Summer of Second Chances

A heartwarming story of love, friendship and second chances on a beautiful Greek island.

Three years after losing her husband of forty-two years, Maggie Penrose has accepted that her great love story is over.

At sixty-seven, her life in Penzance is comfortable, familiar and safe. Between family visits, coffee with her best friend Elaine and their annual holidays to the stunning island of Kefalonia, Maggie isn't looking for romance.

Then there's Nikos Vardakis.

The handsome local taverna owner has admired Maggie from afar for years. Kind, patient and ten years younger than her, Nikos sees a woman who still deserves happiness-even if she can't see it herself.

As friendship slowly deepens into something neither of them expected, Maggie finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about grief, growing older and opening her heart again.

But can she really leave the life she's built in Cornwall? And is she brave enough to risk loving someone after such profound loss?

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Kefalonia's crystal-clear waters, charming harbours and sun-drenched tavernas, Summer of Second Chances is a warm, uplifting and emotional novel about finding joy after heartbreak, embracing new beginnings and discovering that it's never too late to fall in love.

Perfect for readers who enjoy uplifting women's fiction, later-life romance, friendship, family and beautiful Mediterranean settings.

Because sometimes the most wonderful chapters of life are the ones you never expected to write.