Bruised Hearts: A Second-Chance Romance of Loss, Passion and Healing—TikTok Made Me Buy It (Hearts In Bloom Book 1)
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We were each other’s firsts.
First kiss. First love. First heartbreak.
Dominic Moretti was the boy who stole my heart at sixteen and promised me forever.
The boy who I held together when his world fell apart.
The boy I thought I’d marry one day.
Then one night, one mistake, and the trust we’d built since childhood went up in flames.
Now I’m fighting to protect whats left of my heart.
But one look from him, and every memory comes rushing back.
Loving Dom almost destroyed me the first time
What happens if loving him again finishes the job?
Fans of Colleen Hoover, Emily Henry, and Nicholas Sparks will love Bruised Heart, a heartfelt contemporary romance about childhood sweethearts torn apart by betrayal, tested by heartbreak, and forced to decide if first love can really survive forever.
Tropes
Childhood Sweethearts
Broken Hero
Emotional Angst
Forced Proximity
Love Triangle
Cheating
Second Chance
Interracial Relationship
Grovel Romance/ Grovelling
ASIN : B0FR99GMNJ
Publisher : Manu House Press
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : October 27, 2025
Edition : 1st
Language : English
File size : 926 KB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 365 pages
Page Flip : Enabled
Book 1 of 3 : Hearts In Bloom
Best Sellers Rank: #603,975 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #4,401 in Multicultural & Interracial Romance (Books) #4,860 in Multicultural & Interracial Romance (Kindle Store) #18,526 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
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9 reviews for Bruised Hearts: A Second-Chance Romance of Loss, Passion and Healing—TikTok Made Me Buy It (Hearts In Bloom Book 1)
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Kristen Thompson –
Classic case of you don’t know how good you have it until it’s gone. And boy did he find out fast.
This is a story about high school sweethearts. Kelly and Dom. They have been together for years and in current time they are engaged.When they were kids Doms parents died in a tragic car accident. 16 years later Dom still hasn’t delt with his trauma and keeps pushing down his emotions.One night after taking hit after hit in his life Dom betrayed Kelly in the worst way. I had a hard time with Dom. And I really struggled to forgive him. And while I understand that his trauma played a key role in what he did. In my eyes that type of betrayal can’t be justified. But he does try to redeem himself. The man grovels!It’s a beautiful story about letting yourself and someone you love down so bad that it ruins everything and dealing with the consequences of your actions and working on yourself so you can be the best version of yourself for the one you love.This book really made you feel all the emotions.. it moves at a great pace and keeps you hooked in and wanting to know what’s going to happen
Sasha M –
Sweet Romance Read
This was a great read and such a sweet romance. I really liked Dom and Kelly, and the twists and turns throughout kept me on my toes wondering what was gonna happen next. I really liked the fact we got to see both sides, since there are 2 sides to every story. I would definitely recommend.
LaShonda Hawkins –
Loved this Second Chance Love story
This book took me on a whole emotional ride! Kelly and Dominic’s journey felt real — messy, painful, and honest. I caught myself fussing at Dominic more than once, but that just shows how well these characters were written. And Erik? Yeah… he definitely needs his own story 👀😌Quick, heartfelt read with great character development. I really enjoyed it!
Jmee73 –
I love Second Chances
Wow! This book took me on a journey. The FMC & MMC absolutely had some serious growing up to do at the start to finally earn that real HEA. Their true commitment wasn’t just to each other, but to figuring out how to love themselves first. What a great read! I can’t wait to see what this author does next.
Sawy77 –
Excellent Debut
Bruised Hearts is the debut novel by Denise B. Henry and I was very impressed. This book was very well written and had great characters and story development. The story was entertaining, sexy and emotional. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author and can’t wait for book two.
Eva K. –
Heartbreak & Hurts
Shards of brokenness cut two hearts to the quick.Readers who enjoy second chance love stories, reconciliation romances, and stories of healing after tragedy may like this story.
CLorraine –
Second Chance
Bruised Hearts (Hearts In Bloom, Book 1) marks the first romance book written by Denise B. Henry; the author indicates that she has penned two children’s books. Her romance debut hits all the right notes. Ms. Henry gives her readers an emotionally rich story with compellingly complex characters caught in a web of love, lies and pain. The story takes place in the UK, but these familiar missteps could take place anywhere in the world. When our story starts, Kelly is celebrating her sixteenth birthday and the only way her day could be better would be for the new boy she is crushing on to come to her party. Dominic has noticed Kelly and is excited about the chance to get to know her. One would think that with this sweetly realized beginning that Kelly and Dominic would live happily ever after, right? However, circumstances, tragedy and hubris greatly diminish their chance for happiness. Years pass and the once giddily united couple grow farther apart; Dominic has closed himself off from his emotions AND from Kelly. The tension in their relationship is so achingly taut that something MUST give. In a moment of arrogance and weakness Dominic makes a choice that shatters their already fragile bond. How will they ever come back from that? Unfortunately, there is no clear path to reconciliation; Kelly is mortified and wounded; Dominic is defensive and clueless. Into this cauldron of emotions, slides Erik Andersson, rich, perfect, professional and with his eyes and interests firmly fixed on Kelly (Erik needs his own story, ijs😊). Bruised Hearts is a very mature story with an throbbing under current of “realness”. Readers inhabit the “mess” that Dominic has created right along with our beleaguered couple; their happily ever after scenario is not guaranteed and, like Dominic, we are willing to accept the journey’s end because the trip was stellar.
Shakirah Islam-Gatling –
Everyone needs a second chance
I love a good interracial love story; it it always feels like love concurs all. And this book delivers. I really liked these characters and their development. This was a good read!
Grace –
A Beautiful love story about second chances