Second-Chance Mother
Title | Second-Chance Mother PDF eBook |
Author | Denise Roessle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2011-11-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781936539680 |
When Denise Roessle became a mother at 45, her long-held dream came true. She felt as if she were 19 again, the age at which she got pregnant out of wedlock and relinquished her newborn son for adoption. Suddenly, he was back - this stranger she had given birth to - and he wasn't just searching for his roots. Joshua was looking for a mom. Eager to embrace the second chance she had been granted, Denise leapt wholeheartedly into the role. "It's a BIG boy," she announced to her family and friends, setting free her twenty-six-year secret. But Joshua was not a boy. He was a grown man, with a history that fell far short of what she had envisioned for him when she'd been assured he would be "better off" without her. His adoptive parents had essentially given up on him at age thirteen, sending him away with only an eighth-grade education. He drifted through a series of institutions and group homes, and ultimately onto the New York City streets, where he fell into drugs and crime. When an early marriage failed, he and his young wife surrendered an infant and toddler to adoption. By the time Denise and her son reunited, he was in his second marriage to a teenaged runaway who was six months pregnant with their first child. Despite her disappointment and his obvious problems, Denise was determined to restore their severed bond and give him the unconditional love that had been lacking in her own childhood. At the same time, she struggled with her parents' adverse reaction to her reunion and their refusal to acknowledge their grandson's existence. The shameful event that they had worked so vigorously to bury was back to haunt them. They could not accept their daughter's happiness at having found her lost child. Still reeling in the overwhelming mix of joy and grief, gratitude and guilt triggered by reunion with her son, Denise received a letter from an aunt she never knew existed. Aunt Mabel revealed some startling information about Denise's mother, who had claimed to be an only child raised by a kindly couple after both her parents passed away. In truth, she was one of nine siblings tossed to the winds by their mother after the death of their father in 1929. As she got to know her new-found aunts, uncles and cousins, Denise became obsessed with understanding how her grandmother could desert her children and how her mother, who so clearly bore the scars of abandonment, could then force her own daughter to give up a child. A year into their reunion, after Josh's wife left him with their ten-month-old daughter, the rage that he had initially denied surfaced. Denise went from feeling like a new mom to the frustrated parent of an out-of-control teenager. In the face of his angry outbursts and threats to cut her off, she remained intent on "fixing" him, believing that, in time, she could heal his wounds. Once more, she put her own pain aside and stood by him as he married twice more and fathered another child. Only when Josh and Denise reached an impasse in year five, did she recognize how emotionally shutdown she had been since relinquishing her son - and how she had let her fear of losing him again hold her hostage. In the silence of their estrangement, she began the hard work that ultimately allowed her to resolve her own issues, reclaim the young woman she had left behind after surrendering what turned out to be her only child, and make peace with the past. She found acceptance and forgiveness for her mother, her son, and ultimately herself.
Second Chance Mum
Title | Second Chance Mum PDF eBook |
Author | Emilie Rose |
Publisher | HarperCollins Australia |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2016-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1489209387 |
It's the reunion she didn't expect Rachel Bishop's reckless past is back to haunt her. Her sister's death has made her the guardian of a sullen teen and has brought her home to the secrets she'd run from–starting with Matt Johnston. Matt was the good guy who'd cracked her rebel–rousing teenage veneer. Now the handsome high school coach could destroy her hope of peacefully raising Chastity, the baby she secretly gave up to her sister years ago. To protect Matt and their daughter, Rachel must lie to them...but the heart won't be ignored. If Rachel wants a second chance at family and with Matt, she must take a risk on love.
Second Chance Mom
Title | Second Chance Mom PDF eBook |
Author | Emilie Rose |
Publisher | Harlequin |
Pages | 201 |
Release | 2016-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 148800661X |
It's the reunion she didn't expect Rachel Bishop's reckless past is back to haunt her. Her sister's death has made her the guardian of a sullen teen and has brought her home to the secrets she'd run from—starting with Matt Johnston. Matt was the good guy who'd cracked her rebel-rousing teenage veneer. Now the handsome high school coach could destroy her hope of peacefully raising Chastity, the baby she secretly gave up to her sister years ago. To protect Matt and their daughter, Rachel must lie to them…but the heart won't be ignored. If Rachel wants a second chance at family and with Matt, she must take a risk on love.
The Girl who Fell from the Sky
Title | The Girl who Fell from the Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Heidi W. Durrow |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1616200154 |
After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. A first novel. Reprint.
Fighting Chance
Title | Fighting Chance PDF eBook |
Author | Lea Coll |
Publisher | Lea Coll |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2022-02-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1955586055 |
He was all business until he fell head over tool belt for the sexy, single mom. I’m not bitter that Savannah St. James rejected me in high school. It's her cluttered storefront I have a problem with. Still, it’s hard to stay mad at her when she’s more beautiful than I remember and her son keeps finding new ways to sneak over to my hardware store every chance he gets. While I admit he needs a male figure in his life, I’m the wrong guy for the job. Despite my reluctance, the little guy brings us together even as our pasts keep us apart. I’m falling deeper for this woman, and the more I get to know Savannah, the more I realize I may have misjudged her. Maybe we can get a second chance after all.
My Mother's Secrets Ii: a Second Chance
Title | My Mother's Secrets Ii: a Second Chance PDF eBook |
Author | Tina Trumble |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 181 |
Release | 2015-03-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1504900774 |
The McCann family saga continues as they face new challenges, heartbreaks, and uncover more secrets. Will Tom finally get his revenge, or will someone put a stop to his madness? Find out as their story continues.
Butterflies and Second Chances: A Mom's Memoir of Love and Loss
Title | Butterflies and Second Chances: A Mom's Memoir of Love and Loss PDF eBook |
Author | Annette Hines |
Publisher | Lioncrest Publishing |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2019-03-24 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781544512662 |
The world Annette Hines knew exploded when her infant daughter Elizabeth was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease-a degenerative, life-limiting illness. Annette's joy quickly turned to apprehension and she knew nothing would ever be the same again. Butterflies and Second Chances is the inspiring true story of a mother's special needs journey, and her struggle to secure the best possible life for her child in the face of bureaucratic resistance and marital crisis. It is a story of sacrifice, dedication, and the life-altering adjustments a special needs parent has to make when confronted with the unthinkable. But most of all, it's about love and an extraordinary mother-daughter relationship that flourished without words in the darkest shadows of adversity. Annette and Elizabeth's powerful story provides hope, solace, and a path forward for parents of special needs children, and it will resonate with families everywhere.