The Spiral Path // Phoenix Falling — Mary Jo Putney

This novel has been published as Phoenix Falling. (January 2013).
It was originally released under its original title, The Spiral Path (January 2002).

The second contemporary novel by New York Times bestselling author, The Spiral Path sweeps from the distant mountains of New Mexico to the rolling hills of the English countryside in a story of love, loss, reconciliation -- and the hard work of making movies.

For years, Kenzie Scott was everything to Raine Marlowe -- the friend she turned to for courage and comfort, the lover who touched the hidden depths of her heart, the husband she adored but never really knew. Even as their marriage disintegrates into a civilized divorce, he helps her achieve her dream of becoming a director by agreeing to play the lead in The Centurion, the movie she has dreamed of making for years.

Rainey knows the role of the mysterious, tortured hero is perfect for Kenzie -- but he fears that the character's dark secrets may be dangerously close to his own. When filming begins, Kenzie realizes that he must make peace with the tragic past he has buried for years -- or lose the one woman he will love for all time…