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
Deep and very well written, this was such a sensitive and beautiful story of enduring love and second chance with deeply layered and nuanced character development. The storyline is so fresh and poignant that I couldn’t stop reading. It illustrates the reality of both sides of a soulmate relationship and the consequences both sides suffer when only one makes a choice. This story is very much like the jigsaw of life, a tapestry of the uneven and broken pieces each character experiences that somehow come together to complete the canvas.
Maxon Chambers’s life is filled with great friends, and yet he is lonely. Izzy was his future, but his fear railroaded their past. She was his best friend, his escape in a very bleak existence and his first and only love. But they were from opposite sides of the tracks and he had always felt an outsider in her world. He made a difficult choice to protect her. Maxon and Izzy are well developed characters and I liked them. Their chemistry is palpable, my heart was lost in their romance from the beginning. Izzy is back in town with her two adorable sons and Maxon wants to do right by them. The story highlights the trials her family has faced, and the courage of their son. Watching him work to earn Izzy’s kids trust melted my heart.
The narrative flicked between current and past history and it worked well. The drip feed of background information kept the tension and intensity of the story at a high level. From the very start, this was a captivating read with strong, beautiful characters.
”Let’s love again, Little Bird.”
I can’t. It’s been a while since A.L. Jackson has sucked me into a book this hard but d*** am I more than thrilled about it!
Pieces of Us was such a unique book! My heart wouldn’t stop fluttering and the weight of it being beautifully full never changed throughout the entire book. Mack and Izzy were legit MADE for each other. Like moths to flame those two and I love it so much.
Their chemistry was ever present. The story line and all the side characters involved just helped this story and series grow tremendously into one of my all time favs and I can’t recommend it enough!
Definitely worth reading and loving romance again with this author and these two characters!
Absolutely incredible. All I can say is get your tissues ready. They will mostly be tears of joy but still tears, tears, tears. This is one incredible story. The ability AL Jackson has with her characters coming to life is extraordinary. The love Mack has for Izzy has never died even after being separated for 13 years. He didn’t think he was enough for her. Their worlds were so different. But little does he know that her love never died as well. Izzy is afraid to let him back into her life especially because she doesn’t want her boys to hurt. And her heart cannot take another break from him. But as soon as he meets her sons it is all over. He will do anything to be with them. He will protect them forever. He cannot help but fall in love with these two boys. Their story will bring tears to your eyes. At times I wanted to jump into this story and just hug Mack and never let him go and let him know how much he is loved. He escaped his upbringing and came out of it a better stronger man. He doesn’t see this in himself. Feels he is not worthy to have such love. “Loving you was the only truth I knew. he grated. The only thing I ever did right. The only thing that has ever been real.” OMG I can feel the tears coming again. What a story. A story that no amount of stars would be enough.
The story of Mack and Izzy has all the feels. I could literally feel the love Mack had for Izzy but he felt like he wasn’t good enough….. That he had to suffer because of his past. One-click this HEA today!! You won’t regret it.
5+ Stars!!
Oh my, this book has wrung every emotion possible from my poor heart. A.L Jackson has just ruined me forever with this brilliant and very emotional book. I am a massive fan of this author; this lady writes emotionally charged romance full of angst like no other, and she does it so well.
This is Maxon and Isabel’s story. The characters were just wonderfully written; Maxon took hold of my heart as a four year old boy and just never let it go. Such pain, so many emotions, so many times I cried for this boy and his destructive upbringing. I fell in love with the boy that grew into the man, who I loved even more.
Izzy is a strong independent single Mum fighting for some normality in her life after the struggles she has been through, I adored Izzy and the strength she possessed, but also her vulnerability too, I just wanted to hug her and reassure her everything was going to be okay. Her two children were so adorable as well, this story just had every component to hit the mark.
This is book 3 in the Confessions Of The Heart Series and it just literally swallowed me whole, I devoured it and many times whilst reading I couldn’t make out the words for the tears. With awesome secondary characters that have been in the previous books and who once again make an appearance; this just added another layer to this wonderful masterpiece of a story. A.L Jackson has done it once again, this lady never writes anything but perfection, such a wonderfully imaginative writer and another series not to be missed !!
I have no words, this book, this book is what Romance and love is all about. My heart, my emotions have been sucked in and owned by this story from beginning to end.
A broken man, who loves hard and has everything to give, yet he denies himself, the one person he lives to love.
