Second Time Around

by Melody Carlson

Overview

Who doesn't love a second chance?

When Mallory Farrell inherits her grandmother's run-down tourist shop in Portside, Oregon, she knows selling it is the only sensible thing to do. The place holds treasured memories for her, but it would take a fortune to restore it.

But when she learns that her childhood crush, Grayson Matthews, wants to buy the building to redevelop the funky town's business district into a soulless, cookie-cutter outdoor mall, Mallory digs in her heels. With a lot of hard work and a little bit of help, she is sure she can renovate the property herself.

Though Mallory makes incredible progress turning the store into an eclectic home decor shop, she's heartbroken when an exciting opportunity turns into a guaranteed nightmare. Should she surrender her dreams to Grayson's bulldozers? Or is there a future for both of them in this charming seaside town?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800739768
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/07/2023
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	202,413
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 250 books with sales of more than 7.5 million, including many bestselling Christmas novellas, young adult titles, and contemporary romances. She received a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, her novel All Summer Long has been made into a Hallmark movie, and the movie based on her novel The Happy Camper premiered on UPtv in 2023. She and her husband live in central Oregon. Learn more at www.MelodyCarlson.com.

Editorial Reviews

01/09/2023

The uplifting latest from Carlson (A Quilt for Christmas) follows a 40-something empty nester who moves from her stylish Victorian to a fixer-upper. After Mallory Farrell’s husband walked out almost two decades ago, she raised their three kids alone and built a profitable interior design business. Now that her children are adults, Mallory’s seeking a change. When she discovers her late grandmother has left her a tourist shop and apartment in the seaside Oregon town where Mallory spent childhood summers, she initially plans to sell. But after visiting the town, she’s overcome by nostalgia and, convinced that God is nudging her toward making a leap of faith, decides to turn the property into a home decor shop. She also runs into former crush Grayson, who’s angling to buy her shop and turn it into part of a mall. Though she soon wins his support (and romantic interest), Mallory worries she’s bitten off more than she can chew: the renovation is demanding and costly, and pressure rises when there’s a chance to feature the property on a home design show. Mallory’s an enterprising character, and readers will eagerly follow her litany of construction challenges as her relationship with Grayson develops. This is perfect for fans of clean romance. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly