Jackson Falls Series by Laurie Breton

One man became her husband. He had the face of an angel, and a voice that could tear your heart to shreds and leave it bleeding. The year is 1974, and songwriter Casey Bradley is just eighteen years old when handsome, charismatic singer Danny Fiore crashes into her life and her heart. The first time she hears Danny sing, Casey is ready to toss away her entire future for a man who's almost certain to break her heart... moreOne man became her husband. He had the face of an angel, and a voice that could tear your heart to shreds and leave it bleeding. The year is 1974, and songwriter Casey Bradley is just eighteen years old when handsome, charismatic singer Danny Fiore crashes into her life and her heart. The first time she hears Danny sing, Casey is ready to toss away her entire future for a man who's almost certain to break her heart. Danny has a white-hot talent and a single, blinding ambition: to become a rock star. The songs that Casey writes send an icy blue finger down the center of his cynical spine. But Danny knows exactly where he's going, and he has no intention of taking any woman along. A girl like Casey would want things he's not prepared to give. A home. Stability. Children. He's married to his music, and that's the way he likes it. Neither of them plans on falling in love. But sometimes, the heart has a mind of its own. The other man became her best friend. Guitar wizard Rob MacKenzie doesn't have Danny's looks, or his charisma, or his sense of style. Tall and gaunt and bony, Rob isn't a god, just an ordinary mortal, an easygoing guy who wants nothing more than to write his songs, play his guitar, and find the right woman. But life is never quite as simple as it seems, and his search for Ms. Right keeps leading him down all the wrong roads. Together, they became the holy trinity of rock and roll. When Rob MacKenzie and Casey Bradley Fiore begin writing songs together, the result is an unstoppable hit-making machine that catapults Danny Fiore to stardom. But the road to success is littered with land mines, and life with Danny isn't all that Casey expected. Rivers of darkness flow through her troubled marriage, and every time Danny breaks her heart, it's her best friend Rob who picks her up, dusts her off, and glues the pieces back together. When tragedy struck, she had to find herself. It isn't until she suffers an unimaginable loss that Casey begins to question who she is and what she really wants from life. As she searches for herself amid the wreckage, she discovers the bittersweet truth that the choices a woman makes at thirty may differ vastly from those she made at eighteen. less

This is an alternative cover version for ASIN B008OMVSKC They met at her brother's wedding, and the handsome stranger swept her off her feet. The initial attraction was easy. The trust? That was a little harder. Hard experience has taught Rose MacKenzie Kenneally that men can't be trusted. But when gorgeous high school English teacher Jesse Lindstrom sweeps her off her feet at her brother's wedding, Rose temporarily forgets that she's given up on men forever... moreThis is an alternative cover version for ASIN B008OMVSKC They met at her brother's wedding, and the handsome stranger swept her off her feet. The initial attraction was easy. The trust? That was a little harder. Hard experience has taught Rose MacKenzie Kenneally that men can't be trusted. But when gorgeous high school English teacher Jesse Lindstrom sweeps her off her feet at her brother's wedding, Rose temporarily forgets that she's given up on men forever. Eight weeks later, the unthinkable happens when this thirty-six-year-old divorced mother of two teenagers realizes she's pregnant by a man she barely knows. When Jesse proposes marriage, Rose digs in her heels. She cherishes her hard-won freedom, and no man, no matter how infuriatingly sexy or nice, is going to take that away from her. But her teenagers are running wild in the city. Her ex, Eddie the snake, is too busy with his new trophy wife to be bothered with something as trivial as fatherhood. Luke and Devon need the stabilizing influence of a man like Jesse Lindstrom. So she accepts Jesse's proposal with a few conditions of her own. Jesse wants a real marriage, but Rose is determined to resist his charm. The harder she resists, the harder he pushes, and indifference becomes increasingly difficult. But Rose carries a dark secret, one she's kept hidden for twenty years, a secret that could destroy their shaky marriage. When Jesse faces a serious accusation, Rose is forced to confront her demons head-on. Is Jesse Lindstrom the one man she can trust? Or will she discover that she's sleeping with the enemy less

A relationship in transition. A husband with old insecurities. A wife with new uncertainties. A teenage daughter who crashes into their lives with no warning. The love story that began in COMING HOME continues! For two decades, their friendship survived the roller coaster ride to fame and the tumult of her first marriage to his best friend... moreA relationship in transition. A husband with old insecurities. A wife with new uncertainties. A teenage daughter who crashes into their lives with no warning. The love story that began in COMING HOME continues! For two decades, their friendship survived the roller coaster ride to fame and the tumult of her first marriage to his best friend. Now that they've finally found their way home to each other, songwriters Casey Fiore and Rob MacKenzie are about to face another challenge, one that neither of them could have anticipated: Rob's teenage daughter, Paige. Still haunted by the ghost of Casey's first husband, charismatic rock icon Danny Fiore, they've been tiptoeing around the elephant in the living room. While Rob struggles with long-held insecurities, Casey is gradually blossoming into the woman she was always meant to be. But with change comes uncertainty, and even as she finds herself overwhelmed by the ferocity of her feelings for her new husband, Casey wrestles with divided loyalties and the unexpected changes this marriage has wrought in her. When the fifteen-year-old daughter Rob never knew comes to live with them, the quiet life they've carved out for themselves in Casey's rural Maine hometown is turned upside down. Paige MacKenzie is prickly as a porcupine, hurt and angry and resentful toward the father she's convinced deliberately deserted her. As Casey and Rob face the challenges of parenting a rebellious teenager while trying to become a family, they unravel secrets and discover truths about themselves and their relationship, truths that, if not dealt with, could threaten the future of their marriage. less

