Scarred Hearts Series by S.M. West

Money is my mistress. Solving problems, my trade. Until the tables turn, and trouble finds me. Now on the run, I need a plan. But not before I’m blindsided by a pain-in-the-ass stranger. Maggie. Curves, startling blue eyes, and she hates me. I don’t trust her and with good reason. My plan is simple: use her. Then I kiss her. Touch her. Crave her. She was my way out, now she’s my downfall. Prophet is a full length, standalone enemies-to-lovers romance with a HEA.

She’s too smart, too pretty and too good for a thug like me. Caro Archer loved me once then left me in the wreckage. Now she’s back with danger on her heels and my heart in her hands. Her safety should be my top priority. Only Caro has other plans. She wants to give us a second chance. The part of me that aches for more wants to give in. But I’m the same man she turned her back on all those years ago—the same brute she left in the dust... moreShe’s too smart, too pretty and too good for a thug like me. Caro Archer loved me once then left me in the wreckage. Now she’s back with danger on her heels and my heart in her hands. Her safety should be my top priority. Only Caro has other plans. She wants to give us a second chance. The part of me that aches for more wants to give in. But I’m the same man she turned her back on all those years ago—the same brute she left in the dust. What makes her think things will be different this time? Especially when it’s more than my heart on the line? Second chances don’t come easy for a man like me. This time, I might not survive. Kit can be read as a standalone and is book 2 in the Scarred Hearts series about brooding, vigilante-type heroes. Novels in this series include interconnected characters but each story can be read on its own and has an HEA. Reading them in order is not crucial but recommended. less

Logan, aka Nomad, must return home when those he cares about are threatened. In a race against time, he unknowingly puts the life of a kind-hearted nurse in danger. While fighting their attraction, and each other, they join forces to find answers before it's too late. Nomad can be read as a standalone and is book 3 in the Scarred Hearts series about brooding, vigilante-type heroes. Novels in this series include interconnected characters but each story can be read on its own and has an HEA... moreLogan, aka Nomad, must return home when those he cares about are threatened. In a race against time, he unknowingly puts the life of a kind-hearted nurse in danger. While fighting their attraction, and each other, they join forces to find answers before it's too late. Nomad can be read as a standalone and is book 3 in the Scarred Hearts series about brooding, vigilante-type heroes. Novels in this series include interconnected characters but each story can be read on its own and has an HEA. Reading them in order is not crucial but recommended. less

WINNER of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Thriller, Gold Global eBook Award, and Global Book Award Silver. Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in two categories: Romantic Suspense and Audiobook: Fiction. Finalist in the 17th National Indie Excellence Award. After one electrifying kiss, I’ll risk everything to protect Cora Jennings. I don’t know why I care about her; she’s a stranger. But something in her striking green eyes draws me in... moreWINNER of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Thriller, Gold Global eBook Award, and Global Book Award Silver. Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in two categories: Romantic Suspense and Audiobook: Fiction. Finalist in the 17th National Indie Excellence Award. After one electrifying kiss, I’ll risk everything to protect Cora Jennings. I don’t know why I care about her; she’s a stranger. But something in her striking green eyes draws me in. She’s caught in a web of secrets and lies. A ruthless killer hunts her. He’ll stop at nothing to have her. And neither will I. Together, on the run, our connection grows stronger. I’m not a man who falls easily. Yet Cora has me on my knees. We’re opposites in every way. Evil always finds me. I’m a dangerous man and wrote off love long ago. Still, my darkness craves her sunshine. I’m no white knight, but Cora makes me want to be one. *Contains sensitive and mature topics. Recommended for ages 18 and older. *. less

Zero’s an arrogant, enigmatic, dangerous hacker. He wants to protect me. Pity. He’s too late. I’m a lost cause. I narrowly escaped death only to now live on a knife’s edge, constantly checking the shadows for monsters. And I can’t trust him. He knows far too much about me, and I know nothing about him. Even still, this inscrutable stranger burrows his way under my skin and into my heart. With only a look, Zero makes me feel more alive than ever before. And that’s the problem. I should be dead... moreZero’s an arrogant, enigmatic, dangerous hacker. He wants to protect me. Pity. He’s too late. I’m a lost cause. I narrowly escaped death only to now live on a knife’s edge, constantly checking the shadows for monsters. And I can’t trust him. He knows far too much about me, and I know nothing about him. Even still, this inscrutable stranger burrows his way under my skin and into my heart. With only a look, Zero makes me feel more alive than ever before. And that’s the problem. I should be dead. I’m the aftermath of a tragedy. Broken. A victim. But he calls me a survivor. He’s wrong. There’s no way I’ll cheat death twice, not when it’s breathing down my neck. less