-
A Season for Second Chances
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $20.25
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
A December to Remember
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wildly different half sisters Maggie, Simone, and Star have hardly seen one another since their sprightly summers at Rowan Thorp, their eccentric father Augustus’s home. Known for his bustling approach to the knick-knack shop he ran, Augustus was loved by all and known by none, not even his daughters. Now, years later, the three estranged women are called upon for the reading of Augustus’s will and quickly realize he's orchestrated a series of hoops through which they must jump to unlock their inheritance.
-
-
great audio
- By Morgan on 12-02-23
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Shakira Shute
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Elinor Noel—Nory for short—is quite content running her secondhand bookshop in London. Forever torn between her working-class upbringing and her classmates’ extravagant lifestyles at the posh private school she attended on scholarship, Nory has finally figured out how to keep both at equal distance. So when two of her oldest friends invite their whole gang to spend the time leading up to their wedding together at the castle near their old school, Nory must prepare herself for an emotionally complicated few days.
-
-
Adult Language
- By Me on 12-09-22
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When it comes to relationships, 34-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug". The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood café. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with 12 different men. The odds must finally be in her favor...right?
-
-
LOVED the story-didn’t love the profanity
- By A. Hill on 12-05-20
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Holiday Romance
- By: Catherine Walsh
- Narrated by: Shelley Atkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight. As the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they’re not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own.
-
-
SWEET
- By Kenz on 12-07-22
By: Catherine Walsh
-
Always, in December
- A Novel
- By: Emily Stone
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Every December, Josie posts a letter from her home in London to the parents she lost on Christmas night many years ago. Each year, she writes the same three words: Missing you, always. But this year, her annual trip to the postbox is knocked off course by a bicycle collision with a handsome stranger - a stranger who will change the course of Josie's life.
-
-
The book was so good but heartbroken by ending
- By Alexandra on 03-21-22
By: Emily Stone
-
The Bookshop of Second Chances
- A Novel
- By: Jackie Fraser
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thea Mottram is having a bad month. She’s been let go from her office job with no notice - and to make matters even worse, her husband of nearly 20 years has decided to leave her for one of her friends. Bewildered and completely lost, Thea doesn’t know what to do. But when she learns that a distant great uncle in Scotland has passed away, leaving her his home and a hefty antique book collection, she decides to leave Sussex for a few weeks. Escaping to a small coastal town where no one knows her seems to be exactly what she needs.
-
-
Childish
- By Elizabeth Miller on 11-13-21
By: Jackie Fraser
-
A December to Remember
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wildly different half sisters Maggie, Simone, and Star have hardly seen one another since their sprightly summers at Rowan Thorp, their eccentric father Augustus’s home. Known for his bustling approach to the knick-knack shop he ran, Augustus was loved by all and known by none, not even his daughters. Now, years later, the three estranged women are called upon for the reading of Augustus’s will and quickly realize he's orchestrated a series of hoops through which they must jump to unlock their inheritance.
-
-
great audio
- By Morgan on 12-02-23
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Shakira Shute
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Elinor Noel—Nory for short—is quite content running her secondhand bookshop in London. Forever torn between her working-class upbringing and her classmates’ extravagant lifestyles at the posh private school she attended on scholarship, Nory has finally figured out how to keep both at equal distance. So when two of her oldest friends invite their whole gang to spend the time leading up to their wedding together at the castle near their old school, Nory must prepare herself for an emotionally complicated few days.
-
-
Adult Language
- By Me on 12-09-22
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When it comes to relationships, 34-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug". The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood café. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with 12 different men. The odds must finally be in her favor...right?
-
-
LOVED the story-didn’t love the profanity
- By A. Hill on 12-05-20
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Holiday Romance
- By: Catherine Walsh
- Narrated by: Shelley Atkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight. As the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they’re not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own.
