Second Chance Summer

<p><strong>The designer who ran. The vet who stayed.</strong><br>One quirky small town that refuses to let them dodge the truth.</p><p>When Olivia Mitchell comes home to Holiday Oregon for just the summer she brings a suitcase a sketchbook and a promise to help her mom. She does <strong>not</strong> plan on being tackled by a golden retriever-or on locking eyes with Luke Harrison the boy she loved before life (and other people's plans) pulled them apart.</p><p>Holiday has other ideas.</p><p>Drafted to co-chair the Summer Festival Olivia and Luke are thrown into forced proximity-budget spreadsheets bylaw debates and late-night layout runs that feel dangerously like dates. He's a small-town veterinarian with a secret blueprint for a wildlife rehab center. She's a New York designer with a Paris offer and a deadline circling the calendar. Between them: a glossy developer promising progress a storm gathering off the coast and a stack of letters that could rewrite everything they think they know about why they broke.</p><p>When the power fails and rain pounds the clinic roof honesty hits harder than the wind. Old wounds. New choices. A town worth fighting for.</p><p><strong>Second Chance Summer</strong> is a heartfelt small-town romance about coming home choosing yourself and daring to love again. Expect forced proximity festival shenanigans found family one very good dog and a guaranteed HEA. Set in Holiday Oregon-<strong>can be read as a standalone.</strong></p><p><em>Perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez Emily Henry and Devney Perry.</em></p>