Review: Second Chances had a nice blend of romance and suspense
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
Stacy Hutchins is dating Mark, the undercover DEA agent who saved Bellamy in Starting Over. She thinks their relationship is developing well until she find out that he is married with children. When Stacy breaks it off with Mark he becomes abusive and begins stalking her.Dustin hasn't forgotten the one month of passion that he had with Stacy last year. When Stacy needs help, Dustin is more than willing to step in and assist.... hoping that it will lead to more.I loved reading Dustin's POV. He was sweet and attentive. He truly loved and cared for Stacy. She is understandably nervous about entering into any new relationships. She has gotten burned and is afraid to get too attached and get let down again. Dustin was great - he was careful about taking things slow and not pushing Stacy too hard. Their romance developed slowly and was very natural, but once they hit the bedroom things really heated up! Some of the sex scenes definitely had me blushing!It was a real treat to revisit the families from the first book. One of the things I really love about serials is the opportunity to get invested in characters and follow-up with them. We get to see Bellamy and Luke along with their young daughter and the rest of the clan.Second Chances had a nice blend of romance and suspense. There is just a little bit of suspense with the stalker angle, but not too much. It didn't overwhelm the book. I thought it lacked that little something extra special to make it a great book, but overall this was a nice read. 3.5 stars!