Second Chances by Shannon Gardener

Second Chances Reviews

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  Cherie l brown

  Second Chance Love
  
  Donna a former model has quit the business and return to her hometown. She is working as a nurse companion and is assigned to the mother of former NBA player Marcus Wellington. The mothers scheme (I think) to get these two talking, but Donna doesn’t want to in her mind. But her body reacts favorable and in opposition of what her mind and mouth says. Marcus is equally attracted to her and he just can’t let her be.
  
  I was disappointed that curse words were included-thankfully just a few. I’m still confused if Marcus accepted Christ personally and Donna just overlooked him being a non-practicing man. I didn’t get that clarity. But it’s a read worth considering!
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  Mary Calton Gerard

  Meaningful topics
  
  I enjoyed this book and my favorite message was that the character, "Donna" held to her principles and morality and "Marcus" started to read the bible and pray more too.
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  Lia Durnell

  Good story, great writing as always with this author. Only the hero came on too strong even when the heroine said she was not interested.
  
  I'm all for an alpha male hero, however in the current climate, even in a romance novel, the man must back off immediately when the woman asks him to.
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  Shannon Burton

  I enjoyed this book. I had a few moments where I think something moved too fast but it worked out well for the characters and the story line
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  Milton

  The title and the cover of this book alone really caught my attention. The characters were very real and convincing. Occasionally we need to step back and allow God to take over. We all may go through a heartbreak or grief over the loss of the love of our life, but that does not escape the fact that life has a way of giving us another chance. Sometimes that second chance we received is really the first one. The hypothetical first one was just a smoke screen. God puts people in our path. They either bring us up or bring us down. Whatever they decide to do, it should be a lesson for us to learn. For Donna, God put Marcus toward her path as a positive lesson for her to learn so she won't let a negative lessons that she experienced sidetrack from the positive ones. It is time for us to explore our feelings and let God direct our paths. This is definitely a marvelous story of finding true love and second chances of love. I always enjoy a good romance story with a theme of Christian values and this one did not dissatisfy for me. The summary in the messages of "Second Chances" that Shannon Gardener wants the readers to know that God beyond doubt really has a plan and it worked out without a doubt for Marcus and Donna. They experience a lot of trials and tribulations but in the end it was truly worth it to both of them. A truly lovely story about second chances.
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  Cynthia

  For me this was a quick, "OK read" about a Christian couple who after the formula back and forth, find love, family and happiness. The writing is young and a little too descriptive and detailed for my taste but the writer is promising. This is one of the times that I felt the Christian theme was not as seamlessly woven into the story as it could be. Editing with this in mind should help particularly since this is also a sensual novel. These two genre can mix but it did not quite fit for me in this one. I am not sure why however. Still I liked to the story so read and form your own opinion.
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  Karen

  
  I truly enjoyed this love story. Donna was a top model in a relationship but only to find out after the car accident that toke his life that he was not faithful to her. Donna put up a wall and did not want to ever be in a relationship again. Marcus a former football fell in love with Donna the first time he saw her. Donna would not give Marcus the time of day. Marcus wanted Donna to give her a chance, he promised not to hurt her. Wait on the Lord….
  
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  Gwendolyn Starling

  Beautiful
  
  Beautifully written. I love the storyline. I am looking forward to reading another book by this author. Keep up the great work.
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  Lorice DeBlanc-Brim

  I enjoyed it
  
  Shannon you have done it again!
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  Kinisha

  Perfect love
  
  What a friend we have in Jesus! A beautiful love story rooted in the church and showing off the power of prayer and commitment to your faith. Great read.
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  chivonis mills

  I love it
  
  Good things comes together when you put God first and this is a good example of that I give this story two thumbs up
• 
  Crystal

  Skimmed through
  
  I did not find this book all that interesting. I skimmed through most of it, reading one sentence from each page and I can still tell you what happened.
• 
  Lisa

  Good story line but predictable.
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  Sharon

  really enjoyed this book.