Great addition to a fantastic series, I have been following this series from the beginning and was looking forward to where Ryan's story would take us, I had a feeling Ruby was the one for him and I was not disappointed. This series is tough at times to read and I often find myself cringing at the suffering some of the characters suffered but the light at the tunnel has always been to see the bad guys get their comeuppance and the main characters get their HEA

Please note: I received a copy of SHATTERED on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publisher and author.

I love a good “the past can destroy our future” romance and Helen Hardt delivers. I haven’t read any of the other Steel Brother Saga books, so at first blush, I thought this was going to be a straight up erotic romance. Boy, was I in for a surprise! The author doesn’t just whip sex scenes together and toss in a few characters to give it a semblance of a story like a lot of other über hot romances do (pun intended). Ms. Hardt not only sprinkles her pages with sexy scenes, but she has developed deeply flawed characters with relatable issues and weaved a gut-wrenching story around them. It’s clear from reading SHATTERED that each of the Steel brothers has worked hard to keep some secrets buried deep in the past where they belong, and when one of them finds the right woman, what was once held close to the chest suddenly can’t be contained. Detective Ruby Lee’s determination to find the truth at the expense of her attraction to the hella-hot wine-maker, Ryan Steel, is admirable. I love a strong heroine and Ruby Lee rocks it.

Great read. This book captured and held my attention from beginning to end. This is a new to me author, I like her style.