A senior and a star athlete (though the focus is on the romance rather than sports). Underneath his bad-boy reputation, he is a "cinnamon roll" with deep emotional scars.
Inexperienced and wanting to catch the eye of a crush in her class, Millie asks Jude for dating advice and "practice" on how to flirt and gain confidence.
As they spend time together, Millie sees past Jude’s playboy mask, discovering a "broken" man struggling with a painful past, including a difficult breakup with an ex and his former best friend . Jude finds himself drawn to Millie’s light and sweetness, even as he fights his feelings due to the "bro-code".
Millie starts her freshman year of college and moves into an off-campus house with her older brother, Cree, and his two roommates, Daire and Jude. Cree is fiercely protective and warns Millie to stay away from Jude, a notorious campus playboy known for one-night stands.
A sweet, shy, and somewhat innocent college freshman. She is clever and driven, eventually finding her own voice even against her overprotective brother .
Their relationship shifts from friends to lovers in secret. They deal with the tension of hiding from Cree and Jude's internal belief that he is undeserving of love . Main Characters
Millie's older brother and Jude's best friend. His protectiveness is a major source of conflict throughout the story. Reviews - Broken Boys Can't Love | The StoryGraph
Broken Boys Can’t Love by Micalea Smeltzer is a new adult college romance following Millicent "Millie" Madison and her brother’s best friend, Jude Cartwright. It is the fifth book in The Boys series but can be read as a standalone .
