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Beautiful #3
Beautifully Damaged
She was a possession I needed, one I craved. But could I keep her?
Brantley
I was ruthless, violent and took no mercy. My enemies knew I meant business. I was labelled as cruel, cold-blooded and savage. My name and my familys proceeded me but one woman held my heart; my daughter.
She was my entire world and the only thing that mattered…until her, Imogen Chamberlain
She was never part of my plan. But she called to a part of me, a part I didn't know existed.
They call me a savage, a destroyer of evil, a creator of chaos, but the moment she came into my world, it all changed. I didn’t just have one woman to save, I now had two.
Imogen
My life was destroyed in one single night. The girl I was no longer exists. I was damaged to the point of no return.
Until he found me, Brantley Vincent, and became my saviour. What was it about this man? He made me feel different, he breathed life back into me.
He was powerful and dangerous. Wanting him is wrong that much I knew but he had a darkness within that calls to me. Feeling anything for a man like him was terrifying but when he shows me just who he really is, there’s no turning back for me because it’s too late, I’ve fallen for the one man I should be running from.
WARNING
This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is dark and triggering content between these pages. 18+ only. Please read responsibly.
Brantley
I was ruthless, violent and took no mercy. My enemies knew I meant business. I was labelled as cruel, cold-blooded and savage. My name and my familys proceeded me but one woman held my heart; my daughter.
She was my entire world and the only thing that mattered…until her, Imogen Chamberlain
She was never part of my plan. But she called to a part of me, a part I didn't know existed.
They call me a savage, a destroyer of evil, a creator of chaos, but the moment she came into my world, it all changed. I didn’t just have one woman to save, I now had two.
Imogen
My life was destroyed in one single night. The girl I was no longer exists. I was damaged to the point of no return.
Until he found me, Brantley Vincent, and became my saviour. What was it about this man? He made me feel different, he breathed life back into me.
He was powerful and dangerous. Wanting him is wrong that much I knew but he had a darkness within that calls to me. Feeling anything for a man like him was terrifying but when he shows me just who he really is, there’s no turning back for me because it’s too late, I’ve fallen for the one man I should be running from.
WARNING
This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is dark and triggering content between these pages. 18+ only. Please read responsibly.
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Published October 22, 2022
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About the author
Tara Lee
31 books295 followersTara Lee is an Australian author who writes spicy romance, and men to swoon over. She comes from Hobart, Tasmania where she lives with her husband and two children.
When she's not a stay at home mum wrangling her two small children or fighting the voices in her head to be quiet she's getting up before the sun rises as a qualified baker.
Tara is a Pisces who survives on energy drinks, chocolate frappes and busting moves at Jazzicise for some me time.
When she's not a stay at home mum wrangling her two small children or fighting the voices in her head to be quiet she's getting up before the sun rises as a qualified baker.
Tara is a Pisces who survives on energy drinks, chocolate frappes and busting moves at Jazzicise for some me time.
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October 18, 2022
This book is everything we’ve come to expect from Ms. Lee and her beautiful boys (Bishop will always hold the number one spot) and their feisty heroines who don’t put up with their alpha crap.
This one is the deepest and darkest one yet but it’s handled in such a way that you are rooting for them to get their HEA
I cannot wait for the next Beautiful installment
This one is the deepest and darkest one yet but it’s handled in such a way that you are rooting for them to get their HEA
I cannot wait for the next Beautiful installment
October 9, 2022
From the moment mafia, boss, Brantley Vincent, sets eyes on the terrified woman locked in a basement he knew he would make her his, to love and protect.
For the last three years Imogen has been kept as a sex slave to cater to the sick men who pay to use and abuse her.
Beautifully Damaged is a beautifully dark love story.
Be prepared for a roller coaster of emotions. You will not be disappointed.
October 9, 2022
Oh how my hearts is full. My Man Brantley oh god he was amazing all hot and alpha. Tara my girl has totally out done her self with Brantley and Imogen's story. I was lucky enough to Alpha Read this and to say she smashed it out the park is an understatement!!
