Nashville Series
Thirteen books following CeCe MacKenzie, Holden Ashford and Thomas Franklin from the side of I-40 to country music stardom as the band Barefoot Outlook, plus the friends, family and newcomers who join them along the way. This series is best read in order, starting with Ready to Reach.
Country music romance · Small-town girl in the big city · Friends to lovers · Found family · Second chances · Life in the spotlight
Book One – Ready to Reach
Nineteen-year-old CeCe sets out for Nashville with a guitar, a hound dog named Hank Junior and a car that catches fire on the interstate. Two Georgia football players stop to help.
Book Two – Hammer and a Song
CeCe is falling for Holden, a gifted songwriter who already has a girlfriend. A country star's son offers a distraction, but her heart keeps writing its own song.
Book Three – What We Feel
CeCe, Holden and Thomas find their footing in Nashville as Barefoot Outlook takes shape, and CeCe and Holden face what they feel for each other.
Book Four – Pleasure in the Rain
Just as the band hits the big time, a shooting at an after-concert party leaves them all gravely injured, and one of them will not survive.
Book Five – Amazed
Playboy Thomas Franklin has everything he ever wanted, except what Holden and CeCe have. Then a girl from his past walks back into his life.
Book Six – Sweet Tea and Me
Thomas and Lila flee her hometown in the middle of the night with a stolen dog and a daughter to raise, and try to build a second beginning together.
Book Seven – Commit
Thomas and Lila's delayed honeymoon in Anguilla should be a slice of heaven, until it isn't.
Book Eight – R U Serious
CeCe and Holden have a good marriage in a world where that's rare. Then a woman decides she wants Holden, and won't take no for an answer.
Book Nine – You, Me and a Palm Tree
An act of violence leaves CeCe reeling, and Holden learns that everything he thought mattered doesn't, unless he has her.
Book Ten – Not Without You
CeCe joins a fellow country star on a trip to an orphanage in Belize, and what happens there puts everything she and Holden have at risk.
Book Eleven – The Tour
CeCe joins Holden and the Nashville family on a four-week concert tour, and life on the road turns out to be more than she bargained for.
Book Twelve – Second Verse
Newcomer Tucker Hayes, sleeping in his truck with a head full of songs, saves rising star Emory Caldwell's life and catches the attention of Holden's new record label.
Book Thirteen – Bridges
Tucker has spent his whole life leaving before anyone can see him clearly. Emory already has. His and Emory's story continues from Second Verse.
