Matthew learns that the line between one’s masculine and feminine sides is blurred. Vedie learns that an angelic face can front for a scarred soul. Through a series of awkward encounters, the pair learns each other’s secrets. Gradually, Vedie and Matt unite in friendship. However, on the night he meets lively Vedie Wilson, a local restaurant busboy who expresses his gender by wearing lipgloss and eyeliner along with his three-day beard, things change. Wearing twisted ropes of mutilated skin on his back, Matt struggles with a profound hindrance-the scars that deaden his soul. Living reclusively on a tropical island-with no company but his four cats-he merely avoids the lingering pain. Matthew North waited ten years to heal from the devastating wounds inflicted by the man who abducted and abused him as a child. Publisher: CoolDudes Publishing (March 1, 2017) The development of the MCs relationship was very believable – I really came to care about them. The secondary characters fitted perfectly into the story, I especially liked the vibe of the Tikki bar and the people who worked there. The characters are very well drawn and the dynamic between them was great. The author does not pull her punches with the details of the trauma the 2 MCs have experienced, nor with the emotional backlash following that trauma.

I loved the characters and was fully invested in their arcs within this story.ģ) Scarred is not an easy read by any means. 1) This book is a fantastic story about two people who, even though both are scarred physically and emotionally, and carrying enough baggage to fill an airport luggage carrier, are able to find their HEA ending.Ģ) This one drew me in from the very first sentence.

Scarred by Mia Kerick