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Echoes of a Southern Song Series
Where the Music Grows
Book One
I see my life in terms of music….
Jack Hayes is a farm kid who, though he's strong and fit, and has a great set of abs, isn't cut out for farming. He's bullied because he's different. To the disappointment of his father, Jack wants to sing and play guitar.
There's nothing in a judgmental small town that will ever allow him to grow and spread his wings.
So, Jack leaves and heads south where he ends up at a dive bar with no money, and a truck low on gas.
Camping on some stranger's land, the owner doesn't kick him off, but kind of gets his story and offers him a chance to play his music at her bar.
The owner also has a niece, who Jack thinks might just be a good reason to stay a little longer.
Will Jack grow to understand the parts of himself that still seek approval, and learn to let his talent shine through for himself instead of things always being about proving something to someone else?
Echoes of a Southern Song
Book two
I see my life in terms of music….
With Jinnie's secret out, she and Jack are now in a battle against her soon-to-be ex-husband because won't give her what she's been asking for. With money coming in from his gigs, Jack helps her out with the attorney while Jinnie picks up extra shifts at the bakery to help pay legal fees. Being so busy, they begin to drift apart, cursing the person who has caused all of this.
But Jack is gaining a following with his music and he's got stars in his eyes. The bar gets crowded with fans every night, and eventually Jack is beginning to get noticed by some very important people. Will he stay in town long enough to help Jennie through her legal troubles? Or will the bright lights of the big city lure him away?
Beneath a Tennessee Sky
Book Three
Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music…
Jack Hayes thinks he's made it to the big time with his record deal and tour, but rockstar life isn't all that it's made out to be.
Liz forces Jack to wear things he doesn't like and sing things he doesn't want to sing. The pressure and lack of sleep are taking its toll, but when he's on stage, all of that stress disappears into the face of thousands of adoring fans. He knows he has Jinnie to thank for most of it, but life has become so hectic and frazzled that their relationship seems to be nothing more than a fleeting memory now.
Jinnie watches it all from her small town. After she makes a couple of trips to Memphis to see Jack, she realizes she can't stand his new friends or this new Jack. It isn't for her and she decides to go home where she belongs, wishing things were the way they used to be—just the two of them sitting on a log in front of a campfire while he strums love songs for her.
One night, Jack makes a huge mistake and now could lose everything. Will Jinnie leave him to wallow in his failure, or show up to save him from himself?
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