Collateral Hearts

Collateral Damage Series, Book 1

De: Kayla Johns

Narrado por: Austin Taylor Smith

Jameson Carter came home early from deployment, thinking distance was the hardest part of war. He was wrong.

One night. One open door. One betrayal that shatters everything he believed awaited him. With his marriage in ruins and his trust destroyed, Jameson struggles to find himself without the uniform, without the life he fought to return to. Anger shields him. Isolation protects him. Love is no longer an option, just another risk he won’t take.

Then he meets Kaylee. She’s not part of his past. She’s not trying to fix him. And she isn’t afraid of his scars.

What begins as something simple, uncomplicated, unpromised, slowly becomes something Jameson never expected: a reason to breathe again. But healing isn’t linear, and ghosts don’t disappear just because someone new walks in.

As Jameson confronts betrayal, grief, and the terrifying possibility of starting over, he must decide if love is worth risking his heart one last time or if some wounds were never meant to heal.

Collateral Hearts is a gripping, emotional romance about betrayal, rebuilding, and the woman who helps a broken soldier find his way back to himself.

©2026 Kayla Johns (P)2026 Kayla Johns

Great read

really enjoyed this book! I absolutely love all of Kayla’s books, so I always get excited to see what she comes out with next. ❤️

This one wasn’t my favorite of hers so far. There were a few parts where I felt like the story didn’t pull me in quite as much as some of her other books have, but overall, it was still a really good story and definitely worth the read!

Kayla never disappoints, and I’ll always be looking forward to whatever she writes next! 📚💕

Military Surprise

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ my first military ALC! it was good but gave me such anxiety when Jameson got sent home on leave for 6 months but decided to not tell his wife who he knew something was up she was changing. Jameson noticed the changes and still went home to “surprise” her. Boy oh Boy what a surprise! Jameson makes moves quickly not wasting time. The meaning less sex was spicy 🌶️ 🌶️!!! As always the rest you’re gonna have to find out when you read it or listen on audibles! Love the narrator! He did a great job with multiple pov’s and he even sounded like a military guy!