Told in both the "Then" and the "Now," the novel follows the story of Tameron Wales, a boy who had to grow up too fast because his mother needed him, and who drove away the love of his life on purpose so that he might spare her from the violent threat of his father. Joanna Walker, twenty-three and youngest of five, struggling to make ends meet post-grad, still doesn't understand exactly what happened four years ago when Tam left her standing up against her dorm building, in the rain, like something out of a bad made-for-TV movie. She only knows that her brother Mike's wedding - an...

Alma Morales never expected to be a widow so soon, least of all a pregnant widow. Three weeks after her husband Sam's murder, she's still asking questions no one seems to have the answers to. How does a landscaper from quiet, suburban Marietta get gunned down in the heart of Atlanta? What are the police not telling her? And most important, why does her family not care? Alone, a bundle of ragged nerves, she turns to Sam's cousin Carlos for comfort. Carlos grew up with his cousin Sam - they were more like brothers than cousins - and the death hits him hard, even harder than Alma knows because...

Jordan Walker learned the hard way that dreams diminish with time and age. He dreamed of Olympic medals and golden shoes, of cheering crowds and endless stretches of red track laid out before him. Then he dreamed of state and nationals, of college scholarships. He dreamed of the unending support, the shining face of that angelic, flawless first love that gave him wings. And then reality reached out with jagged claws and crippled him just as surely as if he'd torn an ACL. Reality was more damaging than any injury. At twenty five, his track career is over, so he's settling for a gig as a...

His club brothers call him the Money Man. Vice President Kingston Walsh is one of the most trusted members of the Lean Dogs MC. He's thoughtful, quiet, and he's all business. Who better to serve as guardian of the club's skeletons? He never counted on the girl, but he's not letting her go. She has skeletons too... Emmie Johansen has worked at the same horse farm all her life, and when the owner decides to sell, she's crushed. Briar Hall is about to be sold to real estate developers, and she's about to be out of a job, a home, and a purpose. Enter Walsh, and the Lean Dogs MC. Emmie thought...

When she was nineteen, Lisa Russell's life turned upside down...and kept turning. Now, at twenty-four, she's a bartender, a receptionist, and too jaded for her own good. An only child, she's served as daughter and son to her father, tagging along with his mechanics and security contractors. She tests his rules and his patience, absolutely fearless...until someone from her father's past reaches out to deliver a mysterious threat. With bouquets of flowers, and a strange note, a killer with a bone to pick brings a terror to her world she's never known. Prize fighter Drew Forester knows only two...

Return to Rosewood Inn for a collection of glimpses at the Walker Family in three new short stories: "What Ails You," "The Vacation," and, "Totaled." Author Lauren Gilley returns to Marietta with the Walker siblings and their spouses, illuminating their struggles, and triumphs post-series. Don't miss the first four volumes: Keep You, Dream of You, Better Than You, and Fix You.

When her parents divorced, Layla Russell went to LA with her mother, and her little brother Johnny stayed behind with their father. In the eighteen years since, she's tried to maintain a relationship with the other half of her family in Georgia, but a real closeness is lacking...and when she gets the call that her dad has been shot and left for dead, the guilt is crushing. She should have spent more time with him; should have made the trip more often. She catches the first flight to Atlanta; Mark's surgery was a success, but he won't wake from anesthesia, and the doctors aren't optimistic....