Brantley was everything and more. He was a very dangerous man that everyone feared and had a fair few enemies that tried to break him but never got very far.
Imogen is more damaged then ever when Brantley finds her. She tries to fight her attraction to the beast him self but as her time around him goes on she is finding it hard.
Stellina aka Immy has stolen Brants Heart the moment he found her. She pulled his heart strings and he had no control.
Brantleys obsession on making sure is 2 fave girls are safe at all times is what makes him so swoony.
Brantley!! Omg that man is his protective nature is sexy AF and he screams alpha-ness all while giving your lady bits a workout.
The way Brantley's protective, kind nature held throughout the story made him one hell of a swoony hero to fall for.
Im so excited for the last book in this series Jacob just wait till you read his story holly smokes.
Oh and the next Gen Ayra's s story is gonna have you on the edge of your seat wanting more. Your emotions are gonna be put through the ringer!
P.s BRANTLEY VINCENT IS MINE!! MY CLAIM from the start 🤣🤣🤣 #bookboyfriend #myman
Brantley was everything and more. He was a very dangerous man that everyone feared and had a fair few enemies that tried to break him but never got very far.
Imogen is more damaged then ever when Brantley finds her. She tries to fight her attraction to the beast him self but as her time around him goes on she is finding it hard.
Stellina aka Immy has stolen Brants Heart the moment he found her. She pulled his heart strings and he had no control.
Brantleys obsession on making sure is 2 fave girls are safe at all times is what makes him so swoony.
Brantley!! Omg that man is his protective nature is sexy AF and he screams alpha-ness all while giving your lady bits a workout.
The way Brantley's protective, kind nature held throughout the story made him one hell of a swoony hero to fall for.
Im so excited for the last book in this series Jacob just wait till you read his story holly smokes.
Oh and the next Gen Ayra's s story is gonna have you on the edge of your seat wanting more. Your emotions are gonna be put through the ringer!
P.s BRANTLEY VINCENT IS MINE!! MY CLAIM from the start 🤣🤣🤣 #bookboyfriend #myman
October 16, 2022
This is a riveting, emotional, and suspenseful story. Lots of danger. I found the book hard to put down and thoroughly enjoyed it.
October 8, 2022
Beautifully damaged is Brantley ad Imogen's story to say tore me apart is an understatement I can't fathem the things Imogen went through when she was held captive. Even when she saw her self as broken and damaged Brantley didn't. She brought the mafia boss to his knees and he worshipped her in his own messed up way. He was patient and kind yet brutal and honest when he needed to be. This story is about surviving, and allowing yourself to fall in love even when you don't think you're worth it. Loved the HEA but loved the bonus epilogue even more. Can't wait for that story.
The This is a dark romance and could be triggering for some please read the warnings before diving in.
The This is a dark romance and could be triggering for some please read the warnings before diving in.
October 13, 2022
Goodness me, my heart! The amount of emotions and suspense I had to endure. Brantley and Immy really crept in my heart.
October 23, 2022
When Tara emails you and says “Check your emails, there’s a present” you RUN!! I look forward to reading Tara’s books every time she sends updates. Once again, she Killed it!! I could not put this book down. You have grown soo much and I can’t wait for more
October 13, 2022
Definitely a keeper! Dark, brutally honest! Many triggers , but one he'll of a well written story! Use caution and dive into a world of dark underbelly of life!
October 2, 2022
Temptation. Domination. Inner strength. Imogen and Brantley's journey is filled with gritty angst and turmoil, surprising tenderness and electric heat. This mafia romance had the darkness that readers of this genre will love along with an intense plot that will hold their attention.
October 26, 2022
Just like the other books in this series I couldn't put it down. Absolutely amazing dark, light, steamy, sexy and breath taking all at the same time.
