Resultados para "Second Chance" en Literatura y ficción

Sadie Hart has a plan: Return to her small town of Hope Springs so she can regain her confidence - and bank account - before giving one more shot to her country music dream. The dream that means more to her than anything. The dream she chose over her high school sweetheart, the brooding and sinfully handsome Royce Dixon.

Ten years ago, Rori Simon left town shy, unattractive and with zero self-esteem. Now she's back, older, stronger and finally loving herself ;and it shows. Hot men are soon knocking at her door, including Jude Callahan, the bad boy who starred in her teenage daydreams...and her adult fantasies.

You remember the one...too beautiful, you felt she was out of your league. Missed opportunities, chances not taken. Well, today is your lucky day. She is back, and she wants you. Second chances are rare, but this time you take the plunge, and oh, it is worth the years of waiting. Fantasy Sex for Men is a series of audio experiences aimed at heterosexual male listeners. These experiences have been produced with sexually explicit fantasy themes in mind.

There are men. Then there's Blake Anderson. He was my best friend—until I left. Ten years apart have turned him into a handsome, rugged, tattooed wall of muscle. He even has his own fan club following the success of his smash-hit TV survival show. They call him Mr. Wild. One night he shows me just how wild. For a moment, I almost believe in magic again. Almost. But those years away have changed me too. I'm not the girl he once knew.

Rune August has lived through many time periods but has never found tranquility until she walked into St. Agnes Home for Orphans, a place she can call home. She will do everything she can to give the children in the orphanage a better life. When a developer sets his sights on the property, she doesn't hesitate to fight back - and win. But that win comes at a terrible price: her life. Refusing to leave the children unprotected, she watches over and protects them as the beloved statue in their center garden.

Sometimes life begins after you die. At least it has for Lily O'Donnell. Lily O'Donnell had always wanted to find a love as beautiful as her parents had. When her father suspiciously dies in an accident and her mother is brutally raped and murdered, Lily has to fight for her life. When she is trapped by the man who murdered both her parents and threatens to do to her what he did to her mother, Lily feels she has only one choice to avoid a fate worse than death. Reborn to help others, Lily reappears time after time to help families in need, only to die again once the families no longer need her.

Sinnliche Berührungen und unvergessliche Nächte... Der leidenschaftliche Liebesroman über zweite Chancen und romantische Abenteuer. Nicole fehlt etwas. Sie hat einen liebenden Mann und eine funktionierende Ehe, aber sie sehnt sich nach mehr – was das ist, weiß sie selbst nicht. Kurzerhand bittet sie ihren Mann in einem Brief um eine Auszeit und macht sich auf die Reise zu ihrer Freundin nach Valencia, um sich selbst zu finden und Neues zu entdecken. Dort trifft sie in einen Nachtclub auf den leidenschaftlichen Joan, der ihr Dinge zeigt, die sie sich nicht mal in ihren wildesten Träumen hätte vorstellen können.

Since being disowned by her strict father, Cass Stone has spent her adulthood trying to prove him wrong. Her drive has led to more success than her family ever thought she'd achieve, and life is looking great. Not even a one-night stand that leaves her a single mom can trip her up—until the father of her baby stumbles back into her life. Logan Alexander hasn't forgotten the night he spent with Cass two years ago, but he never expects to end up undercover as her assistant. His job saves lives—like it should have saved his brother—and he can't afford complications.

When Luca Ward was five years old, he swore he would love Imre Claybourne forever. Years later, when Luca finds himself shipped off to Imre's North Yorkshire goat farm in disgrace, long-buried feelings flare back to life. The lines around Imre's eyes may be deeper, the once-black night of his hair silvered to steel and stone . . . but he's still the same slow-moving mountain of a man whose quiet-spoken warmth, gentle hands, and deep ties to his Roma heritage have always, to Luca, meant home. The problem? Imre is more than twice Luca's age. And Luca's father's best friend.

They once were lovers.... After 10 years of keeping his distance to the one woman he's always loved, Fire Chief Deke Reynolds is finally ready to set aside his grief and confess his guilt to Elizabeth "Libby" Wilson about his part in her brother's death. Libby's own guilty secret has kept her from sharing her life with the man who stole her heart as a teen and awakened her body as a young woman. Danger has forced them together again.... A fire and their odd connection to a new teenager at the local half-way house have this couple finally sharing their secrets with each other.

