Damaged

Triple Canopy, Book 1

De: Riley Edwards

Narrado por: Connor Crais, MacKenzie Cartwright

She promised her love would set him free. He promised he’d break her. They were both right.

Brady Hewitt was all too familiar with the horrors of war. They clung to him, or maybe he clung to them, using the nightmares as an excuse to keep others at bay—especially his boss’ daughter, Hadley Walker. Beautiful, sexy, ambitious, and forbidden. Not just because the former Special Forces soldier respected her father and liked his job, she was too good for him—all sunshine and smiles while he was darkness and filth.

Hadley Walker knew all about love—how it felt, its power, and its ability to heal. Her parents taught her first, then her uncles, cousins, and siblings. Her family taught her something else—never quit, never retreat, and never turn your back on those you love. Hadley’s mission was simple—convince the man she’d fallen in love with to take a chance. But winning the battle wouldn’t be simple. Brady Hewitt was as stubborn as he was traumatized, clutching to his demons and refusing to let them go. Though Hadley’s persistence gave her a tactical advantage—the more she pushed, the more he wanted to believe.

Just as Hadley’s winning the war, with Brady teetering on the edge of all the beauty they could share, disaster strikes. Ugliness wraps itself around Brady’s heart and he shuts down. Leaving Hadley with one last question: who was right—her or Brady?

Does love conquer all, or are there some nightmares that people never let go?

©2022 Riley Edwards (P)2023 Riley Edwards

Wonderful Story

Hadley Walker is a strong, smart, beautiful librarian. Who has decided it’s time to go after her man.
Brady Hewitt is a strong and handsome former Military, who works at Triple Canopy.
When Brady finally decides it’s time to go ahead and claim his women that’s when the sparks fly. I adored Hadley and Brady’s story. There was lots of emotion throughout, lots of sexiness, some laughter, some a little disturbing, but so much heart felt emotion. I loved how the Walker family took Brady in as their own before he ever even realized it. The narrators on the audio did a wonderful job of portraying the emotions throughout. I highly recommend this audio.

What a start!!!

I loved this story!! The romance, the pain, the love, the protection, the genuine admiration are all laid out so perfectly in this book!! I loved that the hero wore his heart on his sleeve and the h was a badass but a sweet one. The narration was perfect for the characters!!!

Here for all the romantic suspense!

𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 is the first book in the Triple Canopy series. I love how all of Riley’s books are interconnected with each other and we continue to get glimpses of past characters in new stories so we get to see what they’ve been up to. This book focuses on Hadley and Brady and it brought all the emotions. Laughter and fear, steam and love, danger and safety, heartache and healing, tears and smiles.

Hadley and Brady have been attracted to each other since the first time they laid eyes upon one another four years ago. Brady has kept his distance due to a secret from his past and he truly believes he is too damaged to deserve love from anyone. However, Hadley has had enough and is going after what she wants. She will do whatever she needs to in order to make Brady hers and will stop at nothing to achieve it.

Riley never fails in giving her readers suspension and mayhem when writing her books. There is always danger lurking around the corner and it has you sitting on the edge of your seat anxiously awaiting to see what happens next. Trust me when I say Riley has your heart palpitating, you biting your nails, screaming at your book, and wiping tears from your eyes toward the end of this book.

Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright were the dream team at bringing this book to life! Connor was the perfect narrator to voice Brady’s moody, protective, damaged and loving soul. The ability Connor has with his inflections and tone during the most heart wrenching and fearful moments leaves you breathless. It’s truly remarkable the talent this man has with giving listeners the wide range of Brady’s quiet strength yet broken guilt throughout this book. Mackenzie does an incredible job with portraying Hadley’s confidence and sassy persona all rolled into one. She has this uncanny ability to pull you in with her voice and not let go. Mackenzie is definitely a narrator I’ll continue to listen to because the sheer talent she delivers is astounding.

Triple Canopy Series Book One

One of the identical twin sisters Hadley and Brady one of operatives from the Triple Canopy have danced a round each other since he joined her father and uncles' company four years ago. Now that she's settled into early adulthood at 24 years old and he has settled into the job, after leaving the military, at 32 years old, they might be starting to overcome obstacles that have been holding them back. The age gap is the least of those obstacles.

Hadley isn't your mild mannered librarian having been raised by her parents and uncles with a strong backbone and sense of self. What started as an annoying desecration of controversial books has escalated after she personally bought their replacements. More annoyed than anything she never imagined the lengths the culprits would go to. Plus she had more important things on her mind like renovating her place and finally getting Brady's full attention.

Brady is faced with a devastating anniversary coming up that turned his life upside down and permanently traumatized. Not wanting to burden someone else by sharing the load he carries on his shoulders might just be the one thing that keeps them apart. Realizing that family that chooses you and you choose is more important than the one you were born into is a lesson Brady still has yet to learn.

The men of Triple Canopy have all had more than their fair share of tough times serving in the military, in their current capacity as operatives and in their personal lives. Together they are a formidable force not to be reckoned. For those who threaten their loved ones, you better beware you are about to bite off more than you can chew. United together helping one another out in dealing with their personal issues makes them a family unlike any other.

This book ends with a teaser for the next couple Addy and Trey's story the next in the series.

Dual narrators Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright are not interactive but rather each covers the whole chapter depending on the Point of View of the main characters. Both do a phenomenal job of differentiating between both characters of their respective gender as well as the opposite gender. This is really important at the times when the crowd of characters is extensive.

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Hadley gets her man

Hadley Walker is a librarian and the wild twin, she is determined to get her man. Brady thinks he is not good enough for Hadley, after all the darkness in him from his time in special forces. She keeps waging the battle until Brady decides to surrender. As things heat up between the pair, danger surfaces from an unexpected place. This is the first in the Triple Canopy series, following The Next Generation Series. Connor and Mackenzie bring the characters and story to life.