Scarredheroine Stories

They called her ugly. They called him crippled. Both were lies. When Amara's stunning step-sister runs away from an arranged marriage to the powerful billionaire Zayden Black, Amara is forced to take her place-burn scars, quiet spirit, and all. Rumors say Zayden is ruthless, heartless... and unable to walk. But the man Amara meets is nothing like the whispers. He's cold, yes. Intense, absolutely. But far from broken. He didn't want a bride. She didn't expect kindness. Yet in a house built on fear and secrets, something unexpected begins to bloom-a love no one saw coming. A scarred girl. A feared man. An unwanted marriage... and a story of love rewriting itself.

Kira Thompson doesn't trust easily-not after the ambush in East Africa that killed her teammates and ended her military career. Betrayed by her commanding officer and lover, she disappeared into the ruthless world of private security, where emotions are liabilities and trust gets you killed. Liang Jun has everything: wealth, status, and the reckless confidence of a man who's never faced real consequences. As the son of China's ambassador to the UN, he's more interested in Shanghai's nightlife than the credible assassination threats against his life. Bodyguards are inconveniences. Rules are suggestions. And the scarred American woman assigned to protect him? Just another obstacle to ignore. But when the Qing Triad makes their move, Jun realizes Kira isn't just a bodyguard-she's the only thing standing between him and a brutal death. Forced into proximity, their explosive clash of wills ignites into something neither can control. She sees past his careless facade to the man beneath. He sees past her armor to the wounds she hides. As betrayal circles closer and old enemies resurface, Kira must decide: keep her walls up and do her job, or risk everything for a man who's already claiming her shattered heart. In a deadly game where love is the ultimate weakness, survival might cost them everything they never knew they needed. ©️ Relle H

The full story can be purchased from Publisher: https://4thavenuepress.com.au/stolen-desires or Amazon: https://a.co/d/078GxkE3 When Samuel Ottarson rescued Nellie from certain harm, he was dazzled by her beauty and soft touch. Remembering the harsh consequences of becoming involved with a member of the fairer sex, and the deceit and anguish a woman could cause, he quickly retreats from her. He needed to make it clear that he was out west for business and not to chase some bit of skirt who would ultimately break his heart. Nellie Randolph is running for her life. Finally settling in Hughenden, she hopes for a new start. When she fails to find work as a governess, and with little more than the clothes on her back, she is forced into a life of pickpocketing. As Nellie and Samuel continue to cross paths, their affection for each other grows until he catches her trying to steal from him. Events that evening become even more dangerous when Nellie finds herself on the run from a murderer. Samuel swears to protect her at all cost, taking her east to his cattle station - and unknowingly to the past she had sworn never to return to. Nellie's hope for a new start with Samuel comes crashing down when her late husband's brother finds her, vowing to return her to the life of torment she had escaped. Fearful what lengths her brother-in-law will go to in order to stop her from revealing what she knew of his criminal past, she begins to doubt everyone around her - including Samuel and the love he claims to have for her. When Nellie is charged with murder, Samuel does everything in his power to save her from the gallows. Will he lose everything to save the woman he loves, or will he find all his efforts to win her freedom, and her heart, are in vain? Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence.

Lila left Cape Town thinking a new city could erase old ghosts. Instead she finds herself scraping by at a Miami strip club, perfecting DIY makeup and fake nails while her body carries a map of burned, hidden scars. When a dangerous, impossibly controlled man named Nikolai Vega steps into her life - part club owner, part rumor, all lethal - their reckless chemistry detonates into something neither of them expected. Nikolai is the kind of man who makes the city bend: the kind who kills without hesitation and signs checks without blinking. He's also the first person who looks at Lila and doesn't flinch at her scars. He buys her a life, a Vogue cover, and a ten‑carat promise ring, then drags her into the full glare of public obsession. The internet calls her names; the tabloids try to ruin her; trolls dig in the wounds she thought she'd buried. This is a twisted, darkly romantic slow burn about survival and ownership. Lila must learn to trust a man who owns whole blocks and doesn't believe in safe. Nikolai must learn to protect without destroying the fragile thing he loves. Together they push boundaries, break rules, and discover that some promises are weapons - and some are the only way to heal. Short pitch (for query letters / elevator pitch - 50-70 words) A gritty, sexy slow burn: Lila - scarred, stubborn, and chasing a modeling dream - is rescued from the streets by Nikolai Vega, Miami's most dangerous kingmaker. As he turns her into a Vogue star and stakes a public claim with a ten‑carat ring, the world fights back. Their love becomes both shield and battlefield in a story about trauma, possession, and the messy work of being saved.