Sun-Kissed Second Chances

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 96 ratings

Price: 4.99

Last update: 10-18-2024


About this item

Since when did a golf cart, a dog tethered to an alligator, and an apocalyptic thunderstorm bring good luck?
Since never. This couldn’t be good. Especially when it meant running into her ex—or him running into her.

This hilarious sweet second-chance romcom is the perfect read for escape to sand, surf, and fun.

Funeral planner Landry Couper is coming home to Diamond Cove after being gone for years. Grandpa Harry wants to make sure she stays. If he can help find her happily ever after, maybe she’ll stick around—and he has the perfect man picked out. Too bad Grandpa doesn’t know it’s her ex.

Physical therapist Ty Curtis’s Life Lists are the perfect motivation for patients to meet their health goals … until the funeral planner waltzes in, spreading nothing but doom and gloom. Landry insists she’s preparing clients for the inevitable; Ty’s helping them look toward the future with hope.

Aligning their philosophies aren’t the only Florida muck they have to wade through to end up going in the same direction. A romantic relationship didn’t work before; is it really worth a shot now?

The Diamond Cove Secret Seven think this will be an easy match, but they couldn’t be more wrong. It will take lots of scheming and a barrel of laughs to get them together!


From the Publisher

"The grandparents are adorable, the romance sweet, the story fun!" Over a drawing with palm trees
"He saves lives. She plans funerals. Will they find love somewhere in the middle?" Beach scene
"Get ready to giggle and have a great time!" Beach drawing with palms and flamingos.

Top reviews from the United States

Ellen M. Hogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Second Chance
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022
The Secret Seven meet and it's Harry turn to find a match for his granddaughter Landry. He picks their physical therapist, Ty. What Harry didn't know was that they already know each other. Loved this laugh out Rom Com by Maria Hoagland. Thought the life list challenges was a cute idea. I highly recommend this book.

I was given this advanced copy for free, and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Trudy E. Dapprich
4.0 out of 5 stars Trust
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
Ty and Landry dated in college, but family situations tore them apart. Landry is now back in Diamond Cove, where Ty is the physical therapist. Harry, Landry's grandfather, is determined to get them back together. The team works hard to make it happen, but it is a lot harder than they thought it would be. Landry needs to know she can trust Ty with her heart. A sweet humorous story with interesting characters.
E. Littke
5.0 out of 5 stars Landry and Ty compare lists
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2022
I like the matchmaking grandparents. I like the alligator and dog. I like learning about places to go in Florida. I liked the couple and how they needed to compromise and forgive to make their relationship work. It's a fun series with great character moments. I have really enjoyed these books. I will read more.
Lindsay
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2022
This was a fun book to read and I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series!
hiding.in.the.pages
5.0 out of 5 stars So sweet and funny
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2022
I love this series of meddling grandparents, eager to find true love for their single grandchildren. The Secret Seven has a solid place in my heart and I love getting to know them better with each book.

Landry and Ty had the most hilarious meet cute and I couldn't stop laughing at the mental image. Much to Grandpa Harry's surprise, they already knew each other. I loved how mischievous the S7 was in coming up with plots and situations to force Ty and Landry together at every turn. The common past and the current setting made for some sweet entertainment.

I also loved the side story of Harry and his wife, Ginny, as it was so tender, and the competition was just what cupid ordered. I'll never look at flamingos the same way.

Hoagland develops these characters in a way that brings them to life and thrusts the reader right into the pages. With the way house prices are right now, I'll stake my virtual claim on a place in Diamond Cove ASAP!

Content: mild romance; brief mention of parental death

*I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.*
Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Okay Clean Romance
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
I would rate this book 3.0-4.0 stars. It is competently written. I think most people will like it as it is standard clean romance fare. Very little humor or witty banter, except for that created by the secret 7 grandparent's group. Typical happy ending. Not too much that is surprising except for a life list challenge that provides some interesting scenes.

Personally, I found the heroine, Landry, unlikable & self centered at times. Her grandmother was a similarly negative & unlikable character at times, too. The discord between the heroine & hero in the beginning of the book (& in a few other places) made me not very interested in them as a couple and I can't say that I ever got very invested in their storyline. That is just my own personal reaction. It is basically a good story, just not a "great" story.
Rhonda Madison
5.0 out of 5 stars Second Chance
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022
The Secret Seven's next targets are Landry and Ty. Harry, Landry's grandfather, wants her to find true love. Ty, the complex's physical therapist, the other target. Harry doesn't know it but Landry and Ty were in love in college and had miscommunication that tore them apart. Landry is planning on moving to Diamond Cove but wants to make sure that she'll have enough clients for her long-term planning business. Landry runs into Ty in an unusual way and recognizes him even though it's been years since they were in college. Ty remembers Landry, too. He doesn't know that Landry holds the miscommunication and inaction on his part when her parents died. Landry and Ty figure out that they are being set up but decide to try to go along with it. Will they be able to have a second chance and also be able to help her grandparents, too? I like this series and enjoy it a lot. I received an advanced copy to read and review early. I'm leaving my honest review.
Narci
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute...
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2023
The S7 never disappoint with their crazy ideas and matchmaking skills. Harry's granddaughter Landry returns to Diamond Cove after seven years and the last person she expected to see there was her ex. Harry is convinced Landry isn't over her ex and is determined to make sure he and his friends do all in their power to join them, while working through his own issues with his wife. Ty is Diamond Coves Physical Therapist and loved by all, he'd made a huge mistake once and hope one day to make amends, so when Landry returns, he tries but things are not as easy as they seem, and the girl he once knew wants nothing to do with him. This is a cute story of miscommunication, youth errors and misjudgment, unfortunate circumstances and the repercussion of errors made. But this story is also about clearing the air, forgiveness, facing one's errors and moving past them, and most of all its about second chances with the one that got away that is your soulmate. It's a wonderful, sweet story full of funny moments and crazy meddling grandparents.

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