WHEN HEARTS UNRAVEL by Victoria Lum is AVAILABLE NOW
Blurb:
Therapy has rules. They break them all.
He’s her patient. She’s his last chance. And breaking the rules was never part of the treatment plan. But when obsession meets unraveling, someone always gets burned.
Dr. Olivia Lin never wanted to treat Rex Anderson, the reckless billionaire with a grin like sin and a death wish to match. But taking the case aboard a private cruise means funding for her mental health nonprofit and confronting a grief she’s never escaped. So she says yes, even when every instinct tells her to run.
Rex doesn’t want help. Therapy is a smokescreen to keep his family off his back. But Olivia is sharper than he expected. She sees through his charm and finds the fractures. And worse, she makes him feel.
As the luxury cruise winds through glittering ports, Olivia is drawn deeper into Rex’s world of secrets and sin. The line between them doesn’t just blur—it shatters.
But Rex is hiding more than heartache. And the closer they get to their final destination, the more dangerous it becomes—for their hearts, their futures and their lives.
Because some patients want to be healed. And some were made to destroy everything.
Note: Victoria’s books are standalones and can be read out of order.
Buy Link:
https://geni.us/whenheartsunravel
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
When Hearts Unravel is a forbidden doctor/patient romance set on a cruise ship; I love that setting, and how the European cities play a part in the backdrop of this story, and contribute to the forced proximity between Olivia and Rex.
Rex is the epitome of a tortured soul. He is just going through the motions in life, hiding his pain behind a wicked grin, biting sarcasm, and charming charisma. But underneath that facade, the guy is a mess of a man, drowning in guilt and childhood trauma that has paralyzed him in many ways. He agrees to therapy with family friend Olivia just to get his family off his back, but the cruise ends up changing them both in many ways. Olivia isn’t as damaged a character as Rex is, but she’s got some hefty baggage of her own and is also carrying around a lot of guilt. At first, these two seemed to be pretty opposite, but as I got to know them, it became clear that they have so much in common.
In addition to the forbidden doctor/patient relationship, there’s a thread of mystery woven through the story, and secrets that threaten to destroy the fragile relationship these two are building.
I only came into this series with #5, When Hearts Remember — and I didn’t have the same gut-renching reaction to Olivia and Rex that I’d had to Ethan and Lexy. Still, When Hearts Unravel was a dark, intense romance with a hard-won happy ending for Rex and Liv. And I appreciated the extended epilogues that wrapped up this series in this final installment.
I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
Meet Victoria Lum:
Victoria Lum writes angsty, emotional romances that dive deep into the complexities of love and the human heart. She’s the author of The Orchid and LA Hearts series, which follow characters through love’s twists and turns, secrets, and second chances. A true romantic at heart, Victoria loves crafting stories that resonate with readers who crave a mix of passion, tension, and genuine connection.
When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up with a caramel latte and a good book or spending time with her family in sunny California.
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