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Book Second Chance Reunion

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  • Author : Sharon Hamilton
  • Publisher : Frog Haven Press
  • Release : 2021-03-30
  • ISBN : 0996374973
  • Pages : 173 pages

Download or read book Second Chance Reunion written by Sharon Hamilton and published by Frog Haven Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Daughter They Gave up for Adoption 12 Years Ago Comes Back into Their Lives This second chance couple learns the true meaning of Family. Like the SEAL Brotherhood…no one gets left behind. As the daughter they gave up for adoption 12 years ago comes back into their lives, Damon and Martel plan their June wedding and Martel’s move to San Diego. Martel struggles with giving up a job and house she loves at the beach in Florida for an unknown future in Coronado with her fiance’s career hanging in the balance. Do they have the grit to keep it tight when enemies keep springing up at every turn? Best reading order: Second Chance SEAL (Sunset SEALs Book #2), Second Chance Reunion.

Book Second Chance Reunion

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  • Author : Merrillee Whren
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2014-12-16
  • ISBN : 0373879334
  • Pages : 219 pages

Download or read book Second Chance Reunion written by Merrillee Whren and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Category: inspirational"--P. [4] of cover.

Book Second Chance Reunion

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  • Author : Irene Vartanoff
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-11-22
  • ISBN : 9780996840347
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Second Chance Reunion written by Irene Vartanoff and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood film editor Sara Finer has loved brilliant movie director Lucas Steel from afar for years. Now she finally has a chance to win his heart when she's sent to his New Mexico desert retreat, but there's a catch. Lucas abandoned his career after the accidental death on location of his ex-wife. Sara's mission is to convince him to finish the film--a hot-button issue made hotter by the sudden appearance of his bitterest rival.

Book Last Chance Reunion

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  • Author : Liz Isaacson
  • Publisher : AEJ Creative Works
  • Release : 2022-05-23
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 190 pages

Download or read book Last Chance Reunion written by Liz Isaacson and published by AEJ Creative Works. This book was released on 2022-05-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continue this contemporary western clean romance series with LAST CHANCE REUNION - a second chance clean romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Liz Isaacson! You'll get later-in-life romance in every book. Curvy heroines. And sweet and swoony cowboys, all with a Christian romance theme! This book features an army cowboy and his second chance with the woman he dated 20 years ago- read today! An Army cowboy, the woman he dated almost 20 years ago, and their last chance at Last Chance Ranch... Can Dave and Sissy put aside hurt feelings and make their second chance romance work? Sissy Longston has been the accountant at Last Chance Ranch for over a year now. She's been dating as much as possible now that she's decided her world-traveling days are over and it's time to settle down. She's not having a lot of luck, and she's started to wonder if she waited too long to pursue marriage, family, and the house with the white picket fence. Her ex-fiancé, David Merrill, works at the same ranch, and he's been careful to make sure their paths don't cross. But he's also joined the Christian dating app Sissy has, and they set up a blind date not knowing they'll be meeting the other for dinner. So when Dave walks in and sees Sissy, the woman who gave back his diamond ring eighteen years ago so she could go to China, sitting at the table, he thinks maybe God has given them a second chance. As they begin to re-discover one another, they find all the flames from their past still burning brightly. But Sissy still has some ghosts to face, and Dave hasn't truly forgiven her for walking out on him all those years ago. Can they overcome their personal obstacles in order to find their happily-ever-after at Last Chance Ranch? Read the entire Last Chance Ranch series by USA Today bestselling author Liz Isaacson: 1. Last Chance Ranch - opposites attract, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance, curvy heroine, billionaire cowboy 2. Last Chance Cowboy - billionaire romance, enemies to lovers romance, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance, curvy heroine 3. Last Chance Wedding - fake marriage, fake relationship, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance, redemption romance, female carpenter, curvy heroine 4. Last Chance Reunion - second chance romance, military hero, curvy heroine, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance 5. Last Chance Lake - country music star cowboy, curvy heroine, friends to lovers, redemption romance, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance 6. Last Chance Christmas - holiday romance, Christmas romance, curvy heroine, friends to lovers, workplace romance, office romance, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance

Book Second Chances

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  • Author : Gil Stewart
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
  • Release : 2012-12-28
  • ISBN : 9781481066181
  • Pages : 318 pages

