Real-life drama for men and women

A true story,told hopeful.

Real-life drama and book club stories for readers 45 and up who want real life and real relationships.

A grown reader sitting by a window in soft afternoon light, settled in with a book

The shelf

The books, in reading order.

Start with Loving You From Afar, Book 1. Each title comes as a paperback or an ebook, and each one has real life at its center.

The trilogy

Loving You From Afar

Book 1 is based on what really happened to me. Loving You From Afar, Book 2 picks up the story next. Read the three in order.

Loving You From Afar, Book 1Start here

Loving You From Afar, Book 1

The first book of the Loving You From Afar trilogy, and the author's own life story. A true story, told hopeful. Paperback $9.99, ebook $4.99. The best-selling title in the catalog.

Paperback $9.99Ebook $4.99

Loving You From Afar, Book 2

Loving You From Afar, Book 2

The second book of the Loving You From Afar trilogy. Real-life drama and a hopeful turn for grown women and men. Paperback $9.99, ebook $4.99.

Paperback $9.99Ebook $4.99

Loving You From Afar, Book 3

Loving You From Afar, Book 3

The third and final book of the Loving You From Afar trilogy. Paperback $9.99, ebook $4.99.

Paperback $9.99Ebook $4.99

Tabatha and Kim

Open Water

Two best friends, two new loves, one unforgettable cruise.

Open Water: New Beginnings

Adorn Jones

Open Water: New Beginnings

Open Water, book 1. Two best friends, two new loves, one unforgettable cruise. Tabatha and Kim. Paperback $9.99, ebook $4.99.

Paperback $9.99Ebook $4.99

Open Water: Calm After the Storm

Adorn Jones

Open Water: Calm After the Storm

Open Water, book 2. Tabatha and Kim carry on, and find what love should be like. Paperback $9.99, ebook $4.99.

Paperback $9.99Ebook $4.99

Standalones

Two love stories on their own

Read them whenever you like. Neither needs the series.

Gangster Love

Adorn Jones

Gangster Love

A standalone love story with real-life drama at its center. Paperback $9.99, ebook $4.99.

Paperback $9.99Ebook $4.99

Unexpected Love

Adorn Jones

Unexpected Love

A standalone love story about the kind of love that arrives when you are not looking. Paperback $9.99, ebook $4.99.

Paperback $9.99Ebook $4.99

The tees

Wear the story

Four black tees, each with a line from the books. The Other Side of Love Tee sits beside Gangster Love, Loving You From Afar and The Sunshine. The stories come first. These are for readers who want to carry one with them.

  • Gangster Love Tee

    Black tee

    Gangster Love Tee

    Black tee with the Gangster Love book artwork in gold and red. Price to be confirmed by the founder.

    $24.99

  • “My storm is fading. Yours is just beginning.”

    Black tee

    The Other Side of Love Tee

    “My storm is fading. Yours is just beginning.”

    $24.99

  • “You no longer have the same access to me.”

    Black tee

    Loving You From Afar Tee

    “You no longer have the same access to me.”

    $24.99

  • “I am her sunshine.”

    Black tee

    The Sunshine Tee

    “I am her sunshine.”

    $24.99

Looking for the stories behind the lines? See the books

A quiet, window-lit moment from the story behind Loving You From Afar, Book 1
Based on a true story

A letter from Adorn

Book one is based on what really happened to me.

Dear reader,

It started at a cookout in Dallas, in the summer of 2003. I will not tell you everything that happened there. Some details are mine to keep.

What I can tell you is that it took twenty years to find the words, and that I wrote them in secret.

Loving You From Afar, Book 1 is based on a true story, and I told it hopeful. If you have ever had to start over, I think you will know some of it already.

Twenty years in the making. Written in secret. Told hopeful.

Adorn

Start with Loving You From Afar, Book 1

Real life drama, with a hopeful ending.

Who these books are for

Stories for readers who have lived a little.

For readers 45 and up who want real life and real relationships. Three things you can count on.

  • Grown women and men, starting over

    Tabatha and Kim are best friends who meet two new loves. Real relationships, told the way grown people live them.

  • Real life drama, with a hopeful ending

    Book 1 is based on a true story. The hard parts are on the page, and so is the way through.

  • Written by someone in her fifties, for readers 45 and up

    I wrote these books for readers who want real life and real relationships, and who will keep a story that feels like home.

On the shelf

  • Loving You From Afar, Book 1

    Loving You From Afar, Book 1

    Paperback $9.99, Ebook $4.99

  • Loving You From Afar, Book 2

    Loving You From Afar, Book 2

    Paperback $9.99, Ebook $4.99

  • Loving You From Afar, Book 3

    Loving You From Afar, Book 3

    Paperback $9.99, Ebook $4.99

See all the books

Not for everyone

If you only read fantasy or sci-fi, these are not your books, and that is perfectly all right.

If you want real life with a hopeful ending, pull up a chair.

Book club

Bring it to your book club.

The discussion guide is free. Read Book 1 with your friends, then sit down and talk about it. Real life gives you plenty to say.

Two friends sitting close together by a window, heads bent over an open novel and talking.

Three things to talk about

  • Starting over

    When did you last begin again, and what helped you do it?

  • What you keep

    Which friendships and which lessons stay with you, even after the hard years?

  • A hopeful ending

    What does a hopeful ending look like to you, and who would you want to talk it over with?

Talk about it, then tell a friend.

The best way these books travel is from one reader to the next. If a story stays with you, pass it along.

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Before you begin

Questions, answered plainly.

Start with Loving You From Afar, Book 1. It opens the trilogy, and it is based on my own life.

Loving You From Afar, Book 1See Book 1

Still wondering about something? Write to me at adorn-jones@sogoodmail.co

A letter now and then

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If one of these books found you at the right time, tell a friend. That is how this series travels.

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