I don’t like to think of myself as broken, and maybe I’m not. Maybe I’m just…hollowed out. A shell of who I used to be, thanks to my abusive ex. It’s hard being a romance author when you no longer believe in love. Then one lonely night, I meet the mysterious military man whose scars go deeper than his skin. He’s gorgeous and enigmatic, and the pain in his eyes calls to my own. For a few blissful hours, we hold each other. He makes me feel that I’m worthy of something more than solitude and secret anguish. When he shows up in my life months later, I know it can’t be coincidence. The connection between us tugs at my soul, and I can’t resist his allure. I thought I no longer believed in soul mates, but this damaged man could be my happily-ever-after.

I wrote down our story in a book. I bled all over the pages, laying bare my scarred soul. But I revealed your scars, too. Will you hate me? Or will you come back to me? I told you I no longer believe in happily-ever-after, but that was a lie. I’m still waiting for you. Note: Mended Hearts should be read after Wounded Hearts.