-
-
SWEET
- By Kenz on 12-07-22
By: Catherine Walsh
-
Always, in December
- A Novel
- By: Emily Stone
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Every December, Josie posts a letter from her home in London to the parents she lost on Christmas night many years ago. Each year, she writes the same three words: Missing you, always. But this year, her annual trip to the postbox is knocked off course by a bicycle collision with a handsome stranger - a stranger who will change the course of Josie's life.
-
-
The book was so good but heartbroken by ending
- By Alexandra on 03-21-22
By: Emily Stone
-
The Bookshop of Second Chances
- A Novel
- By: Jackie Fraser
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thea Mottram is having a bad month. She’s been let go from her office job with no notice - and to make matters even worse, her husband of nearly 20 years has decided to leave her for one of her friends. Bewildered and completely lost, Thea doesn’t know what to do. But when she learns that a distant great uncle in Scotland has passed away, leaving her his home and a hefty antique book collection, she decides to leave Sussex for a few weeks. Escaping to a small coastal town where no one knows her seems to be exactly what she needs.
-
-
Childish
- By Elizabeth Miller on 11-13-21
By: Jackie Fraser
-
25 Days 'til Christmas
- A Novel
- By: Poppy Alexander
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Kate Potter used to love Christmas. A few years ago, she would have been wrapping her presents in September and baking mince pies on Halloween, counting down the days and hours to Christmas. But that was before Kate’s husband left for the army and never came home. Now she can hardly stand December at all. Kate can’t deny she’s lonely, yet she doesn’t think she’s ready for romance. She knows that her son, Jack, needs a Christmas to remember - just like Kate needs a miracle to help her finally move forward with her life. So she’s decided she’ll have to make her own miracle.
-
-
A real standout!
- By SmithFamily on 12-12-19
By: Poppy Alexander
-
Let It Snow
- By: Beth Moran
- Narrated by: Rosalind Steele
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After the end of a long-term relationship, local weather girl Bea Armstrong has been avoiding her family, and their inevitable 'I-told-you-sos'. But with Christmas fast approaching, she is finally on her way home to Charis House, the school in Sherwood Forest that her mum and dad run in their old family home. And to top it all off, the insufferable Henry Fairfax—who her parents have always wanted her to marry—has also been invited.
-
-
Quick read
- By Kindle Customer on 01-11-23
By: Beth Moran
-
This Time Next Year
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Sophie Cousens
- Narrated by: Hannah Arterton
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year's birthday is unlucky, and that it's all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she's never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year's Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990 - and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it's no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.
-
-
intelligent rom-com
- By Barbara S on 12-17-20
By: Sophie Cousens
-
Before I Do
- By: Sophie Cousens
- Narrated by: Emma Sidi
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Head-in-the-stars Audrey is about to marry down-to-earth Josh. Though they are polar opposites, they have a healthy relationship; Josh is just what Audrey needs. But romance should be unpredictable and full of fireworks, and as the big day approaches, Audrey’s found herself wondering if Josh really is "The One." When Josh’s sister shows up to the rehearsal dinner with Fred, Audrey’s "What If? guy"—the man she met six years ago and had one amazing day with—Audrey finds herself torn. Surely Fred’s appearance the night before she is due to get married can’t be a coincidence.
-
-
Light, happy rom-com
- By meagan on 10-13-22
By: Sophie Cousens
-
Eight Perfect Hours
- A Novel
- By: Lia Louis
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On a snowy evening in March, 30-something Noelle Butterby is on her way back from an event at her old college when disaster strikes. With a blizzard closing off roads, she finds herself stranded, alone in her car, without food, drink, or a working charger for her phone. All seems lost until Sam Attwood, a handsome American stranger also trapped in a nearby car, knocks on her window and offers assistance. What follows is eight perfect hours together, until morning arrives and the roads finally clear.
-
-
Wish I can get my credit back
- By mak89 on 12-09-21
By: Lia Louis
-
Someone Else's Shoes
- A Novel
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Daisy Ridley
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope--she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That’s because Sam Kemp—in the bleakest point of her life—has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag—she’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat.
