Second Chance for the Single Mom

Second Chance for the Single Mom
Author: Sophie Pembroke
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148806511X

She’s the one who got away… Now, could the future be theirs? Gwen Phillips wears her smile like a mask, focusing on her daughter and late husband’s foundation and burying her pain deep. Then maverick rugby legend Ryan Phillips walks back into her life, determined to shake off his failure to live up to his estranged brother’s golden reputation. He’s the one man who can bring back the joy Gwen’s been hiding from—if she’ll give him the chance… “Wow, what an amazing story! Sophie Pembroke made me fall in love with her characters in Pregnant on the Earl’s Doorstep from the get-go. This book was such a fun, sweet, romantic rendezvous! I got lost in the sway of emotions, the tantalizing grip of romance and got swept away by the visual detailing that is so well written.” —Goodreads “Carrying Her Millionaire’s Baby by Sophie Pembroke is witty, sexy and wholly satisfying. The fast-paced plot unfolds beautifully, and I was engrossed…! Highly recommended.” —Goodreads

Second Chance

Second Chance
Author: Thais Nye Derich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2017-05-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1631522191

On the joyful day of her son’s birth, Thais Derich never questioned going to the hospital. A week later, she walked out physically, spiritually, and emotionally injured, and fully disabused of the idea that the medical field would ever put her best interests before protocol, money, and legal concerns. The next three years of her life were spent recovering from that day, and preparing herself to do things her way when she became pregnant again. And then she did get pregnant again—and that resolve was put to the test. A universal story about betrayal and trust and the roller coaster ride in between, Second Chance illuminates the many ways in which our healthcare system is broken when it comes to helping women give birth, and gives a voice to all the mothers who have walked away from their delivery experiences wondering what the hell just happened.

Still Here Thinking of You

Still Here Thinking of You
Author: Joan Potter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2013-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780984956777

Months after forming a writers group, four women from very different backgrounds found themselves unexpectedly writing about their mothers. In the process, not only did their understanding of one another deepen, but their perceptions of their mothers were transformed. With humor, tenderness, pain, and sorrow, Still Here Thinking of You taps into that universal pulse that never stops beating: the bond between mother and daughter.

The Water Giver

The Water Giver
Author: Joan Ryan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2009-09-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416584005

Both a medical drama and meditation on motherhood, The Water Giver is Joan Ryan's honest account of her doubts and mistakes in raising a learning-disabled son and the story of how his near-fatal accident gave her a second chance as a parent. Joan Ryan tells the powerful story of how her son’s near-fatal accident, and his struggle to become whole again, gave her a second chance to become the mother she had always wished she could be. • Acclaimed journalist and author: Joan Ryan’s sports columns earned her thirteen Associated Press Sports editors Awards, the National Headliner Award, and the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Journalism Award, among other honors. Her first book, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters was named one of the Top 100 Sports Books of all Time by Sports Illustrated. • Medical drama: When Ryan’s sixteen-year-old son fell off of a skateboard, it wasn’t obvious at first how serious his injuries were. With a journalist’s eye for the telling detail and the rhythms of a natural storyteller, she captures his medical ordeal as he lurches from crisis to crisis—and with harrowing honesty and astonishing insight, relates her own journey through unknown emotional terrain. • A mother’s story: Ryan’s son was diagnosed with Sensory Integration Dysfunction as a toddler; by the time he reached school age, it was clear that he suffered from ADHD and other learning disabilities. Though she loved him fiercely, she never stopped trying to fix him. When he is restored to her after his accident, she realizes she has the opportunity to be his mother all over again—only this time she lets go of the illusion of control. Now she not only accepts, but also embraces her son for who he really is.

Butterflies and Second Chances: A Mom's Memoir of Love and Loss

Butterflies and Second Chances: A Mom's Memoir of Love and Loss
Author: Annette Hines
Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019-03-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781544512662

The world Annette Hines knew exploded when her infant daughter Elizabeth was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease-a degenerative, life-limiting illness. Annette's joy quickly turned to apprehension and she knew nothing would ever be the same again. Butterflies and Second Chances is the inspiring true story of a mother's special needs journey, and her struggle to secure the best possible life for her child in the face of bureaucratic resistance and marital crisis. It is a story of sacrifice, dedication, and the life-altering adjustments a special needs parent has to make when confronted with the unthinkable. But most of all, it's about love and an extraordinary mother-daughter relationship that flourished without words in the darkest shadows of adversity. Annette and Elizabeth's powerful story provides hope, solace, and a path forward for parents of special needs children, and it will resonate with families everywhere.

