Are there any romance books out there that have a hero who has been a victim of domestic/spousal abuse (physical or emotional)?

The two books that come to mind are Lover Awakened by JR Ward and Jackson Rule by Sharon Sala.

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I am sorry I don't know how to link to this discussion about damaged or abused heros.  Some good recommendations.

here's the above link. http://www.paperbackswap.com/forum/topic.php?t=180549    My foster son taught me how and I'm linking all over the place

"Beyond All Reason" Judith Duncan ... though technically the hero is not a victim of domestic abuse, he's been physically abused as a child and sexually/emotionally abused by a woman in the past. I  really loved this book,it's on my keeper list.

Lots of books about hero who is a survivor of child abuse but Lover Awakened is the only one I can think of where the hero is abused as an adult.

The Lover by Robin Schone

Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Oh yes, The Lover is a good one - also Gabriel's Woman which is the sequel.

Nora Roberts Chesapeake Bay series (Quinn Brothers) comes to mind. All of the boys in that series were foster boys who were eventually adopted.  

I think all of the boys in that series had undergone some form of abuse.

I think their abuse ranged from physical abuse to sexual abuse. The books dealt with their past abuse and how it affected their current relationships.

The titles are -Sea Swept, Rising Tides, Inner Harbor, Chesapeake Blue

This is one of my favorite Nora Roberts series

It seems to me that pretty much all males in romance novels come from some kind of abusive background.  It's very rare when they come from a healthy family.