J. Lynn Bailey Livres

HIM Colt Atwood is going places, leaving the small town of Dillon Creek in his past after tragedy strikes. Anywhere but home, he searches for ways to fix the holes where the wind blows through him—and he fails time and time again. It isn’t until Colt gets injured and returns home to face his family, his brothers, and the reasons he left in the first place that he realizes that only she can fix the wind. HERIt was easy for Anna Cain to leave Dillon Creek for college in the city. After she and Colt made love and he left, she needed something to take her away from the only place she’s ever known.Anna doesn’t expect to go back home to Dillon Creek, but when she’s made an offer she can’t refuse, she knows she has to take it. Go back to face the pieces of her broken family, to the tragedy she left behind, and him—the only man who always said she was more.Will Colt and Anna be able to repair what went so terribly wrong, or will go down in the storm they started all those years ago?

On the outside, Bryce Hayes is satisfied with the structure of her life, her demanding career, and series of no-strings-attached relationships, but her brother bounces in and out of rehab, her mother thinks she can beat her son's addiction, and her father is simply doing what he can to keep a semblance of "normal". When Bryce's father, Congressman Hayes, orders her to Granite Harbor, Maine, due to a string of threats to their family coming from an unidentifiable source, she doesn't expect Ethan Casey, the sexy soldier who slept with her, then walked out, without so much as a goodbye, to be her landlord.Ethan's past is riddled with chaos, bullets, and loud noise. After returning to his small town after the war, he's determined to get back to his roots. Peace, quiet, and working as a game warden for the Maine Warden Service sounds right as rain. But with Bryce in Granite Harbor, staying in his house on Magnolia Road, Ethan can't stop thinking about his future-and that includes Bryce. But to make things right with the love of his life, he'll have to open old wounds...and risk losing her forever.

From Carpentaria, California, we left.In Arizona, we barely spoke.In New Mexico, I gave him a promise that I knew I couldn't keep.In Texas, we slept under the stars.In Oklahoma, he told me a story I wouldn't soon forget.In Louisiana, he gave my soul a voice.Between Arkansas and Mississippi, we took full advantage of an opportunity.In Tennessee, I studied his face.In Kentucky, he introduced me to his parents.In Ohio, he found my heart.In West Virginia, we drank whiskey and told ourselves that truths are better left untold.In Maryland, we felt the weight of the night.In Pennsylvania, his wife called.And in New York, I asked myself one question:Would he be able to let me go when it was time?

When Livia Stone suddenly loses her twin brother, Jasper, she must learn to navigate her new life alone. As she faces tragedy and starts down a road toward self-destruction, Daniel enters Livia's life-at a moment when she needs it most. Standing Sideways is a poignant, relevant, and touching story of survival, courage, and compassion that will have readers crying, laughing, and most of all, debating the issues affecting the lives of parents and teens alike on a journey of hope and forgiveness.

Sixteen years ago, Merit Young left Granite Harbor, Maine, for California in search of a future that didn't involve Ryan Taylor.He'd left her in pieces on her bedroom floor, delivering a blow she couldn't have expected. But, now, at the request of her brother, Eli, she must return and confront the demons of her past - Ryan included. After the loss they both suffered, she isn't prepared to face him - especially considering he's the only one who's always been able to see right through her. ˃˃˃ Ryan has lived his entire adult life in survival mode. Growing up with an abusive father has taught him to keep women at arm's length, and that's never been a problem. Until Merit - the only woman he's ever loved -strides through his front door. He's not sure how long she's staying, but he knows it'll be long enough to destroy what's left of his heart. To overcome their dark past, they'll have to shed light on a reality that will most likely tear them apart. Merit has been hiding a heartbreaking decision from Ryan, and he's been keeping lies of his own. Can two tortured souls heal after a lifetime of pain? Or will the hideous secrets of the past bury them both?