October 28, 2022
His Stellina
This book is about Brantley and Imogen. I find this author’s writing so easy to read, though my emotions were all over the place! I was questioning my own thoughts, opinions and feelings. It’s the most emotional book I’ve read in quite a while!
It was gut-wrenchingly heart-breaking and heart-warming at the same time. It was sad, sweet, jaw-droppingly terrifying and traumatic, loving, tragic, passionate, controlling and beautiful. I’m generally not really interested or invested in books that have mafia undertones – or obvious, in-your-face ones, but this story really pulled me in, and I could hardly put it down. The characters were so complex yet simple, and Brantley and Imogen so very damaged in their own, unique ways. There is absolutely no doubt that they were each other’s saviours. My heart was bursting at the end, but the cliffhanger ending has me so excited to see what happens next! I give this book four and three quarter stars.
I received a free ARC of this book from the author, and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book is about Brantley and Imogen. I find this author’s writing so easy to read, though my emotions were all over the place! I was questioning my own thoughts, opinions and feelings. It’s the most emotional book I’ve read in quite a while!
It was gut-wrenchingly heart-breaking and heart-warming at the same time. It was sad, sweet, jaw-droppingly terrifying and traumatic, loving, tragic, passionate, controlling and beautiful. I’m generally not really interested or invested in books that have mafia undertones – or obvious, in-your-face ones, but this story really pulled me in, and I could hardly put it down. The characters were so complex yet simple, and Brantley and Imogen so very damaged in their own, unique ways. There is absolutely no doubt that they were each other’s saviours. My heart was bursting at the end, but the cliffhanger ending has me so excited to see what happens next! I give this book four and three quarter stars.
I received a free ARC of this book from the author, and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 27, 2022
The soundtrack to this book should be "Only love can hurt like this" by Paloma - I swear! Brantley and Imogen deserve the world.
I appreciate the realism that this book wanted us to bear witness to because in the real world these things happen. I don't wanna spoil anything so instead I'll talk about the feels of this book. However, I'd like to declare that Bishop is still Bae. BUT Brantley showed a level of maturity, care, and absolute love for Immy that we can only dream of unless you're lucky enough to have the man on your dreams. She is one lucky fish to get the caring side of this beloved man. To be loved even after deeming yourself damaged due to the scum of this earth is a feeling that transcends all. And that ladies is what we should all have.
I laughed and cried throughout this book, it felt like a therapy session that was very much needed.
I appreciate the realism that this book wanted us to bear witness to because in the real world these things happen. I don't wanna spoil anything so instead I'll talk about the feels of this book. However, I'd like to declare that Bishop is still Bae. BUT Brantley showed a level of maturity, care, and absolute love for Immy that we can only dream of unless you're lucky enough to have the man on your dreams. She is one lucky fish to get the caring side of this beloved man. To be loved even after deeming yourself damaged due to the scum of this earth is a feeling that transcends all. And that ladies is what we should all have.
I laughed and cried throughout this book, it felt like a therapy session that was very much needed.
October 21, 2022
Can I start off by saying this is my favourite read of Tara’s. Her writing is effortless and easy to read which made this book a quick read because I couldn’t put it down.
What can I say without spoiling? Mafia, single father, alpha hero with so much darkness but the heroine bring out this lightness as well as his daughter, instant attraction, this book isn’t for the faint hearted but so worth it. The push and pull and the sensation of Brantley to immy is just swooney. There is so much passion, emotions, heart breaking moments which I felt deep in my soul.
I cannot wait to read more from this series and the little hints of a possible relationship and other books has me craving it and I hope the author writes it.
What can I say without spoiling? Mafia, single father, alpha hero with so much darkness but the heroine bring out this lightness as well as his daughter, instant attraction, this book isn’t for the faint hearted but so worth it. The push and pull and the sensation of Brantley to immy is just swooney. There is so much passion, emotions, heart breaking moments which I felt deep in my soul.
I cannot wait to read more from this series and the little hints of a possible relationship and other books has me craving it and I hope the author writes it.
