title: Second Chances, Revised Edition
author:  Kristie Leigh Maguire 
description: Jane Porter's world is turned upside down when her 'almost fianc' Mike Farley goes off the deep end and marries the beautiful and fiery Samantha Jo Smith, a girl he met just a few short weeks earlier at the Wild Horse Saloon in Casper, Wyoming. Jane goes into a deep depression but in her heart-of-hearts she can't deny that she still loves Mike.<br> <br>Samantha soon realizes that her hasty marriage to Mike was a mistake. She can't forget her dreams of becoming a country and western superstar. Mike can't forget about Jane.<br> <br>Through it all, Mike's mother Liz and Jane's father Jim come closer together as they struggle with the mess their children have made of their lives and the day-to-day struggle of running their neighboring ranches. <br> <br>What will Samantha do? What will happen to Mike? Will Jane have a second chance at love? Will Jim and Liz realize it is never too late for love?<br> <br>Find out in Kristie Leigh Maguire's <i>Second Chances.</i> Set in rural Wyoming, <i>Second Chances</i> is a sweet contemporary western romance that will warm your heart. One reader stated, "<span>I read it through in an evening, and felt as if I had spent that evening with 'salt of the earth' folk." Another reader said, </span>"<span>I loved the double, no triple, second chance. It was a very sweet ending."</span>
zlib_text: Third Chances
  
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  By Ivy Smoak
  
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  Copyright 2016 Ivy Smoak
  
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  CONTENTS
  
  [Title](Third_Chances_split_000.html#filepos167)
  
  [Prologue](Third_Chances_split_004.html#filepos5349)
  
  [Chapter 1](Third_Chances_split_005.html#filepos17306)
  
  [Chapter 2](Third_Chances_split_006.html#filepos31910)
  
  [Chapter 3](Third_Chances_split_007.html#filepos40548)
  
  [Chapter 4](Third_Chances_split_008.html#filepos51857)
  
  [Chapter 5](Third_Chances_split_009.html#filepos62511)
  
  [Chapter 6](Third_Chances_split_010.html#filepos85193)
  
  [Chapter 7](