Weaver, Donna K. (Donna King) Safe harbors, #2

**Winner of the prestigious RONE Award for best New Adult fiction** When the spotlight meets the shadows, can love illuminate the way? Jori Virtanen learned the devastating power of beauty and betrayal at fifteen, shattering his family and turning him into a reckless playboy model. When his world is attacked again, this time by modern-day pirates, he's thrust into a life-altering odyssey of recovery and soul-searching. As he seeks sanctuary and a new identity as an artist, he grapples with guilt, isolation, and the deep emotional scars that go far beyond his physical disfigurement.Enter Olivia Howard, an ethically driven talk-show host. She's put off by Jori's bad-boy reputation but intrigued after hearing about a little-known act of heroism, especially when she finds he has just survived a horrific pirate attack. When he retreats from the public eye, Olivia's quest to understand the man behind the scar intensifies.Can she help a man-who once reveled in his physical beauty while hiding an inner beast-find love and the beauty within his soul? Or will he remain trapped in the scars of his past? Books in the Safe Harbors SeriesA Change of Plans (#1)Torn Canvas (#2)Swing Vote (#3)The Widow and the Professor (#4)Kings Crossed Lovers (#5)

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