REVIEW: “Dating is fun, but love isn’t worth the heartache.” Elora believes she is damaged beyond redemption. Milos guiltily struggles with the death of his friend’s killer. Family dynamics both draw them together and drive them apart. Well written with delicate handling of her genetic disease. Even though it was sweet and tender, the story felt a little short on the development of the relationship between Elora and Milos. This is my voluntary review of an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: How do you tell someone you're too damaged to love?
Elora survived her family's ultimate betrayal. When Milos asks for her heart at Christmas, will the pain of her past quell the passion burning between them?
Elora

Milos knows my secret. Greece's fragile princess, dishonored, disowned, marked. Yet, he still pursues me.
I can't hide. Not when Elizabeth, soon-to-be-wife of the richest man in Boston and Milos's employer, hires me to design her wedding rings.
Do I give in to the passion burning between us? Or let my past keep us apart?
Milos
I killed a man. Justified, the police ruled. That doesn't stop the nightmares. The regrets. The fears. I survive by always being in control. Until I meet Elora. I want her like no other. Will she trust me enough to give in? Or will my sins drive her away? ( )