Jackson Falls Book 3.5Please Note: This is not a full-length novel. This is a short novella written for fans of my Jackson Falls Series. If you haven't read DAYS LIKE THIS first, I strongly suggest that you do so.25,000 wordsSometimes, love is complicated. And sometimes, love just is.In COMING HOME, they fell in love. In DAYS LIKE THIS, they faced the inevitable adjustments that accompanied that long, slow, delicious slide from best friends to lovers to married couple... moreJackson Falls Book 3.5Please Note: This is not a full-length novel. This is a short novella written for fans of my Jackson Falls Series. If you haven't read DAYS LIKE THIS first, I strongly suggest that you do so.25,000 wordsSometimes, love is complicated. And sometimes, love just is.In COMING HOME, they fell in love. In DAYS LIKE THIS, they faced the inevitable adjustments that accompanied that long, slow, delicious slide from best friends to lovers to married couple. Now, in this 25,000-word novella, Casey Fiore and Rob MacKenzie welcome a new little green-eyed MacKenzie to the fold.The birth of baby Emma, combined with the move to a new house and the start of a different direction in their musical careers, brings more adjustments to this couple readers have called "wonderful" and "amazing" and "so real." With the birth of her daughter, Casey is over the moon. But for Rob, the adjustment is more difficult, his joy tainted by recognition of every one of his own inadequacies.Strong characters and deep emotions are the hallmarks of this newest installment in the love story that's been called "epic" and "absolutely breathtaking." less

Alternate cover edition - ASIN: B00HCI5CII. A decade ago, she walked away from everything and everyone who had ever mattered to her. Now, she has to face her past in order to find her future. Whenever Colleen Bradley Berkowitz had imagined her homecoming to the tiny town of Jackson Falls, Maine--which hadn't been often--she'd imagined sweeping into town on a wave of triumph... moreAlternate cover edition - ASIN: B00HCI5CII. A decade ago, she walked away from everything and everyone who had ever mattered to her. Now, she has to face her past in order to find her future. Whenever Colleen Bradley Berkowitz had imagined her homecoming to the tiny town of Jackson Falls, Maine--which hadn't been often--she'd imagined sweeping into town on a wave of triumph. Never had she pictured herself limping in with empty dreams and emptier pockets, behind the wheel of a car that should have long since met its destiny in the crusher. Forced to depend on the goodwill of the sister who's a virtual stranger to her, Colleen has just two goals: to avoid all family entanglements, and to escape from Jackson Falls the minute she has enough money socked away. But life is what happens while we're making other plans. Her sister is determined to rebuild their precarious relationship. Attractive single dad Harley Atkins and his twelve-year-old daughter, Annabel, start worming their way into her heart. And when the son she left behind shows up at her door, the stakes are raised, forcing Colleen to reevaluate all those bridges she burned years ago. REDEMPTION ROAD is a heartwarming story about love, about sisterhood, and about second chances. less

Rock musician Rob MacKenzie is in New York, producing the latest record album for a spoiled teenage pop star, when a loss rocks his family. Afraid to leave his wife, Casey Fiore MacKenzie, alone, Rob brings her and their two daughters back with him to New York while he finishes the album. But Casey isn’t the same woman she was before. Her pain has brought her to a dark place where he can’t seem to reach her. Nightmares, crying jags, and bizarre behavior become almost daily occurrences... moreRock musician Rob MacKenzie is in New York, producing the latest record album for a spoiled teenage pop star, when a loss rocks his family. Afraid to leave his wife, Casey Fiore MacKenzie, alone, Rob brings her and their two daughters back with him to New York while he finishes the album. But Casey isn’t the same woman she was before. Her pain has brought her to a dark place where he can’t seem to reach her. Nightmares, crying jags, and bizarre behavior become almost daily occurrences. For the first time in the two decades he has known her, Rob can't put Casey back together, and even worse, they find themselves at cross-purposes. While Casey seeks her own answers to their dilemma, Rob struggles to hold things together, a juggling act which includes a growing suspicion that he may have taken a wrong turn somewhere along the way. Is their love strong enough to bring his wife back to him? Or will their differences lead to a crisis that could widen the gap between them forever? less