-
-
Bad language
- By Kerbear on 02-25-23
By: Jojo Moyes
-
The Secret Bridesmaid
- A Novel
- By: Katy Birchall
- Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As a professional bridesmaid, Sophie is hired by London brides to be their right-hand woman, posing as a friend but working behind the scenes to help plan the perfect wedding and ensure their big day goes off without a hitch. When she’s hired by Lady Victoria Swann - a former model and “It Girl" of 1970’s London; now the Marchioness of Meade - for the society wedding of the year, it should be a chance for Sophie to prove just how talented she is.
-
-
The Secret Bridesmaid
- By whatcha.listening.to on 10-05-21
By: Katy Birchall
-
One Day in December
- A Novel
- By: Josie Silver
- Narrated by: Eleanor Tomlinson, Charlie Anson
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Laurie is sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they "reunite" at a Christmas party, when her best friend, Sarah, giddily introduces her new boyfriend: the man from the bus.
-
-
It's Not Romantic, Not Joyous, and Not for Me
- By D. Fields on 12-01-18
By: Josie Silver
-
Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
-
-
Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- By Christine T on 05-17-22
By: Shelby Van Pelt
-
The Christmas Wish
- By: Lindsey Kelk
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gwen has had quite the year. Newly single and in trouble at work, a family Christmas could be exactly what she needs - fresh country air, piles of presents and festive films. Between her parents interfering in her love life, fighting with her sister and an awkward run-in with Dev, the boy next door, Gwen is grateful that Christmas only comes but once a year. But when someone in her family makes a Christmas wish, she wakes up to discover she has to relive the day all over again. And again. And again.
-
-
All the yelling was very annoying
- By Judi on 03-05-23
By: Lindsey Kelk
-
In a Holidaze
- By: Christina Lauren
- Narrated by: Patti Murin
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s the most wonderful time of the year...but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions. But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world - the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families.
-
-
Meh
- By DawnO on 12-19-20
By: Christina Lauren
-
One Night on the Island
- A Novel
- By: Josie Silver
- Narrated by: Eleonor Tomlinson, Davis Brooks
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Spending her thirtieth birthday alone is not what dating columnist Cleo Wilder wanted, but she plans a solo retreat―at the insistence of her boss―in the name of re-energizing herself and adding a new perspective to her column. The remote Irish island she’s booked is a far cry from London, but at least it’s a chance to hunker down in a luxury cabin and indulge in some self-care while she figures out the next steps in her love life and her career.
-
-
Not my cup of tea
- By Anonymous User on 05-01-22
By: Josie Silver
Publisher's summary
A charmingly quirky seaside town offers a recently separated restauranteur a fresh start and possibly a new lease on love in A Season for Second Chances, by the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas.
Annie Sharpe’s spark for life has fizzled out. Her kids are grown up, her restaurant is doing just fine on its own, and her 26-year marriage has come to an unceremonious end. Untethered for the first time in her adult life, she finds a winter guardian position in a historic seaside home and decides to leave her city life behind for a brand new beginning.
When she arrives in Willow Bay, Annie is enamored by the charming house, the invigorating sea breeze, and the town’s rich seasonal traditions. Not to mention, her neighbors receive her with open arms - that is, all except the surly nephew of the homeowner, whose grand plans for the property are at odds with her residency. As Christmas approaches, tensions and tides rise in Willow Bay, and Annie’s future seems less and less certain. But with a little can-do spirit and holiday magic, the most difficult time of her life will become...a season for second chances.
