Three stories of loss, resilience, and the gentle rediscovery of love come together in this uplifting S.L. Sterling collection — a celebration of second chances and the courage to begin again. In What Once Was Broken, two people scarred by the past are forced to face the truth they’ve been running from. Pain lingers, trust feels impossible, yet the connection between them refuses to fade. Sometimes the hardest part of healing is believing you’re worthy of it. In Scars on My Heart, love grows in the shadow of old wounds. As two guarded souls slowly let each other in, they discover that healing isn’t linear — it’s messy, brave, and deeply transformative. Their journey proves that even the most fragile hearts can find strength in the right hands. In Returning to Me, a lost love resurfaces at the moment it’s needed most. What begins as a tentative reconnection becomes a powerful reminder that home isn’t always a place — sometimes it’s a person. And sometimes, the path back to yourself is the same path that leads you back to them. Tender, emotional, and beautifully hopeful, the Were We Ever Really Over Collection celebrates second chances, quiet courage, and the kind of love that helps us rebuild from the inside out.