Jeremy Asher
WHEN THE HEART BREAKS
A chance meeting on a bus? Could it really be that simple? Can such an encounter truly bring about life-changing events?
On a cold winter day, during what had become his least favorite time of year, that’s what happens to Nick Founder. And he realizes it’s time to put the pain of the loss of his wife and daughter away, in a safe place, but not one that consumes his every waking moment.
Taylor Landon is a thirty-something waitress, working her way through college while raising her son, Brett. The only thing missing is her husband, a loving man and wonderful father who lost his life in a senseless tragedy nearly a year ago. During that year, Taylor has learned how to wear a smile in front of her friends and son to mask the broken pieces of her heart. But inside, she aches. Raising a son alone is hard. She wants a strong man in her life again, but she wonders if she’ll ever meet the right one.
For Nick and Taylor, two lost souls, their pain is the common denominator that brings them together. But will secrets of their past tear them apart? Life and death, love and grief, and loss and gain accompany Nick and Taylor as they find themselves on a journey that neither saw coming, forcing them to ask one question…is love enough?
Life only gives you one first kiss. And when Jesse Malone kissed Sarah Ramsey, he thought his life would change, but not in the way that it did. An unlikely childhood romance between a poor boy and a wealthy girl began the day Jesse decided to do the impossible and cross the creek. A love was born, one that would become their shelter, protecting them from the storms of their lives, until the day Jesse witnessed his mother’s murder, forcing him to leave his childhood home…and first love.
Ten years later, life has finally gotten better for Jesse. He has a loving family, a charming pet shop to run, and one semester left before graduating with a degree in architecture.
Everything is great, until the day fate intervenes and his long-lost love walks into his shop and back into his life.
Sarah, engaged to a budding attorney, is struggling to keep everything together. Her father, diagnosed with terminal cancer, is running out of time. Sarah races to build their dream business while planning her wedding in time for her father to walk her down the aisle.
Their brief encounter starts a series of events that neither Jesse nor Sarah expects. After a decade of running, Jesse is now forced to face the demons from his past, while Sarah has to choose between her handsome attorney and her first love.
Just when they think love has given them a second chance, Jesse is faced with an impossible decision, one that will change their lives forever.
Jesse and Sarah’s journey continues in Beneath the Willow, the sequel to the heartfelt novel, Across the Creek.
For Jesse Malone, an architect in Chicago, life has been anything but easy. After losing the love of his life six years earlier, he is determined not to let love slip through his grasp once again.
Sarah Ramsey, a business owner in the Windy City, is struggling to keep everything together through a difficult divorce. Her husband, a once brilliant attorney, is about to lose his career along with his marriage and is set on making Sarah’s life just as miserable as his.
When Jesse and his fiancée, Kate, walk into a local floral shop to pick out the flowers for their upcoming wedding, Jesse runs into the only other woman he has ever loved, Sarah. Their brief encounter sets off a series of catastrophic events as Sarah reveals a secret that will test the foundations of their lives, leaving them with one certainty…life will never be the same for either of them.
It’s been two years since Jesse and Sarah Malone found each other again, said their “I do’s,” and began their happily ever after. They each have a successful business, two beautiful little girls, and a future better than they could have ever imagined. But all that changes when a stranger walks into Jesse’s office, presenting him with a proposal that will turn his family’s lives upside down and lead him deep into a world of darkness.
Nina Lamont, a partner in Jesse’s architectural design firm, has the dream job, along with a beautiful apartment in downtown Chicago. She has everything a woman her age could want, except for love. After spending the past few years focusing on her career, she’s ready to embark on that quest with Nolan, security specialist by day and musician by night. His good looks, musical voice, and obvious passion for her have Nina head over heels. But the more she falls in love, the more she discovers that she knows little about him, forcing her to make an impossible decision: Either trust in her heart or walk away from the only man she’s ever loved. What she doesn’t realize is that the only thing more dangerous than a broken heart could be Nolan’s secrets.
Close to Home is the third book in the Jesse & Sarah series. This story touches on the safety and comfort of an old love and delivers the excitement and hope of a new love. As Jesse and Nina search for the answers to their questions, their worlds suddenly collide in a way they never expected, reminding them that pain and love are felt the greatest when they’re Close to Home.
