The secondary characters are numerous and play an integral part in the story when Cal disappears from Lauren’s life. In this, he is a man who disappears on numerous occasions with no explanation or cause. Cal is a man so in love with his wife he will do almost anything to keep her happy-almost. The relationship between Lauren and Cal is filled with sensual love, sex (mostly implied) and mystery. Cal has a secret that will destroy everything he has with Lauren and more.

The only constant is his professing undying love for Lauren, and his best friend Dex (and wife Helen). Lauren, herself, knows very little about the man to whom she has married.

We know very little about the man, only as much as the narrator (Lauren) has told us, and in this, is the conundrum. She is a difficult character to like.Ĭal is an enigma. We are introduced to a young woman who is more of an old shrew than a happy wife but then again, we meet her at a time in her life when everything has fallen apart. Lauren’s character is not reflected in a positive way. Lauren lives in luxury wanting nothing but her husband whose frequent disappearances have resulted in a shrew of a woman in Lauren. He is secretive about the actual work he does for his best friends’s father’s company-the long hours, the travel and the available perks. The premise follows Lauren and Cal’s relationship from their first meeting through courtship, romance, love and marriage, and during the ensuing years Cal’s mysterious work commitments and disappearances take their toll on his young wife and their marriage. The storyline is told from first person POV (Lauren) and follows three separate timelines that eventually meet in 2013. The focus of the storyline is on Lauren Brooks and Cal Scott who first meet back in 2008 while Lauren is working as a waitress at a local club. REVIEW: IF I BREAK is a new adult, contemporary, mystery romance series by Portia Moore. One that makes loving him come with a price, and being his wife cost more than she bargained for. What she thinks will be her happily ever after, is only the beginning. And for the first time in her life, a little trouble might be just what she needs. With just two semesters left until graduation, everything’s on track.Īt six-foot-two, with ebony hair, deep grey eyes, and a smile that could only hide an agenda, she knows he’s trouble.

With a full course load and a waitressing job at one of the hottest night clubs in Chicago, she does not have time for distractions namely ones who only want to get into her pants. Now she’s working her ass off to do just that. Lauren Brooks wants to do three things: Escape the small town she grew up in, get accepted to her dream school in Chicago, and graduate without drowning in debt. This is not your typical happily ever after… Genre: New Adult, mystery, romance, contemporaryĪBOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 6, 2014 If I Break by Portia Moore-Review and Giveaway

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