Second Chance Summer
Encore Edition

Meeting on a sunny Georgia beach seems like the perfect place for a romance to start between former Navy SEAL, Jack Fletcher aka Fletch to his friends and Rachel Shaw. Not so fast though as neither of them is looking for the start of a romance and they are both there trying to get over and work thro......more

I admit I bought this for the shallowest of reasons: the cover is lovely. Also, I should mention upfront that I'm not really the target market for "inspirational" romances. They seemed designed for a particular flavour of Christian, and I can tell it isn't me. That said, I often enjoy them if I sort......more

This was another good read that restored my emotional being. I loved how Irene discussed the difficulty of trauma, guilt over loss, giving up a dream, overcoming an obstacle, and accepting a second chance at love. All of these were such important themes and she weaved them beautifully together when......more

Irene Hannon wrote Rachel and Fletch's story so well! When picking up this book, I was afraid it was going to be boring, but inside is a powerful story of two broken hearts learning to live again, of dreams being shattered and renewed in a different way - of two hearts trying to learn how to love ea......more

Irene Hannon is one of my must read authors. Second Chance Summer was a sweet read that made me fall in love with the characters. There are great issues tackled in this read. Ms. Hannon explores adoption, death and grief, as well as loss of a limb. I loved how she handled the issues and I look forwa......more