A Season for Second Chances, Jenny Bayliss
A Season for Second Chances, Jenny Bayliss
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A Season for Second Chances

Author: Jenny Bayliss

Narrator: Ell Potter

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

A former professional cake baker, Jenny Bayliss lives in a small seaside town in the UK with her husband, their children having left home for big adventures. She is also the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on November 01, 2021

Annie Sharpe and husband Max own a very successful restaurant The Pomegranate Seed in Leaming on the Lye. Late one evening she makes an eye boggling discovery about Max, not a huge surprise as he has history but she’s now had enough. She takes herself off to a hotel where she sees and answers an adv......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on December 23, 2022

Though I may not have had an extensive Christmas list this year...trust me when I say this CHARMING and COZY romance was the BEST gift Santa could possibly have given me! Annie Sharpe has built a life, started a business, and raised two wonderful boys (who are now grown) with her husband of twenty-si......more

Goodreads review by Dana on November 09, 2021

I absolutely LOVED this book!! I laughed out loud so many times. What a fantastic cast of characters. It was a nice change to read a romcom with characters my age :)......more

Goodreads review by Darla on December 03, 2022

My favorite things about this book were the cat Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and a book club meeting in a cafe right on the beach. Annie Sharpe's story was entertaining and full of quirky local characters. Mari, the woman who owned the cottage/cafe at Saltwater Nook was actually my favorite human character. Lo......more

Goodreads review by Sarah Louise on October 24, 2021

From its small town setting to its charming cast of characters, this had everything I’d typically love. After discovering her cheating husband in the act, restaurant entrepreneur Annie Sharpe seeks an escape in the charming seaside town of Willow Bay as a house-sitter. Discovering solace through new......more


Quotes

One of Buzzfeed’s Best Books of October
One of BookBub’s Best Holiday Romance Books

“[An] inspiring tale of strength, integrity, and self-respect. . . Readers will be enchanted.”Publishers Weekly

“Bayliss’s fans and readers who enjoy laugh-out-loud rom-coms will want to spend a cozy winter evening by the fire with Annie and the residents of Willow Bay.” —Library Journal

“There's so much to love about this enchanting story. Readers will want their own seat at the cafe Annie opens and to attend every quirky holiday party the townspeople dream up. This lovely, cozy read is perfect for winter.” BookPage (starred review)

“Enormously entertaining, this manages to be escapism of the highest order.” Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A gorgeous, cosy winter read that will transport you to the coast on a windswept day. Full of quirky characters and a refreshingly mature leading lady, this book will restore anyone's faith that it's never too late for a second chance at love, or indeed, life." —Sophie Cousens, author of This Time Next Year and Just Haven't Met You Yet