Picking Up My Pieces — Tonya M. Barber

Never in a thousand years did she think that Colin would ever walk out on her, the children and not look back, but he did.
One night he did just that and it crushed her heart…shattered it into a million little pieces.

After a month of being on her own, caring for her two children, money dwindling, very little food and at her wits end, Madison's survival skills kicked in. She stole whatever and whenever she could to feed her children. With an eminent eviction and no electricity in the house, Madison had reached her lowest point in life. Broken and despair, she reached out for assistance. With the help of her cousin Chuck she moved back to South Carolina, determined to create a new life for herself and her children.
It was the best decision she'd ever made.

The furthest thing on her mind was a relationship…but that was before her paths crossed with a tall handsome rancher name Bo Whittier. Bo was smitten with Madison from the first minute he laid eyes on her. He was confident in his determination to sweep her off her feet and make her fall in love with him, but little did he know that her heart needed mending. She had experienced heartaches, disappointments and a separation…..it would take patience, understanding and trust to open the barriers surrounding her heart.

This is a riveting tale of a woman who had gone on a journey to rebuild her brokenness. She traded in despair for hope, learned to trust others, love herself and became triumphant in her quest. She met a man who traveled alongside her, loving her through the anguish and pain until she became whole again.
It was Bo who changed her perception of what she believed love was. It was he who opened her eyes to what true love really ‘is', it was with his patience, unselfishness and unconditional love that Madison was able to lose the barriers around her heart, allowing her to love once more.