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Second Chance Ranch: Christian Contemporary Romance (Three Rivers Ranch Romance™ Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Liz Isaacson (Author), Elana Johnson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A wounded Army cowboy, a divorcée with a child, and their second chance to heal old hurts...

After an injury ends his time in the Army, Squire Ackerman returns to his family's ranch in Three Rivers to manage it.

Kelly Armstrong, a recently divorced single mother, has come to interview for an accountant position at the ranch. Squire and Kelly have a history together, as Squire asked her to the prom years ago and never got an answer. He still harbors feelings for her but is determined to maintain distance to protect himself from getting hurt again.

Once Kelly is hired at the ranch, her presence brings back too many good memories, and Squire finds himself longing for the connection they once had. As they spend more time together, Squire tries to keep his emotions in check and maintain control over their interactions. His military training helps him keep a stoic façade, but the more time he spends with her, the harder it is for him to ignore his feelings for Kelly.

As Squire and Kelly work to save the ranch and navigate their complicated relationship, can they also give love a second chance, follow God’s plan for them, and build a family out of heartache?

This is a brand-new, enhanced and expanded, 8th Anniversary Edition of SECOND CHANCE RANCH! It’s been expanded by over 30,000 words to bring in the beloved characters at Shiloh Ridge Ranch, expand the family saga, and provide even more swoon-worthy romance scenes between Squire and Kelly.

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"Isaacson artfully combines disparate threads in her contemporary Western Christian romance, the first of seven installments in her Three Rivers Ranch series." ~BookLife, Publisher's Weekly

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Read all the novels by USA Today bestselling author, Liz Isaacson!
Three Rivers Ranch Romance Series:
1. Second Chance Ranch
2. Third Time's the Charm
3. Fourth and Long
4. Fifth Generation Cowboy
5. Sixth Street Love Affair
6. The Seventh Sergeant
7. Eight Second Ride
8. The First Lady of Three Rivers
9. Christmas in Three Rivers
10. Lucky Number Thirteen
11. The Curse of February Fourteenth
12. Fifteen Minutes of Fame
13. Sixteen Steps to Fall in Love
14. The Sleigh on Seventeenth Street

Horseshoe Home Ranch Romance Series:
1. Falling for Her Boss2. Falling for Her Roommate3. Falling for His Best Friend4. Falling for His Nanny5. Falling for Her Ex's Brother6. Falling for Her Old Boyfriend7. Falling for His Next-door Neighbor8. Falling for His Nurse

Brush Creek Brides Romance Series:
1. A Wedding for the Widower
2. A Companion for the Cowboy
3. A Bride for the Bronc Rider
4. A Family for the Farmer
5. A Home for the Horseman
6. A Refuge for the Rancher
7. A Marriage for the Marine
8. A Fiance for the Firefighter
9. A Treasure for the Trooper
10. A Date for the Detective
11. A Partner for the Paramedic
12. A Catch for the Chief

Steeple Ridge Romance Series:
1. Starting Over at Steeple Ridge (Timeless Romance)
2. Finding Love at Steeple Ridge
3. Learning Faith at Steeple Ridge
4. Kissing Santa at Steeple Ridge
5. Coming Home to Steeple Ridge

Grape Seed Falls Romance Series:
1. Choosing the Cowboy
2. Craving the Cowboy
3. Charming the Cowboy
4. Courting the Cowboy
5. Claiming the Cowboy
6. Catching the Cowboy
7. Cheering the Cowboy

Christmas in Coral Canyon Romance Series:
1. Her Cowboy Billionaire Best Friend
2. Her Cowboy Billionaire Boss
3. Her Cowboy Billionaire Boyfriend
4. Her Cowboy Billionaire Bodyguard
5. Her Cowboy Billionaire Bull Rider
6. Her Cowboy Billionaire Bachelor7. Her Cowboy Billionaire Blind Date8. Her Cowboy Billionaire Best Man
Last Chance Ranch:1. Her Last First Kiss2. Her Last Billionaire Boyfriend3. Her Last Make-Believe Marriage4. Her Last Second Chance5. Her Last Secret Sweetheart6. Her Last Cowboy Christmas

