Hiro by Mary Kennedy

Warning: This book contains explicit physical and sexual abuse and incest, which some readers may find disturbing.

Hirohito Tanaka has tried to keep his Grandfather’s teachings and heritage alive his entire life. He’s a silent warrior, his humility something others aspire to. The arrival of Winter Cole makes Hiro want to protect the woman he doesn’t even know. Her curtain of dark hair, always covering her face, hiding her from the world around her, doesn’t deter him. Hiro only knows bits and pieces of what brought her to their doorstep, but it’s enough to make him do something drastic to ensure her safety. Even if it means giving up his own life.

Winter Cole isn’t her real name. She has no idea what her name is, only that she’s escaped her eighteen-year hell from the worst bike gang on the west coast. The Los Muertos made sure that her life was barely worth living. Their physical, sexual, and emotional abuse had killed dozens of women before her, but when she got her chance, Winter ran. Years later, she finds herself in the company of the REAPER-Patriots family, but has no clue how fortunate she really is. When she sees the beautiful man with the dark hair and eyes walking toward her, she knows she is about to find out. Discovering her true story, may be the worst abuse of all.