Critic reviews
One of Buzzfeed’s Best Books of October
One of BookBub’s Best Holiday Romance Books
“[An] inspiring tale of strength, integrity, and self-respect. . . Readers will be enchanted.”—Publishers Weekly
“Bayliss’s fans and readers who enjoy laugh-out-loud rom-coms will want to spend a cozy winter evening by the fire with Annie and the residents of Willow Bay.” —Library Journal
“There's so much to love about this enchanting story. Readers will want their own seat at the cafe Annie opens and to attend every quirky holiday party the townspeople dream up. This lovely, cozy read is perfect for winter.” —BookPage (starred review)
Related to this topic
-
The Cornish Cream Tea Bus
- Cornish Cream Tea, Book 1
- By: Cressida McLaughlin
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Baking fanatic Charlie Quilter, still nursing a broken heart, is surprised when her late uncle bequeaths his vintage 1950s Routemaster bus to her in his will. She adored driving around with him in it when she was a child and can’t contemplate selling it. When Charlie loses her job, her friend Juliette has an exciting idea and suggests Charlie come to stay with her in the picturesque Cornish village of Porthgolow.
-
-
Okay
- By T on 06-06-21
-
A Perfect Cornish Summer
- By: Phillipa Ashley
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Sam Lovell, organising the summer festival in her hometown is one of the highlights of her year. It’s not always smooth sailing, but she loves to see Porthmellow’s harbour packed with happy visitors and being on the committee has provided a much-needed distraction from the drama in her family life (and the distinct lack of it in her love life). When their star guest pulls out with only a few weeks to go, everyone’s delighted when a London chef who grew up locally steps in at the last minute.
-
-
really enjoyed this book
- By Anonymous User on 10-20-19
By: Phillipa Ashley
-
The Lost Girls of Ireland
- Starlight Cottages, Book 1
- By: Susanne O'Leary
- Narrated by: Jennifer Fitzgerald
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A heart-warming story about family secrets and one woman’s escape to dreamy Sandy Cove on the stunning west coast of Ireland. The picturesque beach of Wild Rose Bay is the last place Lydia Butler thought she’d be. But having just lost everything, the run-down cottage she inherited from her Great Aunt Nellie is the only place she can take her daughter, Sunny. Hidden away in a tiny Irish village, she can protect Sunny from the gossip in Dublin, and the real reason they have nowhere else to live....
-
-
Great Read
- By Mary k.campbell on 12-02-22
By: Susanne O'Leary
-
Clovenhoof
- By: Heide Goody, Iain Grant
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Charged with gross incompetence, Satan is fired from his job as prince of Hell and exiled to that most terrible of places: English suburbia. Forced to live as a human under the name of Jeremy Clovenhoof, the dark lord not only has to contend with the fact that no one recognizes him or gives him the credit he deserves but also has to put up with the bookish war-gamer next door and the voracious man-eater upstairs.
-
-
This Series Is Phenomenal
- By Marcus on 10-27-19
By: Heide Goody, and others
-
The Nothing Girl
- The Frogmorton Farm Series, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Getting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder.... Jodi Taylor brings all her comic writing skills to this heartwarming tale of self-discovery. Known as The Nothing Girl because of her severe stutter and chronically low self-confidence, Jenny Dove is only just prevented from ending it all by the sudden appearance of Thomas, a mystical golden horse only she can see. Under his guidance Jenny unexpectedly acquires a husband - the charming and chaotic Russell Checkland.
-
-
So much better than I expected
- By MarilynArms on 07-25-15
By: Jodi Taylor
-
Maybe This Time
- By: Jill Mansell
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Mimi Huish visits her dad at his new home in the Cotswolds, she immediately falls in love with the eccentric and charming inhabitants of his new community. And when she meets the seriously gorgeous, charismatic Cal Mathieson, Mimi begins to daydream about trading in her city life for country living. But even though Mimi and Cal feel like they might be soul mates, fate (and bad timing) keeps pulling them apart.
