A Season for Second Chances
Books | Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
3.7
(97)
Jenny Bayliss
A charmingly quirky seaside town offers a recently separated restauranteur a fresh start and possibly a new lease on love in A Season for Second Chances, by the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas. Annie Sharpe’s spark for life has fizzled out. Her kids are grown up, her restaurant is doing just fine on its own, and her twenty-six-year marriage has come to an unceremonious end. Untethered for the first time in her adult life, she finds a winter guardian position in a historic seaside home and decides to leave her city life behind for a brand-new beginning. When she arrives in Willow Bay, Annie is enamored by the charming house, the invigorating sea breeze, and the town’s rich seasonal traditions. Not to mention, her neighbors receive her with open arms—that is, all except the surly nephew of the homeowner, whose grand plans for the property are at odds with her residency. As Christmas approaches, tensions and tides rise in Willow Bay, and Annie’s future seems less and less certain. But with a little can-do spirit and holiday magic, the most difficult time of her life will become…a season for second chances.
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Author
Jenny Bayliss
Pages
448
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2021-10-19
ISBN
059308540X 9780593085400
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"⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2"
Sher Free✌️
"3.5 star. <br/><br/>This is the same author who brought us The Twelve Dates of Christmas. While I enjoyed both, the romances are unbelievably slow. For example in A season for Second Chances the love interest doesn't even show up till halfway thru and if you think that things speed up afterward you would be sadly mistaken. In The Twelve dates the love interest also seem to come out of nowhere then the book ends.<br/><br/>Still this was a cozy read. The new town trope is one of my all time favorites. You're usually delt a smorgasbord of characters which add to the richness of the story. This story also had a book club which I am always down for.<br/><br/>Our protagonist Annie was middle aged, with children all grown up. I hate to keep bringing this up but it's a breath of fresh air to get some realistic characters in the year 2021. There was some funny bits here and there, getting use to the locals, the normal stuff. I enjoyed it but I think Annie was too perfect and the romance to slow which thru my enjoyment a bit."
Ashley
"Great vacation read. Loved the persistence and strength the female lead had from start to finish. "
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Katie
"The whole entire time based off the title i anticipated love happening again for Annie… the book was perfect and how it ended as well i enjoyed it very much "
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Mariangel