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That Second Chance #1 included
Small Town Perfect: Pulling Home (That Second Chance #1) / A Family Affair: The Promise
Small town romantic women’s fiction with love, hope, second chances, and a happy ending! Boxed Set One contains Pulling Home (That Second Chance #1) and A Family The Promise (Truth in Lies #7). See author's note, below
Pulling Home (That Second Chance #1)
It's taken nine years and a cross-country move, but Audra Valentine Wheyton has kept her secrets safe. She's created the perfect a husband who loves her, a daughter she adores, and a position as head writer for an award-winning daytime soap. When her husband dies suddenly, Audra returns to her hometown for the funeral and faces a community that has not forgotten her meager beginnings and the man who has never forgiven her for marrying his brother.
Jack Wheyton is a successful pediatric neurosurgeon who is about to become engaged when Audra walks back into his life with her daughter. He forgave his brother long ago for taking something that had been his, something he hadn't even realized he wanted until it was gone. But forgiving Audra is another story...and forgetting her? Near impossible.
When a shattering illness strikes Audra's daughter, she turns to Jack to save her child and risks exposing a secret that will change their lives forever.
A Family The Promise (Truth in Lies #7)
Grant Richot sprinted through life, a boy wonder with talent, intelligence, confidence, and charm. He never doubted the world awaited him, just as he never doubted the right woman would come into his life—but only when he was ready for her. Anyone before that was simply preparation for the one. How wrong he was.
Years and a tragedy later, Grant arrives in Maggie Finnegan’s hometown of Magdalena, New York—broken, uncertain, and searching for that second chance with the woman he cast aside. But Maggie’s no longer naïve and impressionable; she’s a confident, competent widow with a child, who has more at risk than another broken heart…
Note from
I love secondary writing them, reading about them, even watching them on the big screen. Secondary characters support the “stars”; make them more vibrant and compelling. But when the story ends, I’m often left wondering what they’d do if they were in the “spotlight”. That’s why I’ve created special boxed sets that were part of That Second Chance series and the Truth in Lies series. These boxed sets let the reader follow the before and after of select characters as they first appear in That Second Chance series and later in the fictional town of my bestselling Truth in Lies series. Boxed Set One contains Pulling Home and A Family The Promise. I invite you to follow their journey!
Pulling Home (That Second Chance #1)
It's taken nine years and a cross-country move, but Audra Valentine Wheyton has kept her secrets safe. She's created the perfect a husband who loves her, a daughter she adores, and a position as head writer for an award-winning daytime soap. When her husband dies suddenly, Audra returns to her hometown for the funeral and faces a community that has not forgotten her meager beginnings and the man who has never forgiven her for marrying his brother.
Jack Wheyton is a successful pediatric neurosurgeon who is about to become engaged when Audra walks back into his life with her daughter. He forgave his brother long ago for taking something that had been his, something he hadn't even realized he wanted until it was gone. But forgiving Audra is another story...and forgetting her? Near impossible.
When a shattering illness strikes Audra's daughter, she turns to Jack to save her child and risks exposing a secret that will change their lives forever.
A Family The Promise (Truth in Lies #7)
Grant Richot sprinted through life, a boy wonder with talent, intelligence, confidence, and charm. He never doubted the world awaited him, just as he never doubted the right woman would come into his life—but only when he was ready for her. Anyone before that was simply preparation for the one. How wrong he was.
Years and a tragedy later, Grant arrives in Maggie Finnegan’s hometown of Magdalena, New York—broken, uncertain, and searching for that second chance with the woman he cast aside. But Maggie’s no longer naïve and impressionable; she’s a confident, competent widow with a child, who has more at risk than another broken heart…
Note from
I love secondary writing them, reading about them, even watching them on the big screen. Secondary characters support the “stars”; make them more vibrant and compelling. But when the story ends, I’m often left wondering what they’d do if they were in the “spotlight”. That’s why I’ve created special boxed sets that were part of That Second Chance series and the Truth in Lies series. These boxed sets let the reader follow the before and after of select characters as they first appear in That Second Chance series and later in the fictional town of my bestselling Truth in Lies series. Boxed Set One contains Pulling Home and A Family The Promise. I invite you to follow their journey!
499 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2019
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About the author
Mary Campisi
80 books420 followersMary Campisi is the author of over 40 emotion-packed novels that center around hope, redemption, and second chances.
Mary should have known she'd become a writer when at age thirteen she began changing the ending to all the books she read. It took several years and a number of jobs, including registered nurse, receptionist in a swanky hair salon, accounts payable clerk, and practice manager in an OB/GYN office, for her to rediscover writing. Enter a mouse-less computer, a floppy disk, and a dream large enough to fill a zip drive. The rest of the story lives on in every book she writes.
When she's not working on her craft or following the lives of five adult children, Mary's digging in the dirt with her flowers and herbs, cooking, reading, walking her rescue lab, Henry, or, on the perfect day, riding off into the sunset with her very own hero/husband on his Ultra Limited aka Harley.