-
-
Very enjoyable
- By lapiragua on 01-05-20
By: Jill Mansell
-
The Cornish Cream Tea Bus
- Cornish Cream Tea, Book 1
- By: Cressida McLaughlin
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Baking fanatic Charlie Quilter, still nursing a broken heart, is surprised when her late uncle bequeaths his vintage 1950s Routemaster bus to her in his will. She adored driving around with him in it when she was a child and can’t contemplate selling it. When Charlie loses her job, her friend Juliette has an exciting idea and suggests Charlie come to stay with her in the picturesque Cornish village of Porthgolow.
-
-
Okay
- By T on 06-06-21
-
A Perfect Cornish Summer
- By: Phillipa Ashley
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Sam Lovell, organising the summer festival in her hometown is one of the highlights of her year. It’s not always smooth sailing, but she loves to see Porthmellow’s harbour packed with happy visitors and being on the committee has provided a much-needed distraction from the drama in her family life (and the distinct lack of it in her love life). When their star guest pulls out with only a few weeks to go, everyone’s delighted when a London chef who grew up locally steps in at the last minute.
-
-
really enjoyed this book
- By Anonymous User on 10-20-19
By: Phillipa Ashley
-
The Lost Girls of Ireland
- Starlight Cottages, Book 1
- By: Susanne O'Leary
- Narrated by: Jennifer Fitzgerald
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A heart-warming story about family secrets and one woman’s escape to dreamy Sandy Cove on the stunning west coast of Ireland. The picturesque beach of Wild Rose Bay is the last place Lydia Butler thought she’d be. But having just lost everything, the run-down cottage she inherited from her Great Aunt Nellie is the only place she can take her daughter, Sunny. Hidden away in a tiny Irish village, she can protect Sunny from the gossip in Dublin, and the real reason they have nowhere else to live....
-
-
Great Read
- By Mary k.campbell on 12-02-22
By: Susanne O'Leary
-
Clovenhoof
- By: Heide Goody, Iain Grant
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Charged with gross incompetence, Satan is fired from his job as prince of Hell and exiled to that most terrible of places: English suburbia. Forced to live as a human under the name of Jeremy Clovenhoof, the dark lord not only has to contend with the fact that no one recognizes him or gives him the credit he deserves but also has to put up with the bookish war-gamer next door and the voracious man-eater upstairs.
-
-
This Series Is Phenomenal
- By Marcus on 10-27-19
By: Heide Goody, and others
-
The Nothing Girl
- The Frogmorton Farm Series, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Getting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder.... Jodi Taylor brings all her comic writing skills to this heartwarming tale of self-discovery. Known as The Nothing Girl because of her severe stutter and chronically low self-confidence, Jenny Dove is only just prevented from ending it all by the sudden appearance of Thomas, a mystical golden horse only she can see. Under his guidance Jenny unexpectedly acquires a husband - the charming and chaotic Russell Checkland.
-
-
So much better than I expected
- By MarilynArms on 07-25-15
By: Jodi Taylor
-
Maybe This Time
- By: Jill Mansell
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Mimi Huish visits her dad at his new home in the Cotswolds, she immediately falls in love with the eccentric and charming inhabitants of his new community. And when she meets the seriously gorgeous, charismatic Cal Mathieson, Mimi begins to daydream about trading in her city life for country living. But even though Mimi and Cal feel like they might be soul mates, fate (and bad timing) keeps pulling them apart.
-
-
Very enjoyable
- By lapiragua on 01-05-20
By: Jill Mansell
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
A December to Remember
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wildly different half sisters Maggie, Simone, and Star have hardly seen one another since their sprightly summers at Rowan Thorp, their eccentric father Augustus’s home. Known for his bustling approach to the knick-knack shop he ran, Augustus was loved by all and known by none, not even his daughters. Now, years later, the three estranged women are called upon for the reading of Augustus’s will and quickly realize he's orchestrated a series of hoops through which they must jump to unlock their inheritance.
-
-
great audio
- By Morgan on 12-02-23
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Shakira Shute
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Elinor Noel—Nory for short—is quite content running her secondhand bookshop in London. Forever torn between her working-class upbringing and her classmates’ extravagant lifestyles at the posh private school she attended on scholarship, Nory has finally figured out how to keep both at equal distance. So when two of her oldest friends invite their whole gang to spend the time leading up to their wedding together at the castle near their old school, Nory must prepare herself for an emotionally complicated few days.
