Hello, hello! Exciting news!  The Second Chance Shop is finally  continuing. Woot-woot! Book 3, Something Borrowed hit bookshelves September 15th.

I’ve been celebrating in various ways big and small all month, and as a grand finale to the official launch festivities, the fabulous, incredibly supportive Terrace Public Library and Misty River Books are throwing a tea party! 🥳💕

If you live in Terrace or the surrounding area, please come out this Thursday evening (October 22) at 6:00 pm. We’ll celebrate Something Borrowed in particular, The Second Chance Shop books in general, and the meaning and stories attached to objects we treasure, new and old. And on that last note, please bring a personal item that has special significance or a story attached to it. I can’t wait to see you! It’s been too long between book lover events for me.

And, of course, whether it works for you to come for tea or not, I do hope you’ll treat yourself to the fun of visiting The Second Chance Shop and experiencing Vic’s story in Something Borrowed.

All she’s ever wanted is for someone to love her as much as she loves them . . .

So why is she alone, facing midlife questions about what comes next, and estranged from her adult son?

When Vic moves “home” to care for her ailing—and relentlessly critical—mother, she’s hoping for a peaceful place to regroup and figure out her future. Instead, she’s confronted by old wounds, familiar dysfunction, and a tendency to slip into destructive coping habits.

Then she gets caught shoplifting at the cozy, eclectic Second Chance Shop.

Humiliated and ashamed, Vic faces a difficult truth: the only common denominator in all her unhealthy relationships is her.

But change is possible. If she’s willing to heal old hurts and rewrite the stories she’s always believed about herself, she could gain genuine friendships, a healed relationship with her son, and maybe even something she’s long given up on: lasting romantic love.

First, however, she must learn that self-hatred is something borrowed—and the love she’s spent her life searching for begins within.