A night out with the girls turns into a bad dream for college student, Madelyn Thomas. Feeling weak, violated, and ruined, Maddie must learn how to live life as a victim. Out of the nightmare, an old friend that disappeared more than a year ago reappears. With his help and the help of her friends and family, she will learn that being the victim doesn’t mean your life is over. She will work on overcoming hurdles to reclaim her life, fall in love, and accept the person she has become. Along the way, she’ll learn something about herself, too. She isn’t the weak, ruined woman she thought she was but someone much stronger than she ever imagined. Not all of the scars left behind are visible but each one represents one thing… That she survived. Now, she just has to come to terms with every single one. This book contains adult content, including topics of sexual assault, that may be sensitive for some readers. It is not recommended for readers under eighteen-years-old.

What do you get when you combine an insecure party girl with an overbearing detective? More chemistry than either can handle. Sydney Lewis spent most of her life being controlled by her parents while never being quite good enough. Now, she lives as uncontrolled as possible and keeps most people at arm’s length. The plan works out perfectly until someone enters her life that makes her want more. The connection between the two of them is hard to ignore but how can she have more when she’s not worthy of it? To make things more complicated, she also has to pick a path that will determine her future. Does she live the dependable life her parents have planned for her or spread her wings and hope she can fly? When it all becomes too much, Sydney will make a decision that changes everything and she can’t take it back. The consequences of her actions cause her to re-evaluate everything. She can’t live in the present when she’s letting both the past and future rule her. Sydney has to take control of her own life and hope that the mistakes she makes along the way won’t ruin her. This book contains adult content that may be sensitive for some readers. It is not recommended for readers under eighteen-years-old.

Falling in love with your best friend's big brother might sound typical, but it's anything but when you add in the romance, friendship, and little bits of heartbreak, too. Amanda Franklin liked to have a plan. Whether it was a plan for the day or a plan for life, she had it. Well, until life laughed in her face. She tosses all of those plans out the window in order to take care of what family she has left. When a gentle, muscled man worms his way into her heart, she pushes him out as fast as she can. The baggage she carries both emotionally and physically is too much to ask anyone else to take on. Ignoring the pains in her own heart, she watches from the sidelines as her best friend’s brother moves on with his own life and she attempts to do the same. Of course, life has its own plans for her. When she discovers something completely life-changing, she realizes that she’s made a huge mistake. What if it’s too late for her to fix it and get her own chance at a happily ever after? Amanda has to come to terms with everything that’s changed and let her future evolve on its own or else she risks losing everything she never thought she’d have. This book contains adult content that may be sensitive for some readers. It is not recommended for readers under eighteen-years-old.

When this headstrong woman and the big-hearted man meet in the kitchen, there's a chance to break more than just a couple of eggs. Delaney Brennan is independent and determined to stay that way. Whether it’s jumping into a bar fight or starting her own business, she wants to be someone she can be proud of. Her headstrong and stubborn ways make her the type of woman that you either love or hate. Maybe both. Sean Pierce is too nice. Life has been cruel to him in several ways but he continually tries to be the person everyone needs him to be. With everything on his plate, meeting a new woman is the last thing on his mind. When an outgoing Irish/Italian girl comes to his rescue, she makes him want to forget his problems and embrace life. Delaney and Sean desire similar, yet very different, things. One thing they both definitely want is each other, but they have to be willing to overcome obstacles that stand in the way. When push comes to shove, they have to decide where their priorities lie and stop denying the truths that are in front of them. This book contains adult content that may be sensitive for some readers. It is not recommended for readers under eighteen-years-old.

A sassy chef meets a closed-off bartender and neither was ever the same. Calla Spade has seen too much heartache. She refuses to dwell on the past and tries her best to keep everyone at arm’s length. Less love in your life means you’re less likely to get hurt. Somehow, she can’t keep Reed away and she wonders if there are some things in life that are worth taking the risk for. Reed Hamden has had his own share of tragedy and he blames himself every day. When a drunk and gorgeous woman asks him to stay for just a little while, he finds himself in a place that he never thought he could be again. How could he be willing to take such a gift when he doesn’t deserve it? Two people full of guilt, regrets, and an unwillingness to open up somehow find each other. If they want a future, they’ll have to come to terms with what’s happened before and try to accept that they deserve more. But as they both take those steps forward, the past comes back and threatens to destroy everything they’ve built. Getting through it means learning to trust, learning to let go, and most of all… learning to hope. This book contains adult content that may be sensitive for some readers, including the subject of suicide. It is not recommended for readers under eighteen-years-old. Scars of Hope can be read as a standalone, but it's recommended that you read the series in order to avoid spoilers.

A broken woman on his porch will change everything for this man. When he finds out she's a fugitive on the run from the police, he vows two things: To protect her and to show her she can trust again. Kyle Brennan has lived a good life. But when a fire burns through his family’s pub, it destroys more than just the building and leaves him with a physical reminder of what happened. He throws himself into restoring the family business and retreats from everything else. It isn’t until a broken woman shows up on his doorstep that he feels human again. Amelia Lehman’s life hasn’t been quite so charmed and she barely escapes with her heart still beating. When Kyle opens the door instead of who she was expecting, she realizes that she’s safe for the first time in years. She’s far from healed, though, and her past isn’t going to leave her alone. She has to figure out a way to build a new life while coming to terms with the old one. Each of them is broken in their own way and they lean on one another as they try to put the pieces back together. Along the way, they’ll learn more about each other and discover things they didn’t know about themselves. They’ll have to decide if what they’ve built is real and if it's enough to overcome the scars that plague them both. This book contains adult content that may be sensitive for some readers. It is not recommended for readers under eighteen-years-old.