Second Chances

by Alana Lorens

When Inessa Regan gets a pink slip, laid off from her law firm at the age of 42, without prospects she’s sure her life is over. She hides from the world, until her neighbor brings her a client, a young Iraq war veteran dying of cancer. Kurt Lowdon only wants to make sure his affairs are in order should the worst happen, but meeting Inessa gives him encouragement on the road to recovery. His quest to help her realize her self-worth leads them into dangers they never expected, as horrors from the war and long-hidden family secrets come back to haunt them.

Genres: Romance

236 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Alana Lorens (aka Barbara Mountjoy) has been a published writer for over 45 years, including seven years as a reporter and editor at the South Dade News Leader in Homestead, Florida. Her list of publications includes the non-fiction book 101 Little Instructions for Surviving Your Divorce, published by Impact Publishers in 1999, stories in A Cup of Comfort for Divorced Women, in December 2008, and A Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Parents, in June 2009.

Read romantic suspense novel SECRETS IN THE SAND, That Girl's the One I Love, Conviction of the Heart and Voodoo Dreams from The Wild Rose Press

TENDER MISDEMEANORS, a romantic suspense set in Montana, from the Wild Rose Press. See trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlVFv...

ENCOUNTER, a suspense thriller about illegal aliens and a fancy lawyer's retreat, from Dragonfly Publishing.
See trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb96v...

A Recipe For Success, a story in the anthology SIDEKICKS, publishing in spring 2013 from Alliteration Ink

The Pittsburgh Lady Lawyers series:

Conviction of the Heart, romantic suspense from The Wild Rose Press, 2012
See trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a84IZo...

Second Chances, Zumaya Publications,July 2012
See trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEMtSx...

Voodoo Dreams, romantic suspense from The Wild Rose Press, October 2013
See book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1aJ...

and SECRETS IN THE SAND, in the Crimson Rose line from The Wild Rose Press.
See book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U26_...

She also blogs on a variety of subjects, including autism, science fiction and life at http://awalkabout.wordpress.com

Her Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series (as Lyndi Alexander) is available from Dragonfly Publishing; THE ELF QUEEN ,THE ELF CHILD, THE ELF MAGE and THE ELF GUARDIAN.

To learn more about Alana, see
http://alana-lorens.com
Friend Alana on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/AlanaLorens

Reviews

[T.P. Warren]

Wow. What a read. Heartbreaking and intense and inspiring. Inez is a smart, sympathetic heroine and Kurt is not only a romance hero but an actual hero. The author did an excellent job of weaving in the past tragedies and the ending was powerful and unexpected. The author handled a delicate subject with sympathy and realism. I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful novel.

[Szinna]

4.5*

Jó történet! Nincs nagy körítés, inkább nagyon egyszerű stílus, E3-ban, ami nem enged annyira közel a szereplőkhöz, de mégis van súlya.