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The Comeback
Series · 4 books · 2018-2019
By
Marcie Shumway
Books in series
#1
The Return
2018
Superstar Cooper Hall is returning home to Maine. At 28, he’s burnt out from booze, women, and the one thing he has loved the most in his life….music. His hope is that some time in the small town where he was raised will give him perspective, and maybe some direction. What he hadn’t anticipated was the one person who could change it all, coming home too. Avery Cyr had been happy with her life as the lead accountant for a management company. She lived two hours from where she grew up, allowing her to visit when she wanted, but far enough for her to be independent of the family name. That was, until a phone call brought her back for an extended visit - and a reunion that could change everything she thought she knew. Can Cooper overcome the hurdles that have sent him back to his home town? Will he move back permanently, or is the call of fame too strong? Is Avery truly happy in the life she has made for herself, away from her family? Does her heart have the strength for another encounter with the man that stole it so long ago, or will this time be what breaks her for all other relationships?
#2
The Unknown
2018
Dark Roads’ guitarist, Evan Foster, had every reason to distrust women, thanks to his absentee mother. Despite her, he turned into a soft-spoken, laid-back man with a never-ending smile, who loved women as much as they loved him. While the band had been as much his dream as it had for the others, he had truly done it for them. Now, like his bandmate, he was ready to go home to Maine and settle down. He hadn’t anticipated that love would come from the most unexpected of places. Julie Lane was an independent, competent woman who ran her own company. Passed down for generations, Lane & Son Management Co. was started by her grandfather and she strived to make the family proud with continued success. In the middle of a drawn-out divorce, she uses the time to expand into Maine with her new business partner. The one thing she hadn’t planned on was a relentless man, determined to win her injured heart. Will Evan be able to convince her he’s ready to commit to just one woman? Or will his past blow back in and ruin everything he has worked so hard to overcome? Does Julie have the strength to protect her heart while opening it up to another man? Can she get out of her marriage without losing what she fought to build?
#3
The Wait
2019
Willie Hall has lived in the shadow of his older superstar brother, Cooper, for most of his life. Add to that being the middle child, he was well-known for being a loner. He was content to run his bar, Willie’s Tavern, and live out his life as a bachelor. Suddenly, his life is turned upside down by childhood friends. Everything he had originally thought about his future was put to the test. He never predicted he would see her or to experience emotions so fiercely. Erica Thompson was a gypsy soul, all thanks to her mother moving her around constantly as a kid. When her grandmother dies unexpectedly, she is brought back to the one small town that always felt like home. A place she could settle down. She begins to re-evaluate how she handles her life and what she wants from it. Two old friends make her wonder if she had it all wrong, one of which steals her heart all over again. Does Willie have it in him to overcome his insecurities and secrets to let love in? Or is he destined to hide out and be a bachelor for life? Can Erica get past all the defenses and convince him to take a chance on her? Will she stay in Dewart or is her gypsy life calling too strongly to ignore?
#4
The Secret
2019
When Chris Hines started Dark Roads, the lead singer never imagined the group would become the phenomenon it currently was. His band was his life and he’d done everything possible to make sure the guys were taken care of. He shouldered the responsibility like a champ, always putting himself last. Until one night with a special woman changes everything he thought he ever wanted. Katherine “Kit” Finn grew up under the wings of one of the largest country-rock bands in the industry. They took her in when her boyfriend had cheated on her, helping her get back on her feet and moving forward again. Little did she know, one night would send her in a direction she never expected, with a secret that might cost her everything. Will Chris be able to figure out his feelings for Kit before it’s too late? Or will his childhood keep him from embracing the family and love he could potentially have? Does Kit have the strength to carry her secret alone? Is she willing to risk everything for it?
Author
Marcie Shumway
Author · 9 books
The Comeback