Take a Chance on Me
Love on Chance Avenue series
byΒ Jane Porter
Savvy stylistΒ Amanda WrightΒ loves Marietta, her hair salon, and her clients, and no client is more dear to her heart than eighty-year-old Bette Justiceβeven if her years have made her a little fragile. So when Bette asks Amanda to help her convince her determined grandson, Tyler, a successful game designer, that Marietta is the right home for Bette, Amanda canβt say no.
Tyler JusticeΒ has a one-track mindβhe wants to take care of his beloved grandmother. He canβt understand her resistance to move to Texas and is sure that the young friend she keeps mentioningβAmandaβis taking advantage of his grandmotherβs generosity. He reaches Marietta determined to put the salon owner in her place and bring his grandmother homeβ¦until smart, kind Amanda starts to tug at his heart in ways he never expected.
But just as Tyler and Amanda start to form a real connection, will a long-buried family secret destroy their chance at love?
Is it wrong that my favorite character was Tyler’s grandmother?Β She’s got grit and spunk and I definitely want her to adopt me.Β That’s not to say that the rest aren’t good too, but I dearly love that old lady.
There aren’t a lot of surprises here.Β It’s obvious that Bette is going to stay and that between her and Amanda, he’ll have a reason to move.Β And Amanda will need to face her history and address past hurts & secrets in order to be able to look to her future.Β You know things are going to work out but it is getting there that Porter makes work.
Wholesome and sweet (with a little drama to keep things hopping), Take a Chance on Me is one of those small town romances where by the end you want to move there and become friends with everyone.
(This is the first in this series that I’ve read, but it didn’t seem to make a difference so I think it can be read as a stand alone.)
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