What's there left to do when life kicks you in the teeth and takes everything you have? You stand back up. Cody Reynolds had the world at the tip of his fingers: a beautiful fiancée, a promising professional football career, and a Super Bowl ring within his grasp. He was living the American Dream… until a tragic accident threatens everything he knows, sending him home to Tall Pines, Texas. Angellica Andrews was the best trauma nurse in New York City. Her life revolved around her career and her boyfriend… until the night there was one more tragedy on the job. When it seemed like her heart couldn’t take anymore, her aunt convinces her to give Tall Pines, Texas a chance for a new life. A new adventure. What happens when the two people least interested in love meet in a small town? When life knocks you down, you stand.

Sixteen years ago Aliza Wilson met the love of her life. He was everything Aliza had ever hoped for in a man, kind, generous and he gave her a beautiful life. But fate had other plans for her future. Plans that changed her life irrevocably. Now Aliza must face a new fate, and that scares her more than anything. Sixteen years ago Holden “Holt” Stone found the woman of his dreams. She was utter perfection. But his best-friend got her first. Now he must sit on the sidelines and watch the woman he wanted, be happy with someone else. Holt is no stranger to pain and heartache, hell that came with his service in the Marine Corps, he's no stranger to death, but watching someone he loves struggle to move on is a new kind of hell. Can Aliza and Holt find a way to fix their broken pieces, before it’s too late? Whiskey Lullabye is the second volume in the Southern Heartbeats Series and is the continuation of Stand. This is Aliza’s story.

Early one spring morning, Josie changed the lives of several people and ended the lives of three. She's been living in hell ever since. She lost her job, her house, she's been shunned by the town that she loves. Her only regret is that she didn't die that fateful day. Dr Mark Wilson is angry. He's had more than just a dark cloud over him since the day his brother and young nieces were killed. Then he had to watch his brother's wife fall in love with someone else and start a new life. Everyone is moving on but Mark can't because he's so very angry. All of your questions from Whiskey Lullabye will be answered. This is Josie's story