Sometimes trying to catch a star will light your whole world on fire…Emily’s entire existence was wrapped up in touring with her country-rock band Carolina George.What she never expected was to spend a passionate night with a gorgeous, tattooed stranger.Their chemistry was combustible.Their attraction irresistible.It was never supposed to follow her into the light of day.Royce’s night with the … of day.
Royce’s night with the lead singer of Carolina George was the worst mistake of his life.
He needs the band to sign on to his record label or his family will pay the price.
He knows falling for her will threaten his carefully laid plans.
Royce’s past is littered with mistakes and heartache–will he overcome or will his love for Emily just be one more tragedy…
“AL Jackson at her best. She’s a wordsmith. A magnificent storyteller. A poet and a romantic. Mix all of this with some page-turning suspense, and a climactic ending, in more ways than one, and you’ve got yet another must-read.” -USA Today Bestselling author, Lauren Rowe
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Another fantastic story from AL Jackson! I found that this one had more grit and drama than her previous stories and I loved it. The members of Carolina George are a tight knit family and I really enjoyed getting to know each one of them a bit better. I fell in love with Emily completely. She is sweet and honest and loyal even in the face of evil and self doubt. Royce is a complicated character that you soon grow to absolutely adore. He will fight to the death for those he loves even if that means sacrificing himself in the process. My only complaint in this whole book…that epilogue. I.need.more!!
I was so excited when I heard we were finally going to get a book about Carolina George, these characters have been popping up in a few other series, so I was hoping we would get their story, this was such a great read, I loved the chemistry between Royce and Emily it was so intense right off the start. The story was filled with so much angst that once I started reading I couldn’t stop. I enjoyed the story so much that I also listened to the audiobook. If you are looking for a raw emotional read than this book is for you.
When you find yourself at your lowest sometime it’s just a spark that brings you hope. Emily is that spark for Royce. Royce has a plan and he must following through with it to bring freedom to those that he loves! Willing to risk it all for love. So good! Read it or listen to it! I love the narrators so perfect!!
NO SPOILERS!
Catch Me When I Fall was so amazing, and I absolutely loved Royce and Emily’s sweet, sexy, swoon-worthy, emotional, and suspenseful story!
The storyline was fantastic. A.L. Jackson kept me guessing every step of the way, and I loved how she wove romantic suspense into such a beautiful, and sometimes tragic, love story. She had the perfect balance of everything, and I couldn’t have loved it more. Some of the suspense elements were a little overwhelming at times, at least for me, but I loved the outcome and was very happy with the ending.
Royce and Emily were EVERYTHING, and I loved them with all my heart. They were two broken souls dealing with some difficult situations, but I loved how they leaned on each other and healed together. Royce and Emily had incredibly lovable personalities and red-hot chemistry together, and I loved how their relationship progressed throughout. I also loved all of their banter and interactions with each other. Royce and Emily were true soul mates, and I loved going on their journey with them.
Catch Me When I Fall was another amazing, MUST READ love story from A.L. Jackson, and I would highly recommend it! Royce and Emily’s beautiful, sweet, sexy, emotional, swoon-worthy, and suspenseful romance was phenomenal in every way, and I can’t wait to see what A.L. Jackson has up her sleeve for the rest of the Falling Stars series!
Amy is killing it with this new series about the band members of Carolina George! This time around we’re getting to know Emily Ramsey, lead singer and only female member of the group. The band is poised to sign a contract that will finally launch the band into the stratosphere, but Emily is holding back, not ready to sign on the dotted line.
In comes Royce Reilly, the A&R person for Mylton Records. His sole purpose is to get the band to sign, and he needs Emily on board with that plan. The only thing is, he didn’t count on falling for her.
Amy brings us another emotional story full of ups and downs. It’s very clear from the get go that both Emily and Royce have experienced some things that have left them both broken. Initially starting the book, I felt a little bit like I was lagging behind the narrative, almost like I walked in on a conversation in the middle, but it didn’t take me long to get up to speed.
The attraction between Royce and Emily is instant, both finding a kindred spirit in the other. Any type of relationship would be a conflict of interest, but they just can’t stay away. Royce feels so familiar to Emily, though she can’t figure out why, and it brings her a sense of comfort and security she hasn’t felt in so long. And Emily speaks to Royce’s soul, filling up that emptiness he’s felt for way too long.