Download or read book Second Chances written by Gil Stewart and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harris Brothers - Book 1It was a Tanner High School reunion, their fiftieth. Clint and Gary Harris were there, more out of curiosity than anything. Certainly not in search of Second Chances. Yet sometimes those things just happen. And though the Harris brothers were willing to take advantage of the possibilities, that would prove to be easier said than done.Claudia Hafner was fifty years removed Gary Harris' untimely desertion. She had every reason to doubt his intentions, and the prospect of a Second Chance, when they met on the reunion dance floor. Elly Warren, on the other hand, was facing a different sort of doubt---the result of a hurtful betrayal and an angry divorce. Back in Tanner, her Second Chances were complicated by Tom Berry's insistence that they renew their high school connection. As Clint Harris and Tom Berry vied for Elly's attention, and Gary Harris dealt with unexpected obstacles in his efforts to win Claudia's confidence, the brothers' determined pursuit of Second Chances would turn ugly, even dangerous. Yet through it all, at every turn, there were Second Chances to be taken. Would any of them lead to what they wanted most of all?

Book The Reunion

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  • Author : Stephanie Brother
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-06-24
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 206 pages

Download or read book The Reunion written by Stephanie Brother and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I kept my high school crush on Cameron and Hugh a secret because it was impossible to decide who I liked best. When I left our small town for the big city, seeking fame and fortune and a career in fashion, I tried to forget about them. It didn't work. Six years later, we met again at a reunion when I returned to our small hometown for a friend's wedding. A storm forced us to shelter together and face up to our feelings for each other. They're both good guys with hearts of gold. Hearts that pound for the same woman: me. The biggest once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is waiting for me in LA. It would launch my fashion career into the stratosphere. But I'd have to turn my back on a second chance at love. Is there any way I can have it all? The Reunion is book 1 in the Fashionable Friends Trilogy.

Book Last Chance Ranch

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  • Author : Liz Isaacson
  • Publisher : AEJ Creative Works
  • Release : 2022-05-22
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 228 pages

Download or read book Last Chance Ranch written by Liz Isaacson and published by AEJ Creative Works. This book was released on 2022-05-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start this contemporary western clean romance series with LAST CHANCE RANCH - a free romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Liz Isaacson! You'll get later-in-life romance in every book. Curvy heroines. And sweet and swoony cowboys, all with a Christian romance theme! Start the series today! Scarlett is trying to save her grandfather's farm, but the place is a huge mess. Hudson is a cowboy mechanic who offers to help her fix up the broken down cars on the ranch. Can Hudson fine tune Scarlett's heart as they work together? Or will things backfire and make everything worse at Last Chance Ranch? Scarlett Adams has had enough. Enough of men breaking her heart. Enough of her boss saying she needs to do better. Enough of the traffic and hustle of the city. So when the opportunity to take over her grandfather's horse ranch in the hills of California comes along, she jumps at it. She'd rather spend her time with horses, dogs, and goats than honking cars, power suits, and men who don't call back. And she's finally happy. Hudson Flannigan knows three things: horses, cars, and that he's never going to make his father proud. Not only that, but he's disappointed his mother too. Well, his ex-wife did that when she found someone else to love, but it's somehow Hudson's fault. When Scarlett needs help getting the rundown ranch back into shape, she hires Hudson to get all the vehicles into proper working order. The spark between them is instant and hot, but neither of them wants to endure another painful breakup. Can Scarlett and Hudson find the faith and forgiveness they need to fix themselves as they restore Last Chance Ranch to its former glory? Or will this fine-tuning of their hearts backfire and leave them more broken than before? Read the entire Last Chance Ranch series by USA Today bestselling author Liz Isaacson: 1. Last Chance Ranch - opposites attract, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance, curvy heroine, billionaire cowboy 2. Last Chance Cowboy - billionaire romance, enemies to lovers romance, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance, curvy heroine 3. Last Chance Wedding - fake marriage, fake relationship, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance, redemption romance, female carpenter, curvy heroine 4. Last Chance Reunion - second chance romance, military hero, curvy heroine, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance 5. Last Chance Lake - country music star cowboy, curvy heroine, friends to lovers, redemption romance, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance 6. Last Chance Christmas - holiday romance, Christmas romance, curvy heroine, friends to lovers, workplace romance, office romance, later in life romance, clean romance, sweet romance, Christian romance