November 18, 2022
Brantley mob boss, father, and so much more. Imogen has been abused, mistreated, and locked away for three years. When Brantley saves he takes her home to fix her hopefully, but he wants so much than she might not be able to give. She things she broken and might not be able to give him all that he wants. Brantley knows she is the one but in order to show her what she could become His and only his. Will she be able to give him what he wants? Will he be able to see that he is more that just a mob boss with no feelings?
This book blew my mind and out apart. From one page to the you won't be able to stop reading, but the more I read the more I wanted. I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read more from this author.
This book blew my mind and out apart. From one page to the you won't be able to stop reading, but the more I read the more I wanted. I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read more from this author.
October 19, 2022
This book brings the tissues, joy & immense satisfaction towards the end. A gut punch from the start. Family means everything and to protect your family you have to make some hard decisions from the top down. Brantley did not come to play around and his wrath has no end for the ones he loves
Brantley is the definition of an alpha male. He was a very dangerous man that everyone feared . He didn't care for anything beyond his daughter and her safety until Imogen. Imogen is damaged beyond your imagination. This is a poster mark of what happens when loves finds you at the worst what patience, love and some
Good ole steam can fix over time.
Brantley is the definition of an alpha male. He was a very dangerous man that everyone feared . He didn't care for anything beyond his daughter and her safety until Imogen. Imogen is damaged beyond your imagination. This is a poster mark of what happens when loves finds you at the worst what patience, love and some
Good ole steam can fix over time.
October 20, 2022
This book is one you won't want to put down once you start. One more chapter turns into two until you have no more chapters left. Tara killed it with this book. Beautifully Damaged is emotional, dark, brutally honest, and extremely captivating. When Bradley Vincent sets eyes on the poor, terrified woman who is locked in the basement, he knew right then and there he had to have her to love and protect. Imogen has had it rough to say the least. Being held as a sex slave, it was her job to cater to those sick men. They used and abused her, leaving her broken and scared. This book was so good. The ending blew me away and I loved that. Definitely go check this out. It's so worth it.
October 19, 2022
If you are looking for temptation, damnation, not to mention inner strength, you will want to read Imogen and Brantley's story. It’s gritty and dark. There is an instant connection between Imogen and Brantley. Be warned this story could be triggering for some. I found it riveting and had a hard time putting it down. I cannot wait for the next installment in this series. Tara Lee keeps getting better and better. Oh, be prepared with a box of tissues.
October 27, 2022
WOW! This was such an emotional story, my heart was aching for Imogen and her past.
This is Brantley and Imogen's story and though it was such an emotional read at the same time it was truly amazing. I was hooked on their story, Brantley was an Alpha in the mafia world but the way he cared for Imogen, the way she touched his heart was beautiful.
This was a first read by Tara and definitely won't be the last i read of her books!
5 stars!!
This is Brantley and Imogen's story and though it was such an emotional read at the same time it was truly amazing. I was hooked on their story, Brantley was an Alpha in the mafia world but the way he cared for Imogen, the way she touched his heart was beautiful.
This was a first read by Tara and definitely won't be the last i read of her books!
5 stars!!
November 7, 2022
I really don’t like writing negative reviews. I think it is awesome when people write books that make you feel something. This book definitely did that.
It had the protector vibes that I love.
I just had a really hard time with how much it bounced around, sometimes it felt like there were pages missing because it didn’t really make sense. BUT like I said, this book had one of my favorite tropes and handled the aftermath of trauma really well.
It had the protector vibes that I love.
I just had a really hard time with how much it bounced around, sometimes it felt like there were pages missing because it didn’t really make sense. BUT like I said, this book had one of my favorite tropes and handled the aftermath of trauma really well.
October 22, 2022
This was my first book from Tara Lee and it won’t be my last! This is Brantley and Imogen’s story and boy what a story it is. It broke my heart the things Imogen had to endure but her shining alpha mob boss Brantley saved her. What a page turner!
