The Scars Of Us by Nikki Narvaez Review
Kaiya Marlow has always been cautious, precise in every decision she makes. When her dark past threatens to resurface, she decides to take precautions to protect herself by enrolling in self-defense classes at her gym.
Her instructor, Ryker Campbell, is the tattooed womanizer everyone warns about. Kaiya attempts to resist Ryker's advances, but the more time they spend training together, the harder it is for Kaiya to resist him.
Ryker's view on relationships is simple: strictly sex, nothing more. Haunted by demons from his past, he never allows himself to become attached to any woman. No attachment means no weakness, no vulnerability, no pain. He doesn't realize that his whole world is about to be turned upside down when Kaiya enters his self-defense class. Determined to have her, at least for one night, Ryker sets a plan into motion that will change both of their lives forever.
Will love be able to heal their scars, or are they too deep to overcome?
~Laveda's Review~
This is a story about two people who have been hurt and are
a little, ok a lot, gun shy when it comes to relationships. Kaiya had a horrific childhood filled with
sexual abuse from someone she was supposed to be able to trust, Ryker had some
shady things done to him by the woman he loved and someone he was also supposed
to be able to trust. Kaiya pushes people away and doesn’t trust easily, that’s why
she doesn’t do relationships, the other part is because she’s too messed up to bring
someone into her life. (So she thinks) Ryker doesn’t trust women because he’s
been burned in the worst way by the woman who was supposed to love him. He doesn’t
sleep with same woman twice and is also kind of a jerk towards them too. All of
that changes when Kaiya comes along, she’s not like the women he’s use to and
she doesn’t try to jump in bed with him after 30mins. After a lot of persuasion
and not giving up, on Ryker’s part, Kaiya decides to give in and go on a date
with him. It’s back and forth between the two after that. On again, off again.
Trying to heal the scars and the pain left behind by others is a hard thing to
do, but with enough love and patience it’s possible. This story had great sex scenes
(HOT) and I really enjoyed the characters. I would have loved to have known
more about Ryker’s background story. I really did like it, I loved the story
and the issues it brought up, I also loved how I learned a little about self-defense,
but I just couldn’t get over the fact that it brought in his past, but didn’t explore
it. All in all it was a very good read and I would recommend it to friends. I
give The Scars Of Us 4 stars
About the author
My name is Nikki Narvaez. I was born and raised in San Antonio, TX, where I currently live with my husband, our two dogs, Bella and Oreo, and our cat, Cupcake. I have been teaching for four years, but I hope to become a full-time writer and stay at home mom one day. I am 27 years old, and have three older sisters who have blessed me with four nephews and one niece. In my free time, I love to write and play Texas Hold 'Em poker.
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