Second
Chances
PJ
Fiala
Genre: Romance/erotica
Publisher: Archway Publishing,
a division of Simon & Schuster
Book
Description:
After a nearly 30 year marriage to a
man suffering from depression, Samantha Powell has decided a nice quiet,
drama-free life is for her. She has
demons to combat and self-esteem issues to overcome. She has decided to sell her house and find a
nice little condo that places virtually no maintenance demands on her and
allows her to work on herself for a while.
Grayson Kinkaide has waited his whole
life, all 55 years of it, looking for his soul mate, the other half of
himself. He suffered through an awful
marriage with a manipulative selfish woman that almost brought him to his
knees. The only things that kept him
strong were his children and his growing business.
When Gray meets Sam both of their
lives are changed drastically. Sam’s
dream of a drama-free life is jerked from her grasp as Gray’s exes do
everything in their power to tear them apart.
Gray finds himself having to fight, hard, to convince Sam they are meant
to be together.
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Excerpt:
…Just then,
Mrs. Koepple said, “Mr. Kinkaide, she really is a wonderful person. Don’t let
this chance pass you by.”
She said it
with a wink at him and he smiled a little bigger.
Sam couldn’t
imagine any woman could resist that smile. Grayson told Mrs. Koepple, “I
promise you I will make every effort to not let the opportunity pass me by.”
Sam’s eyes were huge as she gaped at the three of them, mouth ajar. Jessie
giggled and Sam looked at her with that same look on her face.
Jessie’s smile
was huge. She winked at Sam and said, “That Mrs. Koepple sure knows how to make
an exit.”
As Grayson
turned to walk back into the room, Bill Chase walked into the room from behind
Sam. He saw Grayson helping Mrs. Koepple and Alfred out the door and smiled.
“I see you met
Mrs. Koepple and Alfred. They’re a cute couple, aren’t they?”
Grayson smiled
again. Oh my God, that smile! He nodded at Bill, then looked at Sam. His eyes
were so beautiful—dark like black coffee with thick lashes surrounding them. A
sigh escaped Sam and Bill gave her a sideways glance. She blushed again and
said a mental Crap.
Bill walked
forward and shook hands with Grayson and Jackson. Sam was rooted to the spot
just watching them, him.
Bill said,
“Gray, it’s about time I got you to come to me for legal assistance. I was
beginning to wonder if I could ever talk you into it.”
Grayson smiled
and looked at Jackson, who was smiling as well.
Jackson finally
spoke up and said, “Well, Grandpa was really insistent that we use his attorney
over the years, but now that he’s retiring, we felt we could make the move.”
Grayson and
Bill talked like they were friends. Finally, Bill turned and started leading
the way to the conference room, which was a cue to stop gaping and go back to
work. Sam looked over at Jessie, who had a huge grin on her face.
Sam shook her
head and started to turn and walk back to her office when Grayson said, “Sam,
may I have a word with you?”
Sam froze in
her tracks, took a deep breath, and slowly turned back around to face him. Bill
looked first at Grayson and at Sam with a furrow in his brow.
“Is there
anything wrong, Gray?”
Jackson put his
hand on Bill’s shoulder and chuckled as he said, “I’ll fill you in on our
interesting morning.”
Bill and
Jackson continued walking to the conference room.
Sam was a bit
at a loss as to what to say or do when Grayson spoke and said, “Is there
somewhere we can speak in private?”
Sam opened her
mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
After clearing
her throat, she tried again, putting a smile on her face. “Sure, we can go into
the small conference room.”
Sam walked the
few steps to the small conference room, turned the light on, and walked in.
Grayson, behind her, walked through the door and closed it. Sam heard the latch
click and turned around to face him. With the door closed, she could smell him.
Oh, he smelled so good. Wasn’t there anything wrong with this man?
He smiled and
stood staring at her for a little while.
Sam was getting
nervous at the silence and blurted out, “I’m sorry about Mrs. Koepple, I hope
she didn’t embarrass you or make you feel obligated to…”
Gray cut Sam
off, a smile on his face, and said, “I think you were the one that was
embarrassed, and if you don’t mind me pointing out, I thought you were
adorable.”
Sam’s eyes
flashed up to Gray and she looked at him with brows furrowed and said,
“Adorable?”
He chuckled and
began, “The reason I wanted to speak with you privately is that I noticed how
embarrassed you were and didn’t want to continue to put you on the spot. But, I
would like to invite you to dinner. Would you have dinner with me this
evening?”
Sam was
stunned, but didn’t want him to think he had to ask her out.
“Please don’t
feel obligated to ask me out because of Mrs. Koepple. It really isn’t
necessary.”
