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Donovan McCormick is not looking for a second chance at love, but as
Mick Jagger says “you can’t always get what you want.” Donovan’s first
wife and unborn child were murdered by Carlo Torrelli and he wants Carlo
to go down for what he did. Donovan is assigned to protect
Angelo Torrelli whose testimony against Carlo could put him away. The
assignment takes him to the home of Kitty Dupree, Angelo’s girlfriend,
where he meets her daughter, Cori Nichols, and the attraction is
instant.
Cori Nichols was burned by love once and she never wants to experience
that pain again. Cori fell in love with her college professor who she
later found out was married. He and his wife like to play
sick games on unsuspecting women. When Cori meets Donovan she is very
attracted to him, but she realizes there can never be more between them
than a casual relationship. Can Cori hold her heart at bay
or will she surrender it to a man she knows she can never have?
The relationship between Donovan and Cori is tender, sweet, frantic and
unstoppable. Once the connection is made between these two, it can’t be
broken…and believe me these two hit more roadblocks than an escaped
felon. The romance between Cori and Donovan is bitter
sweet since both had their lives shattered by deceit and hate. They
come together knowing it could all end tomorrow, but their relationship
evolves into something neither one can leave behind.
Second Chances
is a romantic suspense story with more than enough villains to keep up
with. Cori and Donovan have so many enemies that you don’t know who or
what will strike next. There are also a lot of different
story lines going on throughout the book so I would not recommend
skipping over the parts you think are unimportant because you may miss
something you need later on. I don’t want to mislead the reader because
I really do like this story but it is very complex and you have to stay
on top of it or you will find yourself scratching your head and
wondering “what happened.”
Catherine Snodgrass pens a multifaceted story with so many sides the
reader will not get bored. I really liked the story and would recommend
it to other readers. The main problem I have with the book
is that I feel some subject matters require more time and sensitivity
than they receive.
Reviewed
by Jennifer Ray for Road to Romance
February 9, 2004 |
