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Kimberly Rae. Narrow Way, $14.99 trade paper (342p) ISBN 978-1-5440-7154-1

This enjoyable third book in the Broken Series from Rae (Shredded) is full of intense emotions, quick scene changes, and elaborate plotting. Slash—the former sex trafficker who shot Grant Henderson at the end of the previous book—is about to be released from prison. Each main character is still coping with the fallout of the shooting and fear about Slash’s release: Grant refuses to accept he might not walk again; his fiancée, Jean, is fearful that Grant will never overcome his anger; Candy, a reformed prostitute, metes out tough love to Grant and hopes to get through to Slash (her former boss and tormentor) by giving him a Bible; Champagne, another former prostitute, intends to take Slash down. As Champagne begins to investigate Slash’s criminal past, she realizes that the sex trafficking ring he was part of was much larger than anyone suspected. Though a tendency to deploy plot twists in bursts of dialogue can make following the action difficult, readers of soap-style drama will be pleased. [em](BookLife) [/em]