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The Kimura Sisters #3
Tilli's Second Chance
A tarnished reputation. A high-stakes competition. A chance to reclaim a shattered dream...
Tilli Kimura had her dreams of becoming a spaceship designer dashed when she was falsely accused of cheating on the entrance exam for the Interstellar Agency. Now, eight years later, she's given a second chance to prove her worth in a cutthroat spaceship design contest. With her loyal cat, Ivan, by her side and her former classmate, Kaito Nakamura, as her mentor, Tilli dives into the challenge, determined to finally have the future she's been reaching for.
Kaito can't believe his luck when he's paired with Tilli for the spaceship design contest. Back in school, he was always drawn to her intellect and resilience, and then she was gone, expelled because of a stupid rumor. Finally, they're both getting their second chance. And watching her work across the table, sketching and inventing, he's falling for her fast. She might be falling for him, too...
But when history repeats itself, and Tilli is let down once more, her dreams and newfound love are put to the test. With Kaito's steadfast support, Tilli must gather her courage to fight for her future once more.
Can Tilli reclaim her dreams, prove her innocence, and embrace the love she's found with Kaito? Or will her second chance slip through her fingers?
Tilli's Second Chance is a compelling story of redemption, love, and the relentless pursuit of dreams in the Kimura Sisters series of sci-fi romance novellas. Readers who enjoy stories of personal growth, enduring friendships, and unexpected romance will be captivated by Tilli's journey.
(Originally a part of Pets in Space 8.)
Tilli Kimura had her dreams of becoming a spaceship designer dashed when she was falsely accused of cheating on the entrance exam for the Interstellar Agency. Now, eight years later, she's given a second chance to prove her worth in a cutthroat spaceship design contest. With her loyal cat, Ivan, by her side and her former classmate, Kaito Nakamura, as her mentor, Tilli dives into the challenge, determined to finally have the future she's been reaching for.
Kaito can't believe his luck when he's paired with Tilli for the spaceship design contest. Back in school, he was always drawn to her intellect and resilience, and then she was gone, expelled because of a stupid rumor. Finally, they're both getting their second chance. And watching her work across the table, sketching and inventing, he's falling for her fast. She might be falling for him, too...
But when history repeats itself, and Tilli is let down once more, her dreams and newfound love are put to the test. With Kaito's steadfast support, Tilli must gather her courage to fight for her future once more.
Can Tilli reclaim her dreams, prove her innocence, and embrace the love she's found with Kaito? Or will her second chance slip through her fingers?
Tilli's Second Chance is a compelling story of redemption, love, and the relentless pursuit of dreams in the Kimura Sisters series of sci-fi romance novellas. Readers who enjoy stories of personal growth, enduring friendships, and unexpected romance will be captivated by Tilli's journey.
(Originally a part of Pets in Space 8.)
147 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 12, 2024
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Stephanie (S. J.) is a writer, knitter, Capricorn, Japanophile, and USA Today Best Selling author. She loves summer, downtempo beats, yoga pants, foxes, owls, dogs, sushi, pasta, and black tea. She lives outside NYC with her husband, two great kids, and her dog who always wants to play. When it comes to her work, she writes about everyday women and uncommon worlds. Find her online at https://www.spajonas.com
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March 16, 2024
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I started this anthology with this story as I received an advance review copy of it. I like this series by S.J. Pajonas and reading about these sisters. This is Tilli's story, her life got ruined eight years ago when she was accused of cheating and lost her chance at her dream job, designing spaceships. Now she's applying for a second chance at the same job, she gets to team up with Kaito.
I enjoyed this story, I liked reading about Tilli and her passion for designing spaceships and the cool ideas she comes up with as well as seeing her grow closer to Kaito. I liked her animal pair, a grumpy old cat Ivan, who clearly cares about her. It also was fun seeing their father from a different point of view as Tilli is the sister who is closest to him. I thought this book made him a lot more likable than the first two books and it feels like not being the mayor anymore is good for him. I liked how he is there for Tilli when she needs him and encourages her.
Tilli could be a bit hard on herself, but it was awesome seeing her find her finding her confidence and passion toward the end of the book. Tilli has a lot to go through and there are some scenes that are sad to read and there's this annoying guy that keeps being mean to her and getting in her way, but I liked to see how it all played out. The romance between Tilli and Kaito was great. I really liked the ending and the two bonus scenes from Kaito's point of view are awesome and added some insight to his point of view.
I started this anthology with this story as I received an advance review copy of it. I like this series by S.J. Pajonas and reading about these sisters. This is Tilli's story, her life got ruined eight years ago when she was accused of cheating and lost her chance at her dream job, designing spaceships. Now she's applying for a second chance at the same job, she gets to team up with Kaito.
I enjoyed this story, I liked reading about Tilli and her passion for designing spaceships and the cool ideas she comes up with as well as seeing her grow closer to Kaito. I liked her animal pair, a grumpy old cat Ivan, who clearly cares about her. It also was fun seeing their father from a different point of view as Tilli is the sister who is closest to him. I thought this book made him a lot more likable than the first two books and it feels like not being the mayor anymore is good for him. I liked how he is there for Tilli when she needs him and encourages her.
Tilli could be a bit hard on herself, but it was awesome seeing her find her finding her confidence and passion toward the end of the book. Tilli has a lot to go through and there are some scenes that are sad to read and there's this annoying guy that keeps being mean to her and getting in her way, but I liked to see how it all played out. The romance between Tilli and Kaito was great. I really liked the ending and the two bonus scenes from Kaito's point of view are awesome and added some insight to his point of view.
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