Second Chances: Love Lost, Love Found (Western Romance) [Kindle Edition]

Kristie Leigh Maguire (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A quick, satisfying read that left me with a warm, cozy feeling. - S. Daniels

This is one skilled author and this was a really satisfying book. - N. Reed

It was sweet, well-written with characters that each reader will enjoy.  - S. Rose

Product Description

Set in rural Wyoming, Second Chances is a contemporary western romance with the feel of a classic old-time romance novel as it follows the lives of Jane Porter and Mike Farley, two young people who live on adjoining ranchers and have been in love with each other since they were kids. Can the scoundrel Mike redeem himself with sweet Jane after committing the ultimate betrayal to their love?

The blossoming romance between their parents, Liz Farley and Jim Porter, gives an added dimension to the overall storyline and proves it is never too late for Second Chances.

One reader stated, "I read it through in an evening, and felt as if I had spent that evening with 'salt of the earth' folk. Another reader said, "I loved the double, no triple, second chances. It was a very sweet ending."

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 226 KB
• Print Length: 180 pages
• Publisher: KLM Books; Revised Edition edition (January 24, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0035WTN4Y
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,978 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

The Affaire de Coeur Magazine named Kristie Leigh Maguire Best Up and Coming Author of the Year and her novel Desert Heat as Romance of the Year in their 2004 Reader/Writer Poll. Her novels Cabin Fever and No Lady and Her Tramp placed in the Top Ten in the Preditor & Editor's Poll (2005).

Kristie Leigh Maguire and her husband have lived all over the United States and many foreign countries while following his career. While living in Japan, she found it very difficult to find books to read that were written in English. This situation was intolerable as she was an avid reader and had been known to resort to reading cereal boxes if nothing else was available. Have you ever tried to read a cereal box written in Japanese? It was not a pretty picture. Ms. Maguire began writing her own books just to have something to read. She discovered a new passion in writing.

Although Kristie Leigh Maguire is originally from the South and will always remain Southern at heart, she and her husband now live in the US Virgin Islands. During her expatriate years she lived in St. Croix, Aruba, Thailand, Japan and three times in Saudi Arabia and visited many other countries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely romance in a beautiful setting., September 19, 2010

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Susanne O'Leary "Susanne O'Leary" (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Second Chances: Love Lost, Love Found (Western Romance) (Kindle Edition)

I read this book in the first, paperback edition.

I don't often read romances, in fact I think this is the first one I ever read right to the end. The reason I liked this one was that the story was captivating and the characters so engaging, I wanted to know what happened to them. This, combined with the Wyoming setting made for a very enjoyable read.

Apart from the main love story of the long relationship that was broken by a young man's infatuation with a sexy woman he met in a bar, I found the sub plot of the older couple even more interesting.

Kristie introduces the reader to sympathetic people you end up caring about and you finish the story with a satisfying sigh, which ticks all the boxes when it comes to this kind of romance.

I know that Kristie has recently re-edited this book and I read the first version which I felt needed some work. But the heart of the story could not be improved on, so didn't feel in anyway short-changed.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Has Their Side of the Story, May 2, 2010

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Ruth Ann Nordin "Historical Romance Author" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Second Chances: Love Lost, Love Found (Western Romance) (Kindle Edition)

The story starts off with a bang. Jane Porter finds out from her father that her long-time boyfriend, Mike Farley, is going to marry another woman. Jane confronts him and finds out it's true. From there, we are given the viewpoints of Mike's mother, Jane's father, and the woman Mike married (Samantha). What I got out of this book (and really enjoyed) was the idea that everyone has their side to the story. Even Samantha, who leaves Mike, has a likeable side to her. I think that was the reason the author gave all the viewpoints she did: to show us that there are two sides to every story.

Jane's father and Mike's mother had a very tender romance that featured more of this book than I thought it would, but I had a lot of fun seeing how these people discovered that you're never too old to fall in love all over again. So it's more than a second chance for Mike and Jane. It's also a second chance for the parents as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bitter-sweet love story, February 28, 2011

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L. Mihay "Bikrgran" (Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Second Chances: Love Lost, Love Found (Western Romance) (Kindle Edition)

Mike & Jane have grown up, together, on neighboring ranches, kissed & declared their love for one another at 13 & 12. It's always been assumed that they would marry, but suddenly Mike goes off the deep end, marrying a total stranger he met 2 weeks before. Is Jane upset. You BET!!!! This is a story of love rocked to the core by betrayal. Do the characters react like you think they should? Not a chance...BUT they react like real people (some, at least) do.

In the background is Jane's widower Father, and Mike's widowed Mother, who finally admit that they don't think of each other as Brother & Sister any more. Second chances do happen, and watching this undercurrent develop is endearing.

This is a clean book, of heartbreak, love and second chances.