Second Chances : The Complete Series

There's something magical about falling in love when you least expect it. Breathtaking reunions and tantalizing new strangers offer six friends a second chance at happily ever after in this delightful contemporary romance series: Beginning Again : Widowed in her twenties and now divorced halfway through her forties, it's time for Liz Fairchild to live life for herself . . . until sexy Collins strolls into her art gallery. Loving Again : Portland police detective Sam Richardson is instantly attracted to Amanda St. Claire, his prime suspect in a homicide. Is their growing interest putting both of their lives at risk? Together Again : Deputy DA Margo Keyes's homecoming is just the relaxation she needed . . . until hitting the sheets with ex-flame Tony Alessandro puts her in the middle of a federal investigation of industrial espionage. Trusting Again : A rich customer sweeps Cynthia Blaine off her feet with a whirlwind romance. But can she continue to ignore the clues that Marius has a dangerous secret? Believing Again : Called to the scene of the murder of a homeless veteran in a transient camp, Portland detective Danny Hartmann expects a routine case. Then she meets Jake Abrams and everything changes. Falling Again : When Fiona McCarthy's investigative piece and Nick St. Claire's photography assignment intersect, can their feelings for each other survive her need to get the story and his to frame the perfect shot? Sensuality Level: Sensual Liz Fairchild is through with relationships. Widowed in her twenties, now divorced halfway through her forties, it{u2019}s time to live life for herself. No man need apply. With the proceeds from her divorce settlement{u2014}and business advice from an unexpected source{u2014}she opens an art gallery in Northwest Portland, trades her McMansion on the Columbia River for an apartment above her gallery, and looks forward to her new, independent life. Everything is working out. She thinks. Then Collins, a sculptor who claims to have only one name, walks into her gallery. He{u2019}s tall, rugged, and way younger than she is. He says he{u2019}s looking for a gallery to represent him in Portland and, unwilling to take no for an answer to anything, bulldozes his way into her life{u2014}and her bed. But Liz hesitates. She senses that Collins is not exactly who{u2014}or what{u2014}he seems. What{u2019}s the mysterious business he disappears to conduct? And does it have a connection with why he came into her gallery? And which would hurt the most{u2014}falling for him or losing him? Sensuality Level: Hot Peggy Bird is a writer and glass artist who lives and works in Vancouver, Washington When Liz Fairchild's husband leaves her for a younger man, she decides it's time to start over. So she sells her house, takes her generous community property settlement and opens an art gallery in the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon. A little sweat equity, some interesting art to exhibit, assistance from a surprising source and she's ready to open. Enter Collins, an up and coming sculptor who also happens to be young, sexy and determined to bulldoze his way into Liz's gallery, her life and her bedroom. He succeeds on all levels. His art is a hit in her gallery; his "to do" list for the bedroom eye-opening and his attention to her like nothing she's ever known. But something isn't quite right. He disappears for hours at a time, returning from "business" looking unhappy and acting withdrawn. What's he keeping from Liz? Is it another woman? Another gallery? A family? And does she want to get closer to this man or run as fast as she can to keep herself from being hurt? Liz Fairchild is through with relationships. Widowed in her twenties, now divorced halfway through her forties, it's time to live life for herself. No man need apply. With the proceeds from her divorce settlement and business advice from an unexpected source, she opens an art gallery in Northwest Portland, trades her McMansion on the Columbia River for an apartment above her gallery, and looks forward to her new, independent life. Then Collins, a sculptor who claims to have only one name, walks into her gallery. He's tall, rugged, and way younger than she is. He says he's looking for a gallery to represent him in Portland and, unwilling to take no for an answer to anything, bulldozes his way into her life and her bed.