Ava McKinley's life has been filled with disappointment and abuse. When her abusive, alcoholic husband dies in an automobile accident, she finds she has been given a second chance to find happiness. For her 40th birthday, her eighteen year old son surprises her with a subscription to an online dating service. The gift opens her eyes to a multitude of issues she has managed to keep buried--until now. She knows she isn't ready for a new relationship, even if it is just as a friend, but her son continues to pressure her into taking advantage of his gift. To her surprise, she finds one of her matches is a former co-worker. A man who she knew briefly at the beginning of her teaching career. A man who she always saw as the man who taught her to laugh, even in the midst of the living hell which was her life. But does she dare reach out to him, especially now that her demons have reared their ugly heads? The dating site is called Second Chances. Just maybe this is hers. At the very least, it would be a chance to say thank you to the man who has no idea of the impact he made on her life. But most of all, just maybe a second chance to find real love and happiness.