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Love Chances #1
Second Chances
A prelude novella...
What happens when the 'love of your life', a fairy-tale romance, ends abruptly. Too abruptly. And in the middle of all that mess and pain, the perfect new guy comes along. Too quickly.
Dawn Banks, competent lawyer and mother of two, has just split from her long-term life partner and father of her two children, Keith Parker, front-man for the newly-famed band 'Soul & Ice'.
Keith was everything Dawn was searching for in a man. He was her soulmate. Or, so she'd convinced herself. They've shared a mountain of history, taken a long journey...together.
Except now, times change, and that togetherness has been shattered.
Keith's philandering has left Dawn alone, humbled by infidelity and faced with a new single status, a status she no longer knows how to work.
But chance is a funny thing.
A chance encounter with a gorgeous man offers Dawn a new glimpse at the sublime. Sean Jones's world literally collides with Dawns, offering everything Keith is not.
But the ties of old love run deep.
Is Dawn ready to take a second chance at love? Is she even strong enough?
What happens when the 'love of your life', a fairy-tale romance, ends abruptly. Too abruptly. And in the middle of all that mess and pain, the perfect new guy comes along. Too quickly.
Dawn Banks, competent lawyer and mother of two, has just split from her long-term life partner and father of her two children, Keith Parker, front-man for the newly-famed band 'Soul & Ice'.
Keith was everything Dawn was searching for in a man. He was her soulmate. Or, so she'd convinced herself. They've shared a mountain of history, taken a long journey...together.
Except now, times change, and that togetherness has been shattered.
Keith's philandering has left Dawn alone, humbled by infidelity and faced with a new single status, a status she no longer knows how to work.
But chance is a funny thing.
A chance encounter with a gorgeous man offers Dawn a new glimpse at the sublime. Sean Jones's world literally collides with Dawns, offering everything Keith is not.
But the ties of old love run deep.
Is Dawn ready to take a second chance at love? Is she even strong enough?
159 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 14, 2016
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About the author
L.S. Bergman
37 books30 followersL.S. Bergman is a British-Caribbean writer of woman-centered adult Afro-Caribbean romantic fiction. Her writing has dipped into multicultural historical fiction, with her release 'Becoming Bessy', but remains focused upon the diversity of the black diasporic experience.
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May 17, 2024
L.S. Bergman writes by way of Sean Jones, “Experiences, good and bad, even the downright ugly give this life texture and make it what it is. A full life.” These are words to live by as Second Chances are words to Love by. Chance. Destiny. Fate. Kismet. Bergman packs a wallop with this powerful novella. Sean and his love interest Dawn Banks, written from both their POVs, come together in the real and virtual (unknowingly) world. Sparks fly and their heat sizzles: a thunderbolt, to be sure, but this tasty novella is so much more.
Second Chances gets at the heart in so many ways and on so many levels. The author does a bang-up job of capturing her protagonists' inner chatter/turmoil and the vividness of their wickedly sensual relationship, actions, and authentic dialogue. All of which make the story plausible and believable. Quite a task. On a literary level, this tiny tome is mad descriptive with solid character-building and a pacing that keeps you turning pages until the end, asking for just one more, please.
Here’s a tempting morsel. “This thing between us felt illicit, out of control, indulgent yet...necessary.”
Bergman even manages a complex and engaging supporting cast with the X, Keith, the kids, Rob and Anya, BFFs, and an extended family. The only downside is that it comes to an end, as all good things do. But wait. There may be follow-up in the next book, Lucid Dreaming. Even the title calls.
Second Chances gets at the heart in so many ways and on so many levels. The author does a bang-up job of capturing her protagonists' inner chatter/turmoil and the vividness of their wickedly sensual relationship, actions, and authentic dialogue. All of which make the story plausible and believable. Quite a task. On a literary level, this tiny tome is mad descriptive with solid character-building and a pacing that keeps you turning pages until the end, asking for just one more, please.
Here’s a tempting morsel. “This thing between us felt illicit, out of control, indulgent yet...necessary.”
Bergman even manages a complex and engaging supporting cast with the X, Keith, the kids, Rob and Anya, BFFs, and an extended family. The only downside is that it comes to an end, as all good things do. But wait. There may be follow-up in the next book, Lucid Dreaming. Even the title calls.
July 3, 2020
Beautiful👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This may be the best second chance at romance book that I've ever read. The author dealt with the issues of starting over, with kids, so deftly I am in awe. The pacing of the burgeoning relationship was so perfect. Not really rushed, but still ever present. Hot and smoldering, but like a crock pot instead of a pressure cooker.😁😁😁😁 Slow, but steady, which is just what the heroine needed after her lifelong relationship imploded. Simply beautiful. L.S. Bergman is an immensely talented writer.
