Second Chance Summer
(2026)(A book in the Midlife Meet Cute Beach Reads series)
A novel by Holly Kerr
First love. Small town. The one who got away.
Thirty years later… he’s back.Tessa
He was my first everything… until he left without a goodbye.
I stayed. Built a life in our small beach town. Raised a family. Learned how to live without the boy who broke my heart.
Now Brandon Rice is back—retired baseball legend, all charm and regret—and looking at me like I’m still the girl he never forgot.
But I’m not seventeen anymore. I don’t believe in forever… or second chances.
Even if my heart still remembers exactly how it felt to love him.
Bran
I chose the big leagues over the only girl I ever loved—and it’s the one mistake I’ve never been able to outrun.
Now I’m back in Tiny Beach with nothing left to prove… except to her.
Tessa Harrow isn’t the same girl I left behind. She’s all woman - strong, guarded, completely immune to my fame—and determined not to fall for me again.
Too bad I never stopped loving her.
Winning her back might be the toughest play of my life but this time, I’m not walking away.
Second Chance Summer is a clean, small-town beach romance featuring a retired baseball hero, a first love that never faded, and the kind of second chance that might just last forever.
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Sun, sand, and a second chance at love.The Midlife Meet Cute Beach Reads Series brings small-town charm and heartwarming fun, with all your favorite tropes—from grumpy/sunshine to he falls first, hidden identity, and enemies-to-lovers. These sweet novellas prove it’s never too late for laughter, love, and a second-chance happily-ever-after.
The Beach Reads collection features eight standalone romcoms:
- Stuck on the Beach With You by Ellie Hartwood
Second Chance Summer by Holly Kerr
Plot Twists and Pastries by Leah Busboom
Fake Dating for the Summer by Francesca Spencer
Melissa Abbott Catches the Bouquet by Grace J. Croy
Locking Up My Love Life by Cindy Ray Hale
The Summer of Starting Over by Amy Sparling
Second Chances on Sunrise Bay by Jess Hansen
So kick off your flip-flops, grab a sunhat, and dive into these sun-soaked, swoon-worthy tales of love at midlife!
Genre: Romance
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