Second Time Around

by Danielle M. Haas

War-weary Marine Jonah Sheffield returns home after twelve years. A brush with death opened his eyes to the one person he needs in his life to help him put his demons behind him—his high school love, Jillian Adams. Jonah wants a second chance of love.

Life is how it should be for Jillian, until she bumps into Jonah. Even though her feelings are strong, she's unsure if she can get past the hurt he inflicted so long ago…or the painful secret she's kept locked inside.

Jillian knows her heart belongs to Jonah, but her ex-husband's sudden desire to unite their family leaves her torn. Can they move past the pain and secrets haunting them to find their way back to each other?

Genres: Second Chance

249 pages, Unknown Binding

First published November 20, 2019

About the author

Danielle M Haas is a stay-at-home mom turned author. When she isn’t writing fast-paced romantic suspense novels with mysteries to live for and romance to die for, she’s busy being a taxi driver to her two busy kids and forcing her introverted self to talk to other soccer moms. Her kids and husband are her world, which is also shared with her hyper Bernie doodle, two sassy cats, and one leopard gecko who’s happy to chill on a rock all day. Her days are packed with cuddles, kisses, and a brain constantly thinking of new ways to create danger and romance for her next book.

Reviews

[Izzie d · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's good, well written.
Love triangle situation.
I wasn't too keen on the Hero and felt he should grovel a bit more.
When they FINALLY, get to discuss the past, which gets shelved and shelved over and over again, he says some stuff that's pretty hurtful and he feels very strongly and it felt once she'd explained that was it forgiven. I felt it needed more time for him to come to terms with things, he switched too fast.

Safety gang.
The heroine is considering her situation with the Hero who is back in town and her ex husband has offered to try again, the heroine and her ex husband come close to kissing.
Later he forces a kiss on her and tries for more and she fights him off.

The only intimate scenes are between the Hero and heroine.

HEA.
Epilogue.


ARC.

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this quick read about a veteran coming home to find love and happiness. Being the wife of a veteran that always warms my heart.
Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy.

[Yvonne Cruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a story that is very real in this day and age.
Jonah Sheffield and Jillian Adams were HS sweethearts. When Jonah enlisted after graduation, both felt the other had hurt them.
Now 12 years later, Jonah is back home , a shell of himself. While Jillian has an eight year old and an ex trying to get back together.
While the three of them try to figure out what their futures will be , this story is more than a romance.
It’s a story about the effects war has on the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to our freedom. Many have a difficult time returning to civilian life . Upon their return some suffer not only from physical injuries, but also emotional and psychological. PTSD is wide spread and as individuals as well as a nation, we need to do more to help these individuals. Kudos to the author for that reminder.
I was entrusted a copy of this book by Netgalley. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

[Liv Arnold · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story. A sweet romance about second chances. Jonah would stop at nothing to get the woman he loves. Jillian and Jonah have their own demons but the way they reconnected, everything was so relatable.
It gave me all the feels.
This is the second book I’ve read by Danielle and I’m a huge fan. I look forward to reading the next book.

[Janet Simmons · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this stand alone book. My first time reading this author and this genre. Enjoyable all around. I will seek out this author again. She really connected into the PTSD and described what he was going thru each time he had an episode so well that I could picture myself right in the room. Could identify with HS romance gone wrong and both sides feel wronged. Then 12 years later how do you start the conversation back up. I feel the book is so relevant to almost every generation from Viet Nam Era to now.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This heartwarming story of the effects of PTSD, decisions that can't be undone, second chances and family interactions is wonderfully done. The author is to be commended for her handling of a timely subject without being overly dramatic or maudlin. I'm partial to Ohio authors and am looking forward to reading more of her works. Congratulations to Ms. Haas on a job well-done.

[Raevyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve never read a sweet romance before so I wasn’t sure what to expect. In the beginning I wanted to shake Jillian! Poor Jonah had some serious demons under his belt. This book hit me in all the feels! Such a great story!

[Brenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a lovely story about first love and second chance love. I enjoyed discovering a new Author & a new source of sweet hometown romance!

[Glenda Bettin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book

[evieo17 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice second chance read. My one pet peeve is that Jonah and Dylan are Marines but are referred to as soldiers. That annoyed me more than the misspellings. Someone in the Army is a soldier. Someone in the Marine Corps is a Marine.