Tangerine Sky Book 2 - M.J. Huxley - Love Beyond the Illusion

Jul 31, 2026

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Love Beyond the Illusion continues the Piper and Jack story in a slow-burn romance framed by intense internal conflict. Piper, a flight attendant, grapples with guilt and complicated triggers after forming a relationship with Landon while he is engaged to be married. The narrative opens in a tense New York hotel moment, where Piper’s reflections on childhood experiences collide with present-day uncertainty about intimacy, loyalty, and self-worth. The author also includes content notes about parental emotional abuse and references to a parent’s death.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages384

Reading Time9 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Epilogue

Epilogue Continued

Tangerine Sky Book 2 M.J. HUXLEY M.J. Huxley Copyright © 2024 M.J. Huxley All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in databases or retrieval systems, including other electronic or mechanical methods, without the author's prior written permission. This is a work of fiction. Any references or similarities to real people, living or dead, or real places are used fictitiously and purely coincidental. Names, characters, and places are products of the author ’s imagination. Cover Design © 2024 Lily Bear Design Co. Editing and Proofread by: Melissa Smith Editing First Edition: May 2024 This book is dedicated to women who are battling a little voice that tells them they’re not good enough. Remember, you are beautifully strong and worthy of love. Piper and Jack’s story is for you. A Note from the Author Your mental health and personal triggers matter. Be advised that there are on-page descriptions of parental emotional abuse and off-page references to the death of a parent. Love Beyond the Illusion is a slow burn but will pay off. Playlist “Save Tonight,” Eagle-Eye Cherry“Lust for Life,” Lana del Rey“Rock the Casbah” Solar Twins“Damaged”, Plumb “Ocean Eyes”, Billie Eilish“I Touch Myself”, Divinyls“Circles”, Post Malone “Iris”, Goo Goo Dolls “Hurricane,” Cannons “California Dreamin”, Freischimmer“Crush”, Dave Matthews Band“Electric”, Alina Baraz ft. Khalid“Overexposed”, Song House“Fading Like A Flower”, Roxette“Days Go By”, Dirty Vegas “Miss You”, Blink 182 “The Only Exception”, Paramore Contents 1. Chapter One 2. Chapter Two 3. Chapter Three 4. Chapter Four 5. Chapter Five 6. Chapter Six 7. Chapter Seven 8. Chapter Eight 9. Chapter Nine 10. Chapter Ten 11. Chapter Eleven 12. Chapter Twelve 13. Chapter Thirteen 14. Chapter Fourteen 15. Chapter Fifteen 16. Chapter Sixteen 17. Chapter Seventeen 18. Chapter Eighteen 19. Chapter Nineteen 20. Chapter Twenty 21. Chapter Twenty-One 22. Chapter Twenty-Two 23. Chapter Twenty-Three 24. Chapter Twenty-Four 25. Chapter Twenty-Five 26. Chapter Twenty-Six 27. Chapter Twenty-Seven 28. Chapter Twenty-Eight 29. Chapter Twenty-Nine 30. Chapter Thirty 31. Chapter Thirty-One 32. Chapter Thirty-Two 33. Chapter Thirty-Three 34. Chapter Thirty-Four Epilogue Epilogue Continued Want more Piper and Jack? Acknowledgments About the author Also by M.J. Huxley Chapter One Piper T ucking my arm underneath the silk pillowcase, I roll over to the sound of my New York hookup snoring next to me. I stare at Landon’s three-hundred-dollar haircut, square jaw, and alluring lips and wonder why I’m not more attracted to him. The lack of moving air from a ceiling fan and the absence of the hum of an air conditioner leave a dense silence in the room. My overactive thoughts flip through the events of my childhood, how I grew up, and the choices I’ve made as an adult. It doesn’t matter how old I get. They still seem to follow me. Landon is getting married in a month. Despite knowing this, I showed up tonight as if nothing had changed. A guy engaged normally wouldn’t bother me. I mean, it’s his choice to continue sleeping with me, right? I’m not the one who’s committed to someone else. When we returned to the suite he booked, a wave of guilt rolled over me. I couldn’t do it. And no matter how much of my mother is in me, I’m still part me as well. I let my eyes trace the features of Landon’s face while thinking about the wife he’s about to have. She’ll wake up to this view every morning. I’m not surprised when envy isn’t the emotion that strikes, and that’s because I also feel pity. My pity isn’t only on her behalf because I doubt she’s completely in the dark. It’s for their future children and those who will come from his possible affairs. Landon mentio

FAQs

这本书的主线在讲什么？

故事围绕 Piper 与 Jack 展开，并以 Piper 与已订婚男子 Landon 的关系为冲突起点，呈现缓慢升温的情感与内心挣扎。

作者在内容提醒里说明了哪些敏感内容？

文中提示涉及“父母的情感虐待”的画面描述，以及对父母去世的相关提及。

叙事开篇的核心矛盾是什么？

Piper 在纽约酒店里与 Landon 的暧昧关系持续，但意识到 Landon 即将结婚，于是产生强烈的罪疚、自我怀疑与逃离冲动。

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