Second Time Around: A Novel

Beth Kendrick

Mar 2010 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

For anyone who has ever wondered “What if?,” this engaging novel provides a sweet, funny look at friendship, romance, and second chances. 

Every summer, four college friends hold a mini-reunion. They laugh, reminisce, and commiserate about their soul-sucking jobs. Maybe they should have listened to everyone who warned them to study something “practical.”

Then an unexpected windfall arrives—one million dollars, to be exact—with the stipulation that they use it to jump-start their new careers. Almost overnight, a professor, a bartender, a copywriter, and an administrative assistant reinvent themselves as a novelist, an event planner, a pastry chef, and a bed-and-breakfast owner. But the changes in their professional roles create unexpected turbulence in their personal lives, and soon the secrets and scandals from their past start to resurface.

 

Ratings and reviews

I loved following these best friends as they pursued their dream jobs. They hung in for each other showing what friendship is all about. I didn't like when the book ends and I need to find another good read.

It goes to show you how life can throw you a loop, and how you can turn around and loop life!

Entertaining, Wonderful Summer Read

About the author

Beth Kendrick is the author of four previous novels, including Nearlyweds and Fashionably Late. She also writes teen fiction as Beth Killian. She lives near Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband, son, and an assortment of badly behaved dogs.