Second Chances

by Constance O'Day-Flannery

The best-selling author of Once in a Lifetime follows two guardian angels as they ply their uncertain talents in matchmaking to reward the reluctant Jessica Meyers for her long service to her late mother, with unpredictable results. Reissue.

Genres: Romance, Time Travel, Chick Lit

395 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Constance O'Day-Flannery is a best-selling American author of romance novels.

Constance O'Day-Flannery has never taken a writing course or attended college. She began writing in 1986 when her son entered school. While reading romance novels during her recovery from a hysterectomy, O'Day-Flannery began to think about the type of book she would want to read. She finished her manuscript 18 months later and sold it quickly. Since then, she has published over twenty novels, all of which have appeared on a national best-seller list. Many of her novels are paranormal or time-travel romances. She has been awarded the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Time Travel for Timeswept Lovers and the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Contemporary Fantasy Romance, Second Chances.

In 2001, O'Day-Flannery took a hiatus from writing. She spent three years living in Ireland before returning to the United States and continuing her writing career.

O'Day-Flannery currently lives in Pennsylvania. She has two children.

Reviews

[Carmen Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mother gave me this book, and I am glad she did. I really enjoyed it. It has humor, romance, heart ache...you name it. These two ghosts, Laurie and Jack, come together to help out this woman named Jessica out...they cant stand each other at first, but in the end they end up helping each other and falling in love. I was not expecting the end to turn out quite like it did...but I am really glad it had a happy ending. I do wish there was more about Jessica, esp after Laurie and Jack helped to get her life back on track. Its almost as if once their mission was complete, Jessica's story finished -- except for a small lil blurp about her in the end. More than half the book was about Jess and just because she finally gets a happily ever after feeling the writer just cuts her off and focuses only on Jack and Laurie -- I really got to like Jess and would have loved to have more closure with her. I still enjoyed this book more than I expected too -- almost made it to my favorites list!

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mary Maes gave me this book, and said this is one of her favorite books. It was a fast read and pretty mindless. These two ghosts, Laurie and Jack, come together to help out this woman named Jessica out...they cant stand each other at first, but in the end they end up helping each other and falling in love. I was not expecting the end to turn out quite like it did...but it had a happy ending. I did like the premise as it was unusual that the story is told by 2 young ghosts who met with unusal accidents and were in purgatory with a mission of helping another young woman who has been the caretaker of her mother for the past six years. She has just died and Jess is at a loss about how to go forward. Jack and Laurie are sent to help her out and they fix everthing! They get her sister to sell her portion of the house and business to Jess for one dollar, find her a husband, get her to stop drinking and work at her store and get her through a pregnancy in less than a year.

[Sonja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story of two guardian angels trying to 'rescue' one lonely lady...
Funny things happen when both decided the other has 'mistaken' their assignment.

Constance Oday-Flannery is one of my favorite authors and in this one she did not disappoint!

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