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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romance—discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

Trust No One

by Mary Burton

The Ghost and the Dead Librarian

by Cleo Coyle

Princess, Pregnant, Mine

by Emmy Grayson

High Exposure

by Kelly Borjas

The Cowboy and the Rodeo Queen

by Leah Vale

Her Royal Houseguest

by Jade Lee

Fresh Pick of the Day

Everyone deserves a second chance, right?

Blessings #2
Avon A
January 2010
On Sale: January 1, 2010
Featuring: Bernadine Brown
400 pages
ISBN: 0061547816
EAN: 9780061547812
Kindle: B003100UMY
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A SECOND HELPING

Beverly Jenkins

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With the millions she received after divorcing her faithless
tycoon husband, Bernadine Brown saved the historic town of
Henry Adams, Kansas, from financial ruin and found loving
homes for five needy children. Now there are other
"projects" crying out for rescue.

If ever a town institution needed rescuing, it's the beloved
Dog and Cow diner. Once it was Henry Adams's social
center—or gossip central!—now it's in danger of becoming
duct-tape central. But there are other distractions pulling
Bernadine from the task at hand: a plethora of romantic
entanglements, including her own with a disturbingly
attractive Malachi July; a bitter young boy newly arrived in
town with his widowed father; and a fugitive on the run with
a six-hundred-pound pet pig that's wanted for murder (the
pig, that is).

And when Bernadine's philandering, trouble-making ex-husband
rolls into town looking for a second chance, life in Henry
Adams gets very interesting indeed.

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Blessings series

Bring On The Blessings

BRING ON THE BLESSINGS

#1.0 • June 2011

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A Second Helping

A SECOND HELPING

#2.0 • January 2010

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Something Old, Something New

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

#3.0 • June 2011

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A Wish and A Prayer

A WISH AND A PRAYER

#4.0 • April 2012

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Heart Of Gold

HEART OF GOLD

#5.0 • May 2014

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For Your Love

FOR YOUR LOVE

#6.0 • May 2015

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Stepping to a New Day

STEPPING TO A NEW DAY

#7.0 • July 2016

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Chasing Down a Dream

CHASING DOWN A DREAM

#8.0 • July 2017

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Second Time Sweeter

SECOND TIME SWEETER

#9.0 • September 2018

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