When the most traumatic tragedy imaginable occurred, Kalli found herself alone - in every sense of the word. Nothing could have prepared her for the loss she endured, and only one person could put her back together. Riot wanted nothing more than to comfort Kalli, to be the person she trusted, turned to, and leaned on, but after weeks of silence, he was starting to believe nothing would ever bring them back together. Except, perhaps, circumstance.

All I could do was run away or I would never be free… But I didn’t know running away could mean life or death. Due to my now ex, I had to board a ship that would take me somewhere. Supposedly it was suitable for humans, but I found myself getting sicker. When I thought I would die, he found me and saved me. Helioxus, a grand warrior general who has been without a mate due to one of his broken horns. I didn’t know he was saving me by giving me his essence. All I knew was that I continued to crave him. But it could all come crumbling to pieces when there are a few who would rather see me gone.

Marilyn gave herself to Carmine. She was new to the city. She was new to the college. She was new to love. Carmine got her virginity, her devotion, and her dedication. But then some secret he kept from her made him go. He left her devastated. Her heart is just beginning to heal. But he’s back. Carmine is right in front of her. Marilyn has no idea how to resist him. And she has no idea at all how she’ll survive when he hurts her again.

In Low Love, Low Fidelity, we walk through Lennox's heroic journey of choosing love the second go-round. She's the only one advising her heart nowadays, and it's beating for one person. Tobias is ready to love and honor Lennox in a way she's never had the benefit of experiencing. While they get their second chance at love, we'll see them sort out the details of the baggage made from not giving their love a chance when it was first presented. We will experience their happily ever after.

My story started out with a guy who liked a girl. She looked like an angel to him. I was the guy, Ava the angel. But...my life turned into this world where I got married to her twin sister and Ava hated me. Then, I got caught in a game with the devil I didn't want to play. My enemies used my weaknesses against me, and killed my wife. Ava could have died, too, so I stayed away. The universe, however, had other ideas and threw her right back in my path. An angel like her didn't belong in the dark world of a Mafia boss. I know that, except, I'm selfish.

Carter "Ace" Quinn has spent his life running from the rage caused by a broken heart. After several tours in the Air Force, and continued missions as a para-jumper, he spends his down time within the Dogs of Fire Motorcycle Club. Cassidy Dennis is living with a choice she made years ago that lost her the love of her life but gained her something more precious. However, she misses her best friend and longs for the love they'd been building.

Survival is what I know. Before my mama left, she made it clear—you want something in life, a man can usually be used long enough to get it. Ten years ago, I let that concept slip through my fingers. Meeting Carver Roland changed my thinking. Until the night I left. Now that I’m back, he’s turned into nothing short of a monster. A beautiful devil disguised in tattoos and cowboy boots. He promises to make me wish I’d never come back to Alliston Springs. I didn’t want his attention all those years ago, but it seems like he’s been plotting for my return. And I’m falling into his trap once again.

Once, when I was young and stupid, I had that boy. The charmer, the Adonis, the one who torched every woman's panties in our small town. He was my brother's best friend, practically part of the family. When he proposed, he promised me forever. Then the bastard disappeared without a word. It's taken five years to get over Ryan. I drowned myself crying a thousand times over. I moved on. I'm finally remembering what it's like to smile, when guess who shows up? Everything about him is different. For one, he's become a freakin' billionaire

Drew truly loved Alyssa, the poor girl from the other side of the tracks. But his dream of becoming a surgeon took him away from her and he had to let her go. Drew never forgot his first love. And when fate brings them back together, he intends to make it for life. But always the trickster, fate has more tragedy and heartbreak in store for the couple.

"Come up to my room with me...." The invitation came in a deep, husky voice as I was sobbing into my floral arrangement and consuming all the alcohol during the lowest night of my life. I should have said no. It was wrong to accept the handsome soldier's offer. But I was hurting. I wanted those rough hands and those soft lips and that sculpted body on me. I was never supposed to see him again. But two years later, he's here - in Copper Heights - just as tall, rugged, and charming as the night we met.