There’s an underlying current of anxiety that constantly ran through the story. Something has obviously happened to Emily, that she’s trying to recover from and it’s affecting her creativity and her performances. But she can’t talk about it with anyone because it would cause irreparable damage to the band and especially her brother. But Royce is perfectly attuned to Emily and he feels like the only one she can turn to. Meanwhile, Royce is battling demons of his own, and Amy does an amazing job of unveiling slowly, over the course of the story, exactly what has happened to both Emily and Royce.
It was super fun getting to catch up with the Sunder boys again for a little bit. And going along on tour with Caroline George was a treat, too!
I needn’t have worried that Amy would give these two broken souls a happy ending. My only complaint on that is it ended way too abruptly for my liking. But since there are a couple more books in the series, I have no doubt we’ll be spending plenty more time with Royce and Emily.
Long time fans of Amy are going to eat this story up!! I can’t wait to see who is next in the Carolina George series!
WOW!!!!!!!! I LOVED this story!!! Amy has outdone herself! Emily and Royce are amazing! I have been waiting to read about Carolina George forever since they have been in every book of Amy’s. Royce is everything one can ask for in a ‘knight in shining armor’ but the bad boy we all want (or at least that I dream of!!!). The way he and Emily just mold together is perfection. Their love story is EPIC! A MUST read!
Catch Me When I Fall is the second book in the Falling Stars series and follows the story of Royce and Emily. From the moment we meet up with Royce and Emily, we just know that their story is going to be something special. You can feel the chemistry just ooze off these two characters and you will be left dying to see how their story will play out….
Royce and Emily captured me from the very first page. I was instantly drawn to them and was dying to see where their story would go. Emily’s band is her entire world, but recently, Emily has lost her groove. She’s withdrawn and can’t write. She’s trying her best to move past the issues that plague her, but she’s quickly finding that moving on is easier said than done. A night with a mysterious stranger might just be what the doctor ordered. Only, Emily will quickly find that the mysterious stranger is none other than record executive Royce, who has been trying to sign Emily’s band. They didn’t know who the other was at the time, but Royce and Emily are about to get their worlds turned upside down…
Catch Me When I Fall was a fantastic read from beginning to end. Royce and Emily’s story intrigued me and kept me glued to the pages. A romance between Royce and Emily was a recipe for disaster, but neither one of them were able to fight the pull. I loved how good Royce was to Emily. He was fiercely protective of her and would walk through fire for her. Yes, Royce and Emily both had some baggage and were broken in their own ways, but that just added to their connection. They were more similar than they thought and they had the kind of connection that was written in the stars and worth fighting for.
Catch Me When I Fall is a wonderful second chance romance. I loved the characters and their story. I fell even harder for the secondary characters and am looking forward for their stories to be told. Catch Me When I Fall had the perfect balance of steam, romance, drama and suspense. I couldn’t help but devour Emily and Royce’s story and I have to say, I loved every single second of it….
Catch Me When I Fall is the second book in A.L. Jackson’s Falling Stars Series. Royce and Emily’s novel can be read as a standalone.
All Emily wants to do is sing her soul out and leave her heart on the stage. That’s what she was born to do. Or so that’s what she thought a few months back when her life imploded and her greatest fears came to the surface. Now all she wants to do is fade into the dark and the only way to do that is to give up her dream.
Royce is out for vengeance. He won’t be satisfied until he has one man in prison and the other man’s blood on his hands. He’ll do whatever it takes to see to it that the men who took everything important away from him pay for their actions.
When Royce meets Emily, he knows what he has to do. He has to dig beneath the surface and uncover Emily’s deepest darkest secret. In her secret she holds the keys to Royce’s ultimate revenge and payback.
My Thoughts:
Royce is the Sexy As Sin and Deliciously Dangerous bad boy.
Emily is the Sweet as Sugar up and coming country star.
He’s the only one who can protect her from her greatest fear.
She’s the only one who can tear down the walls around his heart.
My heart is a sucker at fate showing its finest. Royce and Emily is just that. It’s a means of fate. I couldn’t get enough!!!
A.L. Jackson has brought another emotional roller coaster to the table! My heart has been through the emotional wringer….. that counts as a successful read in my mind.
I love my heroes dark and broody with a chip on their shoulder…. Royce is all that… Add in a body covered in tattoos and you’ve got yourself a bad boy! I absolutely adored Royce and his protective alpha vibes. He’s lost loved ones in the past and he’s not about to lose another. This man is FIRE!! He’s a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off. He was everything I love about A.L. Jackson’s heroes.
Emily is your typical country girl. She’s the girl next door who wants to fall in love and start a family. She’s sweet with a feisty fighting side. This girl has also been through hell and back. She wears her fear as armor and that armor is her greatest enemy and the thing that’s been holding her back from what she wants the most. Her dreams of being a big star.