A broken woman with 2 young children, crushed by the love of her life, yet knows she will never had that life with him that she dreamed off.
It just doesn’t get better than this, they say love conquers all, but omg this author does not give it to us easily. It’s a path filled with humps and thorns, and each one leaves us with those little scars that don’t ever really heal. It’s friends and family, life charging ahead when you feel so lost and alone. When all those around you know the one thing that will complete you is just right there for the taking. It’s forgiveness, its growing up and its finding the person inside you that you have always been.
Mack has loved Izzy all his life, now she’s back in town, can they let go of the past to reach their future. Ahhh you need to pick up this book, it will own you right from the start, but know this.. you will be captivated, entranced and and totally snared by this couples fight for love, fight for family and you won’t be able to set this book down. Mack is everything, even if he is stubborn and set in his view of himself, his passion is goes above and beyond. My heart truly melted with this book, it broke into pieces and it healed with my tears both happy and sad. This story is one of those that find a special place in your heart and stays… this is A STORY us romance readers live for !!!!
This was such an emotional ride, from beginning to end. Mack’s story was so heartbreaking to read, knowing he was always a rock for everyone, but finding out what he went through before that. Kinda tears ya up at times, knowing what he went through, and what Izzy went through. But seeing them get their second chance after years of heart break was amazing. They have an extra special kind of connection, something that time and years didn’t erase, and became even more magical now. Benjamin & Dillon added extra love, and fun, to this story, and it was just an overall amazing experience. This series was filled with lots of heart and lots of love. I loved it very much, and can’t wait to reread them all together!!!
I knew Mack was special from the first two books in the Confessions of the Heart Series, I just didn’t know how special he is. Mack is always there he always has your back he’s the good guy. This book shows just what he’s made of, his heart. He had a rough start in life but has made something of himself, he should be proud but he is still living with the demons of his past. He always loved Izzy, always protected her but sent her away trying to give her a better life without him. Years later she returns with two kids and Mack and Izzy are back in each other’s lives, Mack meets the son he never knew he had. This well-written book has so much emotion and feelings it will just gut you and then restore your faith in love. This is a very powerful story of love, loss, and happiness.
This is another highly emotionally charged story to complete the series. Loved Mack throughout the first two books and he definitely didn’t disappoint!
Izzy is super strong and has really had a hard time, not really through any fault of her own. She’s a strong independent single mum doing a fantastic job. Dillion and Benjamin were amazing characters and for me the kids always steal the show and they definitely did in this case. Dillion will have you laughing throughout and you’ll just want to gather Ben up and hold him.
Mack has a lot to make up for although not as much as he thinks he does. It’s amazing how a young mind can take on so much even though their not equipped to really deal with it. He was dealt a bad hand and didn’t make the right decisions, it’s amazing what guilt and fear for someone else’s safety will make you make bad choices. He came good in the end though as watching his relationship with the children develop were my favourite parts of the story.
Although it could be read as a stand-alone I would definitely recommend the first two first as there’s a lot of back history between Mack and his besties which you really need to fully understand there bonds.
Highly recommended and a must read for me.
This book captivated me from the very beginning and never let go. A second-chance romance that is powerfully inspiring, emotionally raw, and breathtakingly romantic. AL Jackson delivers an unforgettable masterpiece with so much heart and soul. With every page I fell deeper in love with these characters and their epic love story.
Maxon “Mack” Chambers is a broken and complex man who is incredibly sexy, loyal, and fiercely protective. He is a force to be reckoned with. The layers to this man are endless. Izzy Lane is sweet, genuine, resilient and courageous. I absolutely adore her. A friendship that started out as young children and grew into something more as teenagers. They have an intense and unbreakable bond – soulmates. Life circumstances cruelly tear them apart. They are given a second-chance at love and Mack isn’t letting go this time. Mack and Izzy are absolutely magical. How they fight for one another and save one another is powerfully moving. A breathtaking love story of hope, trust, and faith. The storyline and characters is brilliantly written. I could feel all the emotions they experienced — crying and angry one minute and then smiling and laughing the next. Some scenes just stole my breath while others shattered my heart. The swoon-worthy scenes and the heart-melting moments make up for all the pain. The unconditional love and support of family and friends is beyond words. The wisdom interlaced throughout is powerfully inspiring. I absolutely loved every second of this stunning story. It is definitely one of my top reads of this year and all time. Worthy of 10 brilliant stars! This is one book you need to read!
was incredible. Loved every word and feeling throughout. My heart ached and my heart flew with Maxon and Izzy and their road back to each other….the pull and give so perfectly written. So much passion and heat blaring from them as they find their way again. If you love second chance romance and you love the feeling of falling in love again, this is for you.