October 22, 2022
An intense and powerful read full of drama and action, angst and attraction. Brantley and Imogen's story is in equal parts dark and light,redemption and discovery. At times hot and steamy with heartbreaking moments and passionate retribution. A fantastic read.
October 23, 2022
A great read that is full of action, love, twists and turns. Check the trigger warnings as some scenarios are very intense.
If you like Mafia, crime, romance and great character development then this is your book!
If you like Mafia, crime, romance and great character development then this is your book!
October 29, 2022
This was another beautiful story that will pull you in and make you fall in love with these characters! This book will have you smiling and crying and everything in between. It’s a must read!
November 3, 2022
Dang
ABSOLUTLEY loved this book!! Holy wow some serious stuff motions and definitely pulls at the heart strings!! Immy is so lucky that Brantley found her when he did!! And Brantley is lucky he found Immy
ABSOLUTLEY loved this book!! Holy wow some serious stuff motions and definitely pulls at the heart strings!! Immy is so lucky that Brantley found her when he did!! And Brantley is lucky he found Immy
October 18, 2022
Oooh wow just as wicked as the rest of the series it's hot, dark but light.
I couldn't put it down, was on the edge of my seat I couldn't believe what happens and returns so yes a frigging wicked ending jeepers
I couldn't put it down, was on the edge of my seat I couldn't believe what happens and returns so yes a frigging wicked ending jeepers
October 21, 2022
This is Brantley and Imogen’s journey. Brantley is powerful, dangerous, ruthless, violent, and feared, with a reputation of showing no mercy, and the only love he has in his life is for his daughter. Imogen is feisty, and strong, but one-night changes her life forever, leaving her broken and damaged, and she is no longer the girl she used to be. Brantley becomes Imogen’s saviour, and she brings him to his knees and means the world to him, and he will protect and keep her safe by any means necessary. This is a well written story which is dark, raw, gritty, intense, complex, and intriguing, with suspense, danger, obsession, emotions, survival, twists, and love, which leads to a thrilling and addictive page turner.
Be aware of the trigger warning due to the sensitive content!
I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.
Be aware of the trigger warning due to the sensitive content!
I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.
October 22, 2022
This book is a part of the Beautiful Series BUT can be read as a standalone. Brantly is well known for his dangerous business dealings as being ruthless and calculated, but Imogen brings out another side of him he didn't know he had. Something horrible has happened to Imogen that has left her broken and damaged beyond repair, or so she thought. Can Brantly make her whole again and prove to her that not all men will hurt and abuse her? This story is dark and intense with lots of suspense, danger, and steamy bits. This book does have triggers of SA, assault, and violence so be warned.- Jacqueline
October 21, 2022
Brantley is the Mafia boss, a single dad who will do anything to protect his family. When he rescues Imogen, he will do anything to prove his love including take out those who have harmed her. Imogen has been taken and after 3 years she is finally free, or is she? This is a tragic love story where love is earned and scars make us beautiful 😍
I received an ARC and this is my honest review.
I received an ARC and this is my honest review.
October 24, 2022
Beautifully Damaged is Tara Lee's darkest book yet... and one you must read!
It's filled with so many emotions I could barely put it down.
Brantley is dangerous and sexy... and Imogen is his sweetest match.
I can't wait to see what Tara does next.
It's filled with so many emotions I could barely put it down.
Brantley is dangerous and sexy... and Imogen is his sweetest match.
I can't wait to see what Tara does next.
April 17, 2023
In my library along time. . .
This book was in my library for a long time & now I can understand why. DNF for me, I got to 32 %. My God who names their lead man Brentley 🤢🤢, it was a total turn off for me & just couldn't finish 🇮🇪💚
This book was in my library for a long time & now I can understand why. DNF for me, I got to 32 %. My God who names their lead man Brentley 🤢🤢, it was a total turn off for me & just couldn't finish 🇮🇪💚
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