Back to the Start

Back to the Start is a collection of chart-topping novels by USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez. Each of the five full-length novels is a perfect starting point to dive into one of her sexy, emotional, and twisty worlds.Fighting Silence: Sports Romance, Friends-to-Lovers I fell in love with Eliza Reynolds in a condemned apartment when I was only thirteen years old. For most of my life, I'd desperately wanted to make her mine. But that was a fantasy a poor kid like me couldn't even afford to dream. With two little brothers who depended on me to stay out of foster care, a medical diagnosis sentencing me to gradually go deaf, and my soul mate quickly slipping through my fingers, I was faced with the reality that not all fights could be won. But that didn't mean I would give up. Not on her. Not on them. Not even when the world fell silent.Retrieval: Romantic Suspense, Second-Chance RomanceOne date. That was all it took for me to know she was my soul mate. Five years, countless infertility treatments, and the loss of our only son. That was what it took for me to lose her. One phone call, a mix-up at the lab, and a child neither of us knew existed. That was the hell it took to bring her back to me.And this time, I wasn't letting go.This is the story of how I took back what had always been mine. The retrieval of my wife and my family.The Fall Up: Contemporary Romance, Opposites AttractAs a celebrity, I lived a life most would dream about. But on the inside, I was drowning in the spotlight.The night I met Sam Rivers-a gorgeous, tattooed carpenter with a sexy smile and a wicked sense of humor-I was at rock bottom. I was standing on the top of a bridge that night, trying to find the courage to jump. I never expected he'd make me fall. Changing Course: Contemporary Romance, Broken HeroMy world was rocked when my wife suffered a traumatic brain injury during a car accident. One minute, we were planning our happily-ever-after. The next, she could barely stand to look at me. I was forced to let her go, but I never thought I'd be able to move on. Until seven years later, when I met Jesse Addison. That shy woman with the musical laugh became the beacon of light I so desperately needed in order to find my way out of the fog. But what happens when your past collides with your present and the woman you used to love refuses to accept the woman you can't live without?Singe: Romantic Suspense, Alpha BodyguardShe lived in my nightmares. I lived in her dreams.But I was no hero. For years after the fire, I wore the scars as a constant reminder of the night I'd failed her. I never expected to see her again. I wasn't sure I'd even be able to look her in the eye. So imagine my surprise when I showed up for my first day on the job at the country's premiere security firm and found out that she was my client. I almost lost her once, but it wouldn't happen again. Rhion Park was the one woman I'd burn the world down to protect.