Romance, Billionaire Romance, Life After Love Series by Nancy Adams

THE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK ONE Nineteen year old medical student Claire Prior finds her heart torn by her affair with billionaire Sam Burgess. Sam, meanwhile, struggles with his own emotions as he watches his terminally ill wife slip slowly away... moreTHE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK ONE Nineteen year old medical student Claire Prior finds her heart torn by her affair with billionaire Sam Burgess. Sam, meanwhile, struggles with his own emotions as he watches his terminally ill wife slip slowly away. Can their love survive beyond the deceit that it was born out of? Or will they succumb to the barriers standing between them? At the same, on the other side of the world, Jules Lee travels to a small Colombian village hoping to be reunited with the love he hasn’t seen for fifteen years, Juliette. However, dark shadows from their past threaten to ruin everything before Jules has even had a chance to be with her. These two seemingly unconnected tales of love and the things we must endure to survive it, begin the foundations for a story that will span over a decade and entwine the fates of each of the characters as they experience life after love. less

THE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK TWO Reeling from the news of her pregnancy, medical student Claire faces life altering decisions. Decisions that will lead to major consequences whichever cloudy path she chooses. Will the emergence of college friend Paul offer her a gap in the clouds and the respite of sunshine? Having had to bury his wife along with his feelings for Claire, billionaire Sam finds himself slipping away... moreTHE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK TWO Reeling from the news of her pregnancy, medical student Claire faces life altering decisions. Decisions that will lead to major consequences whichever cloudy path she chooses. Will the emergence of college friend Paul offer her a gap in the clouds and the respite of sunshine? Having had to bury his wife along with his feelings for Claire, billionaire Sam finds himself slipping away. His company appears to be moving into the hands of malevolent CEO Stan Bormann and his little girl, Jess, appears to be losing her father. Can the beautiful psychiatrist Jenna Blackwell rescue Sam from the storm of his own mind in time to save him? Aging lovers Jules and Juliette find their souls gently fusing back together after sixteen years apart. Slowly they begin to lay the ghosts of yesterday to rest as Jules attempts to bring his love back into the light. But can Juliette escape the shadows of her past and learn to live in that light once more? As they each plot their way through the maze of life, the fates of these people gradually come crashing together and lead them forward toward life after love. less

THE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK THREE Claire deals with the after effects of giving up her child for adoption as Paul guides her lovingly through her turmoil. Will she find a place in her heart for his devotion? Or is her heart already too filled with the image of Sam to ever make room for another? Sam and Jenna deal with the fallout from sinister CEO Stan Bormann’s blackmail... moreTHE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK THREE Claire deals with the after effects of giving up her child for adoption as Paul guides her lovingly through her turmoil. Will she find a place in her heart for his devotion? Or is her heart already too filled with the image of Sam to ever make room for another? Sam and Jenna deal with the fallout from sinister CEO Stan Bormann’s blackmail. In the mess that surrounds them, can they find each other? Or will Sam’s ghosts pull them apart? Jules and Juliette watch their friends enjoy the gift of their adoptive son David with sadness as well as joy. The boy casts both their minds back to their own experiences of parenthood and their dead son Danny. Does baby David represent a consolation between the past and the present? Or will their despair for their fallen child forever cast them in shadow? In this third instalment of ‘Life After Love’ the characters find their lives further brought into line with each other and their fates entwined as one. Follow the highs and lows of their lives as they go through life after love. less

THE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK FOUR Five years after the start of their relationship, Claire and Paul are living together in New York undertaking their hospital residencies. Their shared life appears to be heading exactly where it should be. However, Claire’s world is sent spiraling out of control when she stumbles into a ghost from her past... moreTHE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK FOUR Five years after the start of their relationship, Claire and Paul are living together in New York undertaking their hospital residencies. Their shared life appears to be heading exactly where it should be. However, Claire’s world is sent spiraling out of control when she stumbles into a ghost from her past. Will she and Paul survive this latest crisis? Or will they be pulled apart forever? Sam’s five year quest to reclaim control of Techsoft and oust CEO Stan Bormann is on the verge of realization. Yet in spite of his success in the boardroom, back at home his relationship with Jenna and Jess suffers from his continued absence and their animosity for one another. Can Sam bring about an equilibrium in his home life as successfully as he has within his company? Or is it inevitable that his days with Jenna are numbered? In the aftermath of Margot and Claude’s tragic death, Jules and Juliette struggle to raise the adopted child David. Nevertheless, the boy fills their lives with radiant light and the opportunity of catharsis from the harrowing memories of their dead son Danny. But in spite of their new found serenity, the dark shadow of abusive neighbor Charlie Mathieson hangs over them. Feared by both his family and the local community, the animal man threatens to darken their lives when they dare to cross him. Will they survive his savage nature? Or will their world be cruelly diminished by Charlie’s brutality? While Jules and Juliette bring David up with love and adulation, Claire and Sam find their lives gradually brought back together while simultaneously attempting to keep their own relationships alive. Can they survive the schism that comes crashing down on them like a heavy wave? And can each of them discover if there actually is a life after love awaiting them in their future? less

