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A Fighting Chance: A Novel
Love Takes a Chance, A Trilogy
An unexpected romance, complex family relations, and unhealed wounds comingle as two single parents wrestle with their pasts, putting everything on the line for one Last Chance at Love . Everyone deserves A Fighting Chance , but the stakes are higher when popular opinion threatens parental decisions and social agendas take precedence over house rules. Love Takes a Chance , but everything must work together—Trust, Responsibility, and Intimacy. There is no margin for error.
A Fighting Chance , Book 2 in the Love Takes a Chance Series
A Fighting Chance, second book in the series, Love Takes a Chance , pursues the intense romance between Samira Cartwright and J.P. Ralston. They tumble into new territory with holy matrimony, but unwritten expectations come with tremendous responsibility. Marital bliss is threatened by teenage drama, demanding professional agendas, and a never-ending battle for intimacy.
When tragedy strikes, everything is on the line. Decisions must be made despite public and professional opinions. Crimson roses connect the past to the present.
Judith Kay weaves current issues and real to life emotions into an epic family story that tests loyalties, forces acceptance, and discovers the power of unconditional love. Life-changing forgiveness opens the way for new beginnings. Mr. and Mrs. Ralston draw you even deeper into their story, mind, body, and spirit. Will their Last Chance at Love be enough to give them A Fighting Chance ?
An unexpected romance, complex family relations, and unhealed wounds comingle as two single parents wrestle with their pasts, putting everything on the line for one Last Chance at Love . Everyone deserves A Fighting Chance , but the stakes are higher when popular opinion threatens parental decisions and social agendas take precedence over house rules. Love Takes a Chance , but everything must work together—Trust, Responsibility, and Intimacy. There is no margin for error.
A Fighting Chance , Book 2 in the Love Takes a Chance Series
A Fighting Chance, second book in the series, Love Takes a Chance , pursues the intense romance between Samira Cartwright and J.P. Ralston. They tumble into new territory with holy matrimony, but unwritten expectations come with tremendous responsibility. Marital bliss is threatened by teenage drama, demanding professional agendas, and a never-ending battle for intimacy.
When tragedy strikes, everything is on the line. Decisions must be made despite public and professional opinions. Crimson roses connect the past to the present.
Judith Kay weaves current issues and real to life emotions into an epic family story that tests loyalties, forces acceptance, and discovers the power of unconditional love. Life-changing forgiveness opens the way for new beginnings. Mr. and Mrs. Ralston draw you even deeper into their story, mind, body, and spirit. Will their Last Chance at Love be enough to give them A Fighting Chance ?
477 pages, Paperback
Published August 28, 2021
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February 16, 2026
A Fighting Chance: A Novel deepens the emotional stakes of the Love Takes a Chance series by shifting focus from possibility to commitment. Samira Cartwright and J.P. Ralston’s move into marriage brings intimacy alongside responsibility, and the story captures how love doesn’t simplify life so much as expose every unresolved tension beneath it.
What works especially well is how personal and external pressures collide. Teenage conflict, professional demands, and public opinion don’t sit on the sidelines; they actively shape the marriage and test its foundations. The symbolism threaded through the story, particularly the crimson roses linking past and present, adds emotional continuity and reinforces the idea that love is shaped as much by memory as by choice.
This is a novel rooted in emotional realism. It speaks to readers who understand that lasting love requires forgiveness, resilience, and constant recalibration. The story’s strength lies in its willingness to confront complexity while still believing in renewal and unconditional commitment.
What works especially well is how personal and external pressures collide. Teenage conflict, professional demands, and public opinion don’t sit on the sidelines; they actively shape the marriage and test its foundations. The symbolism threaded through the story, particularly the crimson roses linking past and present, adds emotional continuity and reinforces the idea that love is shaped as much by memory as by choice.
This is a novel rooted in emotional realism. It speaks to readers who understand that lasting love requires forgiveness, resilience, and constant recalibration. The story’s strength lies in its willingness to confront complexity while still believing in renewal and unconditional commitment.
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