-
-
Adult Language
- By Me on 12-09-22
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When it comes to relationships, 34-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug". The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood café. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with 12 different men. The odds must finally be in her favor...right?
-
-
LOVED the story-didn’t love the profanity
- By A. Hill on 12-05-20
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Kiss Me at Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Christmas can officially get stuffed because Harriet Smith is not feeling bright and merry this year. She hasn’t for a while. So when her college-aged daughter opts for Manhattan’s winter wonderland instead of Christmas at home, Harriet finds herself seeking solace in a wine-soaked one-night stand. But how Harriet will spend the holidays is swiftly decided for her after she takes the fall for some students who break into the town’s old Winter Theater.
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Holiday Romance
- By: Catherine Walsh
- Narrated by: Shelley Atkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight. As the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they’re not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own.
-
-
SWEET
- By Kenz on 12-07-22
By: Catherine Walsh
-
A Winter in New York
- A Novel
- By: Josie Silver
- Narrated by: Emma Appleton
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Iris decides to move to New York to restart her life, she realizes she underestimated how big the Big Apple really is—all the nostalgic movies set in New York she’d watched with her mom while eating their special secret-recipe gelato didn’t quite do it justice. But Bobby, Iris’s best friend, isn’t about to let her hide away. He drags her to a famous autumn street fair in Little Italy, and as they walk through the food stalls, a little family-run gelateria catches her eye—could it be the same shop that’s in an old photo of her mother’s?
-
-
Josie Silver Fan, 50% of the time
- By happycamper on 11-24-23
By: Josie Silver
-
A December to Remember
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wildly different half sisters Maggie, Simone, and Star have hardly seen one another since their sprightly summers at Rowan Thorp, their eccentric father Augustus’s home. Known for his bustling approach to the knick-knack shop he ran, Augustus was loved by all and known by none, not even his daughters. Now, years later, the three estranged women are called upon for the reading of Augustus’s will and quickly realize he's orchestrated a series of hoops through which they must jump to unlock their inheritance.
-
-
great audio
- By Morgan on 12-02-23
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Shakira Shute
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Elinor Noel—Nory for short—is quite content running her secondhand bookshop in London. Forever torn between her working-class upbringing and her classmates’ extravagant lifestyles at the posh private school she attended on scholarship, Nory has finally figured out how to keep both at equal distance. So when two of her oldest friends invite their whole gang to spend the time leading up to their wedding together at the castle near their old school, Nory must prepare herself for an emotionally complicated few days.
-
-
Adult Language
- By Me on 12-09-22
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When it comes to relationships, 34-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug". The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood café. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with 12 different men. The odds must finally be in her favor...right?
-
-
LOVED the story-didn’t love the profanity
- By A. Hill on 12-05-20
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Kiss Me at Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Christmas can officially get stuffed because Harriet Smith is not feeling bright and merry this year. She hasn’t for a while. So when her college-aged daughter opts for Manhattan’s winter wonderland instead of Christmas at home, Harriet finds herself seeking solace in a wine-soaked one-night stand. But how Harriet will spend the holidays is swiftly decided for her after she takes the fall for some students who break into the town’s old Winter Theater.
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Holiday Romance
- By: Catherine Walsh
- Narrated by: Shelley Atkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight. As the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they’re not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own.
-
-
SWEET
- By Kenz on 12-07-22
By: Catherine Walsh
-
A Winter in New York
- A Novel
- By: Josie Silver
- Narrated by: Emma Appleton
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Iris decides to move to New York to restart her life, she realizes she underestimated how big the Big Apple really is—all the nostalgic movies set in New York she’d watched with her mom while eating their special secret-recipe gelato didn’t quite do it justice. But Bobby, Iris’s best friend, isn’t about to let her hide away. He drags her to a famous autumn street fair in Little Italy, and as they walk through the food stalls, a little family-run gelateria catches her eye—could it be the same shop that’s in an old photo of her mother’s?
