Whipped Hearts

Love finds a way even through the scars it didn't cause.

Katrisha Savannah Del Laurent has everything the world envies-beauty, fame, and a name that graces the cover of magazines. But beneath the gloss of runway lights and designer gowns lies a soul bruised by the emotional torment of a past relationship that left her doubting her worth and hiding her pain behind perfect poses.

Haunted by whispered insults and love turned to control, she swears off men and buries herself in work, determined to survive in silence.

Enter Elijah Xyron Cojuangco-heir to a dynasty of doctors and businessmen, a man raised in boardrooms and operating rooms. Stoic, brilliant, and brutally honest, Elijah lives a life carved by logic, not emotion. But when a charity fashion gala brings their worlds together, one look at Katrisha threatens to undo his carefully structured world.

Drawn to her quiet strength, Elijah finds himself wanting to protect a woman who insists she needs no saving. And as Katrisha begins to lower her guard, she discovers a gentleness in Elijah that both unnerves and heals her.

But with the past refusing to stay buried and Elijah's family skeptical of a woman from the spotlight, they must fight not only for each other, but for a love that neither of them expected-and both might just need to survive.