How to Heal - Susan Hawke - Bog

Take one former bully, unable to forgive himself for the sins of his past...
Clark Danvers is a wild twenty-one year old who's trying to prove he's an adult. With a two-year degree in hand, he manages the family car dealership and seemingly parties by night. Given the amount of times he's been pulled over for speeding by Deputy Rick Matthews, public opinion seems to be right. But what people don't see are the scars he carries both inside and out. Scars from a past he can't run away from and will never be able to atone for, no matter how many times he beats himself over it.
Add one no-nonsense cop who longs to be a Daddy for the right boy...
Jericho "Rick" Matthews never expects the bratty kid who gets on his last nerve to pull at his heartstrings. When he finds Clark battered and fighting for his life in a motel room, Rick's Daddy mode is instantly engaged. Before he can think of anything else, he must first comfort this hurting boy.
To equal a pair of men who might just be what the other needs.
The two men who thought they couldn't stand each other are drawn together after a date gone wrong. While Rick tenderly cares for Clark, he decides what this brat needs is a Daddy... someone to help him break free from the past and embrace the promise of many happy tomorrows.
This is the fifth book in the LOVESTRONG series about finding love and being yourself in a small town. Intended only for 18+ readers, this is an mm romance full of all the sweet feels you'd want from an S. Hawke book.
Note: Possible trigger warning for mentions of self-harm and a scene involving a man who's consented to having himself tied up. What he didn't agree to was being left that way for an entire weekend. This highly emotional scene is the catalyst to evoke "Daddy's" protective mode in a tale filled with themes of hurt and comfort and the struggle of overcoming a difficult past.