by Ann Maxwell
First published 2007
Angel creates art from glass and light, but her heart carries deep wounds from past loss. When she encounters Miles Hawkins, a man who keeps the world at arm's length, neither trusts easily. Hawk has known only cruelty from women, while Angel has loved deeply and paid the price when that love was stripped away. Their initial wariness seems impossible to bridge. Angel possesses something Hawk has never experienced: the courage to love without guarantees. She sees through his silence to the pain beneath and decides to fight for his guarded heart. Hawk believes neither in truth nor love, viewing both as weapons others use against him. Angel must choose whether to gamble everything on reaching this wounded man. The stakes could not be higher. If she opens herself to loving Hawk, she risks losing him just as she lost before. Yet she continues pushing past his defenses, determined to prove that love can heal even the most damaged soul.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
7 pages · Audio CD · Brilliance Audio
Content warnings: emotional-abuse