5 STARS"The writing is excellent and the story really takes you over." Andrea, Books, Baking, and Other Objects of Beauty.5 STARS"awesome" Grace, Books Like Breathing4 STARS"Smith’s writing is so brilliantly natural, raw and beautiful." Bonnie, Hands and HomeSummary of Little Battles:Spending time with Elliott instills a faint whisper of hope within Sophie Young; hope that both terrifies her and promises redemption. But the demons of her past are never far behind, and old habits are hard to break. The more she tries to push him away, the stronger the pull towards him becomes. As Sophie’s broken heart continues to seek comfort in Elliott, can she put aside her destructive ways and take the most dangerous risk of all?For many years, Elliott Dalton had lived a solitary existence, keeping his emotions under tight control. But as his feelings for Sophie grow and her life spins further out of control, his carefully built facade begins to crack. He is determined to protect her at all costs, just as he protects the hidden secrets of his past. Secrets that threaten everything. For if she knew, he would lose her forever...Excerpt:“One of my hands broke loose from hers and I carefully brought it up to run through her hair. It was like silk, soft and smooth between my fingers. With a gulp, she nodded. “Hhhhhide from e-e-everyone else, b-but not from mmmme.”Sophie’s amazing blue eyes widened and her breath was shaky.“I w-worry about you.”Her breathing was raspy as she shook her head. “I w-won’t hhhurt you,” I promised again.There was a sound and I realized that I hadn’t been looking directly at Sophie. I’d been focusing on her lonely ear and now that I shifted my eyes back to her face, I could see the pain my words had caused. I understood it.A promise like that cut deep because she didn’t believe it.A girl like Sophie expected pain. She expected every person she met to contribute to the deep well within her that housed that pain.”5 STARS“Loved it even though it was bittersweet in the end”Monica, Goodreads.comLearn more about N. K. Smith at thewriterscoffeeshop.com/nsmithLooking for other books in the Old Wounds series? Search Old Wounds and Weight of the World