A man, held captive in a small room for decades, had lost all hope of a normal life. One day a maple leaf, carried by the wind, enters his room through a small window - setting off a chain of events that give him the will to attempt a daring escape. After years of abuse, no outside contact, and total tyranny of his physical and metaphysical self - can he find a way to break free of the walls within his mind and the walls which surround him in reality? A story that explores the passage of time, good and evil, living with the concept of death, and the sheer power of one's will to survive. *You can further support my work by purchasing this novel on Amazon Kindle or by downloading it through Kindle Unlimited* (Completed Novel: 45,000 words - 29 Chapters - Epilogue - Author's Note)

Our hearts begin it's journey pure and uncontaminated. Without the unpleasantries of pain from heartache, we leave our most valuable asset unguarded and open to the ruins of this feral world around us. That is until we are finally met with the debilitating aches of reality. That's when the shields and armor are formed as protection, but in reality, holding us back from further growth and the adventures the same dark and cold world has to offer. And then you meet someone who is willing to weld the cracks of that armor. Less to protect you from your surroundings, and more to build you back up so that you're strong enough to take on any friend or foe. You start feeling strong, unbreakable, without a clue of what kind of disaster you're in for if the love of your life breaks you all over again. Hearts we mend to break is centered around two MCs, Angel and Giselle, as they abandon the lives they grew up trying hard to survive, entering a world where they meet and become entangled in a rollercoaster of a romance. Experience the breaking and repairing, the falling and crashing. Can they mend each other's hearts without breaking them all over again?