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They agreed on three months... but their love ignored all boundaries.
Jack McLachlan has it all—wealth, power, and the title of Australia’s most eligible bachelor. But life at the top comes with its fair share of complications, and Jack has found the perfect solution: carefully arranged, no-strings-attached relationships that last just long enough to keep things fun. No emotions. No messy breakups. Just three perfect months. Then Laurelyn Prescott walks into his life. The gorgeous, fiercely independent American musician is everything Jack didn’t know he was missing. She challenges his rules, breaks down his walls, and turns his world upside down. What starts as a casual arrangement quickly becomes something neither of them expected—something that changes everything. Jack’s rules were meant to keep his heart safe, but Laurelyn makes him question if some risks are worth taking. Irresistible and utterly unforgettable, Beauty from Pain is a story about passion, heartbreak, and a love so undeniable, it shatters all the rules. |
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“Beauty from Pain is an intoxicating love story that swept me off my feet.” The chemistry, the tension, the raw emotion—I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. This book gave me everything I didn’t know I needed in a romance. |
“This series is pure fire from start to finish.” The passion, the angst, the unforgettable characters... Georgia Cates knows how to deliver a slow-burn that lingers long after the final chapter. |
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Is The Beauty Series a trilogy or standalone novels?
The Beauty Series is a complete trilogy--Beauty from Pain, Beauty from Surrender, and Beauty from Love—that tells one continuous love story. Each book follows the emotional evolution of Jack Henry and Laurelyn, so they should be read in order. What genre is The Beauty Series?
This is a steamy billionaire romance rooted in contemporary fiction. It blends emotional depth, passion, heartbreak, and healing into one unforgettable love story that will stay with you long after the final page. Is the story told from both characters’ points of view?
Yes. While Beauty from Pain is primarily told from Laurelyn’s perspective, the series shifts in later books to include Jack Henry’s point of view—giving readers insight into his thoughts, struggles, and emotional growth. |
Does The Beauty Series have a happy ending?
Yes. Jack Henry and Laurelyn’s story is filled with twists and challenges, but readers can expect a deeply satisfying and emotional HEA that brings their journey full circle. What’s the best reading order for The Beauty Series?
To experience the full emotional arc, read the trilogy in this order:
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How do you move on when he’s every song you sing.
After Laurelyn Prescott walks away from the love of her life, she returns to Nashville to pursue the only dream she has left. Determined to find a distraction from the pain of losing Jack Henry, she immerses herself in her music. But with her old life comes old acquaintances and new expectations. When Laurelyn refuses her record producer’s outrageous demands, she finds herself without a career—until an unforeseen opportunity presents itself. From there it’s a rocket ride straight to the top where Laurelyn finds the success she’s always dreamed of. Will it be enough to bring her the happiness she so deserves, or will the absence of Jack Henry leave her wanting more? Jack Henry McLachlan never expected to fall in love with Laurelyn Prescott—but he did. After he foolishly let her slip through his fingers, he spends three months searching for her, but their reunion doesn’t come easy. The woman he finds isn’t the same one who drifted away without a goodbye. No longer an insecure girl on an Australian adventure, this Laurelyn is a successful musician with a promising career. Her dreams are becoming a reality, and Jack is terrified his American girl won’t have a place for him in her new life. With only a month to convince her otherwise, will it be enough time to make her visualize a life beyond the glitz and glamour, a life that includes him? |
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The epic love story between an all-American beauty and her Aussie billionaire continues in The Beauty Series.
Jack McLachlan finally has the life he’s always wanted. With Laurelyn Prescott by his side, he’s discovered a love that’s all-consuming and a happiness he never thought he’d find. But their perfect world is shaken when the shadows of Jack’s past return to threaten their future. Determined to protect Laurelyn, Jack tries to keep her safe from the secrets and sins of his former life. But some wounds run deep, and not even their love is immune to the fallout. As they face challenges neither of them saw coming, Jack and Laurelyn must fight for the life—and the forever—they’ve built together. |
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They agreed on three months… but neither expected to fall.
Alex Sebring is a former professional rugby star—and a man with nothing left to prove. Fame, fortune, and adoration were once his everyday normal… until injury ripped him from the game and the headlines turned brutal. Now, he lives in quiet exile. No press. No relationships. No complications. He’s content to lick his wounds in peace. Until her. Magnolia Steel is in Australia on a three-month work assignment. Just career focus… and maybe a little fun on the side. She never expects to connect with a stranger from behind a wall in a blind-dating suite. No faces. No names. Just voices—and something that feels dangerously real. At the urging of his best friends, Jack and Laurelyn McLachlan, Alex proposes a deal: three months together, no expectations, no labels. But what begins as a simple arrangement turns into something far more complicated when hearts get involved. They promised it would end when she left. But what if walking away is the one thing neither of them can do? Your favorite Australian caveman and his American girl return—a decade later—with a fresh twist on the love story that started it all. Meet Alex and Magnolia. |
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True love stories never end. But they can be interrupted.
Magnolia Steel returns home from Australia, but her heart is still tangled up in Alex Sebring—the former rugby star who made her believe in something real. Real enough to try the impossible––long distance. The time zones are brutal. The distance, worse. But they make a promise—to hold on, even when everything else tells them to let go. Until someone in the shadows pulls the strings. Two messages. Two lies. Two broken hearts—each left believing the other walked away. For Alex, the silence becomes unbearable. The heartbreak. The what-ifs. It all spirals into a storm of anxiety and depression he can’t outrun. Then—hope. A chance to reclaim the life he lost. A shot at a professional comeback. One last opportunity to fight for the game torn away from him. To take it, he’ll need surgery. The procedure brings him to the States… and back into the path of the woman he never forgot. The heat between them hasn’t faded. If anything, it burns hotter than ever. They weren’t meant to fall apart. But they’ll have to fight like hell to come back together. |
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The New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-selling Beauty Series is now available in a single volume.
BEAUTY FROM PAIN-- Aussie winemaker Jack McLachlan and American country musician Laurelyn Prescott agree to a three month relationship while keeping their true identities secret. BEAUTY FROM SURRENDER-- A heartbroken Laurelyn Prescott returns to Nashville to pursue her music career and finds the success she’s always dreamed of. Jack Henry McLachlan spends three months searching for his beloved but their reunion doesn’t come easy. Will she be able to see beyond the glitz glamour and visualize a life that includes him? BEAUTY FROM LOVE-- Life for Jack Henry and Laurelyn is beautiful until their post-wedded bliss is cut short when his dark past springs into their present happiness. He wants to shelter Laurelyn but keeping her untainted by his previous life proves impossible when yesterday’s sins insist on returning to haunt him. Will it be possible for them to find happiness in their forever with a past like his? |