A Reckless Heart

Jennifer Wilck

Mar 2021 · Scarred Hearts Book 1 · The Wild Rose Press Inc

About this ebook

Meg Thurgood, former society girl, took the blame for her friend and paid a steep price. Now all she wants is solitude and a chance to rebuild her life. She thinks she's found that in an isolated house she rents from a mysterious stranger. Simon McAlter has hidden in his house on the coast of Maine since a fire left him scarred. A successful landscape architect who conducts his business and teaches his classes remotely, he's lost his inspiration and is trying to pretend he's not lonely. Simon's new neighbor is more than he bargained for. When he learns Meg's secret, will he retreat into the shadows or will he learn to see past the surface and trust in Meg's love?

Ratings and reviews

This is a very loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast in the sense that we have a male recluse with physical scars who is thrown into contact with a beautiful woman who is dealing with emotional scars and society's wrath. It was a very easy read while still delving enough into the backgrounds of the characters. Only reason I don't give it a 5 stars is that I felt the story needed to be opened a bit wider. More interactions with the town, the families and friends would have rounded things out a bit instead of focusing so much on the lead characters. All in all, a great read. Copy provided by the author via Voracious Readers.

About the author

Jennifer started telling herself stories as a little girl when she couldn't fall asleep at night. Pretty soon, her head was filled with these stories and the characters that populated them. Even as an adult, she thinks about the characters and stories at night before she falls asleep, or in the car on her way to or from her daughters' numerous activities (anything that will drown out their music is a good thing). Eventually, she started writing things down. Her favorite stories to write are those with smart, sassy, independent heroines; handsome, strong and slightly vulnerable heroes; and her stories always end with happily ever after.In the real world, she's the mother of two amazing daughters and wife of one of the smartest men she knows. When she's not writing, she loves to laugh with her family and friends. She believes humor is the only way to get through the day, mornings are evil and she does not believe in sharing her chocolate. She writes contemporary romance, some of which are mainstream and some of which involve Jewish characters. All are available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.A Heart of Little Faith Skin DeepWomen of Valor series--The Seduction of Esther and Miriam's Surrender She can be reached at www.jenniferwilck.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-Wilck/201342863240160. She tweets at @JWilck. Her blog (Fried Oreos) is www.jenniferwilck.blogspot.com and she contributes to Heroine With Hearts blog monthly http://www.heroineswithhearts.blogspot.com.