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We All Fall Down (Of Love and Madness Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Karen Cimms (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 644 ratings
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Being married to a rock star isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Kate and Billy McDonald have defied the odds. For twenty-two years they’ve loved each other fiercely, but it hasn’t always been easy.

On the road most of the time and fighting for a foothold in the music industry, Billy struggles to make a name for himself. Frustrated and angry, he relies on dangerous methods of coping, until one night, after facing the guilt of his biggest regret, he makes a mistake that could bring his entire world crashing down around him. Amazed at how far they’ve come from their rough beginnings,

Kate cherishes her life. Sure, there are things she’d change, like having Billy home more and having a better relationship with her daughter. But when a startling betrayal follows on the heels of an unbearable loss, Kate’s world spirals out of control, leaving her staggering and wondering if it’s even possible to pick up the pieces.

What happens when love implodes? Can it rise from the ashes, or will we all fall down?

We All Fall Down is the second book in the Of Love and Madness Series. It is not a standalone, and to fully appreciate the characters, it is recommended that you read At This Moment first.
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Editorial Reviews

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"Wow. I thought the last book was emotional but this one just takes it to another level." - Sassy Southern Book Blog

"It's real, angsty, gritty. It's dark. ... It's romance but it's so much more." - Jessica Kennedy, Kylie's Fiction Addiction

"My heart broke on almost every page." - Books Laid Bare

"THIS book is now on my top 10 of 2017 list!!!! Why? Because it made me FEEL!" - Jennifer, Amazon reviewer

"This book slayed me! It is so raw, gritty, and emotionally powerful, I couldn't put it down." - Sandy, Amazon reviewer"You cant put it down, it will tear you apart on so many levels." ~ Trish Buddner"It's quite a journey Karen Cimms is taking us through in this story of Billy and Kate." ~ Noelle"This one digs deep into the human experience and hits viscerally." ~ off the cuff Elaine"This is one of the best books I've ever read." ~ C Meeder"The writing is so beautifully descriptive you can feel what the characters are experiencing." ~ Amazon Customer"A heartbreaking story that will suck you in and make you cry for everyone involved." ~ Theresa B.

From the Author

OTHER BOOKS BY KAREN CIMMS***OF LOVE AND MADNESS SERIES
  1. At This Moment (Of Love and Madness, Book 1)
  2. We All Fall Down (Of Love and Madness, Book 2)
  3. All I Ever Wanted (Of Love and Madness, Book 3)
  4. Better Man (Of Love and Madness, Book 4)
  5. You're All I Want for Christmas (Of Love and Madness novella, Book 1.5)
CALENDAR GIRL DUET
  1. Miss February (Calendar Girl Duet, Book 1)
  2. Mrs. February (Calendar Girl Duet, Book 2)
THE SHOOTING STARS SERIES
  1. Shooting Stars (Coming Fall 2021)
STANDALONES
  1. Broadway Beans

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NA8PSRD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lone Sparrow Press (November 20, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3341 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 404 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0997486724
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 644 ratings

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Karen Cimms

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Karen Cimms is an author, editor, and music lover. When she's not locked away in her office tapping away on the keyboard and scooting cats off her lap, she's reading, decorating, or gardening. She has four grown children, two furbabies, and was married to the love of her life and her favorite lead guitarist until cancer stole him away.

Karen was born and raised in New Jersey and still considers the Garden State home. She currently lives in Northeast Pennsylvania, although her heart is usually in Maine.

Visit her at karencimms.com.

