Wicked Love

★★★★★ “Man, this book got me all in my feels! I just felt the punches to my heart throughout this book!” (Goodreads)

★★★★★ “It was short, sweet and brilliant. 5 huge stars from me for this wonderful novella! Absolutely loved it.” (Goodreads)

The last person I should want is the one who came after me when I ran.
Joe is infuriating, magnetic, and exactly the kind of guy I know better than to trust. The first time we met, I wasn’t even being fully honest about who I was. Still, one reckless night with him was enough to leave me with a memory I couldn’t shake–and feelings I definitely didn’t ask for.
Then life got messier.
When we cross paths again, the truth between us is already tangled in lies, family damage, and choices neither of us is ready to face. I tell myself Joe is just another mistake waiting to happen. Another almost. Another person who could hurt me if I let him get close enough.
But when everything falls apart and I run, he doesn’t hesitate.
He follows.
Suddenly the boy I thought I couldn’t trust becomes the one person beside me when I’ve got nowhere left to go. And as we leave the wreckage behind, I’m forced to face the hardest truth of all: sometimes the person who gets under your skin is also the one who sees you most clearly.
I know what it’s like to be judged. To be belittled. To feel too much and take up too much space in a world that keeps telling you to shrink.
Joe makes me want to stop shrinking.
But if I trust him with my heart, I’ll have to believe that love can be stronger than fear, stronger than shame, and stronger than the life I’ve spent trying to escape.

Wicked Love is an emotional coming-of-age romance with a fairy-tale edge–a heartfelt story about self-worth, survival, first real love, and finding the courage to choose yourself.

Tropes and themes:
Step-sibling romance, coming of age, road trip / escape, body positivity, emotional wounds, first love, Hansel and Gretel retelling