Second Chances

Second Chances
Author: Stephen Greenblatt
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0300276362

A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and Freud In this fresh investigation, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips explore how the second chance has been an essential feature of the literary imagination and a promise so central to our existence that we try to reproduce it again and again. Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the realization or failure of second chances--outcomes that depend on accident, acts of will, or fate. Such stories let us repeatedly rehearse the experience of loss and recovery: to know the joy that comes with a renewal of love and pleasure and to face the pain that comes with realizing that some damage can never be undone. Through a series of illuminating readings, the authors show how Shakespeare was the supreme virtuoso of the second chance and Freud was its supreme interpreter. Both Shakespeare and Freud believed that we can narrate our life stories as tales of transformation, of momentous shifts, constrained by time and place but often still possible. Ranging from The Comedy of Errors to The Winter's Tale, and from D. W. Winnicott to Marcel Proust, the authors challenge readers to imagine how, as Phillips writes, "it is the mending that matters."

Girls Night (Single Moms, Second Chances Series, Book 1)

Girls Night (Single Moms, Second Chances Series, Book 1)
Author: Stef Ann Holm
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2014-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1614176531

Jillene McDermott is raising two daughters, alone. Her coffee bar, Java The Hut, is on life support and the only place she can find a quiet moment is in the bathtub. Claire and Faye, Jillene's teenage daughters, know their mom deserves some happiness. But their good intentions go wrong when infamous crime writer, Vince Tremonti, steps up to play Jillene's "boyfriend." Vince has briefly returned to Blue Heron Beach to rethink his flagging career. He doesn't have time to get involved with anyone, much less a young widow with a ready-made family. Still, he owes 'the universe' a good deed or two. But when a couple of dates threaten to become a summer fling, suddenly the breakfast lattes aren't the only brews steaming in Blue Heron Beach. AWARDS: Desert Isle Keeper Award ~Romance Reviews Today REVIEWS: "Don't miss this incredible read!" ~Romance Review Today "...will make you laugh and cry and fall in love again." ~New York Times bestselling author Jill Barnett SINGLE MOMS, SECOND CHANCES, in order Girls Night Lucy Gets Her Life Back Pink Moon TO PROTECT AND SERVE, HEROES IN UNIFORM, in order An Igniting Attraction An Arresting Attraction

Suddenly a Dad (Single Mom Second Chance Romance)

Suddenly a Dad (Single Mom Second Chance Romance)
Author: Linda Dale
Publisher: Linda Dale
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8827524428

Purely by chance, David finds out that he has been a dad for five years but he didn't know it. He wastes no time getting in touch with his ex girlfriend, Julie. But now what? David is stunned by the news, but he is ready to throw himself into the role of a brand new dad to a five-year-old daughter, Mandy. But is he ready to have Julie back in his life? She is as much of a temptation as ever, but this time there is no playing around. It's all or nothing when it comes to the mother of his child. Mandy always longed to meet her dad. Now she's a happy little girl. As for her mom, Julie finds herself at the mercy of old feelings. She never got over David, and now he's back in her life as handsome and irresistible as ever. After all these years, can Julie learn to trust the man who once broke her heart so that these three can become a real family?

The Secret Recipe for Second Chances

The Secret Recipe for Second Chances
Author: J.D. Barrett
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2016-04-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0733634788

A surprising, smart, charming novel that shows every day is a second chance. If you love Offspring and the 'opposites attract' charm of The Rosie Project, you will love this story! Lucy Muir is leaving her husband. It's complicated. They're joint owners and chefs at one of the best restaurants in town, so making a clean break is tough. But, let's face it, a woman can only take so much cheating, recipe stealing and lack of good grace. Despondently driving around the back streets of Woolloomooloo one night, Lucy happens upon an old, empty terrace that was once the city's hottest restaurant: Fortune. One minute she's peering through grimy windows into an abandoned space, the next she's planning a pop-up bistro. When Lucy fires up Fortune's old kitchen she discovers a little red recipe book that belonged to the former chef, the infamous Frankie Summers. As she cries over the ingredients for Frankie's French Onion Soup, she imagines what Fortune was like in its heyday. It's strange, Lucy can sense Frankie beside her, almost see him there ... This fiery chef, who lived with a passion for food and women in almost equal measure, just might help Lucy cook herself up a better life. But is she brave enough to believe? **INCLUDES an extract from J.D.'s new novel, The Upside of Over, publishing in July 2018**

Just One Second Chance

Just One Second Chance
Author: Deborah Cooke
Publisher: Deborah A. Cooke
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988479371

Theo knows what's possible... Because he's learned the hard way what's not. The internationally successful supermodel known as Angel stole his heart forever when she was just Lyssa Monroe. There's never been another woman who could compete—he even loved Lyssa enough to let her walk away when she said it was over. When they meet again, he's determined to make one glimpse of her sustain him for another decade. When Lyssa offers him one night together, Theo can't say no—even though he knows a taste will only tempt him to hope for more all over again. Lyssa has tasted forbidden fruit... And she can't forget it, no matter how hard she tries. Theo's love is a touchstone for all that is pure and good in the chaos her life has become. When she sees him again, everything is simple for once and only one choice is possible. The secret she keeps from Theo could destroy any chance of a future together, but surely she can keep it hidden for just one more night. Or maybe two. How much will she sacrifice to defend her son—and how far will Theo go to convince her give them a second chance? This book was previously published under the title Bad Case of Loving You.