Tennessee Series by Jamie Bennett

It doesn’t take much for your life to get flipped upside down.Eimear Griffin knows this all too well. But she and her brother are starting over in a new city, in a whole new state—mistakes and problems are behind them! Now she has a job she enjoys (kind of), friends (not really), and a very satisfying social life (a total lie). But Eimear is in charge, and that’s how she likes it... moreIt doesn’t take much for your life to get flipped upside down.Eimear Griffin knows this all too well. But she and her brother are starting over in a new city, in a whole new state—mistakes and problems are behind them! Now she has a job she enjoys (kind of), friends (not really), and a very satisfying social life (a total lie). But Eimear is in charge, and that’s how she likes it.It just takes one tiny instant for everything to go terribly wrong, but maybe the moment that she meets Griffin Moody is the world working perfectly. He’s generous and kind, handsome and strong, hardworking and talented. Eimear believes that it’s better to keep tight reins on life rather than be surprised by it, but there’s no controlling Griffin. And that’s ok, right? What could go wrong?All of it. How about her family in chaos, losing that job, and Griffin surprising her in a way that threatens everything? How can Eimear be her own hero and fix things, again? And how is Griffin going to fit into her life when she pieces it back together, because it doesn’t seem like she can go on without him? less

Some people are happy right where they are, thank you very much! Aria McCourt is, that’s for sure. While other people seem to need more than what they’ve got, Aria is fine with what she has: a family that loves her and a good life in Tennessee!The only thing is, she wouldn’t mind adding a few people to that life. Like, a boyfriend would be fun! Maybe he might turn into a husband that would lead to a few kids, too... moreSome people are happy right where they are, thank you very much! Aria McCourt is, that’s for sure. While other people seem to need more than what they’ve got, Aria is fine with what she has: a family that loves her and a good life in Tennessee!The only thing is, she wouldn’t mind adding a few people to that life. Like, a boyfriend would be fun! Maybe he might turn into a husband that would lead to a few kids, too. It’s just that no one has ever lived up to her requirements for that position…or maybe, she hasn’t lived up to what they want, either.So yes, she’s looking, but when she finds Cain Miller, it’s immediately clear that they aren’t going to be a couple. Despite how gorgeous he is, despite how much she admires him for so many things, despite him giving her heart palpitations when he stands too close…no, there’s just no way. It doesn’t make any sense at all: he’s the town success story now but his past is full of darkness and problems that no one can overlook, and on top of that, he lives all the way across the country in California. It’s just not meant to be.But suddenly, it’s happening! Life pushes Aria and Cain together in a way that they can’t be separated. Then the real question becomes, do they want to be? Are they better together or apart? Is it true love, or just circumstances forcing a relationship that never should have been in the first place? With her heart in the balance, Aria has to decide—how far will she go for love?? less

Well, that wasn’t how it was supposed to go.Not at all!Life has just not turned out the way Aubree McCourt had planned it! She’s not famous, or rich, or even really respected anymore—not since her husband cheated on her with practically every woman in their small Tennessee town, not since he left her and their two kids. Abandoned them, actually, and everyone knows it. Everyone can see that she’s not the woman they thought she was, and Aubree sees it, too... moreWell, that wasn’t how it was supposed to go.Not at all!Life has just not turned out the way Aubree McCourt had planned it! She’s not famous, or rich, or even really respected anymore—not since her husband cheated on her with practically every woman in their small Tennessee town, not since he left her and their two kids. Abandoned them, actually, and everyone knows it. Everyone can see that she’s not the woman they thought she was, and Aubree sees it, too.She’s trying, though, and she doesn’t need anyone’s pity. Especially not from Wyatt Taylor. After all, his daughter was one of the women that her husband ran around with. One of the many. It doesn’t matter how handsome Wyatt is, or how nice. How generous, how funny. How good he looks without his shirt on…oh, my word. It is a sight to behold.It doesn’t matter how sparks seem to fly between them, how sweet he is to her children, how he gets along with everyone in her family, how he’s always there when she needs him.Because all Aubree really needs is to find her missing husband—ex-husband, and make him pay for what he’s done. She’s perfectly capable of fixing her life all by herself. Alone.Sure, alone. Lonely. But if Wyatt is there, maybe she doesn’t have to be. Maybe he’s just what she’s been needing—and she’s what he needs, too. Maybe this is how it’s supposed to go, how things should have been all along.And maybe those sparks between them will light a pretty big fire… less

“These are not love lessons,” I said, shaking my head. “This is not about love.”Tally Taylor is definitely not the woman to instruct anyone in that particular topic. Life hasn’t given much love to her, but it isn’t what she wants, anyway. It’s certainly not what she’s after from men—like, not even her own father loves her, but that’s just the way things are. She’s fine with it.So, love? No way. Sex? Sure, lots. Friendship? Well…she wouldn’t have thought so, not until she meets Owen... more“These are not love lessons,” I said, shaking my head. “This is not about love.”Tally Taylor is definitely not the woman to instruct anyone in that particular topic. Life hasn’t given much love to her, but it isn’t what she wants, anyway. It’s certainly not what she’s after from men—like, not even her own father loves her, but that’s just the way things are. She’s fine with it.So, love? No way. Sex? Sure, lots. Friendship? Well…she wouldn’t have thought so, not until she meets Owen. He’s cute and also sweet, also funny, also not interested in her at all. At least, he isn’t interested in her body, which is what every other guy seems to care about. Instead, he says that he wants to be friends. Friends?But it turns out that they both really, really need one. Owen has been struggling through life alone, and Tally has been struggling with everything, as much as she doesn’t want to admit to it. As she deals with old problems with her father, new problems with his new family, with secrets from her childhood and secrets from the present, with some scary truths that she never wants to admit—Owen is there for her. He becomes the most important person in her life.But love? No. That's not what this is, not for Tally and not for Owen, either. She’ll be his friend, sure, but this is not about love.Until it is. And what is Tally Taylor going to do about that? less