"Second Chances"

Rori Simon has returned home from Paris after finding her current boyfriend in bed with another woman. It has been six years since she left her small home town and she is not the same person who left. Gone was the chunky girl with the braces and instead is a confident woman who is comfortable in her sexuality.

Soon after returning home she runs into her teen crush Jude. Jude was the town bad boy, but he has since become a cop, but you can never totally take away the bad boy. Even though he is very attracted to Rori, she stirs feelings in him that scares him and in a dumb move drives her away into the arms of another man.

Zach is no longer the geeky kid Rori remembers, but a hunky sexy guy who also has hidden secrets. He immediately grabs what Jude has thrown away and he and Rori become each other' world.

When tragedy strikes, Jude has another chance to make Rori his own again and this time he is not going to let her get away. Will Rori ever get over Zach and be able to let Jude in a second time?

SECOND CHANCES by Lauren Dane is totally awesome and is the perfect title because the book is filled with second chances, from when Rori first meets up with Jude and meets Zach after their breakup to when she gets together with Jude again. Ms. Dane does an awesome job with the relationship between them. Both Zach and Jude are dominant men who are looking for a sub and Rori is the person who fits into that world.

SECOND CHANCES is a BDSM story, it is also very hot and erotic and just might fry your circuits. Also be prepared to stay up late, because I didn't go to bed until I was through.

Barb Hicks

Reviewed by Barb Hicks
Posted September 30, 2005

Erotic Contemporary BDSM
Rating: Scorching

Summary

Back home after ten long years, smart, sexy Rori Simon sets her sights on bad boy Jude Callahan. Jude's hot and he knows it. So hot that Rori gets burned. Then comes Zach. Handsome, sensual Zach knows just how to take her pain, and before she knows it, she's in love with the man of her dreams.

Zach may be easy going and kind, but in the bedroom he's dark and commanding. And he's got a strong hand with rope and other bondage treats. His loving introduces Rori to a whole new side of herself.

Watching Rori with Zach, Jude realizes she's the woman and the sexual submissive of his dreams. He falls in love, even knowing he's blown that shot forever. Then tragedy strikes, and if Jude can be the man she needs, he may just get a second chance.