Rules for second chances

Maggie North

Book - 2024

"Brimming with heart and heat, Rules for Second Chances explores the hardest relationship question of all: can true love happen twice...with the same person? Liz Lewis has tried everything to be what people want. But she's always been labeled different from everyone else in the boisterous world of wilderness expeditions--that is, if anyone notices her at all. Her marriage to popular adventure guide Tobin Renner-Lewis is a sinkhole of toxic positivity where she's the only one saying no. In a mountain resort town built around excitement, introverted Liz gets...spreadsheets. When she gets mistaken for a server at her own thirtieth birthday party and her last line of communication with Tobin finally snaps, Liz vows to stop playin...g a minor character in her own life. The (incredibly well-researched and scientific) plan? A crash course in confidence...via improv comedy class. The catch? She's terrible at it, and the only person willing to practice with her is a certain extroverted wilderness guide who seems dead set on saving their marriage one bonkers improv scenario at a time. But as Liz and Tobin get closer (...again), she's forced to confront all the reasons they didn't work the first time, along with her growing suspicion that there might be more to her social awkwardness than anyone realized. Liz has just eight weeks to learn improv's most important lesson--"yes, and"--or she'll have to choose between the love she always wanted and the dreams that got away"--

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Subjects
Genres
Romance fiction
Novels
Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Maggie North (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
341 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781250910127
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Review by Library Journal Review

DEBUT Liz has a seemingly enviable life with a fabulously hunky husband and a job in a field that she loves. But Liz fights invisible demons as she feels stuck and unseen; she envies the easy way her husband converses, navigates workplace relationships, and schmoozes with the boss and clients. Determined to be seen, for a change, and not be relegated to supporting character in her own life, Liz takes drastic measures. Living apart from her husband and throwing herself into improv classes, she tries to reach out and be the social starlet who will win the boss's praise and earn herself a promotion. Always being different comes full circle as those around Liz realize they just need the Liz whom they know and love. Being different and uncomfortable in social situations is not new, but this novel brings Liz's journey of self-discovery into the spotlight. VERDICT Both a universal story of love and a unique story of social struggle, North's debut is a laser-sharp and warmly comforting read that is not to be missed.--Judy Garner

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