"Every kiss carried a secret, every secret a wound."

Isabella Cruz didn't mean to fall in love.

She was supposed to be chasing her dream—an up-and-coming fashion designer trying to survive internships, overpriced coffee, and a grandmother who thinks love is a waste of time unless it comes with a mortgage.

Then she met Ethan Blackwell—the California-born venture capitalist with a jawline sharp enough to cut diamonds and a smile that belonged on magazine covers. Their first encounter in Rome was an accident, the kind of messy collision that leaves red wine on white silk. Their second was a kiss. And nothing was the same after that.

But Ethan's life wasn't all glitz and charm. Behind his polished success were secrets—dangerous, unspoken, unforgettable. Every time his lips touched hers, Isabella felt both the promise of forever and the sting of betrayal.

As passion blurs into obsession, and laughter into tears, Isabella must decide: will she stitch her heart back together, or let herself be marked forever by the man whose kisses cut deeper than truth?

Full of humor, heartbreak, and unforgettable emotion, Kisses That Cut launches The Velvet Scars, a sweeping romance-drama series perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Emily Henry, and Taylor Jenkins Reid.