Trauma and Mended Scars - by Crystal Shea (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Atlas Porter was built for war, until it broke him.

Dishonorably discharged and haunted by memories he can't outrun, Atlas has spent the last six years simply surviving. As a personal bodyguard and driver for the brilliant Dr. Grant Carrington, he keeps his head down and his demons locked away. But when Grant's girlfriend is kidnapped, the walls Atlas has carefully built crumble-and he spirals into a darkness he can't navigate alone. Just as he hits rock bottom, a woman walks into his life with steady hands and fire in her soul.

Dr. Penelope Whittington is the golden girl of New York's top trauma center.

A neurosurgical prodigy with a picture-perfect life, she's everything Atlas isn't. She's polished, poised, and untouchable. But beneath the flawless facade lies a woman haunted by her own buried trauma. She's spent years running from the past, hiding her pain behind control and perfection. Then Atlas storms into her office in the middle of a panic attack, and everything changes. What begins as a fragile bond formed in shared shadows quickly turns into something neither of them expected. As desire ignites and secrets unravel, Penelope and Atlas must confront the ghosts that have shaped them. But healing comes at a cost. And when their demons intertwine, it might not just break them, but will it destroy them both?