Maria Hoagland, Author

Sun-Kissed Second Chances

You can't force a second chance, even if it's in paradise.

Beachy fun in the Florida sun! A place where plastic flamingoes, meddling grandparents, and sweet and sassy second chances make Diamond Cove the perfect community. Relax in a hammock and enjoy this sweet romantic comedy where a fender bender brings Landry face to face with the one person she never wanted to run into again. Only she can't just doge him this time because the trouble is, he ran into her.

Funeral planner Landry Couper is coming home to Diamond Cove after being gone for years. Her grandfather, Harry, wants to make sure she stays. If he can help her find her happily ever after, maybe she'll stick around, and he has the perfect man picked out for her. Too bad he doesn't know it's her ex.

Physical therapist Ty Curtis is working to get his patients healthy be encouraging Life Lists--goals to motivate their progress. In walks the funeral planner, spreading nothing but doom and gloom. Landry wants her clients to be prepared for the inevitable; Ty wants them to look forward to the future. Their philosophies are a reflection of their relationship, mired in a murky Florida swamp--Landry hasn't forgotten their past, but a lot has happened in seven years, and Ty is ready to move on.

Can they put aside past hurts and see the second chances all around them?

The Diamond Cove Secret Seven think this will be an easy match, but they couldn't be more wrong. You can't force a second chance, even when Landry and Ty decide to turn the matchmaking back on her grandparents. It will take lots of scheming and a barrel of laughs to get them together!

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