4.5/5 Stars 
 Clipped Wings tells the story of Tenley who suffered a traumatic experience and is trying to live with both the physical and emotional damage from that experience. Tenley harbors a lot of guilt that she battles with on a daily basis. But when she's with sexy tatted and pierced Hayden who owns the tatto parlor Inked Armor across the street from her place and who also happens to be the nephew of her employer, she can't help but to feel again. Hayden awakens things in her she never thought she'd feel again and being with him takes away all the pain. 
 Hayden on the other hand has his own demons that he battles with, also having experienced something so traumatic that he spiraled out of control in the worse way. But Hayden completely turned his life around and is trying to move on from all the terrible things he's done. But like Tenley he has secrets he doesn't want anyone to know and the past never stays in the past. 
 Hayden and Tenley are two severely damaged people who battle with the emotional toll of the dark and painful things that have happened to them. When they are together anything seems possible. I absolutely loved when they were together even though each of them refused to divulge much information from their past, but in slow baby steps you learn more and more about their past as they open up to one another. Tenley at first was kinda using Hayden to help forget about the past but their relationship evolved into something more. Hayden is soo messed up, but I liked that he realized when he was being irrational and acted a little crazy. He tries to change and be better for her. He of course doesn't do this alone, he has the help of his closest friends Chris, Jamie, and Lisa who also work at Inked Armor with him. I like that he has positive people who will give it to him straight and tell him when he's being an ass. There aren't enough supporting characters in books who do this. 
 I highly suggest this book to anyone who can handle it. There some hott sex scenes and Hayden can be possessive(which he actually acknowledges). I couldn't put this book down because I so wanted to see Hayden and Tenley get together and work through their pain and suffering, and let go of their pasts. They are very damaged and messed up, moreso Hayden I would say, but I enjoyed watching him grow and try to be what Tenley needs.