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Pieces of Us
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan
- Series: Confessions of the Heart Series, Book 3
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Categories: Romance, Contemporary
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Publisher's Summary
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, 13 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?
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- Lindsay
- 2019-06-22
fab book!!
It really hooked you in from the beginning. Made me laugh & cry! Fabulous read
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- Kindle Customer
- 2020-01-07
Amazing!
These narrators are INCREDIBLE!! Loved the story too! Definitely worth the credit and recommed getting this book!
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- Nicole Thomas
- 2019-07-19
WOW
What a great book, so touching. proves that no matter what happens love can conquer all
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- MaggieC
- 2020-06-02
Beautiful
A beautiful story written with such feeling and pain at times. Mack’s voice though! Perfect.
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- Karen
- 2020-07-08
A second chance at love
Pieces of Us – (Confessions of the Heart #3) – A. L. Jackson On it’s own this wonderfully written story of a second chance romance draws the reader into giving all your attention to what is happening. The audio book narrators Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan take this story to a whole other level. The voices are OMG just amazing and they bring this story to life. Mack and Izzy childhood sweethearts that should never have been apart. But threats and feelings that Mack was never going to be enough had him walking away from Izzy and breaking her heart. Izzy left Broadshire Rim when Mack walked away from her. She was broken in so many ways. When she arrived back 12 years later with two sons, she had two big issues to deal with #1 her oldest son Benjamin and #2 Mack Chambers. Of course there are issues that need to be taken care of, truths, feelings, acceptance and giving in to learning how to trust again. Both Izzy and Mack have much to overcome, and Mack has that extra step and earn trust from both of Izzy’s boys, most especially Benjamin. The feelings are all in here, there is angst, fear, heartbreak, forgiveness and love, so much love. Reader beware there will be tears. You become invested and your feelings are put through just as much as Izzy and Mack’s are. In the end your heart will be filled with happiness for these character. If you want an even better twist, get the audio book and read along while Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan take you on this ride with soft, sweet words, an omg deep sultry voice and a love that never died. It’s a treat readers need to give themselves sometimes. I can’t recommend this story enough.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-05-13
Amazing
What an amazing love story. And Jacob Morgan is simply the best narrator in the business. A must read
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- Kristy R
- 2020-04-30
Great book, ending felt very sappy
I really enjoyed the book but the ending seemed very sappy, a bit over the top.
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- Mellany Ford
- 2020-04-01
Superb!
Absolutely loved this story! Excellent story, Excellent narration. Highly recommend for all the romance lovers!
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- CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
- 2019-05-26
PREPARE TO BE BLOWN AWAY
Dear Amy, from the moment I received your Newsletter about the release of this, your latest book, I’ve been eagerly checking Audible’s vast and varied virtual shelves impatiently waiting for it to become available as an audiobook... and YAY IT’S FINALLY HERE. And it didn’t disappoint.. in fact it may even be your best book so far.. but then again, I do say that about all your books. You write about bleeding hearts, broken promises, shattered dreams and second chances so well. Your characters have layers, your rich storylines have depth, detail and colorful descriptions and the ebb and flow of the ever-changing emotional tides means there’s never a dull moment. You woo, wound and wow me with your wonderful wordsmith abilities, you tempt and tease me with your sexy covers and you pick the perfect partnership to breath life into your stories. This second chance love story was compelling and binge-worthy listening as Mack and Izzy struggle to get over what happened in their pasts, vanquish emotional demons, seek forgiveness, learn lessons, lay new foundations and tentatively move towards their bright new future. It was heartbreaking, deeply emotional, truly romantic, tender, touching and hauntingly beautiful. With solid likeable characters, colorful descriptions, an emotional well-paced storyline, sweet sweet secondary characters and a few flashback chapters sprinkled in to give depth, to highlight humble childhood beginnings and to reveal what went wrong. There was pain.. and heat.. and heart.. and passion.. which shone a light on sacrifice and a pure selfless love that deserved its second chance and its HEA. And, what I also truly love about your stories are the interconnecting threads linking friends and family together from your other books who all intertwine so the listener gets that ‘comfortable’ feeling of catching up with old friends you haven’t seen for a while, hearing about and celebrating in their happy anniversaries, achievements and announcements. As we all know, good narration is the vital element with audiobooks, choosing well is crucial, and you always pick the perfect pair to bring your stories to life. Andi and Jacob WERE those characters, they bled the feels, they evoked the senses and became the heart and soul of your dual POV story. Worth a credit? Absolutely YES.. I never doubt your abilities, never hesitate with purchases and never rate your stories less than 5 star. Congratulations.. you can be one proud mom giving us this beautiful baby.
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- John
- 2019-05-28
Another awesome book A.L Jackson
She just keep putting out great books every time. I don’t know how she does it. The narrators did a awesome job as well. Great book thank you 😊
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- LORRIE
- 2019-05-25
Another Great One
A.L. I can’t tell you how many times your books have almost brought me to tears but it ALOT each time they speaks from the kids perspective for some reason touch my heart. You are an AWESOME author not sure how many more books are in this series but hopefully many... each one gets better and better. Sincerely, A hooked fan 😊
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- Amy Halter- The Obsessive Book Whore
- 2019-06-03
This book owned me!
Ms. Jackson does it every single time. She writes these incredibly real characters and I feel.like a part of the story. She completely sucks me in and I can't help but devour all her words. And Jacob Morgan is my absolute favorite male narrator. Get this series, and feel all the feels.
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- Rd2
- 2019-08-20
Fantastic
This was my first AL Jackson book, and I loved it. The voice actors were phenomenal. I’m looking forward to diving deeper into the ALJ catalog.
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- Ddanielle
- 2019-06-29
Emotional world wind of amazing love
I loved everything about this story. It left me happy angry sad but in the end so happy. I can imagine true life in real scenarios. I highly recommend this book anyone male or female.
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- 💜.🌺Violetta🌺.💜
- 2019-06-05
Childhood love. 1POV. HEA. Standalone.
⚠️ minor Trigger warning may be needed spousal and child abuse. This is a “simmering “ romance. It’s a somewhat emotional listen. The narration is on fleek. Yes. I said “fleek”. Can’t beat the Aa & Jm powerhouse. It has a sweet HEA but I’m slightly annoyed bc I don’t feel like all the villains got their dose of Karma. This is a standalone but there are more books in the “series” so I can hear about the secondary characters. 🤭 Complainer’s Comments (spoilers) I was slightly annoyed with the made up Ideals that Mac made up as his reason for leaving Izzy. I thought Clarissa had some major dirt on Mac and Izzy, like the couple had murdered someone and Clarissa didn’t turn them in. Nope. It was bc Mac thought he wasn’t good enough for Izzy and instead of staying and protecting her from Other threats (I thought Clarissas father might have done something to Izzy) Mac left Izzy and didn’t really tell her why. 🥰 Loved Having a child with a disability myself, I love it when authors include characters that have some kind of mental or physical obstacle. And it was written so respectfully So thank you AL Jackson.
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- Rudy
- 2020-03-24
Amazing love story of pain and trumph.
Izzy and Maxime are the pure definition of love conquers it all. very essence of believe in someone even when they don't believe in themselves. Absolutely brilliant!! Definitely a 5 start + Rating!!!
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- MrsJG
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Jacob and Andi are the best
Love love love these two narrators! Many times I was near tears and swooning over these characters live the way it went from the past to the present as well. This is my first book by A.L. Jackson and I felt she wrote very well. My only criticism would be to easy up on the dragon and little bird comments. Other than that I loved the way it was written! I wish Jacob narrated more books like this! He is swoon worthy!
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LOVED LOVED LOVED
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