Another Try - Books One and Two

Faith Hart

Mar 2020 · 2 of Harts Publishing

About this ebook

ANOTHER TRY – Two modern-day romance novellas

‘MADDIE & MASON’

Her husband’s murder made national headlines – as did all his sordid secrets. Heartbroken and humiliated, Maddie Nibless quietly takes back her maiden name and retreats into solitude - which deepens when she unexpectedly runs into the unspoken first love of her life, Mason Gentries. But after they part ways again abruptly, she becomes even more reclusive. She only shows up at her twenty-year class reunion to keep a promise she made to her best friend - and the whispers start as soon as she arrives.

Everyone is stunned at Mason Gentries’ transformation from shy, overweight loner to handsome, muscular technology tycoon. His fellow alumni are entranced, vying for his attention. But he only came to try to reconnect one last time with his secret crush, the girl he's loved since elementary school and who he foolishly walked away from seven months before – Maddie.

When she leaves the reunion abruptly, he knows following her could be his last chance to capture her heart.

Will Mason finally have the courage to tell Maddie how he feels? Will Maddie be able to overcome the her past and allow herself to try for happiness once more?

‘TRIXIE & DREW’

Trixie Benning– the no-nonsense Accounting Manager working her way up the corporate ladder. She is highly intelligent, introverted, and for the most part, steadfast about keeping personal and work separated – except when it comes to him.

Drew Alexander- the President and CEO that seems to be her polar-opposite in personality. A confident extrovert with the type of ‘love-and-leave’ history that the tabloids salivate over. He’s used to getting what he wants – and he’s not happy with being told ‘no.’

When Trixie uncovers fraudulent activity at the company, she and Drew must work closely together to repair the damage. But the more time they spend together, the greater the emotional danger to them both.

They just might find the love of a lifetime – if they stop running from it long enough.

Ratings and reviews

Another try will have you glued to the stories and wanting to console. Especially with Mason and Maddie which is my favorite of the two stories. When Maddie is confronted with the death and his betrayal and deception, she makes plan to take charge of her life. She never expected it to include Mason a childhood friend that she reconnected with. They both have experienced loss and now that they have found each other again, will it lead them down the road to a happily ever after that they so deserve? I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I enjoyed reading both of these books the characters are well developed and engaging and the chemistry undeniable. The storylines kept me turning the pages wanting more. Looking forward to reading more by this author. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This 2 Book Box Set contains the first 2 books in "Another Try" series! Both books have good character and storyline development that kept me totally engaged as each page was turned!

About the author

I’d always intended to be in this career; a college professor somewhere, teaching Chaucer and Shakespeare, and writing fiction in my off time. However, life has a sense of humor, it seems. Before I even realized it, I found myself hip deep into a career in Accounting – just about as far left-brained as you can get from being an author. I went with that flow and obtained my MBA with Accounting concentration to augment what I’d learned ‘in the trenches.’ I’m going on my twenty-fifth year of ‘crunching numbers’; I like it and I am good at it. But it has never been my passion, and it never will be.

In 2009, the pull to write became overwhelming. I’d had the plot idea for “Wall of Secrets” since 1989, but until I approached my fortieth birthday had been too timid to get it out of my brain and onto paper. I finally decided I’d wasted enough time. If nothing else ever came out of it, I would at least walk that fire path and put this story out into the world. “And the Wall Came Down” was the original title of the result.

By late 2018, I felt I’d told a good first story back then, a unique one, a gripping one. But it seemed a shame to just end it there. So, I picked up the loose threads I’d deliberately left at Wall’s conclusion ten years prior, and started weaving the sequel, re-titling book one along the way. “And the Wall Came Down” became “Wall of Secrets”, the first of the Vital Secrets series, and its sequel, “Book Keepers”, morphed into “Book of Secrets“.

2019 also brought with it a unique opportunity to truly ‘go indie’, and I seized the chance and haven’t looked back. The advent of the third title in the Vital Secrets Series, “List of Secrets“, firmly set the path for a ensemble cast of characters whose lives develop and grow throughout the series while battling bad guys and catching killers.

2020 also brings to life the "Another Try' Novella series.