Al Jackson has done it again, we are left loving yet another one of her men. Mack has to be my favorite from the Confessions of the Heart series. He was so sweet, so lovable, and just so perfect. He isn’t you typical hard; show no feelings type of guy. Mack wears his heart in his sleeve especially for those who he loves.
Izzy and Mack have history, so when Izzy is back in town and runs into Mack she is put in a situation where she has to face the truth, tell the truth, and hope things don’t go sideways. I loved this book, the only thing I had an issue on was that Izzy and Mack didn’t develop from the start into their relationship; I felt it a bit too rushed. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the book I had tears in my eyes several times, I just wished we would’ve seen Mack fight to win Izzys love and show her that he was there to stay.
This was a story about strength, love, second chances, and courage. These two people have not had it easy, especially Izzy…. But what I loved the most was that we saw such a strong woman, a women who would do ANYTHING for her kids. This is another must read from me… Mack will leave you so in love.
As always A.L. Jackson’s words reach into my heart and grabs hold and still has not let me go. Mack and Izzy absolutely take you on an emotional roller coaster. Honestly I have yet to read a book by Ms. Jackson that has not brought me to tears in the best of ways. I have loved every couple in this series but I honestly think that Mack and Izzy have easily become my favorite. Though part of a series this story could definitely be read as a standalone though I would HIGHLY recommend reading the others in the series. I will forever one click ALL of A.L. Jackson’s books!! She is easily one of my favorite authors. ABSOLUTELY a must read! LOVE LOVE LOVED!
When I read “Pieces of Us” I was enamored with every emotion. AL Jackson has a way of writing romance novels that will make you smile, bleed, cry, feel anger and remorse… she is the most amazing author I have ever read and when it comes to second chance romance she never fails. In Pieces of Us-Izzy and Maxon were childhood friends who fell in love…. their story is a fairy tale of a dragon who will save his little bird always even if it means ending what was always suppose to be endless…..
To Love Endlessly
What an insanely beautiful second chance romance in “Pieces of Us”. This is the final book of the Confessions of the Heart series. Reading this novel totally owned me, I was so absorbed, deeply enamored by the delicately essence of how young love can experience pain, anguish, grief, and yet find a love that only can happen when you are true soulmates. THIS IS A TRUE MASTERPIECE! I feel honored to read AL Jackson’s stories, she has a gift that brings so much raw emotion to the highest level. When someone loves someone so much that they are willing to let them go to save them from harm and a life that they are not meant to be involved in…. only adds that much more intensity to this novel. When you are willing to give up the most important person in your life to avoid shame and a pain that will destroy.
After 12 years Izzy Lane returns to Broadshire Rim only to run into the one person she ran from all those years before Maxon (Mack) Chambers. The man who wanted a life so much better than the childhood he was dealt. After all the years “the attraction and hate, all wrapped up in a bough of yellow jasmine…Sweet and intoxicating” the electricity only ignites all the feelings that were put away. Izzy tries to escape from him, but the force only draws them back together no matter how hard she tries.
Izzy realizing that she never forgotten his face or those eyes or the heart I’d prayed would find something better, even when I’d come to accept that heart could never belong to me…… because he hurt her in a way no one has ever hurt before. This gutted me. So full of sorrow…. “You ruined me, Maxon. You broke my heart. You betrayed me.” “He’d broken me. Shattered me. Left me weak.? “
When Izzy decides she needs to talk with Mack and disclose the secret that she never could bring herself to reveal; she invites him to her home the home he always knew to be safe and loving only when he arrives his world is turned upside down from what he encounters. This dragon is slayed by his little bird.
Doing what he has always done, he run….. his guilt, the remorse and the anguish he must confront bring the awareness of what love is when you must grieve. No matter how much love they shared he is in a denial that will torment him until he decides that he is going to win his little birds love again because there in nothing or no one that can ever take her away from him again. “Doesn’t matter if you’re a dragon. You’re still my best friend. We can fly away together”. Sends you into goosebumps and the wanton for this to be the fairy tale of all happily ever after’s!
