Romantic Women's Fiction with Heart and Community
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An entertaining and heartfelt book that pulled the heartstrings. You won't be able to put it down!
Meet the Characters
Jackson's Bridge is full of people with personalities as big as their hearts, and individual backstories that make their characters complex and layered.
Meet the people you'll grow to love as you turn the page in any Jackson's Bridge story.
Callie Winters, Leafton Botanicals Co-Operative
Callie Winters thought she knew who she was—a sharp-edged chemist, a devoted single mom, and a woman who kept her past locked away. But when life pulls her to Jackson’s Bridge, the mountain town begins to unravel her walls. Surrounded by community she never expected, and drawn to Dave Woods in ways she can’t deny, Callie slowly learns that belonging means letting go of control, facing the secrets she’s buried, and daring to rediscover the woman she was always meant to be.
Across the series, Callie’s story is one of assimilation, healing, and hard-won love—proof that even the most guarded heart can find home.
Dave Woods, The Herb Farm
Dave Woods has spent his life carrying ghosts—of the brother who followed him into the Marines and never came home, of the father he lost the one day he was supposed to be with him, and of a past that left him with scars no one can see. In Jackson’s Bridge, he hides his pain behind hard work on the family herb farm, looking after wayward youths, and playing the role of the steady son and brother everyone depends upon.
But when Callie Winters returns, she stirs something he thought was long buried: hope. Dave’s journey is one of confronting the weight of guilt and trauma, finding peace in the land and the community that has always claimed him, and slowly opening his guarded heart to the possibility of love—and the belief that he is more than his losses.
Olive Woods, The Herb Farm
Owner of The Herb Farm and founder of the Leafton Botanicals co-operative that keeps the town afloat, Olive is a hard act to follow and an even harder person to please. But she's the one you can count on when you need to—a force to be reckoned with, even if she should consider a situation more widely before she goes into it. Olive's heart is as big as her ideas, and an ancestor of the founding families of Jackson's Bridge.
George Winters, Locum for Beaumont Hospital
As Callie's father and semi-retired general practitioner, George has a gentle way of offering wisdom and a heavy hand in guiding the people he cares for. He moved to Spring Creek with his wife before she passed away, retiring and living many years of the good life. But on his own, he turned to his medical life to give him purpose and the nearby town of Jackson's Bridge to build a home and community in his later years.
Lee Carmichael
Dave's serious sister is an award-winning interior designer whose life needs more than a touch of remodeling itself. They had it all—fancy city apartment, holidays in the Maldives, and two children doing well in college—until her husband took off with the housekeeper. Now back in Jackson's Bridge, Lee's trying to find a balance between keeping everything under her tight control, and rediscovering how to live her best life authentically. She's so far from the woman she dreamed of becoming, and absolutely no idea how to get there.
Dee De Angelo
Dave's creative sister always embraced chaos, but her life falling apart in all aspects was more than she could handle. Losing her job, falling in love with her ex-husband, and her mom having a heart attack was all she needed to pack her bags and head home to Jackson's Bridge with her tweenage daughter. Lucy can finish high school while Dee puts her career front and center, embracing her vintage values and building her own label among the textures and colors of the landscape that's home.
Brett Jensen
Growing up without a father means never knowing where he came from. Desperate to find his own path, this boy will break his mother's heart, then put it back together again—figuring out the man he wants to become in the process. Moving to Colorado was unexpected, but the wide-open space provides endless inspiration for his photography, the family he'd always wanted, and love in the most unexpected places.
Abigail-Jean Porter, Dragonfly Inn
The owner of the Dragonfly Inn has the biggest heart this side of Denver city, which means she'll go the extra mile to help someone in need. But her tendency to jump to conclusions and engage in malicious gossip can get her into trouble and often does.
John & Estelle Emery, Emery Farm
Stalwarts of the community, orchardists and herb growers. This couple is grafting to put their twin sons through college. Life is a struggle, but nothing good ever comes easy.
Tyler Reese, Two Rivers Ranch & Two Rivers Security
Town rebel with a chip on his shoulder the size of the Rocky Mountains. Licensed grower of medicinal marijuana, but expanding into new product lines whether he wants to or not. Tyler's arch enemy is Dave Woods—a man who blames him for his own father's untimely death. Tyler's sick of having to prove himself to Dave and everyone else in Jackson's Bridge. It's just as much his home as theirs, but he knows he'll never be accepted. The plan is to get what he can and then get out, before everything he's involved in catches up with him.
Maria Reese, Two Rivers Equine Adventures
Torn between the two men she loves and turning a blind eye to the things she doesn't want to see, Maria finds solace with her horses and love in the arms of someone she's forbidden to love. Cole Sweetman is her childhood sweetheart—the man that feels safe in a world that's closing in. She loves her brother, Tyler, but knows he's in over his head. Maybe her relationship with Cole is the one thing that will eventually save them.
