Publisher description:
“Sober businessman Seb Ward may have come from a wealthy lumber-baron family in Minnesota, but he knows that appearances can be deceiving, and that his illustrious family is pretty dysfunctional. Being in another state has provided the buffer he sought from his father’s misdeeds, but when a little boy shows up on a train… a little boy who looks enough like Seb to be his own child… Seb’s faced with a dilemma. Raise the boy as his own, or let his mother suffer the embarrassment of “a brother by another mother.” And when the boy takes a shine to the Rachel Eichas, the newly contracted school teacher, Seb can’t help but do the same. But Rachel was raised by an unloving, business-first father and there’s no way she’s looking for those same qualities in a husband. Can she see through Seb’s focus and drive to find the loving man within?”
My Review:
I was delighted to return to the little town of Second Chance, South Dakota in this next book in the series. This story focuses on Rachel Eichas, who has taken over the teaching duties at the one-room schoolhouse in Second Chance. When little Eli arrives in town and joins her class, Rachel can’t help but notice the kindness the little boy’s brother, Seb, shows towards him. There are challenges to the growing romance between Seb and Rachel, but their faith in God and each other will show them the way home.
I loved all the characters in this series, but I think Rachel is my favorite to date. She’s independent and intelligent with a loving and giving nature. She is finally moving past the years of mistreatment from her father with hopes of finding a future doing the teaching that she loves. This is an appealing story of hope, love, and faith as lived out in the lives of the characters in Second Chance.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.