Book Second Chance Mother

Download or read book Second Chance Mother written by Denise Roessle and published by . This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Denise Roessle became a mother at 45, her long-held dream came true. She felt as if she were 19 again, the age at which she got pregnant out of wedlock and relinquished her newborn son for adoption. Suddenly, he was back - this stranger she had given birth to - and he wasn't just searching for his roots. Joshua was looking for a mom. Eager to embrace the second chance she had been granted, Denise leapt wholeheartedly into the role. "It's a BIG boy," she announced to her family and friends, setting free her twenty-six-year secret. But Joshua was not a boy. He was a grown man, with a history that fell far short of what she had envisioned for him when she'd been assured he would be "better off" without her. His adoptive parents had essentially given up on him at age thirteen, sending him away with only an eighth-grade education. He drifted through a series of institutions and group homes, and ultimately onto the New York City streets, where he fell into drugs and crime. When an early marriage failed, he and his young wife surrendered an infant and toddler to adoption. By the time Denise and her son reunited, he was in his second marriage to a teenaged runaway who was six months pregnant with their first child. Despite her disappointment and his obvious problems, Denise was determined to restore their severed bond and give him the unconditional love that had been lacking in her own childhood. At the same time, she struggled with her parents' adverse reaction to her reunion and their refusal to acknowledge their grandson's existence. The shameful event that they had worked so vigorously to bury was back to haunt them. They could not accept their daughter's happiness at having found her lost child. Still reeling in the overwhelming mix of joy and grief, gratitude and guilt triggered by reunion with her son, Denise received a letter from an aunt she never knew existed. Aunt Mabel revealed some startling information about Denise's mother, who had claimed to be an only child raised by a kindly couple after both her parents passed away. In truth, she was one of nine siblings tossed to the winds by their mother after the death of their father in 1929. As she got to know her new-found aunts, uncles and cousins, Denise became obsessed with understanding how her grandmother could desert her children and how her mother, who so clearly bore the scars of abandonment, could then force her own daughter to give up a child. A year into their reunion, after Josh's wife left him with their ten-month-old daughter, the rage that he had initially denied surfaced. Denise went from feeling like a new mom to the frustrated parent of an out-of-control teenager. In the face of his angry outbursts and threats to cut her off, she remained intent on "fixing" him, believing that, in time, she could heal his wounds. Once more, she put her own pain aside and stood by him as he married twice more and fathered another child. Only when Josh and Denise reached an impasse in year five, did she recognize how emotionally shutdown she had been since relinquishing her son - and how she had let her fear of losing him again hold her hostage. In the silence of their estrangement, she began the hard work that ultimately allowed her to resolve her own issues, reclaim the young woman she had left behind after surrendering what turned out to be her only child, and make peace with the past. She found acceptance and forgiveness for her mother, her son, and ultimately herself.

Book Second Chance Reunion

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  • Author : Sharon Hamilton
  • Publisher : Frog Haven Press
  • Release : 2021-03-27
  • ISBN : 9780996374989
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Second Chance Reunion written by Sharon Hamilton and published by Frog Haven Press. This book was released on 2021-03-27 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Daughter They Gave up for Adoption 12 Years Ago Comes Back into Their Lives This second chance couple learns the true meaning of Family. Like the SEAL Brotherhood...no one gets left behind. As the daughter they gave up for adoption 12 years ago comes back into their lives, Damon and Martel plan their June wedding and Martel's move to San Diego. Martel struggles with giving up a job and house she loves at the beach in Florida for an unknown future in Coronado with her fiance's career hanging in the balance. Do they have the grit to keep it tight when enemies keep springing up at every turn? Best reading order: Second Chance SEAL (Sunset SEALs Book #2), Second Chance Reunion. Click the "Look Inside" feature now and start reading chapter 1.

