The Velvet Scars

<p><em><strong><u>Scars don't ruin us-they remind us that we survived.</u></strong></em></p><p>Isabella Cruz has finally stepped out of Ethan Blackwell's shadow. Her gowns electrify Manhattan critics whisper her name like a spell and for the first time she's more than a headline-she's a force. A woman who turned heartbreak into art and pain into empire.</p><p>But the world refuses to let her forget him. Every triumph is tangled with scandal. Every runway victory is shadowed by whispers of the billionaire who won't let her go. And when sabotage strikes Isabella must decide whether to fade quietly-or rise again stitched stronger than before.</p><p>Ethan Blackwell has chosen her over power defying boardrooms investors and bloodlines. Yet devotion comes with a cost. As passion collides with betrayal Isabella begins to wonder-has love finally healed them or has it only taught them how to bleed beautifully?</p><p>From Paris rainstorms to Manhattan spotlights from whispered betrayals to kisses that scar <em>Love Stitched in Shadows</em> is a spellbinding story of survival redemption and the beauty found in imperfection.</p><p><strong>Velvet Scars isn't just romance-it's fire stitched into silk.</strong></p>