Second Chance Fate

Charismatic, easy-going Caleb Harrison lived his entire life under a microscope. Growing up as the pastor’s kid, he was used to having all eyes on him. That scrutiny increased when he stepped into the role as senior pastor after his dad retired and passed the bible-baton to him, but it was nothing he wasn’t prepared for.

Then everything changed.

One post. That was all it took to flip his life upside down. International pop star Karina Black (who was also his cousin’s best friend) went online and compared Caleb to two fictional spiritual leaders from TV shows, and overnight, he became an internet sensation. Literally. He went to bed known by his family and community and woke up with millions of people knowing him, or the two-dimensional version, “Hot Pastor.”

For thirty-two years, Caleb’s personal life was covered in Saran Wrap; there was full transparency. But when his path intersected with a brief fling from his youth, both his faith and integrity were challenged, secrets were unearthed, and relationships were tested.
Stunning single mom Rebecca Taylor lived her entire life in survival mode. Growing up in the foster care system taught her harsh truths, like she couldn’t trust people, and she could only rely on herself. Those beliefs were reinforced when the man she married at eighteen turned out to be someone unsafe for both herself and her son.

It took two suitcases, two thousand miles, and no trace of the two of them to start their new life.
Waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop was Taylor’s default setting, which made taking-things-one-step-at-a-time difficult since she was constantly on high alert for falling footwear. The week she and Owen arrived in Hope Falls, the forecast was Cloudy with a Chance of High Heels. The plummeting pumps came in the form of a media storm surrounding her son’s biological father, who she hadn’t seen in over a decade. He was a viral sensation with memes and fan pages dedicated to “Hot Pastor.”

She needed to disappear. He had the entire world on his doorstep. Their paths should have never crossed, let alone collided.

Author’s Note: Second Chance Fate is a single mom, cinnamon roll alpha, marriage of convenience, slow burn reunion, mistaken identity, second chance, standalone that is the epitome of small-town romance.
This happily-ever-after tale is set against the backdrop of the Hope Falls Effect™—a phenomenon that brings people together and heals old wounds—along the way, there are challenges, second chances, and discovery that sometimes love finds its way back in the most unexpected ways.