Book 2, Second Chances, continues the story of Lori and Brandon. Their sexy, fun weekends, crisscrossing the country to see each other, are bookended by big challenges back home. Yet with newfound confidence, aided by Brandon’s skills in the bedroom, and as handyman, cop and father, Lori revels in a budding independence. Still, there’s no avoiding that their time together is scheduled around the competition. Brandon’s aversion to risk, Lori’s increasingly complicated life in Maryland, loom as potential, insurmountable obstacles, and Lori fears that shuttling between disparate worlds will break her. After a particularly empowering sexual encounter, Lori finds the courage to ask for what she wants — a real second chance with Brandon — but taking that risk could mean losing everything.