Buy it, read it and enjoy!!👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥
This may be the best second chance at romance book that I've ever read. The author dealt with the issues of starting over, with kids, so deftly I am in awe. The pacing of the burgeoning relationship was so perfect. Not really rushed, but still ever present. Hot and smoldering, but like a crock pot instead of a pressure cooker.😁😁😁😁 Slow, but steady, which is just what the heroine needed after her lifelong relationship imploded. Simply beautiful. L.S. Bergman is an immensely talented writer.
Buy it, read it and enjoy!!👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥👍🏾🔥
March 12, 2022
This book was excellent. Tho I have to admit I was kind of liking the philandering common-law ex husband as I was reading. And since the book is called Second Chances I was thinking uh oh is she going to take him back? The book was beautifully written. The story is about Dawn, our heroine who has had enough of her long-time love, Keith's cheating ways so she decides to start over again. She and Keith have two teenage children. Dawn and the kids move out into their own home. Through a few twists and turns that include an accidental collision at the supermarket and online dating, Dawn meets Sean, a handsome entrepreneur who is everything Keith is not. He's stable, patient, and totally focused on her. The problem is Dawn is not completely over the hurt Keith caused. One thing I liked about this book is although Keith was a womanizer, he was not demonized in the book and it was clear that Dawn still cared for him.
March 30, 2017
APB Perspective Reviews
I enjoyed this book , I feel the author found her groove . This story was about people and relationships , I loved the relationship between the children and parents . I especially loved the relationship between Dawn and Sean , they felt authentic and I wanted them together , there was definitely magic between them. I found that I wanted more time with them, I wanted to see them fall in love , I wanted to see Sean interact with the children more , so maybe we get more of this story, there's definitely more for us to find out .
I enjoyed this book , I feel the author found her groove . This story was about people and relationships , I loved the relationship between the children and parents . I especially loved the relationship between Dawn and Sean , they felt authentic and I wanted them together , there was definitely magic between them. I found that I wanted more time with them, I wanted to see them fall in love , I wanted to see Sean interact with the children more , so maybe we get more of this story, there's definitely more for us to find out .
September 30, 2016
A Chance for Requited Love..
This book was recommended by an author I respect, and it was worth its weight in gold. A first for me for this author. I like second chance stories as they usually have me cheering for a HEA. In this story Dawn had been in a long long term relationship without the benefits of marriage to an up and coming singer, when he was caught with his pants down. Keith and Dawn had two teenagers from their relationship. They had recently separated because of his penchant for flings. At the encouragement of friends, Dawn chose to live again by taking her life back; she went online to a dating sight, met a nice man and struck up a relationship...so to speak. One thing led to another and the online connection with Noah turned out to be her hot next door neighbor Sean. Sean was no Keith thankfully... Even so, their relationship hit a snag at one point.. I was fingers crossed hoping they would weather the storm and be able to mend. And in the end, Sean and Dawn had a first chance, and Dawn got a second chance to have requited love.
This book was recommended by an author I respect, and it was worth its weight in gold. A first for me for this author. I like second chance stories as they usually have me cheering for a HEA. In this story Dawn had been in a long long term relationship without the benefits of marriage to an up and coming singer, when he was caught with his pants down. Keith and Dawn had two teenagers from their relationship. They had recently separated because of his penchant for flings. At the encouragement of friends, Dawn chose to live again by taking her life back; she went online to a dating sight, met a nice man and struck up a relationship...so to speak. One thing led to another and the online connection with Noah turned out to be her hot next door neighbor Sean. Sean was no Keith thankfully... Even so, their relationship hit a snag at one point.. I was fingers crossed hoping they would weather the storm and be able to mend. And in the end, Sean and Dawn had a first chance, and Dawn got a second chance to have requited love.
November 20, 2016
Cute Love Story
I really enjoyed the setting of this story in London. Made me feel as if that's where I was while reading. The author did a good job setting the location. Loved the coincidences that connected Dawn and Sean. There was also a great since of family support with Sean's family and Dawn's. Loved the way the loved each other.
I really enjoyed the setting of this story in London. Made me feel as if that's where I was while reading. The author did a good job setting the location. Loved the coincidences that connected Dawn and Sean. There was also a great since of family support with Sean's family and Dawn's. Loved the way the loved each other.
January 7, 2020
I enjoyed the storyline, a nice twist on finding love again even if it is a bit hokey.
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