Heart of Steel: A Holy Love Battle-Scarred Pilot Healing Romance (Heart 10)

Lieutenant Colonel Scottie Maclean knows all too well what it means to be broken. After the skies over Syria claimed her leg, her career, and her spirit, the decorated pilot retreats to the rugged, sun-drenched silence of a remote Dalmatian island. She is a woman forged in steel, determined to keep the world—and her own heavy memories—at arm’s length. Then she encounters Neve. Elegant, enigmatic, and possessing a quiet resilience of her own, Neve isn’t intimidated by the sharp edges of Scottie’s defensive walls. With violet eyes that seem to map the landscape of Scottie’s hidden pain, Neve enters her life like a tide, offering a gentle, steady warmth that threatens to thaw the pilot’s frozen heart. As the two women navigate the craggy beauty of the Adriatic coast, they discover that their individual scars are not ends, but beginnings. Heart of Steel is a powerful, slow-burn lesbian romance that explores the messy, courageous process of stitching a life back together. In a world that took so much from them, Scottie and Neve must reach for the ultimate risk: the bravery to trust, the capacity to heal, and the willingness to believe they are truly worthy of a second chance.