Piece by Piece Hearts Book

Best First Book: 2025 National Excellence of Romance Fiction Awards2025 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards: Top Pick2024 American Writing Awards Winner for Romance2024 Firebird Book Award for Contemporary Romance2024 Indies Today Best Contemporary Romance”Twila Mason’s friends-to-lovers romance is packed with real-life struggles, escaping a painful past, and sympathetic characters. How lucky we readers are that it’s Book 1 in a series. Looking forward to the next installment.” Gail Priest, Author of Soul Dancing”A stunning debut, Piece by Piece is the no-holds-barred story of Aria and Luke, two young people born into a world of addiction and alcoholism who desperately want more from life than what they are given. Mason holds nothing back, from her propulsive first chapter to the very last page.” Barbara Conrey, USA Today Bestselling AuthorAria Sutton is determined to be nothing like her drug-addict mother. All Aria needs is a few more years to turn her life around, but when her mom messes up again, Aria’s fragile world comes crashing down around her. Suddenly homeless, she carries the weight of not only her survival but also that of her preteen brother. Her only hope is Luke Hardin, her childhood crush who fled their neighborhood six years ago and never looked back.The last thing Luke expects is Aria’s desperate call for help. After the way he left things between them, the least he can do is let her and her brother crash at his place. With her sleeping down the hall, the past comes rushing back, ready or not. But for Luke, going down memory lane brings back demons from his past that he’d rather keep buried, and the steady life he’s built for himself is threatened.The boundaries Aria and Luke set are put to the test when circumstances force them closer than ever. While meticulously planning her future, Aria never considered leaving room for the possibility of love. As they navigate the trials of life, Luke questions whether he’s strong enough to let Aria go again. Maybe they can use the pieces of their broken lives to build a better life. Together.