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A Facade to Shatter
182 pages
A tense, heat-filled collision between two deeply scarred people who must shatter their own defenses to heal each other.
What it feels like
This brisk, emotionally charged romance is built on the explosive collision of two wounded souls. The narrative thrives on intense, shadowed moods, contrasting the lingering trauma of past nightmares with sudden, overwhelming physical heat. Readers are pulled into a tense atmosphere where every interaction is laced with angst and a mutual recognition of hidden pain. The prose is sensory and urgent, capturing the friction between a fiercely guarded woman and a volatile man fighting his own demons. It is a deeply passionate read designed for those who devour contemporary romance and erotica where vulnerability is hard-won, emotional defenses are stripped away, and healing is ultimately found through an undeniable, scorching connection.
- Mood
- shadowed
- emotionally charged
- tense
- sultry
- Tone
- intense
- angsty
- passionate
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden pain · trauma and healing · lowering defenses · mutual recognition · intense physical connection
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and sensory-driven, focusing heavily on internal shadows and sudden, intense physical proximity.
- The arc
- Two guarded, wounded souls collide in a haze of heat and anger, slowly stripping away their protective facades to find mutual understanding and vulnerability.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-angst contemporary romance where deeply scarred protagonists find solace and explosive chemistry in each other's arms.
Content notes
- nightmares
- gunfire
- trauma responses
- explicit sexual content
About the book
Dismissed & discarded: Can he deny the forgotten Corretti?
Zack Scott wakes from nightmares to the echo of gunfire. So when he stirs from a trance and finds himself not in his fighter jet but at a party, pressed up against the soft, womanly figure of Lia Corretti, he quickly rages against her sweet pity.
For years the forgotten Corretti has hidden her pain behind a façade. So Lia recognizes the shadows in Zack's eyes. But there's nothing familiar about the hot heat of Zack as he traps her to him. Can she lower her guard long enough to let him see all of her?
Sicily's Corretti Dynasty #6
Description from Open Library.
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