The ScarS We HeAl
All her life, Caitlin Carson has lived up to the expectations other people have had for her. Be a good wife, a good mom, a good sister, and a good daughter. But after her husband serves her divorce papers, Caitlin questions whether she’s done enough. Finding solace in her hometown of Silver Creek with her daughter, Whitley, seems like the right move, except for one problem: They have nowhere to live.
Jake Flynn is a disappointment; at least that’s what he’s always been told. With a sore reputation attached to his family’s name, Jake has never taken anything too seriously, instead choosing to look on the bright side of life so the darkness doesn’t pull him under—that was, until he met Caitlin for the first time.
So, when Jake hears the news about Caitlin’s situation, he doesn’t hesitate to offer her a place in the guest house next door. Despite his attempts to keep her at an arms length, he’s no longer able to skate around the feelings he’s harbored for years.
As Caitlin and her daughter readjust to small town life, she can’t help but feel like something is missing. But the longer she spends time with Jake—especially once he creates a bucket list in an effort to help her rediscover her worth—Caitlin starts to find her spark again…and maybe even a way to heal the scars they’ve both covered up along the way.
Tropes:
Cowboys/Rodeo
Single Mom/Divorced FMC
Tie-Down Roper MMC
Missed Connection
Brother’s Best Friend
Bucket List
Forced Proximity/Neighbors
Slow Burn
Open Door Spice
Dual POV
Content Warnings:
This book is intended for adult readers and includes mature themes, on-page explicit sexual content, and explicit language.
Additional on-page contents include:
Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use
Alcoholic Parent
Body Shaming/Body Image Issues
Childhood Trauma Surrounding Parental Neglect
Discussion of Deceased Parent
Divorce
Emotional and Financial Abuse
Fertility Struggles
Postpartum Depression
Pregnancy and Traumatic Childbirth
Rodeo Events (Team Roping, Tie-Down Roping, Barrel Racing, Bull Riding); No animals are injured.
What Readers Are Saying
“There is something about a man who has quietly loved a woman for YEARS that apparently destroys every functioning part of my brain. The patience. The devotion. The I’ve been waiting for you this whole time energy.
What I really loved, though, was that the healing wasn’t treated like something falling in love could magically fix. Caitlin’s journey was about finding herself again, while having someone beside her who already saw her worth while she was learning to see it herself.”
— Goodreads Reviewer“I have to reiterate my favourite element across the whole series— the found family. It doesn’t just connect the characters or the books - it roots them together in something real and lasting. It gives every story more weight, more heart, and makes you feel like you’re coming home every time you pick one up.”
— Goodreads Reviewer“Sexy, aching, hopeful, and brimming with years of suppressed desire, The Scars We Heal is a powerful conclusion to The Road and the Rodeo. It celebrates the courage it takes to start over and reminds us that sometimes the right love doesn’t rescue you. It simply stands beside you while you remember how to rescue yourself.”
— Goodreads Reviewer