Second Chance Books

In a bid to help her pregnant older sister pay for bills, a young woman must convince the owner of a secondhand bookshop to sell his property so she can get a commission, only to discover her childhood crush working behind the counter, asking her to help save his home. When Nell's brother-in-law disappears, leaving her pregnant sister buried in bills, Nell takes on a commission that could fix everything.
All she needs to do is convince the eccentric owner of a beloved secondhand bookshop to sell his property. It's a practical plan, clean and necessary-until she walks through the door and sees Thomas Whelan, her childhood crush. The next thing she knows, she's helping stock shelves and interviewing the members of a lively (and slightly unruly) book club. She's even taking Tom on practice dates so he can woo the girl he likes. Nell convinces herself it's all part of the plan, a way to get in with the bookshop owner.
But the more she spends time with Tom, the more she gets attached: to him, to the book club, and the bookshop that soon might not even exist. Set in a small town in the throes of gentrification, Second Chance Books is a cozy, dual-POV romance that explores the power of love, literature, and community when it comes to changing and saving lives.