Book Second Chance Reunion

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  • Author : Irene Vartanoff
  • Publisher : Irene Vartanoff
  • Release : 2016-12-12
  • ISBN : 0996840354
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Second Chance Reunion written by Irene Vartanoff and published by Irene Vartanoff. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beware of second chances! Gothic romance in the classic tradition: an isolated mansion, a brooding hero, a strong heroine—and another man equally haunted by the tragedy of the past. Which man holds the key to the heroine's future happiness? Hollywood film editor Sara Finer has loved brilliant movie director Lucas Steel from afar for years. She finally has a chance to win his heart when she's sent to his New Mexico desert retreat, but there's a catch. Lucas abandoned his career after the accidental death on location of his ex-wife. Sara's mission is to convince him to finish the film—a hot-button issue made hotter by the sudden appearance of his bitterest rival. Two tortured men fighting over the haunting memory of a long-dead lover—and over Sara's love and loyalty today. This stand-alone sweet contemporary romance tackles predatory Hollywood behavior past and present. Contemporary Hollywood angst in the Gothic tradition of Daphne du Maurier's classic Rebecca—with a much happier ending.

Book Second Time s the Charm

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  • Author : Brenda Jackson
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2023-06-27
  • ISBN : 0369724860
  • Pages : 188 pages

Download or read book Second Time s the Charm written by Brenda Jackson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years ago, family tore them apart. Will sweet revenge lead to a second chance? Find out in the latest from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! This one chance at revenge may be their second chance at love Part-time rancher and world-renowned musician Dylan Emanuel never forgot his college romance with Charm Outlaw. Nor the pain of their sudden break-up and her father’s demands to stay away. So when they cross paths on vacation, Dylan can’t resist inviting her to his ranch—and Charm can’t resist a little seductive payback. But sun-soaked days melt into fiery nights, leaving Charm caught by her own desire. Will revenge lead to a second chance…or the truth about what really happened the first time around? Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Westmoreland Legacy: The Outlaws series: Book 1: The Wife He Needs Book 2: The Marriage He Demands Book 3: What He Wants for Christmas Book 4: What Happens on Vacation... Book 5: The Outlaw's Claim Book 6: Second Time's the Charm

Book Deeper Than Destiny

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  • Author : Emma Ashe
  • Publisher : Wickosity Media, LLC
  • Release : 2021-01-06
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 254 pages

Download or read book Deeper Than Destiny written by Emma Ashe and published by Wickosity Media, LLC. This book was released on 2021-01-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you save the woman you love? You walk away. Finn:When my father threatened to destroy Libby’s family, I gave him the only thing he wanted: my promise to never see her again. But four years later, I’m still dreaming of her...craving her. And because karma really does come around...now I need her more than ever. Thanks to a vicious public outburst, my father’s entire company—our company—is being dragged through the dirt. I want to stand back and let him suffer, but if he goes down, hundreds of our employees will be out of jobs. The company needs a major image overhaul, and Libby? Her children’s therapy program needs a major cash infusion. It’s perfect, right? She gets the money she needs. We get the good publicity. I know I can strike a deal to save us both. But I’m about to learn not all knights are shining. Especially me. *Deeper Than Love is a spicy new romantic series filled with hot, dirty billionaire alphas and the beautiful, curvy girls who tame them. Perfect for a quick bedtime read or a quicker reader blush, you’ll love this new second chance romance, Deeper Than Destiny. One of the best steamy romance novels of this year!

Book Second Chance Vows

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  • Author : Jules Bennett
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2022-08-23
  • ISBN : 0369724097
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Second Chance Vows written by Jules Bennett and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett ups the ante as two exes discover they’re each other’s blind dates in this Angel's Share novel! When exes reunite at a masquerade gala… The masks are coming off! Delilah Preston has a blind date at a costume party—and it turns out he’s her soon-to-be ex-husband, Camden Preston! With their chemistry still off the charts, the distillery owner agrees to one final fling on Cam’s private island before calling it quits forever. However, her spouse is laying the groundwork for winning her back. When a shattering revelation rocks Delilah’s world, will it derail Cam’s best-laid plans and destroy any hope of a future together? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Angel's Share series: Book 1: When the Lights Go Out... Book 2: Second Chance Vows Book 3: Snowed In Secrets

Book Reunion

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  • Author : J. Harper
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-04-02
  • ISBN : 9781532773358
  • Pages : 126 pages

