The Fractured Heart - (Second Circle Tattoos) by Scarlett Cole (Paperback)

About the Book

He's a bad boy tattoo artist not looking for forever. She's an independent woman just trying to make it to tomorrow. Together, their attraction is unstoppable, but will secrets and lies keep them from the love of a lifetime?

Book Synopsis

Thrown together by fate and friends, a bad boy tattoo artist and down on her luck waitress are about to find that opposites really do attract in the follow-up to Scarlett Cole's The Strongest Steel.

All things, when placed under pressure, eventually break or leave a mark.

Tattoo artist Brody "Cujo" Matthews knows how to keep things simple. Tattoos, a good time with friends--and steer clear of relationships.Abandoned as a child by a mother who refused to stick around to raise three boys she didn't want, he has no interest in getting involved with complicated women. That all changes when he's asked to help organize his best friend Trent's engagement party, which means working with Trent's fiancée's best friend, Drea, the definition of high maintenance and sizzling curves. And the one woman he doesn't want to walk away from.

Andrea "Drea" Caron is broke and tired. After years of caring for her ailing mom, she's at the end of her rope trying to manage the piling medical bills, two jobs, and a life placed on hold. She certainly doesn't need the added frustration of a sexy playboy tattoo artist messing up her best friend's engagement party or her carefully balanced life. But when Drea witnesses the abduction of a woman from the café she works at, she can't help but turn to the sexy, inked Cujo, who's determined to prove to Drea that he's someone she can count on forever. But as they attempt to bring the truth to light, someone is working to bring that forever to a sudden, deadly halt.

The Fractured Heart is a full-length romance in the Second Circle Tattoos series that can be read as a standalone!

Review Quotes

"Filled with mystery, suspense, love, and tragedy, this novel from Cole (The Strongest Steel) is hard to put down. Between the sexual tension and the eventual sexual explosions, the story has its fill of steamy scenes." - Library Journal Xpress Reviews

"Tattooed hero fans!! You're gonna love this book!! So for anyone looking for a really freaking good, deliciously swoony, non-frustrating, sexy, fun, romance with a dash of suspense all mixed together with a generous helping of protective, heart-melting, and tattooed Alpha male, THIS IS IT. This is the mac & cheese of contemporary romance."-Aestas Book Blog on The Strongest Steel

"Cole delivers a thrilling tale of new beginnings. The chemistry is as electric as the villain is creepy. This fast-paced read will leave you eager for the rest of the series."-RT Bookreviews on The Strongest Steel

"One of those books that will hold you captive from the first word to the last. Author Scarlett Cole has penned an amazing story. .. you will feel empathy, anger, warmth, fear, hope and love with every word. THE STRONGEST STEEL is on my TRA (To Read Again) shelf and I can't wait to get my hands on the next Second Circle Tattoos novel."-Fresh Fiction

"Scarlett Cole truly knows how to get readers invested in her characters and in the story. Her writing is excellent, and I'd love to read more from her. I'm definitely waiting with bated breath for the next book in this series. "-The Romance Reviews, Top Pick on The Strongest Steel

About the Author

Born in England, SCARLETT COLE traveled the world, living in Japan and the United States before settling in Canada where she met her own personal hero - all six and a half feet of him. She now lives with her husband and children in Manchester, England where she's at work on her next book. She is the author of The Purest Hook and Under Fire.