seine Arbeit immer wichtiger war. Wieder zu Hause muss Roland feststellen, dass viele Dinge nicht so sind wie sie scheinen...

Das Buch ist der Auftakt zu einer mehrbändigen Reihe um die Geschwister Miles (Roland, Leo, Cooper, Brynn) und spielt auf einem Weingut. Die Geschichte ist unterhaltsam und witzig erzählt. Wer Geschichten über Familienbeziehungen mag, ist hier genau richtig. Interessant ist auch die Verknüpfung zu den beiden Büchern „Protecting you“ u. „Fighting for us“. Mir hat das Buch sehr gefallen.

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Brenda Hawkins

Every little thing, gunna be alright ……❤️

Reviewed in Australia on June 8, 2021

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After discovering Claire Kingsley’s writing thru the Bootleg Springs Series with Lucy Score, I kept meaning to come over and start reading her own individual books.
I’m a shamed to say that I left it until it took a tragedy for me to do so.
So o asked her readers in her Alpha Group on FB,
Where do I start?
So here I am with Broken Miles in the Miles Family Series
Deep down inside I am a Smalltown Family oriented reader, with a touch of funny
CK hit all the spots here with the first book in the series
That 2nd Chance at Romance with Roland and Zoe, what made it even better, they had been married.
Swoon. These two already had done the old get together, know each other, compatible in all ways with the hot sex.
But something went wrong
I loved how the story starts with Roland and he thinks abs believes despite being divorced he has a great life
Everything he wanted Money a great career great apartment great life, a girlfriend even, who is like him. Busy .
Little does he realise what his actual life is like, until he is called back to help with the family business, a family owned and run Winery, which has been in his family fir generations and is now in dire need of being pulled out of trouble.
But it’s not the only trouble he encounters, his Ex Wife Zoe also lives and works in the family business and by the looks of it seems to have moved on in life without him. Also bit the woman he once thought he knew, with her new “ friends with benefits “ attitude. Also why dues this seem to upset him so abs why is it Zoe has a different understanding of what went wrong with their marriage.
I loved the interaction of these two and also the introduction of the rest of the family characters
There is also the underlying story into the next book, of the family “ troubles” .
I love even though Roland and Zoe are book 1’s story, it doesn’t end here.
Which I found out starting book 2 in Forbidden Miles.
So thank you to all those Alpha Friends in CK’s FB world for introducing me to
Roland Zoe Leo (War hero brother) Cooper( Young Playboy Funny brother) Brynn ( Bryncess youngest Miles and only sister) Shannon (Mum Miles) Ben ( Sexy Silver Fox Farm Manager ) Chase Reilly ( Sexy Best Friend of Cooper Playboy 2, until he trips over what has been in front of him all his life)
I especially want to thank Claire for being who she is and discovering her talent and love of writing. But I also want to thank her husband David, who has loved this woman all through their time together and supported her in what she does and always will. It is because of him I was given the opportunity sooner rather than later to discover Claire’s writing individually
Just because we are not here does not mean we don’t or didn’t exist . We leave reminders of who and what we were. We don’t cease to exist because we are no longer here , we just take on another form , whatever that may be.
Children , love , memories .
Thank you xx

Nathalia Panesi

Nice second chance romance

Reviewed in Brazil on July 6, 2022

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This was quick and easy.
I read it in less than one day and it was super low angst, just how I like it.
Claire Kingsley knows how to write a compeling romance and the steamy scenes are always well done.
Can't wait to read the last!
(btw her other series, Bailey Brothers, is also a gem!)

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