THE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK FIVE Claire and Sam’s affair is rapidly evolving into much more and they nervously prepare to tell their respective partners that it’s all over with them. As Paul continues to fall in on himself, his heart completely destroyed by the loss of Claire, his drinking quickly spirals out of control. Jenna, meanwhile, knows something is up in her relationship, but has no idea of the extent of Sam’s betrayal... moreTHE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK FIVE Claire and Sam’s affair is rapidly evolving into much more and they nervously prepare to tell their respective partners that it’s all over with them. As Paul continues to fall in on himself, his heart completely destroyed by the loss of Claire, his drinking quickly spirals out of control. Jenna, meanwhile, knows something is up in her relationship, but has no idea of the extent of Sam’s betrayal. Will the lovers be able to simply walk away from Jenna and Paul so easily? Or will one—or both—of the jilted partners exact some kind of revenge? And if this wasn’t enough for Claire to contend with, she also has the issue of the secret child she had with Sam all those years ago hanging around her neck like a noose awaiting for the stool beneath her feet to be suddenly kicked away and the rope to go taut. With Sam completely oblivious, will she have the courage to reveal it all to him? Or will fate take everything out of her hands? Having survived the brutality of Charlie, Jules watches on as Juliette slowly fades before his eyes, gradually sinking into the fog-ridden nightmare of her dementia. Is he about to watch the love of his life—his only true soulmate—slowly dissolve in front of his very eyes? And what will he do when social services begin claiming that Juliette is unfit to be around David, threatening to take her away and put her into an institute? With each character immersed within the depths of crisis, can any of them discover a chink of light to illuminate the way out? Or will they find that nothing is ever the same in life after love? less

THE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK SIX With Claire’s secret now cruelly exposed to Sam, she faces the prospect of both losing her love and having to tell her mother of her secret child. Will the love between her and Sam survive this latest catastrophe? Or will she lose much more than just Sam? Reeling from the news of his son, Sam faces a tempest of emotions raging inside himself. He immediately goes in search of the boy and sets his men to task... moreTHE "LIFE AFTER LOVE" SERIES: BOOK SIX With Claire’s secret now cruelly exposed to Sam, she faces the prospect of both losing her love and having to tell her mother of her secret child. Will the love between her and Sam survive this latest catastrophe? Or will she lose much more than just Sam? Reeling from the news of his son, Sam faces a tempest of emotions raging inside himself. He immediately goes in search of the boy and sets his men to task. Will he ever be able to forgive Claire her secret? Or will she be washed away from his heart by the torrent of anger? Jules, Juliette and David cross into Mexico and toward the town of Durango, where they hope to find sanctuary. However, as each day passes, Juliette’s illness becomes more and more difficult for the father and son to deal with. Can Sam reach them before Juliette’s problems become too much? Or will they all become lost forever? Paul returns home to North Dakota having told Sam. Feeling lost and remorseful, he finds himself in the barren town of Casselton where he grew up and always swore to get away from. Nevertheless, for all his dismay at the town, could Casselton actually be the very place to mend his broken heart? Jenna escapes everything and heads to India, where she is instantly dumped into the center of a confusing and alien land. It is a relief when she finds the travel hardened Alex who offers to guide her through the eclectic world around her. Can Alex be the man she’s been looking for all this time? And will the Spanish writer help Jenna finally decide in which direction her life should be heading? In this final book of the series, each character finds themselves facing multiple dilemmas, forcing them to make life altering decisions that in some instances will lead to tragic consequences, and in others to the freedom and solace of a life after love. less