Beautifully Damaged

Written by L.A. Fiore

Ember Walsh is a trusting soul with the quiet beauty of her late mother, who perished in a mysterious car crash when Ember was three. A little tomboyish from being raised by her father, Ember packs a punch when a stranger gets pushy with her in a bar, catching the steely blue eyes of a tall, gorgeous tattooed man—Trace Montgomery. Still damaged from her last disastrous relationship and warned off the bad boy by friends, Ember fights the smoldering heat that Trace sparks in her when he begins shadowing her like a dark angel.

Burdened by a lifetime of horror and heartbreak, amateur fighter Trace doesn’t want to want Ember. His deep self-loathing keeps him from having any meaningful relationships, but Ember is an itch he can’t scratch. The two push and pull, slowly crumbling their walls, seemingly brought together by fate, because the turmoil that haunts their pasts is interlinked in undeniable ways. But can these two fighters finally lay down their arms?

In Beautifully Damaged, L.A. Fiore delves into deep scars and lets love and forgiveness uncover redemption.

Revised edition: This edition of Beautifully Damaged includes editorial revisions and new scenes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Mar 25, 2014
• ISBN: 9781480581722

L.A. Fiore

L.A. Fiore loves writing and losing herself in the world of her characters. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found creating colorful chaos through gardening and playing the piano. She lives with her husband and two children in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she was born and raised.

Reviews for Beautifully Damaged

[readerscandyb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book so hard! From the moment I started reading I was instantly
consumed by the storyline.
Ember is a woman with demons... Her mother was killed in a car crash and she believes there is more to the story. Trace also has demons in his past... Together they embark on a suspenseful journey of love and uncovering secrets.

The mystery behind this book is what drew me in. I instantly began making my own predictions on what would happen in the end. The suspense leading up to the ending and what really happens though, blew me away.

The romance between Ember and Trace is beautiful. My heart hurt for Trace. The things he has been through are things you don't wish on anyone. He is damaged goods or so that's what he thinks. He believes that sex is all he is good for so when his heart fills with Ember, he shuts down and goes into push away mode. He is a fighter... The more he feels for Ember, the farther he tries to pull away. It is her that keeps putting herself in his life, showing him that he deserves to be loved and cared for. It's not an easy battle for them, but somehow love finds it's way into their hearts.

I would definitely recommend this book to all mature readers. It has a little bit for everyone. Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Family Drama, & Sexy Time

[avamp1r3-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I went back and forth on really liking this book, I really liked it at first, then in the middle my interest waned, but I really loved the ending of this book!

One of my biggest peeves with romances is how the authors always have the damn characters falling in love hours after meeting, moving in together after days, and married within the month! (ok, SLIGHT exaggeration!) This book was one of the rare exceptions to that rule! She had a very, very reasonable time-frame. It was believable and comfortable. However, one issue that created was that much of the book read like a summary, and that was jarring and unpleasant. So, there needs to be another way of time lapse without summation... is it possible?

The writing was very good, the humor was good, the characters were likable (or not likable, when called for). However, even though I really liked the plot and writing, I didn't like how main characters fell into the cracks and were only called on to make a scene. And some people were never really touched on again! That being said, I really liked this book, and would like to read more of her stuff!

[kate.good · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

3.5 stars. I really enjoyed the main story line. However, there was too much going on. It needed culling for sure. Too many characters, too much lack of focus. It was like 4 books stuffed into one. If there had been a greater focus on just Ember and Trace it would have been much, much better. The whole Dane thing didn't need to happen. I know the author was trying to build the whole mystery thing with some of the other characters (aunt/uncle especially) but it got to be too much.

Having said that, I did like the redemption of fucked-up Trace. Ember supported him and convinced him he wasn't as broken as he thought he was without completely losing herself. There were some conflicting character traits that I never quite bought in both of them, but overall they built a good love story. I also loved Ember's family, they were exactly what Trace needed.

Bottom line, it's a nice HEA with a fairly good mystery. The redemption of a tortured Trace is lovely and the relationship they build seemed real.

[snapsandreads · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

After Fifty Shades of Gray, a lot of synonymous story-lines came out. This is one of them. There were other decent books similar to Fifty Shades which came out (like Beautiful & Walking Disaster) but some lacked vigor in theirs like this one. This bored me to bits, not making me want to finish it all the way.

[iloveladyporn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book has everything- Romance, Love, Drama, Mystery!
Fabulous Book!
Lots of Hot Sex scenes. A Love that isn't easy nor was I even sure it was going to make it- at one point in the book I thought man there is no way it's going to work out. The Mystery is wow and there when you think you might have it figured out nope something else turns up and leaves you scratching your head. I really didn't see it coming when the mystery was all figured out- Nice really nice surprise. You Really Need to read this one!
Great ending.

Quotes:

"I stood there watching her and realized that my best friend was
turning into a b***h."

"It isn't everyday a wish comes true and you, Ember,
are the answer to my wish."

"He was like a Jedi master in tickling."

"I was like a junkie and Trace was my drug. I had no will power when it came to him. He was my like size cake-pop......"

' "I'll dream of you...." I look up at him and smiled before I added, "....and cake-pops." '
Read more on my blog iloveladyporn.com

[ellezze · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I read this book because I expected it to be like Beautiful Disaster (crazy over it lol) And it was, just not as good as BD. It got a fighter, a not so weak girl and a little bit of suspense, and the similarities ended there. This book was fun to read for the first half but then it got boring because the author decided to add some annoying secrets to both Ember and Trace’s life. [SPOILER STARTS] His dad sexually abused Trace during his childhood, and his mom was an idiot who did nothing about it. Trace’s parents were murdered when he was young, his sister was retarded (mental breakdown. Ember’s mom was killed in a hit and run accident, and the killer was Trace’s father. [SPOILER ENDS] I hate where the story went after the first half. I was born hating secrets, so I guess that was why this book annoyed me so much. I tried loving the characters, but failed. Ember is just a plain normal girl. She tried to make their relationship work although Trace was a freaking jerk. And Trace was annoying as f*ck! He kept pushing Ember away and expected her to forgive him every time he apologized. Can you see where I am coming from? No? okay, easy to say, he hurt her, she ran away, he apologized, she came back (repeat as many time as you want). So as a conclusion, I hate this book because it annoyed me a lot.