Cole Sweetman, County Sheriff's Department
Cole is Dave's best friend and town protector, treading the blurred line between his job and the woman he secretly loves—Maria Reese. Dating a suspected felon's sister is a career-limiting move, especially when that suspicion escalates and looks like it's linked to organized crime. He knows one day he might have to choose, between Maria and losing his career or even his freedom.
Joseph (Bryant) Bryant, Bryant's Bar & Restaurant
Decorated Gulf War vet enjoying the quiet life of pulling beers and fishing rivers. But he's not blind to what's going on around him, and that includes knowing the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life is right in front of him.
Molly Jones
Bubbly on the surface, but hurting deep inside. Jackson's Bridge is slowing restoring what Molly has lost. Far from the big city she once called home with her husband and three kids, the guilt that drowned her is finally becoming manageable.
Daniel Meyer
Always trying to do the right thing, but always in the wrong place at the wrong time. This time, he's going to do right by his family, no matter what.
Jenny Meyer
The last five years have taken Jenny to breaking point and back. But the next twelve months could prove to be the worst, despite working two jobs and taking night school to secure a future for her family.
Shannon Meyer
Living life unencumbered in cyber-space, where nobody knows her backstory. This girl has a plan that could take her all the way to the big time. Daughter of Daniel and Jenny.
Andrew Meyer
Lake swimming, mountain biking, and rock climbing are life for this active teenager, who desperately wants his family to stay together. Things have been tough, but he knows his Dad is the good guy and he's on his side.
Neil Hardy, Art Teach at Spring Creek High School
Living with a secret isn't easy, especially a secret the size of the one that he's keeping. But this Harley-riding reclusive artist has everything going according to plan, at least for now.
Sarah Newman, Flex & Flow Clinic
Big-hearted, energetic, and determined. This ex-Olympian knows burnout when she sees it. Jackson's Bridge was the refuge she needed to rebuild her life and find the community that needed her just as much.
Lane Costello
Putting down roots is the name of Lane's game, trading her passport for the possibility of attracting true love.
Natz (Natalie) Thurman, Natz Sip & Snip Salon
Meet Natz, a veteran hair and makeup artist to rock stars and dynamo divas. When you've been through what Natz has, and seen what Natz has, you appreciate the little things in life.
Trey & Josh Emery
These twins have grown-up on hard work and strong values. But, while Trey leans into small town living, Josh has bigger ideas. Despite their differences, both boys have big dreams and want to make their parents proud.
Stanley & Rosemary Gold, Gold's Farm
Stan married Olive's sister straight out of high school. Empty-nesters for nearly twenty years, their five sons have returned home, with broken lives that need time and community to start over.
Sadie & Harry Porter, Porter's Farm
Diving head-first into the art of cultivating crops as part of the Leafton Botanicals co-operative. These two mid-lifers have some hard work ahead of them, and it's not just in the field.
Kat Anderson, Vet
Fresh off the boat from Old Blighty, this small animal vet is looking for a fresh start. But the change of pace and uniform is almost too much for her to handle. But for now, she needs to keep things simple and play it safe.
Nate and Zeke Smith
Working the land combines ancient wisdom with modern purpose for these brothers. Despite their start in life, the future is what keeps them on the straight and narrow now.
Lily Booker, Bookstore Owner
A literary novelist with a big secret, Lily has always been a romantic. She dreams of owning her own bookstore, and sharing who she really is with the people around her. But leaving things this late could risk everything she values in life.
Brad Anders, Two Rivers Security
This frat-brat is used to getting what he wants and is prepared to do whatever it takes to get it. Even if that means stepping across the line of what most folk would call right and wrong.
Mayor Alexander & Candy Jackson
Once captains of the high school football and cheerleading squads, this power couple crave the center stage. Running the largest resort in the area provides them just the platform they need to win friends and influence others.
Frank Garcia, Frank's General Store
If it can be locally grown and either canned, ground, or dried, it will be on the shelves in Frank's General Store. He can order in anything you want, but he might not be happy about it!
Happy Handsome, Hook & Hunt Store
Gritty and private, Happy runs the Hook & Hunt Store and brings good money into to town through his guided tours. He may be a man of few words, but he's the best tracker in Boulder County.
Liam Carter
Born and raised in Jackson's Bridge, this entrepreneur found fame and fortune trading finance in New York. Being smart with numbers gave him the way of town he was looking for and a reason to never go back.
Jack Lucas, The Herb Farm
Olive's latest foster son has a heart of gold and survival skills that would rival a Navy Seal. Being illiterate slows this boy down a touch, but nothing will stop him when his mind is fixed.
Sam Pembroke, Penny's Cafe
Decorated ex-Army medic and mountain rescue expert. Inheriting Penny's Cafe has been life-changing, but winning over the community has been more challenging than he imagined. But with the support and expert pastry skills of his father, Charlie, Jackson's Bridge is starting to feel like home.
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