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 .

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

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.