
Dark Reads for Scarred Hearts
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Beautiful Scars: Breathless
Book One of the Beautiful Scars Duet
Coming May 20th!
When seventeen-year-old Sunny Kent meets the mysterious new boy next door, she knows better than to let him get close. Her life is a carefully constructed cage built with bars of fear and control. She’s ruled by her mother's abusive boyfriend who holds unknown secrets to her past. But Levi Reeves refuses to keep his distance, determined to protect her despite keeping his own dangerous secrets.
Seven years after a night of unspeakable violence tears them apart, fate reunites them in ways neither expect. Levi is no longer the boy next door—he’s a ruthless crime boss consumed by revenge. Sunny is hiding under a new name and carries scars that reach far deeper than the ones that mark her skin.
As danger closes in once again, Sunny finds safety under the protection of Zane, Levi’s best friend and most trusted soldier. His quiet, steady presence combined with his patience and strength make Sunny feel safe in a way she never thought she would again.
Now, as past secrets and lies catch up to each of them, they must navigate a dangerous web of lies and confront truths none of them could have ever imagined. They must choose the price they’re willing to pay to escape the past. As the threats close in from every direction, Sunny’s forced to decide if trusting Levi again—and opening her heart to Zane—will lead to her redemption or destruction.
Beautiful Scars is a raw, unflinching, slow burn, dark romantic suspense novel about survival, betrayal, and the devastating choices we sometimes have to make in the name of love and forgiveness.
**This story explores heavy themes including trauma, abuse, and survival. Click here if you’d like a full list of content warnings for this book.**
Their story isn’t over yet…
In BEAUTIFUL SCARS Book #2, Sunny, Levi and Zane’s story continues in a heart-stopping journey of love, courage, sacrifice and vengeance.
Seven years ago, Sunny's life was shattered by violence and betrayal. Now, after finally finding comfort and safety again with both Levi and Zane, she's been ripped away by a monster from her past—Garrett, the man who stole her freedom and left her soul scarred. Captive and reliving every moment of her painful past, Sunny fights to hold onto herself as Levi and Zane tear the world apart to find her.
Driven to the brink by his desperation, Levi's brutal search brings him dangerously close to losing his fragile hold on control and sanity. In an accidental twist of fate, an overheard conversation in a hospital hallway brings hope back into sharp focus. With Zane by his side, Levi finally finds Sunny—but rescuing her body is only the first step in making her whole again.
As Sunny struggles to heal, she discovers that a key part to reclaiming herself may lie in allowing herself to feel something for the men who love her unconditionally. Together, they confront the darkest shadows of their past, determined to rewrite a future free from fear. But when Garrett, the obsessed monster who can’t let go, makes one final, terrifying play, Sunny must choose between vengeance and what it means to reclaim her own strength.
BEAUTIFUL SCARS Book #2 is a powerful,heartwrenching story about surviving trauma, reclaiming your power, and finding freedom in the arms of the ones who understand your scars.
Hi, I’m Jenni Chris.
I write dark, emotionally charged stories for readers who enjoy reading about love that comes wrapped in scars and heartbreak. My characters are messy, flawed, raw—and real. They bleed on the page. They break. But they always fight to put themselves back together, piece by jagged piece.
My debut duet, Beautiful Scars, explores the beautiful, sometimes brutal space between wanting and having, pain and forgiveness. It’s a slow burn built on second chances, found family, and survival, but mostly it’s about the kind of love that sees all of the broken pieces and chooses to stay.
So, if you’ve ever found yourself drawn to the darker corners of romance—where the pain is real, the healing is earned, and love is never simple—you’ll feel at home in my stories.
When I’m not writing, you’ll find me chasing quiet moments, wrestling my TBR list, or soaking in the wild stillness of the western mountains I now call home.
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