Gray smiled and
said, “I don’t feel obligated at all. I would love to have dinner with you. We
both have to eat, and it would be nice to get to know you a little better. What
do you say?”
Speechless…that
was the only word to use. She was being asked out on a date by this gorgeous
man. What would they talk about? What would they say? How could she eat in
front of him and not make a fool out of herself? Sam didn’t feel like a very
interesting person. She just lived a quiet life and didn’t do much else. She
used to live a different life, but once Tim got sick, she had holed up in her
house and did little else except motorcycling. That was the one thing Tim
continued to do, even when he was feeling his worst.
Gray’s smiled
widened and he cocked his head to the side a little, at the same time raising
an eyebrow, waiting for Sam to respond.
Taking a shaky
breath, she said, “I would like that very much.”
God, he had a
beautiful smile.
He smiled again
and added, “Excellent.” He pulled his phone out of his pocket and asked Sam for
her phone number so he could enter it into his phone. Sam’s phone was sitting
on her desk.
Gray handed her
his business card. “Put my number into your phone as soon as you get back to
your desk.”
Gray smiled
again and said, “I’ll pick you up at seven tonight. Once you have my phone
number in your phone, please text me your address.”
Sam’s mind was
reeling. A date! She hadn’t been on a date in forever. She was shaking and her
mind seemed to be working very slowly as it was trying to process this new
information. Oh my God, a date!...
My Review: 4 1/2 stars
This book kind of caught me by surprise. I know there are a lot of "second-chance" books out there for people in their late 20's and early 30's. This one was different in that the main characters have raised their families or been divorced and are in their 50's. This book is all about it never being too late to really find love in your life. I enjoyed the hell out of that, and the chemistry between Gray (loved his name) and Sam is fantastic from the beginning and only gets hotter. They have their relationship obstacles, like we all do, and somehow manage to get through them. The people standing in the way do not make it easy for Gray and Sam. Sam has issues from her first marriage where her husband was not kind to her verbally, and her self-esteem has suffered for it. Gray is being manipulated by his ex-wife and that's just not a pretty picture. Somehow, these two manage to merge their families and come away with a happy ending. Great writing, great characters and a great story line - can't really ask for more.
About the Author:
This book kind of caught me by surprise. I know there are a lot of "second-chance" books out there for people in their late 20's and early 30's. This one was different in that the main characters have raised their families or been divorced and are in their 50's. This book is all about it never being too late to really find love in your life. I enjoyed the hell out of that, and the chemistry between Gray (loved his name) and Sam is fantastic from the beginning and only gets hotter. They have their relationship obstacles, like we all do, and somehow manage to get through them. The people standing in the way do not make it easy for Gray and Sam. Sam has issues from her first marriage where her husband was not kind to her verbally, and her self-esteem has suffered for it. Gray is being manipulated by his ex-wife and that's just not a pretty picture. Somehow, these two manage to merge their families and come away with a happy ending. Great writing, great characters and a great story line - can't really ask for more.
About the Author:
I was born in a suburb of St. Louis,
Missouri named Bridgeton. During my time
in Missouri, I explored the Ozarks, swam in the Mississippi River, played
kickball and endless games of hide and seek with the neighborhood kids.
Spending summers in Kentucky with my Grandmother, Ruth, are the fondest
childhood memories for me.
At the age of thirteen, my family
moved to Wisconsin to learn to farm. Yes,
learn to farm! That was
interesting. Taking city kids and
throwing them on a farm with twenty-eight cows purchased from the Humane
Society because they had been abused, was interesting. I learned to milk cows, the ins and outs of a
breeding schedule, feeding schedule and the never ending haying in the summer
and trying to stay warm in the winter.
Our first winter in Wisconsin, we had thirty-six inches of snow in one
storm and were snowed in our house for three days! Needless to say, I wasn’t loving Wisconsin.
I am now married with four children
and two grandchildren and a new one on the way this summer. I have learned to love Wisconsin, though I
still hate snow. Wisconsin and the United
States are beautiful and my husband and I travel around by motorcycle seeing
new sites and meeting new people. It
never ceases to amaze me how many people are interested in where we are going
and what we have seen along the way. At
every gas station, restaurant and hotel, we have people come up to us and ask
us about what we are doing and offering advice on which roads in the area are
better than others and great rides others have been on if we are interested.
I come from a family of
veterans. My grandfathers, father,
brother and two of my sons and one daughter-in-law are all veterans. Needless to say, I am proud. Proud to be an American and proud of the
service my amazing family has given.
Author web links: (web, blog,
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Website: www.pjfiala.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pjfiala1
Twitter: www.twitter.com/pfiala
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/pattifiala/second-chances
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00IL8OA04
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pattifiala
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