The Butterfly Garden: That Second Chance, Book 6

By Mary Campisi

It's all about that second chance...The Butterfly Garden is Book Six of That Second Chance Series. (These are stand-alone stories tied together by a common theme- belief in the beauty of that second chance.) Sometimes love happens when you least expect it...Jenny Romano has never been a white-picket-fence, happily-ever-after girl. Despite a mother who rejected her free-spirited, unique ways as irresponsible and just plain wrong, Jenny has found happiness as a photographer, flitting around the country and snapping photos of other people's lives. Her older sister, Grace, has a husband, children, and a carpool schedule. She's the one their mother calls "perfect." But when tragedy strikes her sister's carefully constructed life, Jenny must step in and offer support. Soon, she finds herself in the sort of small-town suburban life she swore to avoid...Psychologist Elliot Drake spends so much time healing other people's pain and witnessing the backlash of caring too deeply that he prefers to keep his own relationships short and bittersweet. He's loved and lost once and with a young daughter to raise, he's not willing to risk his heart again. But he's never met anyone quite like Jenny. Outrageous and unpredictable, she's a force of nature-not at all like her well-controlled older sister. Suddenly, Elliot isn't so sure that short-term is what he wants...Taken by surprise and unsure of the next step, Elliot and Jenny are about to discover that real life happens whether you want it to or not. Will they let real love happen, too?That Second Chance Series: Book One: Pulling Home - (Also prequel to A Family Affair: The Promise) Book Two: The Way They Were - (Also prequel to A Family Affair: The Secret)Book Three: Simple Riches - (Also prequel to A Family Affair: Winter) Book Four: Paradise Found - (Also prequel to A Family Affair: The Wish)Book Five: Not Your Everyday Housewife - (Also prequel to A Family Affair: The Gift)Book Six: The Butterfly Garden - (Also prequel to A Family Affair: The Return)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0985777362
• ISBN13: 9780985777364
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Mary Campisi
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A truly wonderful book filled with life's complexities!

The Butterfly Garden is a thoroughly satisfying book about complexities in relationships. Although classified as a Contemporary Romance, it touches on relationships between mothers and daughters, sisters, friends, and spouses. From the back cover:"Carefree photographer Jenny Romano is nearly as famous as her subjects. Her globetrotting life leaves little time for a serious relationship, and that's just the way she likes it. Besides, her perfect older sister Grace already occupies the role of ditiful wife and mother -- or so it seems. Suddenly, Grace needs her sister more than ever, and Jenny finds herself in the sort of small town, suburban life she swore to avoid.""For psychologist Elliot Drake, healing pain is an around-the-clock job that keeps his own relationships short and bittersweet. Elliot has never met anyone like Jenny. Brash, outrageous, unpredictable, she's a force of nature -- nothing at all like her cool, collected older sister. She's also made it clear that she's not sticking around for long. And suddenly, Elliot's not so sure that short-term is the way he wants things...""Taken by surprise and unsure of the next step, Elliot and Jenny discover that real life happens whether you want it to or not. And truth gives wings to the heart's most important journey."This story tells of fear, hope, love, yearnings and triumphs. I really loved it. This book would be an excellent book for a readers' study group. In fact, after reading The Butterfly Garden, I visited Mary Campisi's homepage and found there a list of recommended questions to use for a study group. This is a book which delves honestly into the things which hold us back and set us free.