Desperate to get out of her funk, she decides to contact the Second Chance shop because of her interest in upcycled fashion—hoping the store will bring in some of her daughter’s designs and that it can be a way for them to reconnect. Unfortunately, before she can go in and introduce herself, she gets rip-roaringly drunk one night in a restaurant where Madeline, the shop’s owner, and her staff, Gwen and Vic, happen to be having dinner. Leigh makes a complete donkey of herself.
Leave it to her to burn a bridge she hasn’t even built yet!
To say she is flabbergasted when Madeline, Gwen, and Vic don’t completely write her off is an understatement. And then her daughter contacts her with the alarming news that she needs to come and stay with Leigh—indefinitely. Now “flabbergasted” doesn’t even begin to cut it.
Flailing about in the wreckage of her life, Leigh accidentally falls into an e-mail relationship with a man online who seems even sadder than she does. It’s safe. It’s anonymous. And for once, someone seems to understand her. And then, to her horror, he wants to meet.
Worse, he lives in Greenridge too. What are the chances?
Her new friends at the Second Chance shop convince her to meet him, and Leigh finally gives in. It will get them off her back and ease her mind too. All good things come to an end, after all. He’ll learn who she really is, run for the hills, and her life can go back to normal.
Perfect for readers who love:
• Later-in-life romance
• Women's friendships
• Mother-daughter relationships
• Starting over at midlife
• Found family
• Second chances
• Charming small-town settings
• Family relationships
Ev Bishop is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author, best known for her small-town contemporary romances and uplifting women’s fiction novels. Readers describe her books as “full of humor, love and wisdom,” set in places “where breathtaking scenery and the magic of love are the best medicine for the soul.”
When Ev’s nose isn’t in a book or her fingers aren’t on her keyboard, you’ll find her with her family and dogs or playing outside, usually at the lake or in an overgrown garden somewhere.
She loves any and all garden related talk and work, cooking (and eating!), and making all sorts of random things—especially out of upcycled or reclaimed items.
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Hooked
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Hook, Line & Sinker
Silver Bells
Reeling
New Year’s Resolution: One to Keep
The Catch
THE SECOND CHANCE SHOP
Something Old
Something New
Something Borrowed
SOUL SISTERS AT CEDAR MOUNTAIN LODGE
Christmas Sisters – prologue book
Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim
Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. Grace
Christmas Hope by Violet Howe
Christmas Dreams by Ev Bishop
Christmas Rings by Tess Thompson
Christmas Surprises by Tammy L. Grace
Christmas Yearnings by Ev Bishop
Christmas Peace by Violet Howe
Christmas Castles by Judith Keim
Christmas Star by Tess Thompson
Christmas Joy by Judith Keim
Christmas Shelter by Tammy L. Grace
Christmas Secret by Violet Howe
Christmas Longings by Ev Bishop
STANDALONES
Bigger Things
A Sharla Brown Christmas
SAIL AWAY SERIES
All Aboard – prologue book
The Sound of the Sea by Jessie Newton
Uncharted Waters by Tammy L. Grace
A Not So Distant Shore by Ev Bishop
Caroline, Adrift by Kay Bratt
Moonlight on the Lido Deck by Violet Howe
The Winning Tickets by Judith Keim
Lost at Sea by Patricia Sands
The Last Port of Call by Elizabeth Bromke