Second Chances Don’t Knock Twice #975914

di Tibor Bautelar

Pathfinder Atlas Press

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Seven years ago, Claire Donovan's world shattered in a single night. Her younger brother Daniel, a passionate young journalist investigating corruption in their coastal hometown of Ashford, Maine was found drowned under circumstances the police dismissed as a tragic accident. In her grief, Claire blamed Marcus Reid, the investigative reporter who had mentored Daniel and encouraged his dangerous pursuit of the truth. Unable to forgive the man she loved for what she believed was his role in her brother's death, Claire severed all ties, left Ashford, and built a new life in Boston, far from the memories that haunted her.
 
Marcus carried his own burden of guilt. Driven from Ashford by forces he couldn't fight, he spent seven years in self-imposed exile, privately investigating Daniel's death while the official story went unchallenged. He never stopped loving Claire. He never stopped searching for the truth.
 
Now, a mysterious letter arrives simultaneously at their separate addresses: a cryptic photograph of Daniel on the night he died, and a simple message: "You deserve to know." Drawn back to Ashford against their better judgment, Claire and Marcus discover they've both been summoned by an anonymous figure who knows far more about Daniel's final hours than anyone should.
 
Forced into an uneasy alliance, the former lovers begin to uncover a conspiracy that reaches deeper than either imagined: the Ashford Development Corporation, a powerful real estate conglomerate with ties to organized crime; Richard Pemberton, the charismatic mayor who built his career on lies; Victoria Chen, a ruthless developer with blood on her hands; and shockingly, Claire's own father, whose involvement in the corruption threatens to destroy what remains of her family.
 
As Claire and Marcus follow the evidence Daniel left behind encrypted files, coded notebooks, and the testimony of witnesses too frightened to speak, they're forced to confront painful truths about the night Daniel died, the choices that tore them apart, and the manipulations that kept them separated. Their investigation attracts dangerous attention: car chases through abandoned shipyards, threats from hired enforcers, and a trap that nearly costs them both their lives.
 
But the deeper they dig, the more they realize that someone has been orchestrating their reunion from the shadows, feeding them evidence, steering them toward answers, playing a game whose rules they don't yet understand. Is this mysterious benefactor truly seeking justice for Daniel, or do they have their own agenda?
 
As the conspiracy unravels and the body count rises, Claire must decide whether she can forgive her father's devastating betrayal, whether the truth is worth the price they're paying, and whether the love she thought she'd buried seven years ago was ever really gone or just waiting for the right moment to resurface.
 
Second Chances Don't Knock Twice is a gripping romantic suspense novel about grief and redemption, the corrosive power of secrets, and the courage it takes to rebuild what's been broken. It's a story of two people who lost everything learning that justice and love both require the same thing: the willingness to face the truth, no matter how painful, and the strength to fight for what matters most even when the cost seems unbearable.
 
Perfect for readers who love small-town mysteries, second-chance romance, and stories where solving the crime means healing the heart.
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ISBN:
9791224467953
Formato:
ebook
Anno di pubblicazione:
2026
Dimensione:
287 KB
Protezione:
nessuna
Lingua:
Inglese
Autori:
Tibor Bautelar
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