The Fisher Men: Levi’s Story
A Wild Seasons Short Story by Christina Lauren

Book Review: 5 Stars

Well, damn! Now I need a full length novel about Levi and Emmy.

The Fisher Men is a sweet, sexy, and romantic story, and despite it being short, it gives a good depth of Levi as a character. He’s Finn’s younger brother—from Dirty Rowdy Thing—and Levi’s nothing like him. Levi’s quiet, shy and not a player or a ladies’s man. And then he gets a second chance with the only girl he’s ever had feelings for, and then everything is right in the world.

I can’t say more about the story, but I can tell you this: You’ll fall in love with Levi, and if you want to join me in my public petition to CLo for them to write a full length novel about Levi and Emmy, use the HT #WeNeedLeviInOurLivesCLO *chuckles* Kidding…. not.

Lovers of second-chance romances will fall in love with Second Chances. There is a story for everyone, from Contemporary to Young Adult to Paranormal to Historical to Romantic Suspense and anywhere in between. Some familiar faces from Christina Lauren’s Wild Seasons series and J. Kenner’s Stark world pop up, and from there, for me, there’s a whole host of authors for the sampling that I’ve never had the chance to read before which is always the best part of an anthology. And RWA did an amazing job at cultivating a fluent narrative with this many authors whose stories all fit together so seamlessly, and into a full-sized novel.

Aside from genre, I loved that each story had its own second-chance elements that tweaked the heart in the best way. That it’s-been-years-but-I’m-still-hot-for-you twinge that each author put their unique spin on, creating wonderful stomach dips and smiles. The greatest part of each one, of course, was experiencing all of these couples overcoming whatever tore them apart (or kept them from trying) in the first place. Each story had something great to offer, to showcase a brilliant love story that was years in the making, and even though we joined them in their stories now, it never felt like we had no know them then to love them now.

With varying heat from story to story, any reader can find their level of romance in more than a handful of these stories, but everyone will enjoy the main subject they each share: love. The Second Chances Anthology is well worth the read and I know everyone who reads it will find at least one new-to-me author they’ll continue to follow past this collection. It has heart and love for the basis of each story, and you can’t go wrong with that.

Second Chances is a Box Set of Novella Books from different Authors with about 399 pages. I love box sets like these that give you a taste of how the Authors write is a plus with me. In addition, I like Novella books when I am waiting or when I have a few minutes to kill...I am one of those people that once I start a book I cannot put a book down. I have read some of the authors in this set so I knew I would have a few go to books.
Thanks Authors for putting this box set together!
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Ugh, that Christina Lauren short left me DYING for more. Please tell me we'll get more! Please!

A nice compilation of steamy stories from popular romance authors.

A good mix of Romance Writers of America authors and stories.

One of my favorite tropes for romance short stories and novellas is the second chance. It makes it infinitely more believable for two people to find their HEA. It clears up the need for a first-meet and makes more room for a good story. This is a really nice mix of stories. I didn't love all of them but I didn't need to, this was more an introduction to the authors and I think that most of these stories probably nice captured the author's tone and writing style.
With sixteen stories, I'm not going to review them all but there were some authors that I'm going to explore further. I definitely liked Cassandra Dean's "Scandalous," a historical story of a woman who was ruined but then traveled the continent and returned to the man who finally realized he might be good enough for her. If this were a longer book, I think I would have liked it quite a bit.
Another one I would have liked the full-length version of (but enjoyed the story) was Lizzie Shane's "Something Old, Something New," the story of a couple who had been lovers, but then the man ghosted. Now they've met again at his best friend's wedding that she is the planner for.
Overall, a nice sprinkling of romance authors. Every romance reader will find at least one story to enjoy.

Four stars
This book comes out September 12

So, I have been really digging anthologies lately! I love getting short stories I can dive into and finish in one sitting and I love getting a peek into authors I might not have heard of or read before. In this case, those authors I have never read before were ALL of them except Liliana Hart and Tara Wyatt. Yep, I have never read J. Kenner or Christina Lauren. So, here is a perfect way for me to get a taste of LOTS of great new-to-me romance authors! Yay!

All the stories have 1 thing in common: second chances! So, if this trope is your JAM you will love this. There are historical stories, teenage drama stories, romantic suspense stories, PNR, and contemporary stories so whatever genre you prefer, you can find a second chance story that works for you!

Obviously, I am not going to give you my thoughts on all the stories, because no one has that kind of time. So, here are my top picks with a nugget of why I enjoyed them:

Fortune's Treasure by Liliana Hart: Bad break up and history (like the History you study, not the kind between the characters....although there is that too...)!!
One Hot Mess by Tina Ferraro: high school love and hijinks!
Scandalous by Cassandra Dean: ruined reputations and a rogue Earl who is sorry!
And I was thrilled to get a glimpse into the worlds of Christina Lauren and J. Kenner! Having never read them before, I enjoyed getting a peek at their style and characters!

Second Chances has literally something for everyone and its short stories are perfect for quick reads while you wait at the doctors office (I read one while waiting for my ENT), on the subway, at your kids games, etc!