Broken Beautiful Hearts
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I pick up my backpack and rush toward the counter. In a graceful move, I bump into Marco’s leg and almost trip.
“Sorry,” I mumble without turning around.
At the counter, I hand Mrs. Lane my schedule and watch as she writes each word. Anything to avoid looking at him. Marco’s eyes burn into my back, and warmth spreads through my cheeks. Another minute and I’m out of here.
Mrs. Lane hands me the blue slip, and I snatch it out of her hand.
I’m halfway out the door when Marco calls after me. “See you around, Angel.”
ALSO BY KAMI GARCIA
The Lovely Reckless
The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos
Unbreakable
Unmarked
“Red Run”: A Short Story
“Improbable Futures”: A Short Story
BY KAMI GARCIA AND MARGARET STOHL
Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Darkness
Beautiful Chaos
Beautiful Redemption
Dangerous Creatures
Dangerous Deception
Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story
Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures Story
The Mortal Heart (Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories)
The Seer’s Spread (Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories)
Before the Claiming (Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories)
A Gatlin Wedding (Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories)
PRAISE FOR BROKEN BEAUTIFUL HEARTS
“Garcia has become synonymous with a certain breed of DRAMA-FILLED, COMPULSIVELY READABLE ROMANCE.”
—BUSTLE
“Something wonderful happened to me as I read this—I fell in love. GENUINE, SHATTERING, deep, heart-pounding love. Thank you, Kami Garcia, for Peyton and Owen. WE NEED THEIR STORY.”
—JENNIFER NIVEN, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe
“A slow burn that SQUEEZES YOUR HEART SO TIGHTLY you can’t breathe … until it explodes, and you’re left with a beautiful story that will draw you back again and again.”
—ABBI GLINES, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Field Party series and the Rosemary Beach novels
“Kami Garcia knows the ANATOMY OF THE TEENAGE HEART—what makes it race, what makes it break, and what makes it mend. Sexy, gritty, and romantic—Broken Beautiful Hearts is a MUST-READ for anyone whose heart has been broken and dared to love again.”
—DANIELLE PAIGE, New York Times bestselling author of the Dorothy Must Die and Stealing Snow series
“Kami Garcia knocks it out of the park with this COMPELLING, EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING STORY. A strong female lead, complex characters, and a tender melt-your-heart romance make Broken Beautiful Hearts one of my favorite reads of the year!”
—ELLE KENNEDY, New York Times bestselling author of the Off-Campus series
“A heartbreaking novel of shattered dreams, broken hearts, and finding new paths forward. Broken Beautiful Hearts is deliciously SEXY, DANGEROUS, and HEARTFELT. You’ll root for Peyton to open her heart, despite the risk, and try to get all the things she wants. Kami Garcia has weaved a story that LINGERS IN YOUR HEART long after it’s done.”
—DHONIELLE CLAYTON, coauthor of the Tiny Pretty Things series and author of The Belles
“Broken Beautiful Hearts is outstanding! Kami Garcia writes A LOVE STORY THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART AND HAVE YOU BEGGING FOR MORE Peyton and Owen!”
—KATIE McGARRY, critically acclaimed author of Pushing the Limits and Say You’ll Remember Me
“Kami Garcia never fails to impress with her amazing characters and CAPTIVATING ROMANCE!”
—CORA CARMACK, New York Times bestselling author of the Losing It series and Roar
“With an absorbing storyline that feels both RAW AND REAL, and a compelling heroine with a backbone, Kami Garcia’s Broken Beautiful Hearts kept me riveted to the very end.”
—K.A. TUCKER, USA Today bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths series and Until It Fades
About the Author
Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker–nominated author and the coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels. Her solo series, the Legion, includes the instant New York Times bestseller Unbreakable and its sequel, Unmarked. She is also the author of The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos and The Lovely Reckless.
Kami was a teacher for seventeen years and coauthored her first novel on a dare from seven of her students. If she isn’t busy watching Supernatural, she can teach you how to escape from a pair of handcuffs or bake a Coca-Cola cake. Visit Kami at www.kamigarcia.com, or sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1: When the Stars Align
Chapter 2: Perfect Day
Chapter 3: Striker
Chapter 4: Little Black Box
Chapter 5: Shattered
Chapter 6: Robo-Girl
Chapter 7: Burning Bridges
Chapter 8: Black Water
Chapter 9: Friday Night Lights
Chapter 10: Treading Water
Chapter 11: Bitches and Barn Parties
Chapter 12: Sky Full of Stars
Chapter 13: Tennessee Dreaming
Chapter 14: High School and Hardcore Crushes
Chapter 15: Warriors
Chapter 16: Sucker Punch
Chapter 17: Against the Ropes
Chapter 18: Nobody Left to Run with Anymore
Chapter 19: A Girl Like You
Chapter 20: Wishing, Wondering, and What Ifs
Chapter 21: Breaking My Fall
Chapter 22: Things We Can’t Forget
Chapter 23: Killer Smiles and Almost Kisses
Chapter 24: Powdered Cheese and Power Trips
Chapter 25: Caught Up
Chapter 26: Fight Club
Chapter 27: Just Friends
Chapter 28: Secrets
Chapter 29: Lie to Me
Chapter 30: Roadkill
Chapter 31: Handsprings and Happiness
Chapter 32: Urban Explorers
Chapter 33: Quicksand
Chapter 34: Battle Scars
Chapter 35: Unraveling
Chapter 36: A Tiny Crack
Chapter 37: Heartache
Chapter 38: The Machine
Chapter 39: A Different Kind of Heartbreak
Chapter 40: Broken and Battered
Chapter 41: Street Fighter
Chapter 42: Losing Faith
Chapter 43: The Things I Carry
Chapter 44: Happily Even After
Author’s Note
Resources
Acknowledgments
Excerpt: The Lovely Reckless
Also by Kami Garcia
Praise for Broken Beautiful Hearts
About the Author
Copyright
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First hardcover edition, 2018
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