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Renee
5.0 out of 5 stars Billy and Kate have hit rock bottom, but I still have hope!
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016
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4.5 stars for the second book in the Of Love and Madness trilogy, We All Fall Down. At This Moment should definitely be read prior to this book. Let me preface this by saying how much I like how this series is written and the fact that it covers Billy and Kate's story over a span of 20+ years. So many times you read about how boy meets girl, falls in love, they hit a bump or two in the road and then they live happily ever after, all within a year or two. That is not the case with this series. Billy and Kate's journey, as individuals and together, evokes all kinds of feelings and realities, which humanizes these characters and their story. There is loss. Loss of loved ones, loss of trust and loss of what once was and what could have been. People handle loss in all kinds of ways, in their case, drugs and alcohol serve as a coping mechanism. There is addiction. Billy has struggled with drugs and alcohol for most of his life and it has taken its toll on him, his marriage, his family and friends. Between both Billy and Kate, we see what a dangerous combination drugs and alcohol can be. Much like the first book, I wanted to reach through the pages and hit them, as well as their children, upside the heads and yell "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" So many fights and hurt feelings could have been avoided through communication, but like a lot people, they were never very good at that. I enjoyed reading about Devin and Rhiannon and their lives, but I was curious to read more about how their strained relationships with their mother came to be and why Rhiannon always seems to favor her father. As far as I could tell, Doug was the only sensible one out of the family. I could go on and on and on about this book. Billy and Kate's love story may not be a fairy tale, but I hope they get their happily ever after.
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BBroyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, gritty, raw, amazing
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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After reading book one of the "Of Love & Madness" trilogy (and getting a special sneak peek at book three), I thought I had a pretty good idea of how "We All Fall Down" was going to go. But I was wrong. So very, very wrong.
The innocent young characters who fell in love (and with whom WE fell in love) in "At This Moment" have been replaced with older, edgier, darker versions of themselves. I was not prepared for all the sadness, all the demons that emerged in this novel. It hasn't been an easy life for Kate and Billy. But through it all, they've kept their marriage going -- so far. Then one wrong move on Billy's part and their whole house of cards starts to tumble down around them ... and not everyone they love will survive.
There is so much gritty, raw emotion on these pages that some of them were admittedly very hard to read. I didn't always like these characters -- more than once, I wanted to reach into the pages and smack some sense into them. Seriously! But hats off to Karen Cimms for doing the hard work of telling this not-so-lovely love story on her own terms and in her own voice. Because let's face it -- love is not always sunshine and roses. More often, love is madness.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wow wow wow!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2022
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Once again I was totally blown away with this book. Such drama and twists and turns. These two lovers have so much going for them but are so messed up. I can't wait to start the next book and see if they can work something out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars family secrets
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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Feelings feelings and lies. Dependent on substance is so addicting. Hopefully people get help and complete it. Those who have it all do not appreciate it
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Stephanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Book 2 gutted me!! So emotional but oh so good!
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020
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OMG, this book!! I'm not sure where to even start. I really didn't have any expectations going into this but if I did, it certainly would have shocked me the way this story plays out! And I loved that this book takes place 20 years into the future!

Billy and Katie have so many issues! There were times when I wanted to slap Katie for her behavior (like the people in line to slap that woman in Airplane who was freaking out, haha). I hated that she made so many assumptions about Billy! And Billy.....he just kept giving in to his addictions which only created further problems! And then this author, who I now love, did something that shocked me. No spoilers so I can't divulge it but it broke me.

And I love that we get to know the personalities of their grown children! This book ends with another cliffhanger and I cannot wait to get started on book 3!