My heart flew through the pages of this novel. I was invested in Royce and Emily. I loved the push and pull, the endless array of emotions. The chemistry was charged up and beyond. I couldn’t get enough of the relationship vibes.
There were a few reasons why I dropped a star in my rating. There were a few moments in the novel that had me wanting a bit more detail. I felt the angst was there but in some situations the angsty details slightly covered up the moment at hand. Also, I needed a little more from the ending, and to avoid spoilers I’m just going to leave it at that. But aside from those opinions, I loved Royce and Emily! These two brought the spark, the lust, and the love to this story. My heart and soul bleeds for them.
Overall, Catch Me When I Fall is the reason why my heart searches for all the rock star/country artist/musician books on the market. I honestly can’t wait to see them come up as I continue this series. I’m excited to see where A.L. Jackson takes the characters of Carolina George next.
~ Alecia @ The Staircase Reader
I cannot get enough of this brilliant and amazing series .catch me when I fall is the love story of Royce and Emily , and what a devastatingly beautiful one it is .I pretty much adore all rockstar romances , but A.L have written one of the best I have read in such a long time . Full of angst and emotion, as well as steam , intrigue and off the charts chemistry. This is a flawless series with such intriguing characters , and trust me when I say her books will hook you and keep you reading until the early hours of the morning.
Spectacular !!
I honestly cannot even put my feelings into coherent words on how Catch Me When I Fall made me feel as I read Royce and Emily’s Beautifully complicated Love story.
A.L.Jackson is an Exceptional talent her words have woven themselves into my heart and owned my soul…She now has a fan for Life.
I have just this second finished this book and I have tears streaking down my face,because I felt everything these characters felt,the raw real emotions that poured out of them…the heartbreak,the love,the sadness,the joy…EVERYTHING !!
Emily and Royce’s story is huge there is a bigger picture than two people unexpectedly falling in love,its cloaked in pain and vengence….and I coudn’t stop reading until I had devoured every word needing to know what had happened to Emily? and what drove Royce to be a menacing force to be reckoned with,but so tender and poetic when it came to Emily.
Emily the singer of a country band Carolina George and Royce the man who was sent to sign them to his step father’s record label.Falling in Love was not in his plan he had something bigger to take down,he had revenge in his sights for the people that took everything away from him and hurt his sister.But Emily is entangled in ways that could tear them apart if he executes his plan,and could destroy the only shining star in his life.
I loved this book I throughly enjoyed the bumpy ride it took me on,it played with all my emotions but it was so worth going through it all,just to experience this Amazing story.
5 Stars is NOT enough.
I highly recommend it
Superb
A.L. Jackson has this magical way of creating poetry within her prose and I love how it adds such depth to her writing. Catch Me When I Fall is another one that will pull at your heartstrings. You fall in love with bad boy Royce right from the get go. He painted his pain all over himself, creating a nightmare-scape on his skin, but at his core is the most moral and kind person. He connects with Emily right away and sparks fly.
Emily is strength and sweetness, carrying the burden of her brother and her band, and broken at the same time. I love how Royce steps in and is her champion right away. Many things keep you guessing for a while with these two but there is a magic between the two of them that can’t be denied.
Royce meets Emily in a bar and then follows Carolina George on the road. One of my favorite parts of this story is how they pass lyrics between each other. Emily and and Royces’ secrets are revealed gradually as the story moves to its climax and you’ll be on the edge of your seat and flipping pages, racing to the end. This amazing story will touch you on so many levels and I don’t think I’ve loved a set of characters as much as these two since Lyrik and Tamar stole my love. This amazing story needs to be in your TBR list yesterday.
OMFG!!!
Catch Me When I Fall is poetically intoxicating to the 100th level!!
Pure A.L. Jackson gold people!! She has masterfully written, a book of a lifetime and so wrecked me so hard!!!!!
This story, oh my life this story. Emily is struggling so hard with the demons from her past and Royce is too. Their demons are interwoven and the story that unfolds is one you don’t want to stop listening to. I literally listened to this story while doing dishes, wrangling the 5 year old, driving and everything in between. It is a heartbreaking story but also a story of hope and resilience. Royce tries so hard not to fall for Emily but the chemistry they have is undeniable and the sparks fly. When the monsters have been slain the betrayal leaves Emily raw. She needs time to lick her wounds but eventually finds her way back to Royce and they get their HEA. They have to fight hard for it though.
