Life on the Ledge Duet Series by Ashley Manley, Ashley Manley

In motherhood and marriage, is anything ever really simple? June Cannon has spent the last seventeen years of her life as a devoted mom and wife, but when her husband, Camp, doesn’t come home for dinner—again—and her teenage daughter calls her simple, she’s had enough. Inspired by a podcast, her way forward becomes clear: get a divorce, get a job, and show her kids she’s anything but simple... moreIn motherhood and marriage, is anything ever really simple? June Cannon has spent the last seventeen years of her life as a devoted mom and wife, but when her husband, Camp, doesn’t come home for dinner—again—and her teenage daughter calls her simple, she’s had enough. Inspired by a podcast, her way forward becomes clear: get a divorce, get a job, and show her kids she’s anything but simple. As soon as she tells Camp she wants a divorce, he becomes the husband he hasn’t been for years, blurring the lines between what’s real and what’s pretend for the sake of their kids. She quickly realizes that nothing—including her life, no matter what her kids think—is simple. As June catapults herself into the world at age forty to build a life outside of her family’s needs, a romantic interest from the past returns to town, giving her the attention she’s missed. When the unhealed wounds of kept secrets and loss are reopened, June must decide between the wild and free life she thinks she wants and the seemingly simple one she already has. Note: This title contains explicit language and romance scenes. less

Can a past plagued by loss lead to a second chance at happiness? Scotty Armstrong has spent the last twenty years running the town crematorium and keeping everyone and everything at arm’s length. She lives life just the way she likes it, alone and unattached. All that changes when her late brother’s best friend—and former love of her life— Ford Callahan, comes back into town and starts dredging up unwanted feelings she thought were ancient history... moreCan a past plagued by loss lead to a second chance at happiness? Scotty Armstrong has spent the last twenty years running the town crematorium and keeping everyone and everything at arm’s length. She lives life just the way she likes it, alone and unattached. All that changes when her late brother’s best friend—and former love of her life— Ford Callahan, comes back into town and starts dredging up unwanted feelings she thought were ancient history. After being left a house potentially worth a small fortune, Scotty decides it’s the break she’s been waiting for. She’ll renovate it, sell it, and move as far away from Ledger, North Carolina as she can get, leaving her past and the people in it behind her once and for all. But escaping the town proves to be harder than she’d hoped. When a disgruntled teen shows up on her steps, her best friend asks for a Thanksgiving favor, and Ford seems unable to take a hint, Scotty is forced to face all the feelings she hasn’t for two decades. After new details of the past and present are brought to light, Scotty must decide if her happiness lies in a faraway town filled with strangers or with the people who know her best in the place she can’t seem to escape. Please note, this title contains explicit language and romance. less