Love & Second Chances
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[Book II of Gilmore Legacy Series]
Life has never been easy for Elizabeth Stanford. Mistreated by her over-controlling mother, she craves nothing but happiness. When her childhood sweetheart, Garrett Blackbourne, suddenly returns after a mysterious departure years ago, she believes that she might have found her happily ever after.
Sadly, life takes an unforeseen twist when she discovers that her parents have promised her to a powerful nobleman, against her wishes. Will she ever get the happy ending she desires, or is she doomed to a life of misery? Find out in Love & Second Chances.
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