A gullible heart has been shredded to minuscule pieces of whatever remains of this broken heart. This heart lives in the chest of Ace Wilde, a teenage boy who has felt one of the worst kinds of pain imaginable: emotional pain. The betrayal of a person you've willingly handed your heart over to is painful enough to have you in tears. This pain does not come from the knowledge that your partner has been having an affair with someone else, it comes from something Ace considers even worse. It comes from the knowledge that your boyfriend has shot and killed your mother, a person you love deeply, and a person who loves you back.
But that was two months ago, and Ace ex-boyfriend's crime is still fresh in his heart. He knows he can't continue grieving for his mother like this, she wouldn't have wanted her son to destroy himself even more by clinging onto his sadness and hatred. And so Ace manages to pick himself up and starts attending school again instead of skipping it.
But he never expected an extremely attractive boy with beautiful wavy honey blonde hair, a beautiful smile and beautiful blue orbs, Eros Everett, to join his school. Every girl is swooning over his bright blue eyes and his captivating looks; his perfect smile, his head of dark brown hair, his athletic body that indicates he works out often, and his charming personality. Blake is assuming Eros is just another of those bad boys who play around with girls' hearts. But Eros is nowhere near as cruel and inconsiderate as that, he learned that the day Eros offered to take him in when his abusive father kicked him out. He is incredibly sweet and generous, but can Blake manage yet another romance? And will this one end happily?
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Warning! This book contains abuse, suicide attempts, strong language and other mature scenes. Read on if you're fine with it. Enjoy! :)
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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