“Dragon, Dragon come an rescue me.” Together they will slay his demons…. And they will put all the pieces together and have that family they have always dreamt. I melted for the love that they reignited…..
Mack finds himself recognizing his mistakes but assuring that Izzy was never one of them…. He promises to do her right and take care of her…” The only thing Mack knows for sure is “he doesn’t want to spend one more day without Izzy next to him…. Let’s love again, Little Bird. Love me the way I love you. And I promise, I will never let you go! OMG my heart was beating so hard I felt it wanting to climb in the story and tell Mack I will I will…. The tenderness of this story was so enthralling.
Talk about stealing the breath from someone’s lungs…. I was hyperventilating with this…… The Story is a love story that is ENDLESS! A LOVE SO ENDLESS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET MACK, IZZY, BENJAMIN and DILLON…. THEY WILL FOREVER BE ETCHED IN YOUR HEART AND SOUL! Bravo AL Jackson on the most amazing second chance romance and thank you for “Pieces of US” …. It made me feel every emotion, emotions I thought I had locked inside afraid to feel once again myself…. You broke the little bird in me free. BEAUTIFUL LADY!
Pieces of Us is the hot cop with everything to prove and the one he pushed away. It’s a second chance romance with some action involved because of course Detective Maxon Chambers isn’t a pushover.
His Little Bird isn’t either. Things are different and time has passed but seeing him was a blast from the past. Everything is different and yet somethings are exactly the same.
A.L. Jackson warms our hearts with Mack’s redemption. She gives us all we wanted to know about our last man standing. Even better, she gives us exactly what he deserves!
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Pieces Of Us was heartbreakingly beautiful and an absolutely mesmerizing read. Mack and Izzy gave me all the feels with their heartfelt journey. There were smiles, laughs, tears and so much hope while reading their story.
Maxon had such a beautiful yet broken soul and I adored how fiercely he loved with everything he had. Izzy was a fierce mama bear and I loved how she managed to always see the wonder around her every day. The secondary characters were amazing and added another layer of depth to this story. Izzy and Max broke my heart and slowly pieced me back together again.
I wasn’t expecting the emotional ride I was in for while reading Pieces Of Us but I loved every heartgripping moment on it. Pieces Of Us is a sweet, angsty, and emotionally beautiful slowburn that is at the top of my list of favorite reads this year.
Pieces of Us is a powerful and emotional second chance romance!
I have been excited to read Mack’s book since the first Confessions of the Heart book, and Ms. Jackson has not let us down. Reading Mack and Izzy’s story is like experiencing it first hand. It is vivid, heartbreaking, as well as hopeful and sensual. A.L. Jackson can write a slow-burn romance like no other, and you will be all the better for it. Izzy is back after 13 years, and of course runs into Mack, who is now on the right side of the law, these two have history that breaks your heart, but just maybe their future will mend their hearts. I loved seeing all the old characters, as well as some new ones. Pieces of Us is an unforgettable tale of love, loss, and redemption that you don’t want to miss.
By now most know that this author could write the phone book and we would enjoy every last second of it! So not surprised that I flew through this book like the pages were on fire. I would give it a 4.5 stars and highly recommend to others for sure! This is book 3 in the series but I would say it could be read as a standalone- but I do recommend reading the other books in the series because they are magnificent as well!
A second-chance romance at its finest, Mack is from the wrong sides of the track and he always believed Izzy can do better than him so he set out to break her heart so she would follow through with her plans, 13 years later Izzy comes back… but she has secrets of her own and her heart never fully mended… what will happen when all is laid bare, will they still have only pieces of each other’s hearts or can they finally get the whole package?
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Mack and Izzy were a wonderful second chance romance. AL Jackson is always a one click author and she never disappoints. Beautifully written story.
What a great conclusion to this trio of books.
Mack and Izzy had been attached at the hip since they were little, eventually their relationship blossoming into something more. But Mack is from “the wrong side of the tracks” and always felt like Izzy could do better than what he could offer her. He breaks her heart and she leaves.
13 years later and she is back, only its not just her. Old feelings immediately rise to the surface.Their attraction palpable, only its not just herself she needs to consider if she is going to let Mack back in.
Oh the twists and turns this book takes, the heartbreak. It was amazing. I couldn’t put it down. Definitely one click this now.