Now an Amazon Top 15 Bestseller Maxon Chambers has a way of stealing all the attention.All my affection, and all my dreams.What I needed to remember was he’d stolen my good judgment and my virginity, too.When he broke up with me, I ran across the country and swore I’d never return to Broadshire Rim.But here I am, thirteen years later.Maxon is all grown up.Sexier than sin and more tempting than … years later.
Maxon is all grown up.
Sexier than sin and more tempting than ever.
A detective on the Charleston force, he lives on the outside of safety, devoted to protecting the people of his city.
But with the way he’s looking at me now? I’m pretty sure what needs protecting is my heart.
Can we mend the pieces of us? Or will he leave my heart shattered forever . . .more
ALL.THE.FEELS!! What a beautiful story. Once again Ms. Jackson stole my heart. A story that will stay with me for a long, long time. Dragon and Little Bird are endless.
Pieces of Us is the last book in A.L Jackson’s Confessions of the Heart series. It can be read as a complete standalone, though I highly recommend reading all 3 books for the full affect!
This book was a beautifully written second chance romance.
Both Mack and Izzy made decisions during their youth that kept them apart for 13 long years, yet the love they had for each other never faded.
Their journey truly tugged at my heartstrings and made me ache for any time lost between them.
Be prepared for your emotions to be all over the place as they find their way back to each other.
Overall this was an excellent conclusion to the series , and I very much enjoyed the interactions with other characters from the series and the new side characters that were introduced in this book.
A perfect read I highly recommend! Grab your tissues!
I must post this in every review, but A.L always out does herself! She manages to make me fall in love with the characters when I thought no one could beat the previous ones. The chemistry and emotion between Maxon and Izzy is out of this world. The subject matter was also one you don’t see often and I thought it was amazing! Can’t wait to read her next book!
Mack, Mack, Mack. He’s complicated and snarky (<— my favorite), strong, and yet still broken. He’s trying to atone for his past. It’s one that he’s not exactly proud of. His past is where Izzy comes in. She makes the past smack him in the face when they run into each other. He didn’t even know she was back in town. Too bad she literally goes running from him. Being a small town though, they’re always bumping into each other. Then Izzy hits him with news that he never expected. This book! The history between these two is given in perfect increments. We’re not left wondering too long what’s going to happen next. The delivery of everything was perfect. I couldn’t get enough. I loved Mack and Izzy so much. Second chances and single, hard-working parents are my favorite.
Here’s another story that brutally tugs on your heartstrings. You never know what your feeling. It changes from page to page. Mack.. my heart aches for the child. My heart beats rapidly for the adult. I love him! My heart breaks for the teenager Izzy, and the adult Izzy. These two soul mates go through so much.My feelings are all over the place. This story made me feel. It is everything you want in a well written romance book. It also left a smile on my face. LOVED!!!!
Everything AL Jackson writes is magic. I can’t wait to read this one!
Amazing as always A.L.blew me away with telling Mack and Izzy story. A tear jerker for sure. Amazing characters that you will love Jace and Ian. Izzy and Mack love goes from childhood to adulthood with developing in protecting one another
This is the third book in the Confessions of the Heart series and it just might be my favorite. This second chance romance is Mack and Izzy’s story. It is full of all the feels, it is emotional, full of heart and sexy. Mack ended his and Izzy’s relationship when they were 17, leaving her confused and fleeing the town. Now she’s back and old feelings are brought back to the surface. This beautiful second chance romance is about letting go of the past and taking a chance.
I love a good second chance story, and AL writes so beautifully!
Have the tissue handy. Pieces of Us gripped my heart from page one and never let go. Emotional, heartbreaking read about love, loss, and second chances.
I am blown away all over again every time I read a book from A.L. Jackson. The way she tells a story is unbelievably beautiful, and each page just begs to be read. Max and Izzy’s story is one I’ve been waiting for since the first book in this series. The young love they felt, then lost, and learning to find themselves again made my heart ache. I felt for these two and wanted them to get their secrets out in the open so they could be happy together. If you read one book this year, make sure it’s this one. It’s definitely one of my top reads.
A.L. Jackson never fails to absolutely slay me with her words and this one was no exception.
This is the book I was waiting for, Mack’s story!! Mack has been there in the other books in the Confessions of the Heart Series he has been alongside Jace and Ian as they grew up. The connection these 3 boys has is strong and has lasted through many trials and tribulations.
This can be read as a standalone but I would highly recommend you read the other books in the series not only because they are brilliant but because it will help set the scene for everything up until this point.
Izzy and Maxon (AKA Mack) were childhood sweethearts, they were inseparable and in love until without any notice Mack breaks Izzy’s heart and she leaves town. He broke her and she tried to move on and she did to a point. She has two amazing little boys that will seriously steal your heart.
When she is forced to move back home for one of her children to take part in an experimental trial she ends up having to face the boy she still loves and let him in on a secret she has been carrying for years.
I loved every word of this tale. AL Jackson brought all the feels to Mack’s tale. Once you start this you will be unable to put it down. This is definitely my favourite from the Series and that says a lot as I LOVED Ian’s tale.
