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The Second Time Around
New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson delivers an uplifting story about a woman who experienced a disappointing marriage and doesn’t want to risk heartbreak again. When a casual relationship turns serious, she wonders if love is truly worth a second chance.
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Published February 3, 2026
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Brenda Jackson
921 books3,624 followersIn 1994, Brenda Jackson’s first novel, Tonight and Forever, was released. Since then she has had more than 100 novels and novellas published (the first African-American author to accomplish such a feat) and has over 3 million books in print.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Brenda is the first African-American author to have a book published by Harlequin Desire and the first African-American romance author to make the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller lists within the series romance genre.
In 2012, Brenda received the Romance Writers of America’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award—one of the highest literary awards a romance author can receive. In 2013, she was recognized by the mayor and the city of Jacksonville as being a Trailblazer in the literary field.
In 2010, she collaborated with Five Alive Films to turn her Truly Everlasting title into a feature film. Brenda’s 2011 novel A Silken Thread is scheduled to be filmed with Debbie Allen attached as director in 2015.
Email Brenda at authorbrendajackson@gmail.com or visit her on her website at brendajackson.net.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Brenda is the first African-American author to have a book published by Harlequin Desire and the first African-American romance author to make the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller lists within the series romance genre.
In 2012, Brenda received the Romance Writers of America’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award—one of the highest literary awards a romance author can receive. In 2013, she was recognized by the mayor and the city of Jacksonville as being a Trailblazer in the literary field.
In 2010, she collaborated with Five Alive Films to turn her Truly Everlasting title into a feature film. Brenda’s 2011 novel A Silken Thread is scheduled to be filmed with Debbie Allen attached as director in 2015.
Email Brenda at authorbrendajackson@gmail.com or visit her on her website at brendajackson.net.
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4.5/5 stars
Thank you so much to NetGalley for this ALC!!
Yall this was so cute omg. Like....i lowkey love reading about older couples- especially a second chance of love and finding their person. This was the cutest thing ever omg. It was quick paced, had enough drama to keep me engaged, and just overall I ate this uppppp Peggy and Willy??? >>>>>> (even their names are old and cute bye 😭!) This is my first Brenda Jackson book and will not be my last!! It was written so well, and I absolutely LOVEDDDDD the narrator? He chewed this upppp I've never read a book with just a male narrator.
The spice, the flirting, the chemistry- this was so cute and i loved how the title of the book was thrown in! "He wanted to show her the right love the second time around" I'm crying.
Overall I loved this. Pick this up yall.
Thank you so much to NetGalley for this ALC!!
Yall this was so cute omg. Like....i lowkey love reading about older couples- especially a second chance of love and finding their person. This was the cutest thing ever omg. It was quick paced, had enough drama to keep me engaged, and just overall I ate this uppppp Peggy and Willy??? >>>>>> (even their names are old and cute bye 😭!) This is my first Brenda Jackson book and will not be my last!! It was written so well, and I absolutely LOVEDDDDD the narrator? He chewed this upppp I've never read a book with just a male narrator.
The spice, the flirting, the chemistry- this was so cute and i loved how the title of the book was thrown in! "He wanted to show her the right love the second time around" I'm crying.
Overall I loved this. Pick this up yall.
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