Second Time Around

In this engaging novel, four college friends reunite each summer to vent about their unfulfilling jobs, but their lives take a dramatic turn when they receive a $1 million windfall meant to help them pursue new careers. Each friend embarks on a transformative journey—becoming a novelist, event planner, pastry chef, and bed-and-breakfast owner—only to find that these changes bring unexpected complications to their personal lives. As they navigate the challenges of reinvention, long-buried secrets and past scandals resurface, making them confront their "what if?" moments in a humorous and heartfelt exploration of friendship, romance, and second chances.