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0134QO10G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ AEJ Creative Works (September 15, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2023 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 510 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,130 ratings

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Liz Isaacson® writes inspirational cowboy romances. She has multiple #1 bestsellers in over a dozen categories, is a USA Today Bestseller, and a Top 10 Bestselling Author in Kindle Unlimited. She loves all things to do with contemporary cowboys, and will write romance in Texas or Wyoming, and anywhere else she can find horses and mountains. Find out more on her website, Feel-Good Fiction Books.

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A great mix of romance, predictability, UNpredictability, and mystery, with a great twist toward the end. Loved the setting and Christian themes.
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Lee E.
5.0 out of 5 stars A good storyline along with love and a money suspense.
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
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This book has it all. A divorced young woman accountant with a young son returns home where she had grown up and finds a second chance at love. Along the way there is romance and a big money mystery to be solved. This is well written and has well developed characters that you can admire and love. I can highly recommend this Christian story.
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Mary Miller
4.0 out of 5 stars Things are adding up
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024
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This was a good ranch and mysterious romance brewing while they dug through the financial mess the office was left in. He like then loved her since he was a kid. It's Bell written and an enjoyable read.
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Maxine
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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This book had suspense, romance & a trust in God’s plan for their lives! It held my attention from start to finish!
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Jan Niblock
5.0 out of 5 stars Life is complicated
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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Kelly and her son, Finn, are back where Kelly grew up living with her parents while she is recovering from a divorce where she was lied to and cheated on. This makes a person have a hard time trusting. Also, she carries a lot of guilt over so many things.

Squire is a man who has gone through a lot during his time in the Army, coming home injured, both physically and mentally. Also, he carries a feeling of rejection from his teenage years. The Army has taught him to keep things inside and wear a mask. He is also expected to take over the family ranch which he really does not want to do.

I really enjoyed that Kelly and Squire were able to work so hard on the mystery of the missing money. They spent so much time together that they find themselves wondering if there is something they could build a relationship on. Can both of them learn to be open and trust again since both of them were hurt.

Besides the interaction between Kelly and Squire, there were a lot of other issues being addressed. I thought that this story really hit the nail on the head by showing how rejection can have a lasting effect on a person in a negative way. How forgiving yourself is the way to have a happier life. How many of our service men and women have come home with scars that are not visible. This made the story so much more interesting because it shows how complicated real life can be.
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Bett
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
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Book with great and realistic stories. Keeps you turning the pages.
you hate to put down the book. Its very good. Sometimes you get aggravated with Squire for being so slow ln some things but it works out in the end. I think you will enjoy.
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R. Miller
4.0 out of 5 stars 4.1 stars: Second Chance Ranch by Liz Isaacson
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2016
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Kelly returns home with her young son after her divorce; she gets hired as accountant at Squire's ranch and helps him find huge amounts of missing money while they also navigate issues of love and trust.

(Though reviews are inherently subjective, I prefer to provide some organization to my opinions through the use of a personal rubric. The following notes may contain spoilers.)

Plot and Setting: 4.5 -- Plot has unique elements and no major holes, but a few shaky bits. Setting is clear, believable, and consistent. I'm curious why Clark chose that particular time to remember the CD and go looking for it; doesn't seem to be a reason other than to add drama.