Third entry into the people of Broadshire Rim, SC. Loved Mack in the previous two books. He has always been looking out for his friends, trying to help keep them out of trouble. Too bad he doesn’t see what a good guy he really is. Thank goodness that Izzy comes back to town, reminding him that she has always seen the good man inside.
Well edited. Small issue with passed vs. past.
Mack grew up with an abusive criminal for a father. It shaped his perception of his self. Fortunately, he had a best friend in Izzy Lane. They met as children and neighbors. Childhood best friends, their feelings grew and changed just as they did. By the time they were seniors in high school, they were each others every thing. One tragic event altered everything. The course of Mack’s life altered. Izzy disappeared. Hearts shattered.
Thirteen years later, Izzy is back in town. And she isn’t alone. Mack is shocked to see Izzy, and then blindsided to find she has two children. What has happened in Izzy’s life? Why is she back now? Will she let Mack back into her life? Or, will she hold on to the past hurts? Meanwhile, Mack is dealing with a very present danger. Someone seems to be targeting him. Is it personal? Or, is it just because he’s a cop? Will he be able to catch the criminal or will they get to Izzy? Will Mack be able to protect her and her children? Will Mack get the life and love he’s so desperately wanted all along?
This has been a really wonderful series. Good guys emerging from bad circumstances to embrace joy, love, family, and life. Good girls risking it all for family, children, love, and life. Hoping Courtney gets her story soon. Enjoy!
What can I say other than….AL Jackson has done it again with Pieces of Us!! Her writing is brilliant and never disappoints. I’m always drawn in within the first few pages!! Thank you for continuing to share your gifts with us all!!
Pieces of Us is the third book in the Confessions of the Heart series by the immensely talented AL Jackson. I’m a huge fan of AL Jackson and I know going into one of her books that she’s going to rip open my heart and then put it back together again. Pieces of Us is filled with so much emotion. From heat to love, pain to acceptance, fear to forgiveness, anger to justice. We’ve knows Mack since More of You. He’s Ian and Jace’s best friend. He’s haunted and self-destructive. But he’s loyal, loving and has a good heart. He grew up thinking he was worth nothing. Would make nothing of himself. Broke his own heart when he was seventeen by letting his soul mate go. He’s been torturing himself every day since. He’s a cop just this side of reckless. But when Izzy comes back to town, his world is turned upside down. He never forgot her. He still loves her. He’s going to get her back. Izzy isn’t as welcoming. She’s had a hard life since she left town. Struggled to take care of herself. Make something of her life. She puts up a good fight, but she knows it’s a losing battle. Mack owns her, heart, body and soul. She can’t resist his arms or his love. But there’s so much more at stake now than ever. Can she take a chance on love again? Will Mack finally realize he deserves to be happy? He just needs love to show him the way?
Wow. I loved this story. So much! Amy kills it every time. Her poetic words just weave around your heart and squeeze. She knows how to make you cry, laugh, get chills and smile all at the same time. She creates friendships and family you want to be a part of and who will stay with your forever. This is an epic second chance romance with the deepest connection possible between two people. A friendship born from savior, a love bloomed from trust. A forever written in stone. No matter where you came from. What you’ve been through, you deserve to be loved. To have a family. To love yourself. You just have to reach out and take what’s offered to you.
A beautiful and heart-wrenching second chance love story. Mack has lots of life regrets, his past mistakes has haunted him for years, but his biggest one is what he did to the one person he loved the moment, Izzy. 12 years later, she is back and now he has his chance to rectify those errors. But he still has to overcome the belief that he does not deserves her as well as all the danger his job brings to his life.
Their story will definitely pull at your heartstrings. I thoroughly enjoyed their story. It has full of highs and lows, self-discovery of finding out what matters most in life, and ultimately forgiveness.
It was a well written story with lots of new and wonderful characters that only enrich the book.
I continue to be a huge fan of AL Jackson; and Pieces of Us is just another wonderful and amazing story.
Every time it feels like A.L. Jackson hands readers a story and we hand over our hearts.
Pieces of Us is devastatingly beautiful, powerfully emotional, soul-stirringly real, and everything a second-chance romance should be.
“Sometimes it was the hardest fall that cracked the mold and opened us up to something greater than we ever imagined.”
Mack and Izzy’s story is captivating, heart-rending, and hopeful as they try to break free of the chains of their past and find a way to fly towards a future together.
“My greatest love. My greatest sacrifice. Now, I was giving her everything . . . Every piece of me belongs to you.”
I adore the characters in the Confessions of the Heart series with their gentle strength, fierce protectiveness and courageous hearts. Every time I read them I hand over another piece of my heart and fall in love all over again.
May be read as a stand alone but come on… the entire series and characters are just wonderful!
Pieces of Us features Maxon and Izzy. Got time for a second chance romance? This is it! All the feels all the pain and sorrow surfacing when these two reunite for a single parent romance you won’t soon forget.
Second chance romances are some of my favorite and A.L. Jackson does not disappoint with this reunion of starving hearts and a love never lost.
I know I’ve said it before but Jackson writes the most amazing kids into her stories
AL Jackson has this way of breaking my heart and I’m totally okay with it. Pieces of Us is beautiful, and wrecked havoc on my emotions but I loved every second of it.