Ember Walsh is a trusting soul with the quiet beauty of her late mother, who perished in a mysterious car crash when Ember was three. A little tomboyish from being raised by her father, Ember packs a punch when a stranger gets pushy with her in a bar, catching the steely blue eyes of a tall, gorgeous tattooed man—Trace Montgomery. Still damaged from her last disastrous relationship and warned off the bad boy by friends, Ember fights the smoldering heat that Trace sparks in her when he begins shadowing her like a dark angel.
Burdened by a lifetime of horror and heartbreak, amateur fighter Trace doesn’t want to want Ember. His deep self-loathing keeps him from having any meaningful relationships, but Ember is an itch he can’t scratch. The two push and pull, slowly crumbling their walls, seemingly brought together by fate, because the turmoil that haunts their pasts is interlinked in undeniable ways. But can these two fighters finally lay down their arms?
In Beautifully Damaged, L.A. Fiore delves into deep scars and lets love and forgiveness uncover redemption.
Love Words from Trace to Ember
Ember,
It’s Valentine’s Day, and though I don’t have the gift of words like you, I’m giving it a try.
I never knew love until you. The depth of what you make me feel, it can’t be measured, and expressing it with gestures of candy and roses isn’t enough. I treasure you every time I reach for your hand or brush your soft skin. I honor you every time I look at our daughter and what our love created. I cherish you whenever I hold you close when you’re hurting or lift you up when you’re happy. I revere you every time I sink deep inside you…the closest to heaven I’ll ever come. And I love you every second we are together, the life we’ve created, the family we’ve started and the ups and downs that we weather because we’re together. Valentine’s Day is just another day for me because I celebrate you every fucking day, and that’s all because you took a shot on me; saw past the damage to the man underneath.
Love, wife, is not strong enough a word.
With every breath,
Trace
About the Author
LA Fiore is a hybrid author who believes in a happily ever after, but she likes to make her readers work for it. When she’s not writing she can usually be found in the garden or hanging on the deck with her family and friends. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with her husband and two kids and their four fur babies.
