The Pieces You Kept

Laney Thorton

I never thought I'd meet the love of my life at nineteen, but the second I saw Bowen Wright up on that stage, I was a goner. He was sweet, sexy, had a voice that could make you weak in the knees...and turned out to be nothing but a lying sack of-it doesn't matter. I'd been ready to change my whole life to be with him until the day he broke my heart. Determined to forget that summer ever happened, I moved on with my life and never looked back...except that's a lie, and despite how pathetic it is, Bowen still has a piece of my heart.

But when a deathbed confession from my mother changes everything I thought I knew about that awful day, I know I have to do the unthinkable and see him one last time...

Bowen Wright

I have everything I've ever wanted: a huge record deal, hit after hit on country radio, a sold-out stadium tour...but the one thing that would make my life truly complete is the one thing I can never have. I'd made damn sure of that when I'd shattered Laney's heart fifteen years ago. I know she moved on and probably still curses my name, but it kills me that I'll never get the chance to tell her the truth-until the night she shows up backstage, demanding answers.

Will the truth even matter after all these years? Can we possibly have a second chance at forever?

Or do broken hearts just stay broken forever?