Scorned

by A.R. Wile

Nobody could’ve known how far they’d go. Not even her.

I wore my thick skin like a shield, thinking her words would bounce off of me. I spent three long years foolishly thinking everything she said hadn’t penetrated it. Then, in one night, my carefully constructed armour crumbled around me. I let her daggered words pierce insecurities I didn’t even know I had, and I became careless and impulsive. I recklessly tried to gain validation from someone I’d just met, a guy with sandy blonde hair and dimples that could make a woman weak in the knees.

Then, time flashed forward, and I found myself waking in a foreign bed—groggy, naked, and with no memory of how I got there. As I stumbled into the hall, I became fuel for the gossip burning on everyone’s tongues. It followed me into a tiny closet where I hid—temporarily protected inside its four walls—until a surly, ruggedly handsome lieutenant known for getting under my skin found me.

He vowed to find answers. But as he uncovered the missing time, he realized I wasn’t only the victim of sexual assault but also an integral part of a homicide investigation, and my high school bully was at the heart of it all.
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PLEASE This book contains sensitive subject matter. If you are easily triggered or have experienced serious trauma, this book may not be for you. Not recommended for persons under 18 years of age.
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Scorned is the third book in a three-book series of companion novels for the Broken series. Each book can be read as a standalone, though if you plan to read the Broken series, it would be best to read Fractured after the trilogy.

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The Broken Series (1-3): Tragically Broken, Deeply Broken, Beautifully Broken
Companion Novels (4-6): Fractured, Desolate, Scorned

637 pages, Paperback

Published July 8, 2022

About the author

A. R. WILE IS A CANADIAN AUTHOR who writes dark romance novels that combine characters with troubled pasts, sarcastic and witty banter, as well as an enthralling battle for a well-deserved happily ever after. She lives with her husband, two children and four fur babies. When she’s not writing or spending time with her family, she’s obsessively reading any books she can find, singing, or finding more ways to be creative through digital design.


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Reviews

[Margarita Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pain, agony, defeat, hope, love, renewal. All in one. This book triggers you if you grew up around and been apart of abuse and violence. A great read and worthy of your time.

[Angela Cairns · Rating 5 out of 5]

SCORNED by A R Wile
A story of dark and light.
The lasting impact of high-school bullying escalates into revenge, rape and murder with devastating impact on the lives of those involved.
Can love pour it’s light into the darkness and bring redemption?
A great read, be aware this story does have hard-hitting violence and steamy love scenes within the narrative.

[Chelsea (thepageprincess) · Rating 2 out of 5]

*I was kindly provided a copy for review from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much for this book!*

2 stars!

I want to start with saying I don’t think this book was for me, so if it sounds like it is something you would be into then I encourage you to try it out. This book was not bad or anything, just not my cup fo tea.

This is a story following two characters. Kaden is a young cop and Charlotte is a girl who has just suffered from abuse. Kaden follows her case and the two of them also have some chemistry!

I think the reason this story did not mesh well for me is because:

1) Throughout the story, and especially at the start, I felt very confused by all the flashbacks and present time switches. It felt like one after another and I wasn’t really following what was going on.

2) A lot of things felt overdramatic to me. This is a story about abuse and it is definitely a real trauma people suffer from and

3) It wasn’t keeping my attention. For the longest time it felt like nothing was happening plot wise and yet I was expected to care. It was definitely a hard topic but I still wasn’t invested and because of that it just felt too dramatic to me. After the 40% point, things picked up a bit but I still got to the point where I just wasn’t really invested even then. I really did skim a lot and couldn’t find a reason to be fully invested and I think it is just because this is not for me. Dark topics are very finicky for me.

4) I was expecting more thrills. I was really expecting more to happen but I am pretty sure this was supposed to be more of a romantic thriller, but it didn’t work for me.

I really couldn’t care about the characters in this story and I couldn’t get into much. I did want to see what happened, but when it comes down to it the twists and such were very dramatic and not really in a good way. I felt a little like some of the serious stuff was nearly laughable because of way it was dramatized and perhaps that is just my taste but it wasn’t really how I wanted to see such serious topics and such portrayed. There are also a few scenes that felt very unbelievable to me. I don’t want to discuss spoilers in this review, but it has to do with a kiss and the girl was sort of being attacked but the author seemed to write it as if it was and yet wasn’t an attack? I didn’t enjoy that part.

Overall, just not for me but I definitely would suggest you to read it if it sounds like it would be for you! Everyone likes dark and sad topics in books written in different ways. I know others have enjoyed this so we all have our own taste.