Undeserving of Love Series by W.H. Vega, Hearts Collective

Everything changed for me when I was 12 years old, my parents died in a tragic car crash and with no other family to take me in, life as I knew it was over. I never thought that things could possibly get any worse, that the pain of losing my parents could ever be matched but I was so wrong. Words cannot describe the horrors, neglect, and abuse I've faced living as an orphan in the foster care system, passed from house to house, shitty parent to shitty parent... moreEverything changed for me when I was 12 years old, my parents died in a tragic car crash and with no other family to take me in, life as I knew it was over. I never thought that things could possibly get any worse, that the pain of losing my parents could ever be matched but I was so wrong. Words cannot describe the horrors, neglect, and abuse I've faced living as an orphan in the foster care system, passed from house to house, shitty parent to shitty parent. But if you asked me today if I'd do it all over again, I would...if It meant that I got to meet him, the boy who made my life worth living again. It was fitting that I met Trace on my Sixteenth birthday, and he showed me what it is to live, to have someone care about you, to love and be loved. This is our story and it isn't pretty, there's drinking, drugs, violence, abuse, sexual situations, and themes involving rape. Fortunately this is not the end, only the beginning. less

When you lose everything and everyone you ever loved, how do you keep on living? Nadia Faber is a survivor. After losing both her parents at age 12 and being thrust abandoned into the despicable foster care system, Nadia never lost hope. She never gave up. Not even after Trace, the love of her life, was arrested and taken away for trying to protect her from their sexually abusive foster dad... moreWhen you lose everything and everyone you ever loved, how do you keep on living? Nadia Faber is a survivor. After losing both her parents at age 12 and being thrust abandoned into the despicable foster care system, Nadia never lost hope. She never gave up. Not even after Trace, the love of her life, was arrested and taken away for trying to protect her from their sexually abusive foster dad. Now she's a fancy associate lawyer working for one of the best law firms in Chicago, locking up criminals and cleaning up the streets one piece of shit at a time. Trace O'Connor hasn't been the same ever since he went away to county. After being released from prison he enlists in the Marine Corps--to serve his country, to pay his debts, to prove to himself that he is a good person. It's been ten years since they last laid eyes on one another but the raw passion and yearning desire still burns stronger than ever between Trace and Nadia. They're completely different people in completely different places in life, and Trace is still running with the wrong crowd. Nadia is forced to make a decision that could jeopardize everything she has built for herself. Will the love they once had for each other resurface? And will it be enough to bring them together at last? This 80,000 word novel is for mature adults only - contains sexual content and adult themes. less