Amazon Writing, Books and More Category:  Relationships Publisher: White Bird Publications ISBN-10:  1937690326 Pages: 256 Copyright: Nov. 13, 2012 ISBN-13: 9781937690328 Price: $5.99 (eBook) Recently widowed, Dolly Summers steps in to take her husband's position in the family business. An accident connects her with a stranger who could possibly be her first love. But didn't he die twenty-eight years ago in a train wreck?  After the death of her husband of twenty-five years, Dolly enters a new phase of her life. When her best friend is killed, she assumes custody of a rebellious teenage all the while investigating the take-over of her family's business. When an accident connects Dolly with Douglas Martin, her world goes topsy-turvy. Everything about the man shouts he's her first love who was supposed to have died when on his way to propose marraige. When the teenage Amanda is kidnapped, it is to Doug that Dolly turns for support and help. As their attraction grows, Dolly's confusion increases even after Doug reveals the lost of memory he'd experienced. When she learns her eldest son is possible involved in the attempted takeover, Dolly's world comes crashing around her. Will she be willing to suspend her suspicions and accept the love Doug offers?   Excerpt Dolly stared at him, confusion and fatigue causing her to question herself. She started to tell him who she was, remind him of that summer, but she could see by the look on his face that he considered her a stranger.. His look was one of concern, not that of a lover who once declared undying fidelity.

Second Chances
Gay Ingram has penned a novel that explores the hearts of two people fighting to survive loss. The novel leaves the reader both touched and hopeful. Kassy Paris, co-author of the Lazy M Ranch Series by Kasandra Elaine

A Great Read!
Second Time Around is a sweet story of second chances. Dolly Summers' life experiences throughout the story are ones that people have every day, making this such a realistic story to read.

After the death of her husband, Dolly is forced to take over his role in the family business, handle to family drama that comes with being a mother of three, and then upon the death of a friend, becomes guardian of a teenage girl Amanda.

When a ghost from her past comes back in the form of a man with a different name, she struggles to come to terms with it. I won't give too much away, but it's a wonderful story of second chances.

I was saddened when it ended, making me wonder what would happen in the character's lives next. Ingram has a way with words that will have you teary-eyed and laughing out loud. I greatly enjoyed this read and would recommend this book to anyone that wants to read a very well done, love story.

Love Rises from the Ashes
In Second Time Around, Gay Ingram has captured the essence of a woman who is forced to confront a series of problems and responsibilities she never anticipated. Her own life is out of control, and yet she is expected to step forward and take control of the lives of others. Her husband has died. His company is now in her hands.

Her best friend has been killed in a horrible downtown fire. And now Dolly is thrust into the role of motherhood. Her friend has a teenage daughter, Amanda.

Amanda is bitter about the sudden change in her existence. She feels alone. She becomes rebellious. Can Dolly settle her down? Can Dolly raise her as the daughter she never had?

Can Dolly find a life of her own? One love has come and gone. Can a new love ever come her way? A stranger she meets, quite by accident, suddenly rips her emotions apart. She thinks she remembers him. But does she? Is he really the man she fell in love with so many years ago? But wait. That’s not possible. Her first love is dead. Or has his life been a lie? Has their past finally caught up with them?

Gay Ingram makes sure you ride an unpredictable and emotional roller coaster as she places you in Dolly’s shoes and throws you into the middle of a drama that can’t possibly have a happy ending. Or does it?