Title: Fears And Scars (Damaged Hearts, #2)
Author: Emily Krat
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 25th
Synopsis
One lie can destroy everything. What will a pile of them do? A chance encounter changed everything for Ryan and Liz. Five months later, they have an all-consuming love, a deep emotional bond, an explosive sexual chemistry, and a newfound trust. They’re engaged and on the way to their happily ever after. The only problem is a secret from Elizabeth’s past that Ryan has been hiding. The truth will come out. Will it set Ryan and Liz free or break them apart and destroy their dreams? Life challenges every relationship. Ryan and Liz will learn that secrets aren’t their only problem.“We’re strong. We’ll survive this. We can survive anything.” – Ryan. Warning: This book contains mature themes and thus is intended for adult readers only. (18+)
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“We’re strong. We’ll survive this. We can survive anything.” – Ryan.
What an amazing ending to such a wonderful story!
Okay, so this story started off where Flawed and Damaged left off. I was hooked the moment I started reading the book. See? it felt so different with this one. I have no dull moments. In fact I savored every lines because this is just how good the book is. Where Flawed and Damaged gave me a conflicting emotion this book gave me a beautiful roller coaster ride of emotion. Yes I feel every emotion there is. I laughed, swooned, got broken..this book really made my heart clenched with but in the end it was fixed and I fell in love again. I admit there were moments where I want to smack Ryan but you know, I feel him straight from the heart. I understand where his coming from. The series of secrets and lies just to protect the one she loves urghhhh it might be so twisted and who does that by the way? But then again who are we to judge him right?
"I do believe love means loving every part of your beloved, the good and the bad, the easy and the hard, the clean and the messy. But love also means trusting the person you love. We'll both make mistakes. We shouldn't concentrate on the pain they caused, though but on never committing those mistakes again."
and Elizabeth...oh you woman..,you're just just so strong despite what you've been through. You'll understand where my emotions and feelings for this book came from once you read this because trust me when I say this, you'll gonna get infuriated with them both but in the end you will fall in love with them. They may be flawed and damaged but with their love for each other made them conquer it all..the fear to trust again..the fear to love...scars be damned!
Ahhhh..such a wonderful story. Their journey is really worth reading. I really do not know if I have given justice to this book because to be honest I've got mixed emotions while reading this and even after several hours after I finished the book. I love really love this book. This is the kind of story that you'll never gonna forget not because of the characters and their journey alone but also the message it conveys. Emily Krat really has a way of making this story a unique one. With all the sexiness...hot steamy sex scenes... funny as hell banters...to falling in love, I was just so invested. This is really a must read!
"Life is life. It screws with our plans. It can be cruel and unpredictable. Life can also be beautiful and good and great. It can bring us happiness we never imagined."
Excerpt
I manage to make only a couple of steps when Ryan catches me around the elbow and turns me to face him. I don’t even have time to react when he crushes me to him, lifts my face to his, and kisses me hard.Ryan kisses me like he’s never kissed me before. With desperation, as if he’d die if he stops. His lips and tongue are demanding, hungry, almost bruising. It’s not the tentative, reclaiming kiss I expected us to have after so many months apart. No. This is a devouring, claiming, and merciless kiss. It’s an I-hate-seeing-other-men-touch-you, why-are-you-fighting-us, every-second-without-you-is-torture kiss. Feeling fire running through my veins, I bring my hands up to cup his jaw and kiss him back with everything I am. Even if I’m not ready to admit it, being without Ryan has been an insufferable anguish for me too. No matter how hard I try to deny it, my heart still wants him with every beat it takes. I don’t even care that we’re making a scene when my hands roam over his hard body, grabbing and squeezing. When our lips finally part, we stare at each other, his breaths as labored as my own. I swallow. Neither of us moves as tension zings between us. Shit, what have I done? In a poor attempt at protecting my heart, I take a step away from Ryan and murmur, “You shouldn’t have done that.” His jaw clenches and his eyes fill with a rush of remorse.“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t … God, I’m such a fucking asshole. I’m really sorry.” No, I didn’t mean that. I want you to do it again. No. I don’t. God, I’m a mess. “It’s okay. I mean … I did kiss you back. I…” My stammering will cost me. His expression suddenly relaxes and a bit of a triumph flashes in his eyes. “You did.” He cups my cheek, his thumb tracing the line of my jaw. “Let me chase away all your fears about us. Let me kiss all the scars I left on your heart.” He’s so earnest in his plea. “Ryan …” I whisper, feeling the walls I’ve built to protect myself crack with his every word. And his expression. God, I’m drowning in the depths of the emotions pouring out of his green eyes. “Being apart from you, thinking I’d never hold you like this again has been hell.” Holy, sweet Lord. What is he doing to me? Radiating agony streams from him. “Never again I’ll make a choice for you or demean your opinion. I promise to always respect your wishes and your freedom to make decisions for yourself. No matter how strong my feelings for you are, it doesn’t give me the right to decide for you.” He pauses and gathers a deep breath. “It took me a long time to realize we have nothing without trust. I know that now. I’ll never make the same mistake again, Liz. Let me make good on every broken promise. Let me dry every precious tear you shed for me.” He leans down, his lips hovering over mine, and whispers across my mouth. “Elizabeth, please, forgive me.”His plea wraps around my heart and squeezes, taking my breath away. I push back the tears. God, I dreamed about this moment for so long. Now it’s here, and I’m stunned and lost. Before I can form a coherent thought, his lips are on mine again. This kiss is different. It’s loving and slow and begs for forgiveness. And it ends too soon. “I know your friends are waiting for you. Call me when you’re ready for me to be in your life again. I’ll be waiting. No matter how long it takes.” Wait. What? My emotions choke me as I watch Ryan walk down the hall and away from me. He disappears from view, leaving me in such a state that I can hardly string two cohesive thoughts together. Who does that? Who leaves like that? Asshole. He was right to leave. His presence, his kisses and touches make me defenseless. I promised myself not to be so easily dazzled again, yet here I am trembling with lips swollen from his kisses. My heart thuds uncontrollably in my chest, and the urge to run after him chokes me. I draw in a deep, steadying breath. There are two options here. I can ask him to leave my life for good or take a leap of faith and try to make this work between us. What do I do?
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About The Author
Always an avid reader who consumes whole books in a single day, Emily Krat is ecstatic to now be on the other side of the page. For her writing stories and developing ideas for novels is a true passion and a dream come true.
Emily is a chocolate junkie, “Grey’s Anatomy” fan, and admirer of good music. She loves summer rains, warm blankets on cold winter nights, as well as traveling, sleeping in late, watching TV shows, cooking, and baking. When she’s not writing or rewriting, she loves spending time with family and friends
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