She broke his heart... It takes a funeral to drag bad-boy billionaire Christian Kelly back to his rural New Zealand hometown. Now thanks to an ancient IOU, he's stuck there trying to save the inheritance of the only woman who ever dumped him. His first love, Kezia Rose. He never said goodbye... These days she might be a respected pillar of the community, but Kezia will dance with the devil if it will keep a 100-year-old hotel in her family—except this time she’s calling the tune. What if all you ever wanted were the things you left behind? As old secrets are revealed, they're faced with the same dilemma. Can a loner find the courage to be vulnerable? Should a nurturer settle for a man who refuses to need her? Trusting love is still their greatest challenge. Romantic Book of the Year (RUBY winner Australia)

To everybody else, Jordan King is a selfless philanthropistand most-eligible bachelor, but newspaper columnistKate Brogan has inside information that he is a homewrecker—handsome and full of false promises. Just like herphilandering father. Of course, she lets 'Mr. Irresistible'know there is nothing he can do to change her mind. Oh, how Jordan King loves a good challenge. Besides,he can't let Kate's scathing newspaper article gounanswered, not when destroying his reputation alsojeopardizes his camp for underprivileged kids. Setting the record straight is only one of the reasonsJordan has for getting the incredibly sexy Kate Broganin a canoe for five days on the river.—

World English language rights have reverted to the author, Karina Bliss, which means a stunning new cover. Click on the Kindle edition to see it.

Second-Chance Family by Karina Bliss released on Nov 11, 2008 is available now for purchase.