Betrayed Hero romance books

Burned once and badly — and he swore he'd never let anyone close enough to do it again.

The betrayed hero has been wounded by trust itself. A lover who deceived him, a partner who turned on him, a friend who sold him out — someone he believed in shattered that faith, and he's built his walls accordingly, certain that letting anyone in is just inviting the knife. The heroine's challenge is earning a trust he's sworn never to give again.

He's a charged fixture of contemporary, romantic suspense, and second-chance romance, and he overlaps with the tortured, cold-hero, and vengeance-driven types. The romance turns on the slow, hard-won rebuilding of faith, and the catharsis of a guarded heart daring to trust once more. The heat ranges from warm to high.

For readers who love guarded hearts, hard-won trust, and a hero learning to believe again, the betrayed hero offers a deeply satisfying thaw.

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