This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨


First Impressions
Every Time My Heart Breaks is the most recent release into the "Forbidden Men Descendants" and this is the epic romance that happens between Luke and Chloe. This is such a strong unrequited love and seeing their journey was absolutely delightful. And while I enjoyed everything up to the ending, I am NOT okay with how Linda Kage handled the ending of this story. I just don't understand why she did it at all and I am not a fan of authors doing this to characters (this is ROMANCE not regular fiction) so I might have to take a break from this author until I get over my upset lol

First Line
Well it was official, my taste in men sucked ass.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Luke Hamilton
Luke is the son of Quinn and Zoey. He has no interest in a big career like his brother, and is much more interested in the bar scene despite how his family feels about it. He is the older of the descendents group and has a solid head on his shoulders and is much more responsible in ways that people don't expect.

The Heroine: Chloe Ryan
Chloe, is the daughter of Pick and Eva. She has been in love with Luke for years and has hidden it beneath a prickly exterior. But after her trauma, Luke is the only one she trusts.

Summary
Every Time My Heart Breaks is a story that begins with our hero and heroine meeting in high school and them having a connection to each other. At first Chloe, has a crush on another boy, but when Luke is kind to her and accepts her for who she is, she falls hard for him. She works hard the next few years in losing the weight she feels matters to him, and only to be rejected in a way he doesn't even see the hurt he has put on her. And thus begins their angst filled relationship. But when Chloe is kidnapped by a stalker, and traumatized, Luke is the only man she holds to and can fully trust, a kind of trust not even her parents can have with her. And when Luke learns the truth, her father gives him a real talk and as Luke starts to try to connecting with Chloe, he starts to find out what love truly is all about.

What I Loved
The actual romance between Chloe and Luke was so so well done. I love a great unrequited love story and most especially in a pining heroine. (I know everyone else in the romance community is obsessed with pining heroes, but there is something about a pining heroine I adore) and I love that we get the flashback in the BEGINNING of the story. Too many authors just go back and forth. And what I really like about Linda Kage is that she doesn't do that. She keeps it minimized and doesn't drag it out. I really enjoyed their connection to each other. And when we see what happens to Chloe and how Luke is her rock through the hardest part of her life, it just melted my heart. And the way in which her parents really understand what she needs, and makes sure Luke gives it to her, I became so endeared by. Such a wonderful installment in how the romance itself was executed and how Pick (the dad) sets her up with Luke, yeah these parents really like to matchmake their kids, all except for Ten that is.

What I Struggled With
This will have spoilers so be aware of this. But I hated the ending!! The author literally kills a character that had a story (the first novella) and I was NOT happy with it. I understand that life happens, but this is romance. She could have killed off a character that we hadn't received a story from. The only time I really make an except for this is in historical fiction or something. But this is a contemporary romance, WHY LINDA KAGE??? I do NOT get it. I am super upset over this, and I know the one left behind is getting another book but seriously this is why I read romance and not regular fiction so I don't run into these type of endings. So while I love this author, I couldn't in good conscience put in a good rating on this one because it soured my overall opinion and feel of the story.

Overall View
Every Time My Heart Breaks has a romance that will endear you deeply, it showcases the damages of trauma and the path to healing...

Favorite Quote(s)
“Size doesn’t mean shit. Small or extra-large, you’re fucking beautiful. Inside and out. Don’t ever forget that.”

I had to break your heart before I desired you in the way you needed me to.

“Don’t ever…” I rasped, my voice barely audible. “Compare me to that monster again. He wanted to possess and own you. I value you more than I do my own life.” Her lips parted, and she whispered my name. A pained shudder wracked my frame. Wincing through it, I shifted my thumb, just barely skimming it over Chloe’s windpipe. “I just want to worship you with everything I have.” She exhaled and her head came back as lust sparked in her gaze. A hoarse groan escaped my throat, and I crushed my mouth to hers.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: Bartender, Student
Themes: Danger, Family Bonds, Pining Heroine
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Unrequited Love

Book Perspective
Multiple POV's

Recommendation For Reading Order
I do recommend reading in order if you can (including the novella's--they are free on the author's website)

Steam/Spice Explanations

Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.