Characters: 4 -- Main characters are relatable, realistic, interesting, and dynamic. Minor characters and villains may be slightly stereotyped or simplified. Squire has always kept things bottled up inside, and now that habit comes back to bite him, making things more difficult for himself than they need to be. His odd little quirk of driving to the border to think grew on me. Kelly has trust issues stemming from her failed marriage. Her hesitations about diving into a relationship were logical; but emotion wins out. If they hadn't grown up together, I'd be more concerned about their future struggles with trust

Writing and Mechanics: 4 -- A handful of typos, punctuation issues, or word errors, but nothing that seriously hinders understanding. Good use of alternating POV. Generally skillful writing. The Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine acronym (DVM) is only right the first time--after that it's DMV. Oops! Understandable, but oops! A unique storytelling voice, with a way of repeating some words (jumping, jumping, jumping) in a children's-book-like way. I found it charming, but did wonder at both Squire and Kelly having that style in their POV.

Redeeming Value: 4 -- Incidental uplifting themes. Both Kelly and Squire deal with forgiving themselves and others, extending trust, and trying to step out in faith and let God direct their paths. Frequent references to prayer, sermons, and the like, but not a whole lot of concrete examples. Neither Squire nor Kelly seem to ever actually pay attention through a sermon. Sex, alcohol, drugs, violence, etc, are not glorified at all. We hear bits about the painful aspects of the violence of war and witness Squire and Pete dealing with PTSD. A decent balance of praising the strength of mind and body that can come from military training, while also clearly recognizing the negative consequences of war.

Personal Enjoyment: 4 -- I liked it a lot. Highly enjoyable and very entertaining, with perhaps an issue or two that tempered my pleasure. I’d enjoy reading it again.
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smithgg
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Storyline.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2023
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I loved the story of Squire and Kelly. It had a very interesting plot with a surprise as to who the “guilty culprit” was in the mystery of the stolen money. I see a lot of social media posts around New Year’s and the Fourth of July about fireworks and the effect they have on animals. But I don’t think most people are aware of the effect they can have on many of our veterans. I appreciate the author bring this out in the story.
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lizzy
3.0 out of 5 stars The editor should be Fired
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
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Storyline interesting but I agree with others that Major macho cowboy is unlikely to pine over his failed high school prom date invitation.
The internal dialogue of the characters got to be a bit much. Granted, I can overthink things too but the heartfelt Everything is overkill. And what ever happened to the puppies? The main sidekick dog, Benson? The editing was nonexistent because I can’t even tell about all the word misuses, grammar errors, missing words, and gaps in the story.
There was a completely stupefying moment when someone suddenly died but it wasn’t included until a later conversation. Huh? He died? When? What?!! Maybe I was out to lunch and it was buried in a boring paragraph that I skipped? I’m not motivated enough to reread it to check. And that says a lot right there about how I feel about this story. It had potential. Really. But it was annoying to me in too many ways.
Finally, where exactly is the Faith element other than 3-4 mentions of church attendance?
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vernemo
5.0 out of 5 stars very very good!
Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2023
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This was a very very good book! So interesting that I read it in one sitting! The characters were very well developed. Who stole the money, well, to my surprise it was not who I thought it was. What a good ending. I recommend this author and this series.
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Teresa Moran
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2017
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Good storyline, interesting "real" characters, well written. Part of a series, so there will be further depth to the characters in the upcoming books; I think! I enjoyed reading the book because it was a "clean" story. Not the easiest to find these days. Look forward to reading further books by this author.
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Rosemary Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars With a great deal of faith
Reviewed in Australia on December 4, 2017
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I write this review after listening to the audiobook of "Three Rivers" boxed set (1-3).
A very good glimpse into the lives on a Texas ranch and the god respecting residents of a small hometown.
The romantic aspect is equally balanced with the drama of missing money.
An excellent read, which the audio narrator emulates with finesse.
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Smita P
4.0 out of 5 stars It is a beautiful love story about second chances and finding love
Reviewed in India on March 4, 2016
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It is a beautiful love story about second chances and finding love. U will love both the characters and all the side characters thrown in....

Only thing sometimes i wonder is why in all the stories ex-es painted as big villain!!!
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S. Whalley
4.0 out of 5 stars sweets romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 29, 2024
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Faith filled romance reminding us all of the need to put God first, and the need not only to forgive others but also ourselves.
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