Beautifully Broken

<p><strong>From <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author Laura Lee comes an emotionally raw and gritty forbidden romance filled with second chances. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>I KNEW HE WOULD RUIN ME FROM THE MOMENT WE MET.</p><p><br></p><p>Everything about the man screamed confidence. Sensuality. Intelligence. Worldliness. But it was how he saved me that ruined me most. </p><p><br></p><p>Through him I learned to end my path of self-destruction. I no longer needed to numb the pain with mindless one-night-stands and drunken blackouts. He made me feel worthy. Treasured. Optimistic about my future. </p><p><br></p><p>Here I stand four years later in a coffee shop a world away still broken...but beautifully so. My scars no longer hold me back. Instead they give me strength and enrich my appreciation for the good things in life. I have hopes and dreams...faith that anything is possible. I am no longer the lost little girl fighting for survival. I have direction. I have courage. I am not without possibility.</p><p><br></p><p>I'll always have Gavin to thank for that--Mr. Cooper I remind myself. That's who he is to me now: just a former teacher. I know what you're thinking but don't worry. I was eighteen when we first met. Legally we did nothing wrong. Morally? Well I guess that depends on how flexible your morals are. </p><p><br></p><p>My name is Kat and this is my story.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>*Beautifully Broken is a standalone forbidden/second chance romance. It contains scenes that may be triggering for sensitive readers. </em></p>