Three reasons. Two years. One epic journey.
All Jackson wanted after high school was to escape. The Marines were his ticket out—a chance to chase adventure, purpose, and freedom on his own terms. For eight years, he had everything he dreamed of.
But war doesn’t just shape men—it breaks them.
With two shattered legs and a medal that feels more like a cruel joke, Jackson is sent home to a life he doesn’t recognize and a past he tried to leave behind. Alone and trapped in an empty future, he’s losing the battle to reclaim himself.
Then Avery walks back into his life.
No longer the girl from his childhood with an unshakable crush, she’s now his physical therapist—tough, relentless, and determined to push him beyond his limits. With every milestone reached, she challenges him to believe in more than just survival. Somewhere along the way, she starts to look like the answer to questions he hasn’t dared to ask.
But love alone isn’t always enough to mend what’s broken. And if Jackson is ever going to stand on his own again, he may have to let go of more than he’s willing to lose.
Jackson's story continues in A JOURNEY TO LOVE (book 2) and concludes in A JOURNEY HOME (book 3). The trilogy be read together for the full story and HEA. The Journey Series is best read in order, starting with the prequel novella, A JOURNEY WORTH TAKING (read the novella before book 1 or 4).
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The JOURNEY SERIES trilogy as a whole is a heartwarming fade-to-black contemporary romance. Jackson's journey isn't easy. There will be hardships, pain, heartbreak, and raw emotions. Please know that nothing is graphic, and there will be plenty of inspiration, hope, sweetness, perseverance, friendships, unbreakable bonds, and unconditional love to overcome it all for a sweet, inspirational, and heartfelt story. Content warning: some coarse language, casual drinking, suicide of a loved one (off page), sick parent, loss of a parent, PTSD, loss/grief, rape (off page), verbal abuse, and violence.
Genre: Romance
All Jackson wanted after high school was to escape. The Marines were his ticket out—a chance to chase adventure, purpose, and freedom on his own terms. For eight years, he had everything he dreamed of.
But war doesn’t just shape men—it breaks them.
With two shattered legs and a medal that feels more like a cruel joke, Jackson is sent home to a life he doesn’t recognize and a past he tried to leave behind. Alone and trapped in an empty future, he’s losing the battle to reclaim himself.
Then Avery walks back into his life.
No longer the girl from his childhood with an unshakable crush, she’s now his physical therapist—tough, relentless, and determined to push him beyond his limits. With every milestone reached, she challenges him to believe in more than just survival. Somewhere along the way, she starts to look like the answer to questions he hasn’t dared to ask.
But love alone isn’t always enough to mend what’s broken. And if Jackson is ever going to stand on his own again, he may have to let go of more than he’s willing to lose.
Jackson's story continues in A JOURNEY TO LOVE (book 2) and concludes in A JOURNEY HOME (book 3). The trilogy be read together for the full story and HEA. The Journey Series is best read in order, starting with the prequel novella, A JOURNEY WORTH TAKING (read the novella before book 1 or 4).
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The JOURNEY SERIES trilogy as a whole is a heartwarming fade-to-black contemporary romance. Jackson's journey isn't easy. There will be hardships, pain, heartbreak, and raw emotions. Please know that nothing is graphic, and there will be plenty of inspiration, hope, sweetness, perseverance, friendships, unbreakable bonds, and unconditional love to overcome it all for a sweet, inspirational, and heartfelt story. Content warning: some coarse language, casual drinking, suicide of a loved one (off page), sick parent, loss of a parent, PTSD, loss/grief, rape (off page), verbal abuse, and violence.
Genre: Romance
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