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Second Chances DO Happen!
Second Chances DO Happen!
Series · 3 books · 2019-2022
By
Pat Adeff
Books in series
#1
Take Another Chance
2019
She finds herself raising two daughters - alone. He’s a police officer and a confirmed bachelor. Then their paths cross… After being blindsided by her husband’s demand for a divorce, Grace vows that raising her older teenage daughters must come first. So, she throws herself into her teaching job and puts romance on the back burner. Heck, it leaves the building entirely – until a few years later when Doug enters her life. He’s a local bachelor by day and heroic police officer by night. He finds himself being drawn to the soft-spoken single mother. Grace’s quiet strength attracts him as much as her apparent self-blindness to her own womanly beauty. Then unexpected circumstances in both their lives throw up roadblocks to their growing romance. Can they overcome the hurt? Will Doug’s past ruin his future chances with Grace? Do they dare take another chance at love? Enjoy this feel-good binge-worthy tale of love, redemption, and hope. Buy Take Another Chance to get all the emotional feels with a second chance for love. If you like authors Nicole Ellis, Elana Johnson, or Hope Holloway, you’ll like Take Another Chance. Early Reviews: “I absolutely loved reading this book! It has situations where the reader can relate 100%. Not to mention the originality and deeply emotional writing style as well as the depth of the characters. I would sincerely recommend this to anyone who loves to read a slice of life or romantic books where there is character development as well!” L.M. “This was a very good read! I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good knight-in-shining-armor type romance. I wasn’t ready for it to end.” E.B. “This is a sweet love story with a compelling plot line and memorable characters. A light and enjoyable read, set in and around Orange County and the Inland Empire cities of Southern California.” D.S. “If you like true to life, emotional, humorous, heartwarming, steamy (without being smutty) stories then this is the one for you. It’s beautifully written. I loved it!” KCL Take Another Chance is the first book in the “Second Chances DO Happen Series.” The next four books in the series are: Mahi-Mahi Matrimony The Romance Writer and the Geek Doctor’s Orders In His Arms
#2
Mahi-Mahi Matrimony
2022
_She just got dumped at the altar. The honeymoon is already paid for and one certainly can't waste a trip to The Turks and Caicos Islands! The hunky but irritating captain of the fishing boat is not who he appears to be..._
Mahi-Mahi Matrimony
is a funny, poignant, sweet love story about Julie, who was left at the altar by her two-timing fiancée/boss. Since the sailing honeymoon is already paid for, two weeks in the Caribbean is just the thing she needs to take her mind off her troubles. No husband. No job. No deadlines. Blue skies. Bright sun. Miles of open water. What could go wrong? His name is Zan. Alexander Roland DeKeurge, billionaire and philanthropist. And just what do pirates, turtles, and donkeys have to do with anything?
#3
The Romance Writer and the Geek
2022
Take your basic wanna-be romance writer - with writer's block. Add a soon-to-be-ex boyfriend as well as a frozen laptop. Stir in one hunky computer geek to try to save the day... When the small marketing firm where Stacey is employed suddenly closes, the door to her personal dream of becoming a romance writer opens. Actually, she’s kinda having to pry it open – with a crowbar – and maybe some incendiary devices. That particular door is proving to be a bit jammed and her savings account cushion is dwindling fast. When the final straw hits and her computer crashes, another door just might be opening for her in the form of the cute computer geek that rushes to her rescue. In fact, Stacey and Marc hit it off pretty good – right up until Stacey discovers he has a secret identity. And what about his ex-fiancée who, for some reason, does not seem to be totally out of the picture. Although Marc says they are finished, Stacey has a hard time trusting him. She’s been burned before. Add in the pressure from her mother that Stacey should be more like her older sister – married and with kids – some days it all just seems to be too much to bear. And leave it to Queeny, Stacey’s cat, to always be where she shouldn’t be, doing what she shouldn’t be doing, and causing more trouble than one cat should be able to cause, even in nine lifetimes.
Author
Pat Adeff
Author · 4 books