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Mary should have known she'd become a writer when at age thirteen she began changing the ending to all the books she read. It took several years and a number of jobs, including registered nurse, receptionist in a swanky hair salon, accounts payable clerk, and practice manager in an OB/GYN office, for her to rediscover writing. Enter a mouse-less computer, a floppy disk, and a dream large enough to fill a zip drive. The rest of the story lives on in every book she writes.
When she's not working on her craft or following the lives of five adult children, Mary's digging in the dirt with her flowers and herbs, cooking, reading, walking her rescue lab, Henry, or, on the perfect day, riding off into the sunset with her very own hero/husband on his Ultra Limited aka Harley.
If you would like to be notified when Mary has a new release, please sign up at http://www.marycampisi.com/book/book-...
website: marycampisi.com
e-mail: mary@marycampisi.com
blog: marycampisi.com/blog/
twitter: twitter.com/MaryCampisi
facebook: facebook.com/marycampisibooks
Instagram: instagram.com/marycampisiauthor/
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April 17, 2022
Just ok
Second verse, same as the first. Girl meets guy, they have a torrid affair for a few weeks then break up,she rushes home when she realizes she's pregnant and married the first guy she can and raises the baby as his. Then years later, after the husband is dead, the bio father comes back in her life and wants his child, and her. And they love happily ever after. The second book was pretty much the same plot with the names changed. The author seems obsessed with pregnancy, miscarriage, and men behaving badly. Not just 1 or 2, but almost everybody. The first book in this set was tolerable, but the second was just too much ( and not in a good way) . I was actually glad when that one ended. I'm being generous giving it a 3 rating.
Second verse, same as the first. Girl meets guy, they have a torrid affair for a few weeks then break up,she rushes home when she realizes she's pregnant and married the first guy she can and raises the baby as his. Then years later, after the husband is dead, the bio father comes back in her life and wants his child, and her. And they love happily ever after. The second book was pretty much the same plot with the names changed. The author seems obsessed with pregnancy, miscarriage, and men behaving badly. Not just 1 or 2, but almost everybody. The first book in this set was tolerable, but the second was just too much ( and not in a good way) . I was actually glad when that one ended. I'm being generous giving it a 3 rating.
September 10, 2021
There's a lot of interesting things happening in Magdalena.
I thoroughly enjoyed these books. Magdalena has so many different characters and I really like catching up on what is happening with each one. I feel like I've just been visiting these folks and am anxious to return again soon. I recommend this series.
I thoroughly enjoyed these books. Magdalena has so many different characters and I really like catching up on what is happening with each one. I feel like I've just been visiting these folks and am anxious to return again soon. I recommend this series.
October 11, 2021
A generous three stars
A couple of the major characters were relatively well developed, but many of the other characters were superfluous. One of the characters, Leslie, was so different in the two books that she was unrecognizable. The storyline was convoluted, tedious and broken. I have no interest in reading other books in the series.
A couple of the major characters were relatively well developed, but many of the other characters were superfluous. One of the characters, Leslie, was so different in the two books that she was unrecognizable. The storyline was convoluted, tedious and broken. I have no interest in reading other books in the series.
July 29, 2021
Just okay
I liked the characters but not the story line. So many characters with so many issues. My life is not as chaotic and probably why I can't connect very much with the characters.
I liked the characters but not the story line. So many characters with so many issues. My life is not as chaotic and probably why I can't connect very much with the characters.
September 17, 2021
Clean romance set
One woman is looked down on because of her mother. No one knows who her father is. Secrets and romance in both books. Attention grabbing stories that will keep you turning the pages.
One woman is looked down on because of her mother. No one knows who her father is. Secrets and romance in both books. Attention grabbing stories that will keep you turning the pages.
January 19, 2022
Small Town Perfect
I have enjoyed the different characters as well as the twist and turns of the many stories within. Will definitely look forward to next set. The sets are welcomed as continuity with characters flow nicely.
I have enjoyed the different characters as well as the twist and turns of the many stories within. Will definitely look forward to next set. The sets are welcomed as continuity with characters flow nicely.
August 23, 2025
Great book
This is an incredibly well written book. It's great reading by itself, but it is also part of a very interesting and entertaining series. I haven't read the whole series, but I definitely plan to read all of it. I recommend this book and this author.
This is an incredibly well written book. It's great reading by itself, but it is also part of a very interesting and entertaining series. I haven't read the whole series, but I definitely plan to read all of it. I recommend this book and this author.
September 7, 2021
Please see individual stories for review.
September 11, 2021
Review
These two books were an entertaining read. I have read books 📚 in this series before and enjoyed 😉 them.
These two books were an entertaining read. I have read books 📚 in this series before and enjoyed 😉 them.
September 12, 2021
Review
Good to have more stories about characters from Magdalena and beyond. Good town and family saga interwoven with interesting characters and intertwining sub plots
Good to have more stories about characters from Magdalena and beyond. Good town and family saga interwoven with interesting characters and intertwining sub plots
September 14, 2021
This is not light reading... too many characters make it difficult and mentally exhausting to keep track of who is who around the main story, which I like very much.
October 17, 2021
Not my cup of tea. Just didn’t connect with the characters or writing in either story.
October 9, 2021
I enjoyed reading this book although there were too many characters. I like how the story progress and second chance romance.
August 1, 2023
very interesting, keeps you wanting to read more.
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