Second Chance: A Haven Series romance novel

by E.H. Demeter

After a horrific car crash leaves her a widow, Sabrina Hall-Jackson makes the difficult decision to leave the life she’d created in New York and return to her hometown of Haven, South Carolina.

She hopes familiarity will heal her grief, but going home proves more difficult than she’d imagined. With her heart still yearning for the love she’d lost, Sabrina finds herself spiraling into a vast depression that threatens to consume her – body and soul.

In an attempt to overcome her pain, Sabrina surrounds herself with family and childhood friends, and slowly begins to move on. However, she doesn’t realize that amidst the nostalgia and uplifting memories, is the one person that holds the spark to reignite her heart, and her life.

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 27, 2018

About the author

E.H. Demeter was born in Oregon City, Oregon, though she now makes her home in South Carolina, with her husband and two children, where she can be found to hate the heat and love the rain.

The written word has been a draw since her early years, and she is seldom found without a notebook in hand. Writing is her passion, and her goal is to share her words, thoughts, and opinions with the world. She is a lover of books, hot tea, and sweets – much to the dismay of her waistline.

She grew up reading fantasy and romance novels, and finds that is where most of her inspiration lies, though her love of the young adult genre has also sparked creative fires.

She currently has four publications available. She can be found on social media ( Links provided on the stay connected page), and encourages readers to reach out to her.

Reviews

[Paula Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

What would happen if you lost the one you love? Would your whole life feel like it's ended along with them? How long do you think it would take for you to handle even the slightest normalcy? For Sabrina, it took her two years before she decided to make a move to live with her parents in her hometown as her life continued to spiral out of control after her husband Trevor was killed in a car accident. Sabrina is in a funk, and it will take the help of her parents and best friend Meredith Cross to get her out of it. As Sabrina starts to move back into the world of the living, she runs straight into the arms of a hottie. He looks familiar, but she can't place him. Eventually, she learns that it is the younger brother of her friend Meredith - Josh Cross. Someone whom she had a crush on when she was younger. Josh is now an upcoming music celebrity and also sees this as a second chance at love with Sabrina since he missed out when they were younger. Can Sabrina open her heart enough to let Josh in or will she keep her distance as she feels by moving on with Josh she is betraying Trevor - her dead husband? When Josh is offered a music deal and becomes busy with his new life, has Sabrina missed her chance at a second love or will she be able to tell Josh how she feels before it's too late? Find out in this sweet, edgy romance "Second Chance" by E.H Demeter.

[Chriss Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit I began reading this and worried if the pacing was too slow. It would take two years for Sabrina to get over her grief? But she returns to her hometown and begins living again, with her parent's support, her best friend's encouragement- taking things slow and at an even keel. Sure, it's alarming to run into a guy who is charismatically charming and familiar- her best friend's younger brother! Josh has grown up and is dreamy, funny, and unwittingly takes her breath away. But then there is another guy who wants her attention, which distracts a little from anything taking off with Josh right away. He has a music career taking off and he must think about that, even if chemistry is revolving around him and Sabrina. I must admit, at this point of the story, I quickly turned the pages. There was something magnetizing about these two characters dancing around each other. Her feelings were growing and she played tug of war with herself, because letting go of her past life with her deceased husband felt heartbreaking. The author certainly lures us deeper into Sabrina's dilemma. The words are descriptive and you feel you are right there, absorbing every decision. I loved the ending of this heart-felt story. It was beautiful and touched the soul. I recommended reading this with an open mind and know that it is right that it took the time to weave a beautiful love story.

[Colby Bettley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second Chance is about the grieving and brokenhearted Sabrina who tragically lost her husband. Struggling to move on, she moves back to her hometown Haven, South Carolina from the busy New York city condo she shared with her departed. Overcome with emotion, she struggles to move on but with the help of her old best friend Meredith and the sweet and overwhelmingly handsome Josh, Meredith's brother. Falling for Josh, Sabrina struggles with the guilt of trying to move on. ⠀
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Second Chance is such a wholesome, feel-good read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Sabrina is sassy, willful and extremely strong; I found her character to be really quite inspiring. Her commitment to pushing through the bad to get to the goodness and happy parts of life is truly special. ⠀

[Deirdre Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes life jurts

Such a true to life tale of starting over after tragedy strikes unexpectedly. Warm and uplifting, but so very true of the struggle to over come a tremendous tragedy. Sometimes that struggle is ugly and difficult but worth the effort in the end. Highly recommended for your reading list.

[Matt Scoville · Rating 4 out of 5]

Romance isn't my normal genre but this book found its way on to my Kindle and it was definitely worth the read. I found it slightly predictable at the end but as my wife has said people read romances because you know they will have a happy ending before you start.

The characters are well written and the plot isn't forced.

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

There aren't really words to fully describe how much I enjoy this book! It's full of such emotion that I can't help but laugh and cry right alongside main character Sabrina. I want to have lunch with her sometime, and be her BFF (sorry, Meredith!) And the ending is just so touching - this is definitely one of my go-to books when I need an emotional pick-me-up!