
Heart Bones
Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah's parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. With only two short months separating her from the future she's built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim.
Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah has to spend the remainder of her summer on a peninsula in Texas with a father she barely knows. Beyah's plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbor Samson throws a wrench in that plan.
Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface.
She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. Which means they're drawn to each other.
Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn't realize is that a rip current is coming, and it's about to drag her heart out to sea.
- Spice
- 3/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~360
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Heart Bones?
Heart Bones is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: First person, heroine's POV only
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Death of a loved one
- Addiction / substance abuse
- Sexual assault
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Heart Bones: quick answers
How spicy is Heart Bones?
Heart Bones is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Heart Bones a standalone?
Yes, Heart Bones is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in Heart Bones?
Heart Bones features opposites attract, hurt / comfort. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Heart Bones have content warnings?
Our notes for Heart Bones include: death of a loved one, addiction / substance abuse, sexual assault. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Heart Bones?
If you loved Heart Bones, try Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez, Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer, The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord. They share its opposites attract and hurt / comfort energy at a similar spice level.




