Jesse & Sarah
Across the Creek
Beneath the Willow
Close to Home
Seth & Trista
Never has Seth Storm's life been this complete. His daughter, Faith, is now safely in his custody and care. And his career as a famous country musician is finally back on track. The only thing left for him to do is marry Trista Tilman, the woman who has stood by his side during the darkest moments of his life. After a beautiful lakeside proposal, Seth believes that his life is whole. That is, until he receives a call that threatens to destroy the foundation he has worked so hard to build.
Trista hasn't always been lucky in love, but after meeting Seth, she knows he’s the right man for her and her daughter, Savannah. Strong and talented, he loves her the way she hasn't been loved in a very long time. During a time when she had no one, he stepped in and helped her get back on her feet. And when he gets down on one knee, she knows that her life will never be the same. Little does she know that their largest battle has yet to come.
Nothing can prepare a parent for the journey Seth and Trista are about to embark upon as they face a road with unpredictable twists that will test them in ways they have never been tested, causing them to do things they never thought they would do.
The Greatest Gift is an emotional story about two people who believe they’ve finally found the peace they’ve been searching for only to discover that life has other plans for them.
Seth Storm, a once famous musician from Nashville, is now nothing more than a fallen star. After climbing the music charts and making his dreams come true, his life took a turn that he’d never expected, causing him to lose it all. Now Seth is determined to do whatever it takes to turn his life around, even if that includes doing the one thing he swore he’d never do. After giving up music and the career he spent much of his life building, Seth embarks on a journey to get back what he cherishes the most: his daughter, Faith.
Trista Tilman, a single mother, finds shelter on the road as she and her daughter try to escape her abusive fiancé, Randall Tuck. As Trista struggles to repair her damaged relationship with her daughter, Tuck begins to close in on them.
Along the way, Seth and Trista encounter a storm that threatens their one chance at getting their lives back. Forced to travel together, they discover that success lies not just at the hands of fate but also within each other, two unlikely travelers fighting to survive not only the storm but also the demons of their past.
As the road takes them deeper and deeper into the storm, Seth and Trista find themselves face-to-face with their worst fears. Can love help them pick up the broken pieces of their lives?
Nearly five years have passed since Seth and Trista said their vows. Seth’s career as a famous country musician has been full of ups and downs, but life couldn’t be better for the Storms. That is, until one of the demons from their past returns, forcing them once again into a battle they never expected to find themselves in.
Savannah has blossomed into a mature twenty-two-year-old college student with a bright future ahead of her. Seth and Trista have never been so proud, but Savannah has been keeping something from them—a secret that will send her life into a tailspin, jeopardizing the relationships she cherishes the most.
Luke Tyson is a talented up-and-coming country musician who is lucky enough to land himself a job touring with Seth Storm, one of the musicians he has always admired. He leaves everything behind to make his dream come true, but when it does, he realizes that it comes with an unexpected price.
Seth, Trista, Savannah, and Luke have been brought together in this story filled with old love, new love, and impossible decisions. When the past threatens their future, their lives are tested, cracking the foundation of their love. As they find themselves fading into the darkness, all they can hope for is a chance for a final encore.
Losing Faith
The Greatest Gift
The Final Encore
Insignificant Moments
For twenty-seven-year-old Jaye Logan, life has been full of neglected opportunities and missed chances. He’s had an incredibly unadventurous career as an assistant librarian and only one serious girlfriend. But on the day he decides to literally climb a mountain and seek something better in life, something better finds him instead.
That glorious day, Jaye rescues a beautiful young woman and realizes he’s just met the girl of his dreams. In the turmoil surrounding her rescue, though, he doesn’t even ask her name. She slips through his fingers—another casualty of his too cautious life. Reeling from disappointment, Jaye writes a simple yet heartfelt e-mail about the key to life and sends it winging into the ether.
When that same inspirational e-mail returns to his inbox three years later—after impacting people around the world—Jaye is at another crucial intersection in life. The e-mail reminds him of what he lost, and he embarks on a life-changing journey to find it again, a journey full of adventure, mystery … and maybe even love.
Insignificant Moments speaks to the profound impact a single moment can have on our lives and in our hearts.