<i> My dearest Katie, I'm sorry. There are no words to explain or justify what I've done. I just need you to know that after all these years, you still own my heart. There has never been anyone else. You are still my passion and my madness, and even if I never see your beautiful face again, I'll love you long after I take my last breath and well beyond the end of time. Always and forever, Billy. </i>
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Lara Cosio
5.0 out of 5 stars All the feels!
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019
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Karen Cimms does not pull any punches. She is a writer who excels at making you feel all the heartache, anger, fear, and love her characters feel. She takes you on a journey where you're right there inside the world she's created. This book gave me all the feels - some that were hard to take, to be honest! But it was so authentic and compelling that I couldn't stop reading. I had to find out how Kate would handle all that had been thrown at her. Boy, she had it rough, and the author did an excellent job at capturing her struggles. I was rooting so hard for her to pick up the pieces and find some joy. By the end, we were on our way to that better path. Can't wait to see how things unfold in the next book!
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Lori Minor
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019
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Honestly, I held my breath a lot during this book lol. Again as usual I have too many thoughts and emotions that I don't want to give away. Honestly this series just brings you to your knees and you feel every heartache and heartbreak these characters endured. Our poor little Katie. I wanted to smack her into reality so many times and as she was getting strong in some ways, she was weak in others. Now, all of the most awful events in this poor girls life I swear would make anybody fall out of touch. My heart broke so bad with the first tragedy. I felt like I lost something too. Then the other tragedy I felt like I was there. Rhiannon needs to grow up and be a little nicer to her mother. Kate was always the rock. I better shut up before I give too much away but Billy honestly was out of control worse in this book I thought. So much angst but can't seem to put the kindle down. Lol. Great writing!!!
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Carol L
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this series!
Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2021
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I usually only read stand alone books, but I am so happy I started this series. I like how it is written, I love the characters and the plot is not your usual boy meets girl a little trouble and then HEA.
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Joshen
5.0 out of 5 stars We all fall down
Reviewed in Australia on February 23, 2024
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Absolutely amazing story. I can’t wait to keep reading this beautiful story. I love Katie and Billy so much.
I cried so hard for Joey and Katie and Billy. 😢
I highly recommend this amazing series of books. I’m ready for the next book.
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Lynn's Reading
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Stunning Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2017
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We All Fall Down is the second book in the Of Love and Madness Series and shouldn’t be read until you’ve devoured  At This Moment (Of Love and Madness Book 1) . There’s far too much history in the first book for you to truly appreciate the continuation of this magnificent love story. I often find when I have enjoyed the first book in an ongoing story so much, the second book doesn’t meet my expectations when the bar has previously been set so high...absolutely not the case here! This book is every bit as good (if not better) and held me transfixed throughout.

We All Fall Down moves us on two decades in the enduring saga of Billy and Kate and to say that things have gone from bad to worse is an understatement. Billy continues to make some really bad decisions and seems to frequently draw the wrong conclusion or allows himself to believe things which are not true, which in turn, drives his self-destructive streak.

Kate remains resolute and committed to her relationship with Billy whilst also maintaining an independence from him whilst he travels for his work and from this a rather dark sub plot is born which is key to the events that unfold later in the book.

We also get to meet and know their grown-up children and learn more about their relationships with Billy and Kate and with each other which is enriching to the story line and is often humorous, although I’m sure, not to Kate who is regularly on the receiving end of her daughter’s behaviour.

Kate’s special friendship with Joey is both a joy and a heartbreak and I never for one moment, expected the turn of events which this story took. All I’m saying is your heart will be stretched to the limits and mine tore, several times whilst reading this book. The scene where Billy sings Amazing Grace had me in tears and that wasn’t a fraction of what was to come.

The author really takes you on one hell of a roller coaster ride but every single soaring upwards and plummeting downwards only enhances and convinces you of the fact that this is an epic tale and one which you ride, along with Billy and Kate. The writing is often intense and rather than reading the words in the book you feel more like a voyeur caught in the crossfire, feeling everything the characters are feeling…there are not many books that have me that invested in the character lives.

As this book draws to a close, it leaves you in no doubt that both Billy’s and Kate’s worlds have imploded. Kate’s inherent strength of character deserts her and her actions devastate Billy and their children. Needless to say, in an effort to minimise the fall out, further damage is caused and you are left hoping but not knowing if they are going to come out of this in one piece.

I can’t recommend this book highly enough and I am confident that we are safe in the hands of Karen Cimms and trust her implicitly to deliver us all, characters and readers, safely out of the darkness (eventually) in  All I Ever Wanted (Of Love and Madness Book 3) , the final book in this trilogy. If you enjoy a book that is impeccably written, free from errors and annoying phrases, beautifully edited plots and sub plots and characters with such depth that they can bring you to your knees….then this series is for you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love Hurts -Nazareth
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2023
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I've appreciated the rawness of this series , the love story and the tragedy. Mental health, addiction and losing the way is an everyday struggle. I'm about to dive into 3/3, I hope B&K work themselves out and find their HEA, but that isn't always reality. Thank you for writing such raw and fun material.
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5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER!
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2017
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Loved it. Using real life situations to weave this story, the author takes us through a myriad of emotional rollercoasters. From murder, rape, alcoholism, drug abuse, and mental illness, we get hit by them all.

I bounced back and forth between love and hate with Billy but by the end of the book realized that I still loved him! Can't say the same for their daughter, Rhiannon. Too bitchy! Reminds me of me!

On to the last book (pout) so hope you give this series a read...it is totally worth it.
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