-
-
Josie Silver Fan, 50% of the time
- By happycamper on 11-24-23
By: Josie Silver
-
One Last Gift
- A Novel
- By: Emily Stone
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cassie and Tom lost their parents at a young age and relied on each other—as well as a community of friends—to cope. They were especially close with Tom’s best friend, Sam, who always made sure that Tom and Cassie were surrounded with love. But, twenty years later, Cassie has lost Tom as well. And in a way, she’s also lost Sam; over the years they’d drifted apart, and now the man she always had a crush on is someone she doesn’t even recognize anymore. She’s never felt more alone. Then Cassie finds an envelope with her name on it, written in Tom’s terrible handwriting.
-
-
Love Conqueres All
- By Beth on 12-04-22
By: Emily Stone
-
Love, Holly
- A Novel
- By: Emily Stone
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ever since a car accident tore her family apart, Holly has been part of a lonely-hearts holiday letter–writing club. Each December, she writes to a stranger who is also spending Christmas alone, and receives a letter from another lonely person in return. Usually, the letters go unanswered. That’s the point—the letters are anonymous, and the senders write whatever is in their heart. But this year, the letter Holly receives is different; not only is the letter full of a grief she knows all too well, but its writer, Emma, mentions a place that Holly has visited.
-
-
Sad girl Christmas?
- By KATE OLSON on 11-15-23
By: Emily Stone
-
The Plight Before Christmas
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
-
-
Gaslighting and games
- By FMC on 12-22-22
By: Kate Stewart
-
The Book Club Hotel
- By: Sarah Morgan
- Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
With its historic charm and picture-perfect library, the Maple Sugar Inn is considered the ultimate vacation destination. But widowed far too young, and exhausted from juggling the hotel with being a dedicated single mom, Hattie Coleman dreams only of making it through each day. When Erica, Claudia and Anna—lifelong friends who seem to have it all—check in for a girlfriends’ book club holiday, it changes everything. Their close friendship and shared love of books have carried them through life's ups and downs.
-
-
vacation Read
- By Amy D on 01-23-24
By: Sarah Morgan
-
The Good Part
- By: Sophie Cousens
- Narrated by: Kerry Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet paper. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life.
-
-
Sophie Cousens is the BEST
- By Shayna on 01-09-24
By: Sophie Cousens
-
Ready or Not
- A Novel
- By: Cara Bastone
- Narrated by: Alex Finke
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Eve Hatch lives for surprises! Just kidding. She expects every tomorrow to be pretty much the same as today. She loves her cozy apartment in Brooklyn that’s close to her childhood best friend Willa, and far from her midwestern, traditional family who has never really understood her. While her job is only dream-adjacent, it’s comfortable and steady. She always knows what to expect from her life . . . until she finds herself expecting after an uncharacteristic one-night stand.
-
-
Could have done without the gender and pronouns comments
- By Amazon Customer on 03-27-24
By: Cara Bastone
What listeners say about A Season for Second Chances
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Leslie M
- 02-04-22
Wonderful story of second chances.
Too many Romcoms have no story line. This has an excellent story of Annie who finds that life can really begin at 40.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- rebus
- 12-14-22
Well Done!
This story line was honest and understandable, building character personalities as well as a group aura. The ending was very intense and brought me to tears. A book hasn’t done that for a long time—-could be the voice and inflection of the reader, too. Best I can say is, “Well Done”!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Gwendolyn Kensinger
- 05-21-22
charmingly quirky
I honestly adored this book so much! Let me forewarn you that if you’re looking for a quick rom-com this is not the book. I do think it’s a bit longer than necessary, but it also really takes its time building up the second chance narrative, the spirited coastal town of Willow Bay and its residents, as well as a bit of romance near the end. I went into it looking for the romance, but I liked that it didn’t immediately jump into things.
