Darkest Corner of the Heart - (Brightest Light) by Lisina Coney (Paperback)

About the Book

"A forbidden romance between an injured ballerina and her physical therapist, who thinks he's too broken to deserve her. Perfect for readers who enjoy slow-burn stories with scorching tension, and happy endings. Maddie Stevens has never felt good enough. Not good enough to keep her parents' love. Not good enough to be independent and stop being her brother's problem. Not good enough to build the future she wants. When she injures her ankle before a ballet audition that could change her career forever, she's convinced her life is over at twenty-one. What's the point of having dreams when they can go down the drain at any moment? And because the universe has a cruel sense of humor, her physical therapist turns out to be a tank-shaped grouch who doesn't even seem to like her that much. It's totally unfair that, for six weeks, she's forced to look at that handsome beard and listen to that deep voice that makes her head all dizzy. Top that with the fact that he's ten years her senior, and falling for James Simmons is a recipe for disaster. But when their forced proximity makes the lines start blurring, the forbidden temptation becomes impossible to resist."--

Book Synopsis

A forbidden romance between an injured ballerina and her physical therapist, who thinks he's too broken to deserve her. Perfect for readers who enjoy slow-burn stories with scorching tension, and happy endings.

Forbidden.
That's what they are to each other.

Maddie Stevens has never felt good enough.

Not good enough to keep her parents' love. Not good enough to be independent and stop being her brother's problem. Not good enough to build the future she wants.

When she injures her ankle before a ballet audition that could change her career forever, she's convinced her life is over at twenty-one. What's the point of having dreams when they can go down the drain at any moment?

And because the universe has a cruel sense of humor, her physical therapist turns out to be a tank-shaped grouch who doesn't even seem to like her that much. It's totally unfair that, for six weeks, she's forced to look at that handsome beard and listen to that deep voice that makes her head all dizzy. Top that with the fact that he's ten years her senior, and falling for James Simmons is a recipe for disaster.

But when their forced proximity makes the lines start blurring, the forbidden temptation becomes impossible to resist.

Review Quotes

"I can't stand the thought of you being hurt, Maddie. In any way, present or past. It makes me want to hurt whoever hurt you. Badly. Repeatedly."

"Life has a funny way of giving you exactly what your soul needs, even if it's not what
your heart initially wanted."

"I can see the shift in his eyes, feel it in my bones, and I know this is where the
doubting ends and everything else begins."

"I let her have this moment of control, if only because she has no idea what's awaiting
her tonight."

About the Author

Lisina Coney is an international bestselling romance author in her twenties. She's a lover of slow-burn stories with happy endings and main characters who help readers feel less alone in their journeys. When she's not reading or writing, Lisina can be found fighting people over the last French fry, spending too much time on social media (Gen Z habits die hard), and pestering her two very patient cats.