Operation: Second Chance

by Roxanne Rustand

Operation: Second Chance by Roxanne Rustand released on Jan 23, 2004 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373711859
• ISBN13: 9780373711857
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

From The Special Agents series -- Very highly recommended

After five years of prison, T.J. Cauthen has a plan to exonerate himself after having lost his career, his honor and his daughter. Double crossed by his coworkers with the DEA and framed for a crime he did not comment, T. J. intends to prove his innocence. When released from prison, T.J. travels by bus to Silver Springs, Wyoming, with a cheap duffel bag of second hand cloths, planning to investigate Abby Hillard, the wife of the man who landed him in prison. But from their first meeting, Abby is nothing like the sleek, wealthy woman in his newspaper photograph. Indeed, T.J. immediatelyb confronts the question of where Oren Hillard's money could have gone. Abby's boarding house is in need of significant maintenance, and she obviously scrimps to get by. Moreover, the glitzy look of the society newspaper photograph does not match the gently humor, or the personal concern that she exhibits toward her boarders. In addition, despite his determination to clear his name, T.J. quickly finds himself facing difficult choices when his brother can no longer look after his daughter Megan. Now his investigation could put her at risk, and her pain regarding his five-year absence is palpable, especially since she does not know he was prison. Between his ten-year old daughter and money launders, T.J. will have his hands full, especially when he falls for the disconcerting Abby as well. Author Roxanne Rustand pens a heart-rendering tale of loss, opportunity and second chances in OPERATION: SECOND CHANCE. T.J. is a fascinating blend of determination and compassion, strength and concern, but it is his vulnerability and need to learn to trust that becomes the heart of his story. In addition, his remorse over the pain his past has caused his daughter provides him a endearing quality that readers will love. Abby's determination to earn her independence from her family by finishing school and creating a new life matches T.J.'s tenacity. Ultimately, they prove to be memorable characters with their remarkable ethics and deep passion. A beautifully rendered story that belongs on the keeper shelf, OPERATION: SECOND CHANCE comes very highly recommended.

exciting second chance at love romantic suspense

He spent five years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. His career as a special agent is only a distant memory. Perhaps what hurts the most is he lost five years of watching his precious daughter grow. Starting life over is not enough for former special agent T. J. Cauthen. He is obsessed over finding out who set him up to take the fall before he finally retrieves his daughter from his brother.In Silver Springs, Wyoming, T. J. goes undercover as Joe Coughlin taking a room at Abby Hilliard's boardinghouse. He believes that his beautiful landlady is where to start in unraveling who destroyed his life as her late husband remains the key. To his shock he finds Abby and her little charge interesting. He hopes that the woman who has given him a reason to live leads him to the Ricardo Torres gang, but is also an innocent bystander because once he tells her the truth that he used her as a pawn to achieve vengeance, he fears how she will react.This is an exciting second chance at love romantic suspense though the intrigue elements enter late. The story line is fun to follow as Abby blows away all of preconceptions that T. J. had of her before they met. Though love blossoms between the lead couple, he is wary of any relationship and she was the victim of a terrible marriage. A precocious five year old adds insight into the lead protagonists especially the heroine. Contemporary readers will enjoy Roxanne Rostand's fine tale of redemption through love not vengeance.Harriet Klausner