Saoirse's life transforms from chaste to chased in a story where Love Actually meets Big Little Lies... "In that instant, when the bullet leaves the gun, it can take a life - rarely does it begin one..." As the gunshots ring out, Saoirse Mahoney resolves to flee the only life she's ever known. Leaving Donegal, Ireland, she sets out to discover the woman she's meant to be-and the love she longs for. Landing in Brisbane, Australia, she throws herself into her new life, but her path is no less challenging or turbulent. Workplace harassment, broken trust and her inexperience threaten to derail her. Love in all its beauty weaves throughout her journey-but the echoes of toxic love and the weight of a past Saoirse can't escape lead to a shameful love haunting her every move. Daring to believe she may have finally found her place in the world, she's suddenly confronted with love's darkest insanity-and it threatens to destroy everything. With nowhere left to run, Saoirse must turn and face this evil that has pursued her across oceans. Will she break, or will she rise stronger than ever, becoming the woman she's truly meant to be? The gripping first novel in the Love Connection series by A.M. Jaxon, Saoirse's Story blends the complex, heartfelt connections of Love Actually with the intensity and secrets of Big Little Lies. A powerful exploration of the courage needed to overcome controlling and at times violent love, it asks - what does it take to rise above your past and begin anew?