num_pages: 286
description: Dillon: I dont do relationships. Ive been abandoned all my life and I dont trust a soul except my own damn self. But theres something different about Jack Chance. From his lithe gymnasts body to his soulful hazel eyes hes everything I never knew I wanted. When hes wrapped up in my arms begging for more everything seems right about the world. Im not boyfriend materialeveryone in Abingdon knows that. Ive got a moonshine-making hillbilly family a heart hardened by war and I walk into burning buildings for a living. Oh and Im still in love with my best friend. Jack shouldnt want anything to do with me. He shouldnt keep coming back each time I make a total a$$ of myself and he shouldnt forgive me when I keep refusing to tell him how I feel. And he should definitely run for the hills when Im slapped with custody of my sisters three kids. But he doesnt run. Instead hes making pancakes the morning after they move in. Hes up with Joey soothing him through nightmares. Hes taking Chrissy to ballet. And hes making sure Jordan knows how smart he is. No one has ever done that for those kids. No one has ever done that for me. Thats the kind of man Jack Chance is. Hes a man who stays. Its only when the court orders him away that I realize I was never done with love. I was just waiting for Jack. Jack: I like a good projectmaybe thats why Im madly ridiculously over-the-moon in love with Dillon Manning. I want him to see what I see when I look at hima hero a whole real man. Im addicted to his touch his body the way he kisses me so deeply and so tenderly. Theres more to Dillon than he lets on. I just want him to realize it. But Dillon is just about on my last nerve and Im ready to be done. Thats when the unthinkable happens. Dillons sister is caught up in a meth lab bust and her kids have been breathing all of it in for months. Itll take a village to get these kids healthy. And Im Dillons village whether he knows it or not. Every day Im falling more and more in love with him. I might be gentle and loyal and kind. But when our family is threatened Ill do everything in my power to keep us togethereven if that means putting my own life at risk. Dillon Manning is worth it. Ive always known that. And Ill move heaven and earth to make sure that he knows exactly how I feel. A Fighting Chance is the second novel in the Bridge to Abingdon series. Each book focuses on one adorable couple and each can be read as a super-awesome standalone read. A Fighting Chance steamy scenes a dollop of suspense some amazing kids a hillbilly reunion and a family vacation that gives everyone a surprise. There are mentions of abuse and a couple of edge-of-your-seat scenes with an end-days preacher youll love to hate. Jack and Dillon are the heart of Abingdon and the second chance we all wish we had. Enjoy!&gt;
language: English
title: A Fighting Chance
publisher: None