Authors Breakfield and Burkey, reknown for their thrilling suspense thriller series – The Engima Series have a collection of short stories to delight their readers with. Trusted Friends and Lovers is a collection of select stories that focus on trust in relationships. Trust – it’s such a fragile thing. Once broken, trust is difficult, if not impossible, to repair. But when nurtured and cherished, it is a truly beautiful thing. In Trusted Friends and Lovers, we’ll get to bear witness to both sides of this delicate coin.
Trusted Friends and Lovers has a simplistic cover that features glittery lights or spheres displayed across the background of this book. These elements transition to a dark blue-black towards the middle before returning to dominate the cover again towards the bottom. Super-imposed over this background is a red heart drawn across the middle section of the cover. This heart gives the impression that love will be a featured element of these stories.
Trusted Friends and Lovers is a collection of short stories by authors Breakfield and Burkey. In this collection, the subject that readers will discover will be about love and trust. Love comes in many forms, and authors Breakfield and Burkey showcase this in each of their stories.
What can you expect as you dive deep into Trusted Friends and Lovers? Familiar with the Enigma series? You can expect to cross paths with many a familiar character throughout Trusted Friends and Lovers. Haven’t read the Enigma series? Well, this will be a good way to wet your palette because you’ll want to learn more about these characters with each story you read.
Authors Breakfield and Burkey took a lot of care to make this collection of stories truly unique. This is showcased in how each story has its own special cover to introduce it. Each cover will give readers clues to the characters and the potential storyline that they can expect to discover within each story.
The first story that you’ll find in Trusted Friends and Lovers will be about JJ and Jo. Authors Breakfield and Burkey keep this story relatively calm, but they still know you’ll be craving some drama. So, at the right moment, the drama is delivered. Fears, Tears, or Cheers gives readers a glimpse into Jo’s trauma from her youth. This particular installment in Trusted Friends and Lovers gives an interesting insight into Jo and how she overcomes her trauma. Plus, there is a really sweet ending that you’re sure to love.
The next tale that you’ll discover in Trusted Friends and Lovers is a short story by the name of Hidden Target. Authors Breakfield and Burkey tease readers with this short story’s cover. Why do we say this? Well, we’re getting a scope sight with bullet holes and a jump drive on a key chain. What does it mean? Cue curiosity piqued!
Hidden Target in Trusted Friends and Lovers focuses on a new pair of characters. What do authors Breakfield and Burkey have in store for you? Well, this story will tell how two particular characters cross paths for the first time. Are you hoping for or looking for some drama to light up the pages? Great news! Breakfield and Burkey make sure that you get some high-stakes drama! This particular short story will be a real page-turner.
Remember the Future is the next story you’ll find in Trusted Friends and Lovers. This particular story takes a different pace in comparison to the earlier stories found in Trusted Friends and Lovers. The first thing you’ll notice in this story’s cover will be the chess board with specific chess pieces on display. That’s what will catch your eye first, but then you’ll notice the silhouettes of two people holding hands.
Authors Breakfield and Burkey decided to take a different course with Remember the Future. Why do we say this? Simply put – this story takes on a reflective stance. It’s one character remembering years gone by, but also how things came to be the way that they currently are in his life. You can expect to find, dear reader, “love” and heartbreak in more than one form.
For us, this story stands out the most because it has multiple strands that tie it back to the past in more ways than one. One strand ties this story back to the beginning of the R-Group and teases you with how things began to branch out and evolve. It’s intriguing, but authors Breakfield and Burkey also focus on the importance of family to this particular character. This story manages to be heartwarming while also bringing a tear to your eye at the same time.
The next story up in Trusted Friends and Lovers will be Caribbean Dream. From the cover of this short story, you’ll get the sense that this story is going to take place in a tropical getaway. This sense is compounded when you see a small sail boat with two individuals swimming in the water. What do you think this story will be about? Something romantic? Or maybe the topic will be more towards a theme of friendship?
Are these all the stories you’ll find in Trusted Friends and Lovers? No, there are more to be discovered, so that’s why we’ve withheld a few so that you can have the enjoyment of discovering the rest for yourself. What fun would it be if we revealed all that can be found within this delightful collection?
Each story that you’ll find in Trusted Friends and Lovers will be unique, engaging, and well-written. Authors Breakfield and Burkey give readers just the right amount of drama and details to draw you in. The stories throughout Trusted Friends and Lovers focus on different couples or groups of friends.
Some of these stories will give you romance and happy conclusions, while others will detail stories of friendships. Some of these friendship stories will give us a glimpse into the struggles that these particular characters experienced, but how they also came out the other side stronger for it.
One common thread of these stories is the obvious – relationships. Another is the impact of trust. Trust is something that is repeatedly highlighted in each of the stories that authors Breakfield and Burkey give us. We’re reminded of exactly how important trust is to any relationship. In some instances, the trust is sustained in a healthy way. In other stories? We witness the fragility of trust and how it is irreparably broken.
Every story found in Trusted Friends and Lovers centers around familiar characters from the Enigma series. You’ll enjoy and appreciate getting to know each of these characters a little more and a little better. Whether you’ve read the Enigma series or not, you’ll enjoy these stories immensely. If you haven’t read the series, though, you’ll find yourself eagerly looking to dive into them to learn more about these engaging characters.
From page one, Trusted Friends and Lovers will draw you in and keep you page-turning to discover more about these unique characters created by authors Breakfield and Burkey. While not all of these stories are packed with drama, suspense, and thrills readers, who enjoy those genres will not want to miss out on this book. If you are a fan of authors Breakfield and Burkey, you’re going to want to snap this book up and dive in.
Pros:
- Engaging stories
- Unique storylines
- Dynamic cast of characters
- Nice balance of details
Cons:
- None of merit
Scribble's Worth 
Thank you Bunny for the gentle, insightful review.
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