Damaged

Triple Canopy, Book 1

By: Riley Edwards

Narrated by: Connor Crais, MacKenzie Cartwright

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Fell in LOVE with the narrators and the book!

After listening to the Next Generation series, I knew that Triple Canopy series was going to be good. I was looking forward to Brady and Hadley were going to be an entertaining story but I was not ready for how much I’d love this audio. I have to say the narrators were amazing. I was busy doing something and listening to a recap of the next generation from Hadley’s point of view which was interesting because we never really heard her take on it. Then Connor Crais’s voice boomed through the speaker as “Brady” started talking, yes please! If you have read/listened to any of Riley’s books then you know that she is going to bring you emotions that you weren’t ready for. I absolutely loved this story even though part of it were heartbreaking. I loved how Brady’s broken heart was put back together and healed throughout this one and how the whole family got involved. Hadley is a strong woman who knows exactly what she wants out of life but falling in love with Brady she has to face a few challenges that she never saw coming. I love the strong characters and family! I can’t wait for Flawed and I’m so excited that the rest of the series audio will be released this year.

Another Fantastic One

Love this series. The whole series. Couldn’t stop listening. Narrators did an amazing job. Got me all sorts of emotional right there with them. Can’t wait for book 2 of Triple Canopy

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.

Hadley and Brady

Hadley and Brady are starting this series off to perfection! Hadley comes from a family of warriors. She was a spitfire and everything she wanted was a fight she was willing to take. She never backed down to anything thrown at her because, well that’s all she knows. She’s known Brady for a very long time and his family loves him like one of their own but there are things that he has kept from Hadley, including distance.

Brady is a fighter and a hero. His life was hard after losing his sister to the last person he would ever expect. It is by far the hardest thing he has dealt with but there are also some demons that he has placed so deep there’s only one person who can and will take them head on. He loves Hadley and wants to protect her from everything in the world.

Hadley and Brady have a lot coming at them and things will be revealed. Are they strong enough to fight them? Can the strong family dynamic help them get through it all? Will the danger get worse? The narrators brought this story together and kept you wanting more!

An epic opener to the series!

Riley…Riley…Riley! You got me AGAIN! I can't wait for book 2. What an amazing way to continue on this wonderful world you have created. First with the 707 series and then The Next Generation…I am definitely looking forward to the rest ❤️ 💙

Damaged

Good writer hope to read more of her books. Love reading about seals, Ranger and other military missions.

Another awesome series!!!

I did the listen version and Connor Crais and McKenzie Cartwright did an incredible job playing these 2 characters! The voices help you picture the character and Connor does incredible being a damaged Brady as McKenzie does an incredible confident Hadley!! I am hoping they will pair up for others in this series as well!
Brady didn’t have a loving family growing up so he didn’t know how to love anyone. Hadley, on the other hand had the entire gang with uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers and sisters, so she had it all along with the protection they all seemed to provide.
Can Hadley show Brady what true love is really about? Can she fix what he says is damaged beyond repair? Can the two of them find the beginning of a wonderful future together?
This is just the beginning but I know the others that come will be just as amazing!

Damaged

From the beginning I was hooked in with Hadley's feisty charm. Hadley knows what she wants and is determined to fight for it. Will her past connections with Brady help to free him from his haunting past.

The trauma from Brady's painful past presents challenges they must navigate to move forward with their relationship. Brady feels he will never be able to offer Hadley what she deserves. Can they do it?

Both narrators complimented each other's performance perfectly. Mackenzie Cartwright delivered Hadley's strong and feisty nature brilliantly. While Connor Crais portrays Brady's damaged soul with a passionate intensity. Thoroughly enjoyed this story.