Annie is dealing with the end of a 26-year marriage, one in which her husband cheated on her repeatedly. At 44 years old it’s the first time Annie is truly on her own as an adult and she’s trying to come to grips with the end of her marriage and find accommodations while her and Max (her husband) figure out the division of assets. After a few hopeless days in a hotel Annie finds a winter guardian position in a historic seaside home and decides to leave the city life behind for a brand-new beginning. That’s the main focus of the novel. Annie will be watching over a secluded beach apartment and small (closed) business over the winter months. It’s an unpaid position but the rent is free. Since Max is being a bugger with the accounts and assets Annie is due this is just the thing she needs.
The community of Willow Bay was absolutely charming. Definitely the type of community I long to be a part of. What makes this such a stand out romance is there was never miscommunication, in fact the characters were quite forthcoming which was so refreshing. I also like that Annie had her weaker moments with Max as he set to woo her back. She knew he was bad news but after 26 years things are familiar and she knew in her heart of hearts what she deserved but she still showed those moments that made it all too real.
The romance doesn’t start until around the 300-page mark, so buckle in for a long meandering yet lovely tale of a season for second chances.
If you like this, check out Float Plan by Trish Doller.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- ROBIN
- 12-19-23
Exactly what I needed!
This story had the perfect combination of all the right ingredients for this time of year, or any other really! I loved everything about it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Joanna Naylor
- 04-16-22
The perfect story
Love love love this author and narrator. Excellent writing, wonderful story, and I didn’t want this to end.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- kbaker
- 01-28-23
I love Holmes
This is a wonderful series! One of my favorites! If you haven’t read it, it’s a must!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Donna A
- 11-02-22
Totally enjoyed this audiobook
Let me just start this review by stating how much I enjoyed this book .. there are not many books I have those real laugh out loud moments but with A Season of Second Chances I did. In addition to Annie Sharpe, our protagonist, there are a great cast of characters .. Mari, her nephew John, Alfred and for me the best was Maeve – she just made me laugh .. the whole “little John” scene was hysterical. It was so nice to read a rom-com book with many of the characters in an older age group.
Annie Sharpe along with her husband Maxi have worked hard making The Pomegranate Seed a very successful restaurant. But after finding Max in another compromising position and knowing her twin boys are grown, she has decided that her 26-year marriage has come to abrupt end. Feeling freed for the first time in her adult life and trying to find an inspiration for life Annie finds a winter guardian position in the historic seaside town of Willow Bay, a place where Annie can reflect on what her next step would be.
Willow Bay and the Saltwater Nook turns out be just what Anne needs, a place of discovery that life does not need to end at the age of 44 that life can have second chances.
Jenny Bayliss wrote a witty, delightful, and enchanting novel about a charming small community with a host of unique characters with that goes big for Halloween and Christmas, has an entertaining book club. There will be drama, romance and a community that takes cares of each other.
This was my first Jenny Bayliss novel, and I enjoyed her storytelling; she writes great dialogue; I already have her debut novel Twelve Dates of Christmas queued up.
This was an audiobook narrated by Ell Potter, I have always said a narrator can make or break a good story .. Ell Potter did a wonderful job with all the accents and narration.
BTW Annie does ends up with her HEA!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Judyth D. Mckinney
- 12-01-23
GREAT STORY!!
One of those books you wish would never end. You’ll fall for the characters! We’ll, we’ll done!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Marisa Wilkes
- 12-21-21
A Season of Funniness
This was one funny novel. I previously read 12 Dates of Christmas so I had high expectations for this one and it did not disappoint. It was funny, engaging, passionate and down right a great rom-com.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 01-07-23
Light, breezy read!
This book was an easy read and quite enjoyable, although a little predictable. I love a good love story and the way Annie fell in love with the Saltwater Nook!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!