Download or read book Reunion written by J. Harper and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-02 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reunion M/M Novella Because love deserves a second chance. After being cast out by his family, Nico leaves his home town and his one true love Ryan behind. A meeting of a fellow outcast leads him down a dark and ultimately dangerous road. Discarded and left for dead, Nico is found by a man who helps him turn his life around, but even with success and fame Nico is lost without his love by his side.The chance sighting of a Ten Year School Reunion on a social media site gives him the excuse to return home. He needs to apologize to the man he still loves, hoping Ryan will accept it. Deep down he wants Ryan back but imagines him married to a man who deserves him, not a coward that ran. 'The ache for Ryan has been so strong and so real it has taken every ounce of strength I have to keep away, to let him lead his life without me. With me being a deadbeat, a loser and no good for anyone. Or so I've been told.'Ryan retires from the army after the death of his mother, settling down again in his home town and his new life as a cop. Still single, his heart has always belonged to the one man he wasn't able to keep. As the reunion gets closer Ryan searches for his man's name as the list of attendees grows...'It's there...Nico Angeles. He's coming, he's coming home!' Will they be able to forget the past or has the last ten years apart been too long?Warning: Contains explicit hot gay sex and strong language.Intended for audiences over 18 years of ageReunion is Book 1 in the Reunion series and ends on a cliffhanger, be warned!!

Book One More Time

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  • Author : Rye Hart
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-02-28
  • ISBN : 9781985773363
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book One More Time written by Rye Hart and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhett was my high school love.He took my V-card then broke my heart before joining the SEALs.Now, it's our ten-year reunion on a Caribbean cruise.And he's my next-door roommate. My BFF volunteered me for a charity dating auction on the ship.And Rhett's sharing the stage with me.He says he wants me back.That he's the one for me.So I'll play a little game with him.And he's more than happy to oblige.Whoever raises the most money can do anything they want with the other for one night.I want to make him pay for breaking my heart years ago. But what if I fall for him all over again?

Book Last Chance Reunion

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  • Author : Sophia Singh Sasson
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2022-09-27
  • ISBN : 0369724194
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book Last Chance Reunion written by Sophia Singh Sasson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her new business partner is the ex-lover she vowed never to trust again in the latest Nights at the Mahal story from Sophia Singh Sasson! She’d risk anything for her business… Even her heart. Nisha Chawal is stunned when the hotelier about to invest in her New York fashion label turns out to be her former lover. Partnering with Sameer Singh is risky business, especially when desire lands her back in his bed. As work days turn into nights of intense pleasure, a shocking family secret and a threat to her business could cost her even more. Is Nisha willing to give up their second chance to make her dreams come true? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Nights at the Mahal series: Book 1: Marriage by Arrangement Book 2: Running Away with the Bride Book 3: Last Chance Reunion

Book King of the Reunion

Download or read book King of the Reunion written by Rose Bak and published by Rose Bak. This book was released on 2023-01-18 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five years ago their friendship ended over a misunderstanding, but now that they’ve found each other again, he wants more than friendship. But can they forget their painful past? Lainie Halverson always had a crush on her super-hot friend Mark Barone, but she knew that he didn’t see her as more than a friend. When Mark invited her to the prom after she was humiliated by another guy, she assumed it was a pity invite. Little did she know her refusal would lead to an ugly fight and the end of their friendship. Mark Barone has just realized that he made a big mistake all those years ago. He’d always assumed that Lainie turned down his prom invitation because she was embarrassed about his short stature. Now that he knows the truth, the billionaire real estate tycoon is pulling out all the stops to get a second chance with his first love. He might be the king of the reunion, but his real goal is to be the king of Lainie’s heart. “King of the Reunion” is part of the “Reunited Second Chance Romance” series. Each book in the series is a steamy standalone midlife romance featuring a mature couple, meddling best friends, impossible reunions, and a guaranteed happily ever. This book is perfect for fans of: Hope Ford, Frankie Love, LB Dunbar, Lucy Score, Claire Kingsley, Kathryn Nolan, Pippa Grant, Kameron Claire, Fern Fraser, M Cameron Hart, Matilda Martel, Karla Doyle, Ember Davis, Kat Baxter, Amy Daws, Lillian Monroe, Jeanette Winters, Donna McDonald, Hope Holloway, Liz Isaacson, and of course, Rose Bak. Keywords: contemporary romance, romantic comedy, later in life, midlife, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, instalove, second chance, reunited, short read, romance novella, romantic novella, love at first sight, unexpected love, alpha male, curvy woman, strong female lead, steamy, series, humor, rich, funny, millionaire, billionaire, seasoned romance, comedy, romance, love, mature couple, romantic, silver fox, milf, first love, high school sweetheart, businessman, funny, multicultural, slow burn