Books like Does It Hurt? by H. D. Carlton
After fleeing a traumatic home life, the protagonist lives in stolen shoes, unsure of her own name. A mysterious sailor named Enzo Vitale lures her onto a boat, promising punishment and intimacy. Their journey is riddled with storm‑driven shipwreck and confrontations with a sinister caretaker on an abandoned island. In a tense mix of survival and forbidden attraction, she must decide whether her past defines her or if she can forge a new identity.
This contemporary suspense story explores themes of abuse, angst, and the conflict between attraction and hate, as the heroine navigates forced proximity and the pull of a dangerous, alpha male figure.
First publish date: 2022
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: H. D. Carlton
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