"Abbie Williams is an author who excels at the romance genre. Her Shore Leave Cafe Romance series is a showcase for her ability to weave a contemporary tapestry, complete with rich characters, vivid settings and seductive moods."—Dean Mayes, Author of: The Hambledown Dream, Gifts of the Peramangk, The Recipient, The Artisan Heart

The past summer has been a wild ride for Joelle Gordon, in more ways than one. After discovering her husband, Jackson, cheating, she fled Chicago for her small-town childhood home in Landon, Minnesota. There, her family's lakeside diner, the Shore Leave Cafe, remains unchanged.

Yet nothing else in Landon is the same, including her family of women, her three teenaged daughters, and the intense, passionate love she has found with Blythe Tilson. Now Blythe is in trouble and Jackson is back in Landon, rethinking their divorce. Can Joelle face one of the most difficult and important decisions of her life - or will the Davis family curse ruin any chances of finding and keeping love?

A story about heartbreak, blame, family, destiny, and the difficulties of returning home, Second Chances is the second book in A Shore Leave Cafe Romance series.

A Shore Leave Cafe Romance series:
1. Summer at the Shore Leave Cafe
2. Second Chances
3. A Notion of Love
4. Winter at the White Oaks Lodge
5. Wild Flower
6. The First Law of Love
7. Until Tomorrow
8. The Way Back
9. Return to Yesterday

The story continues in her most recent novel, A Place to Belong.

Also from Abbie Williams, The Dove Saga
1. Heart of a Dove
2. Soul of a Crow
3. Grace of a Hawk

About The Author

Abbie Williams

Abbie Williams is the author of more than a dozen heartfelt novels that explore love, loss, and the complicated ties of family. Known for her passionate, emotional storytelling, she writes about relationships, heartache, and redemption with honesty and compassion. A lifelong Midwesterner, Abbie lives in rural Minnesota with her lively family. Her deep interest in women’s issues, family dynamics, and nineteenth-century history weaves through her work, enriching each story. When she isn’t writing or teaching, you’ll often find her on the dock with a good book, bluegrass music in the background, and the quiet beauty of Minnesota all around her.