What do you do when you run out of places to hide from yourself?

Lindsay Birmingham is exceptional at concealing her true feelings with sarcasm and a smile, but lately, her carefully crafted persona has begun to unravel.

She escaped her past in every way but in her head, and even a successful modeling career and five chaotic roommates can't distract her from the memories she has spent her entire life running from.

Her impulse is to avoid anything that makes her feel.

Parker McClaren makes her feel too much.

He has been in love with the closed-off, prickly girl down the hall since they were teenagers, but after years apart, he can't deny she's different now.

When he sees an opportunity to breach the friend zone, he seizes it, rocking the already delicate foundation of their friendship.

Emotionally unavailable or not, Parker is determined to test her limits, and each time she pushes him away, he moves in closer.

Calloused & Scarred Hearts is book two in the Lonely Melodies contemporary romance series of interconnected standalone novels. If you love a sarcastic, stubborn heroine and a man who refuses to give up on her, then you'll fall in love with this romantic journey of healing and learning to love again.

TROPES:

💼 Friends-to-lovers

🏡 Roommates-to-lovers

🎶 Struggling musician

🎥 Model FMC

💌 He falls first

❤️‍🩹 Tragic past

🌶️ No Spice

TRIGGER WARNING: Although the content is not graphic, this novel contains mentions of childhood neglect and abuse, suicide, and instances of panic attacks and bullying that could be triggering to some readers.