An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

Heartsong Duet, Book 1

There once was a girl with fireflies in her eyes and music in her soul. Remember her... she's important.

She's the reason I panic-bought the little brick house on Maple Street, the one I lived next door to for eight magical years. Now that I'm back digging up floorboards and lost journals, I can't stop thinking about the two people who grew up here.

You see, that girl was my best friend, and this house was once hers. She also had a big brother who was my everything before circumstances turned us into nothing more than memories.

That's why I applied for a job at his auto shop—unprepared to discover that my new boss, Cal Bishop, is now gruff, built, and covered in tattoos.

I'm the sun to his overcast sky. The smile to his surly solitude. A reminder of everything he longs to forget. But my heart has a secret, and we're running out of time to fix our torn pages.

Maybe... the same girl who used to be the glue still holds the key to putting our pieces back together. (See? I told you she was important.)

Toodles,

Lucy

©2023 Jennifer Hartmann (P)2023 Podium Audio

So, so good!

This an amazing story with a great cliffhanger ending!! The next book is a MUST read (listen). I can’t wait to find out how the relationship between the two main characters pan out. I just hope I’m not the one heartbroken.

Disliked the selfishness of Cal! Loved Lucy and her unselfishness! She deserves better. I can’t believe he was so into himself! I do want to purchase the second book so I can see how it all ends. I liked the narrators.

Beautiful written Series

I laughed and cried so hard. This was truly a well written Series. Don't have more to say, but Amazon or Audible or whoever set this thing up requires me to put more words here...REALLY!

Heartbreaking

I just love angsty books. I love how this one didn’t focus on smut, but it still had a love story in there with tension. I wouldn’t call it a slow burn, though.

JH does it again!!

In true Jennifer Hartmann fashion, she nails it once again. The ending of this story had me on the edge of my seat and immediately diving into the next book….I’m glad I didn’t have to wait because that was a brutal cliffy. The history between these two characters is still unfolding but what has been revealed already has me scrambling for the answers! This story is beautiful so far and I’m rooting for an HEA after all this built up and angst!