Rules for Second Chances
(2026)(The second book in the Rules of Storybrook series)
A novel by Leanna Ellis
Willa Hart is back in Storybrook—and she has rules. Lots of them.
Rules for dating. Rules for protecting her five-year-old daughter, Maisey. And most importantly, rules for protecting her own heart.
After starting over, Willa has no intention of making another romantic mistake. So if a man wants to date her, he’ll have to meet her requirements.
All of them.
Unfortunately, Willa’s dating questionnaire causes an uproar in Storybrook, where everybody has an opinion.
Especially the part where a man has to put his money where his mouth is.
Then there’s Shane Hollis.
Her first love.
The man who broke her heart years ago.
The man who never forgot her.
And the one man Willa definitely does not intend to date.
Shane has other ideas.
And Shane falls first.
And hard.
He’s more than willing to pay the price.
Literally.
But winning a date is one thing. Convincing Willa to risk her heart—and her daughter’s—is another.
Because Shane remembers the girl Willa used to be. He just might be the man who sees the woman she’s become.
One old heartbreak. One very opinionated small town. And enough dating rules to keep Willa’s heart perfectly safe.
At least that’s the plan.
Rules for Second Chances is a sweet, closed-door small-town romantic comedy filled with first love, second chances, a single mom, he-falls-first romance, an adorable five-year-old, meddling neighbors, old heartache, new beginnings, and one determined man who never forgot his first love.
In Storybrook, there are rules for everything. But when it comes to love, some rules are made to be broken.
Genre: Romance
Rules for dating. Rules for protecting her five-year-old daughter, Maisey. And most importantly, rules for protecting her own heart.
After starting over, Willa has no intention of making another romantic mistake. So if a man wants to date her, he’ll have to meet her requirements.
All of them.
Unfortunately, Willa’s dating questionnaire causes an uproar in Storybrook, where everybody has an opinion.
Especially the part where a man has to put his money where his mouth is.
Then there’s Shane Hollis.
Her first love.
The man who broke her heart years ago.
The man who never forgot her.
And the one man Willa definitely does not intend to date.
Shane has other ideas.
And Shane falls first.
And hard.
He’s more than willing to pay the price.
Literally.
But winning a date is one thing. Convincing Willa to risk her heart—and her daughter’s—is another.
Because Shane remembers the girl Willa used to be. He just might be the man who sees the woman she’s become.
One old heartbreak. One very opinionated small town. And enough dating rules to keep Willa’s heart perfectly safe.
At least that’s the plan.
Rules for Second Chances is a sweet, closed-door small-town romantic comedy filled with first love, second chances, a single mom, he-falls-first romance, an adorable five-year-old, meddling neighbors, old heartache, new beginnings, and one determined man who never forgot his first love.
In Storybrook, there are rules for everything. But when it comes to love, some rules are made to be broken.
Genre: Romance