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Audiobook Review: Second Act

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  What happens when the kids put their single moms on a dating app? Unexpected connections, heartfelt confessions, and the first sparks of second chances in this  clean & wholesome small-town romance prequel. Five kids. Five single moms. One unforgettable summer. In the coastal town of Willet Cove, five kids have grown up side by side, bound together like family. Their moms— five single mothers who’ve built a found family of their own —have given them everything. But as high school looms, the kids see what their mothers won’t admit: behind the laughter and busy lives is a quiet loneliness. And they’re determined to fix it. The plan?  Create dating profiles for all five women  on a matchmaking app called  Second Chance. What begins as a secret experiment soon opens the door to truths, risks, and possibilities none of them imagined.  Because sometimes it takes a child’s love to spark the second chance you never saw coming. Heartwarming, emotional, and ful...

Book Review: Christmas Treasures

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  Sometimes the greatest gifts aren't found under the tree. In the cozy town of Sugarville Grove, Charlie Keene quietly runs her beloved pizzeria, a tribute to the father she lost, carefully hiding her past as a tech millionaire.  Haunted by painful Christmas memories, she has avoided the festive cheer that fills every corner of her adopted home—until a gentle-hearted adventurer starts to change everything. Max Hayes, the free-spirited brother of the Hayes clan, has returned to Sugarville to plant roots after years of wandering the globe.  With the purchase of the local country store and the sudden responsibility of raising a child, Max yearns for stability. When his journey intersects with Charlie’s, he finds himself drawn to her guarded heart, sensing the loneliness behind her brilliant smile. As they come together to build a warm, loving home for young Bianca, their shared purpose kindles a tender romance neither expected.  But the shadow of past hurts—Charlie's d...

Book Review: Christmas Promises

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  Laney Gray thought she had her life all figured out—until her fairytale wedding turned into a public betrayal. Jilted at the altar and humiliated by the very people she trusted most, Laney flees the city for Sugarville Grove, the picturesque small town where she once spent her happiest summers.  Seeking solace in her aunt’s charming bookstore, Laney hopes to piece her life back together in time for Christmas. What she doesn’t expect is to run into Nolan Hayes—the quiet, bookish boy who stole her heart one magical summer.  Now an English professor with a steady presence and a smile that still makes her knees weak, Nolan is no longer the shy teenager Laney remembers. But as their paths cross amidst twinkling lights and snow-covered streets, the connection between them feels as familiar—and as powerful—as ever. Laney may be a city girl out of her element in Sugarville Grove, but as she works to rebuild the bookstore’s holiday traditions, she finds herself drawn not only to...

Audiobook Review: Unexpected Gifts

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  Abigail Parker just wants to get through the holidays, but fate has other plans... After a year of unexpected twists, Abigail finds herself in the small town of Sugarville Grove, Vermont, as the guardian of her late cousin’s two young children.  Leaving behind her bustling city life and dream job at a veterinary practice, Abigail’s only goal is to adjust to her new responsibilities and figure out how to be the mother they need. Falling for her rugged, no-nonsense neighbor is definitely not part of the plan. Luke Hayes has his hands full raising his lively four-year-old daughter, Lily, while managing his family’s maple syrup farm.  With his heart still scarred from being abandoned by Lily’s mother, Luke has sworn off romance. But when a broken fence and a mischievous dog bring Abigail into his life, he starts to wonder if maybe love isn’t as far out of reach as he thought. As the holiday lights sparkle and the snow falls, Abigail and Luke find themselves drawn together, ...