A.L. Jackson is a relatively new author to me, recommended by my book wife Mere and I haven’t looked back since finding her. She is not all hearts and flowers which I appreciate. There is guts, emotion, a rawness and a realness to her stories.
Jason Clark and Virginia Rose are to me the perfect pairing for this narration. Royce can be gruff but also soft and Jason has that melty, raspy voice bringing plenty of emotion to his performance. Virginia conveys the vulnerability that Emily displays in the start of this book but equally the strength she finds within herself to conquer her demons at the end. Both have great female and male voices for the dialogue which to me is a sign of a great narrator.
Congrats to A.L Jackson, Jason and Virginia for smashing this one!
Catch Me When I Fall
(Falling Stars # 2)
Written by: A. L. Jackson
I stalk A. L. Jackson when I’m on the Amazon site. What shall I read next? Just prior to the holidays I finished Leif and Mia’s story Kiss The Stars, so now mid January it was time to figure out what my next read would be. Easy, the next book in the Falling Stars series.
From the first words of the prologue I was hooked. There was very little that had me putting this book down. I didn’t want to stop reading. It was Carolina George’s turn and what a story.
There was going to be dark in this book and it was evident that the darkness was going to envelop the band but how exactly we didn’t know. Royce is there for more than just signing the band to a contract. It takes time but eventually readers will find out and when I did, wow he is a protector until the end.
Emily has been struggling for a few months it’s easy to see something has happened. She is having trouble writing, she is having trouble on stage and she is keeping secrets. She does however, feel a calmness come over her when Royce is around.
This story held me, it twisted, it had turns both good and bad and in the end it left me wanting a bit. Then I put together what it was, I knew immediately that I had to move onto the next book. A. L. Jackson whispered through her words, there’s more to this story.
great storyline with very sexy interesting characters. I could not put this book down, read in two days….excellent!!!
This book started out a bit slow for me, and I was concerned it was going to drag the whole time. However, once we got to the “big reveal” of Royce’s past I was hooked! I would have liked to have more clues of where the story was going to take a turn because it took so long for me to get into it, but it is a really sweet story and had more to offer than I expected. I enjoyed it.
Emily’s focus is her country-rock band, Carolina George but when her demons catch up to her she tries to push everyone away. Royce is sent by his step-father to make Carolina George sign the contract that their company is offering. Royce and Emily share a passionate night together that is not supposed to be more. The next morning everything changes when Royce walks into the hotel room where Carolina George is having a meeting. Royce and Emily try to ignore the chemistry between them but it ends up being too much to deny. With so many secrets being hidden will everyone survive once they come out?
A.L. Jackson knows how to deliver a suspenseful story and make you feel like you are part of the story. Royce and Emily’s relationship grew nicely throughout the book. Jason Clarke and Virginia Rose did a great job narrating the story. I found Emily and to be too be a little too dramatic but there is a twist in the story I did not see coming and made it worth the listen.
Catch Me When I Fall is a workplace rockstar romance and the second book in the Falling Stars series.
Catch Me When I Fall is everything that I have come to expect from a book by A.L. Jackson! Great characters that you can’t wait to know about and a unique storyline that will keep you engaged from beginning to end.
Emily is the talented country singer who found her world turned upside down from the viciousness of one man, but she still needs to forge ahead for the sake of her band.
Royce comes across as dangerous and is definitely out for revenge but there is something about this sweet country singer that brings him to his knees. He just has to get to his end game no matter the cost and Emily may be the one caught in the crossfire.
I loved every bit of their story and was definitely hoping that they could work through all the obstacles thrown in their way and I had the pleasure of listening to the audible version which definitely added to my enjoyment of this story!
Wow! Another beautiful and excellent rockstar romance by A.L. Jackson! The drama, angst and suspense in Royce and Emily’s story nearly did me in and reading how it all unfolded had me glued to my e reader. The bad boy brooding rockstar and sweet southern girl seemed to be opposites but as it turns out, they were a perfect match. Their attraction for each other and connection was palpable (especially in the bedroom!! It was HOT HOT HOT!!). I definitely felt a roller coaster of emotions while reading this gripping book and the heart stopping plot twists had my jaw dropping! I definitely recommend reading this book!
Holy wow! This book brought all the feels! Every last one of them! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, AL Jackson writes with so much passion. They way her words just capture you and hold on so tight until the very end. The first half of this book my heart was like YES! YES! And then I was like NO! NO! And then my heart was in my throat the rest of the book until that AMAZING HEA!!! What a story!