First in the Blank Canvas series. "A dark and emotional tale that will make your spine tingle as well as your heart." —Sarina Bowen, USA Today –bestselling author Every morning I wake up and remind myself I am not my past, but beneath my drab clothing hides a secret—proof of the abuse I suffered at the hands of my possessive ex, tattooed on my skin in a lurid reminder of everything I've survived. I'm alone and in hiding, trying to rebuild some semblance of a normal life. I didn't expect healing to come in the form of a rough ex-con whose rage drives him in ways I'll never understand. Ivan's scars are on the inside—a wounded soul like me. But day by day, this gentle giant proves to me that there are second chances in life, and he deserves them as much as I do. And maybe finding each other will finally allow us to pick up our broken pieces and make something beautiful and new . . . This high-heat romance is an emotional tale of survival and contains strong themes of past domestic/sexual abuse. "The perfect romance . . . a hint of danger, a whole lot of spice, and an HEA you believe in." —Anne Calhoun, national bestselling author of Uncommon Passion "Emotionally riveting page-turner." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Incredibly sexy, heartbreaking, and intense." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
