Her Second-Chance Man

by Cara Colter

Her Second-Chance Man by Cara Colter released on Jun 24, 2004 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373197268
• ISBN13: 9780373197262
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Silhouette Romance
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

nice

I can't add much to what's already been said. I felt just a twinge of disappointment with this story--the characters seemed not quite as developed as most of Cara Colter's. But it's still very good, and I would be tempted to give it that other half-a-star too! I wish Michelle's (Brian's niece's) story could be continued.

He'd broken her heart years ago

Brian Kemp had broken Jessica Moran's heart years ago, after he promised to call her but had never followed through with his promise. To Jessica, the high school misfit, Brian's broken vow was the ultimate sense of betrayal. Now, fourteen years later, Jessica had changed into a woman who was as beautiful on the outside and she was on the inside. She'd started her own successful horticulture mail-order business, and things couldn't be going better - until Brian showed up at her door with a dying puppy and his broken-hearted 13-year-old niece. Jessica hoped she could heal the niece's puppy, but as she looked at Brian, she knew that he needed to be healed from his hurts, too. Brian Kemp had a gift - or a curse, depending on how you looked at it. No matter what, no matter how hard he tried, he always saying or doing the wrong things when it came to women. His niece hated him, he'd messed up when it came to love and relationships more times than he could count, and there he was on Jessica Moran's doorstep, the betrayal shining in her eyes. He just couldn't win. Still, when he got to know Jessica better, he realized that the connection he had felt with her many years ago was still there, stronger than ever. Jessica was something wonderfully unique, and he knew that he would just break her heart again if he ever got involved with her. That knowledge, however, can't stop his heart from wanting more... If I could give this book four and a half stars, I would. Jessica was a wonderful heroine, a forgiving, kind spirit who was often misunderstood by peers, especially in those awkward high school days, but still had an amazing gift of healing. As for Brian, I didn't have a favorable view of him at first, because of what he had done while he was in high school, but after few chapters, you could really see there was more to him than met the eye. Although the entire book was in third-person, the author seemed to alternate between giving more details about Brian, and then more details about Jessica, which really gave you a better picture of what was happening between them, and what they were both thinking.The only reason I didn't give this book five stars was the fact that the drama at the end of the novel didn't really need to be there. It almost seemed like it was slapped in there as an afterthought. That part of the novel was the only part that seemed too predictable and cliched. The rest of the book was absolutely great, and was a bit different from most romance novels I've read. I highly recommend this book, and really look forward to reading more from this author.