Juniper Street, book one

The Second First Day

Everyone deserves a second first day.

At forty-two, Kate Mercer never imagined she would have to start over.

After the end of her twenty-year marriage, Kate takes a one-semester job teaching kindergarten, her first time in a classroom in sixteen years. She knows how to take care of everyone else. What she no longer knows is how to make room for herself.

Then there’s Ben Hollis. A single father and contractor restoring an old neighborhood wine bar, Ben is doing his best to create a steady life for his young daughter while quietly putting the pieces of his own life back together. His daughter, Lily, is in Kate’s class. Neither of them is looking for a new beginning.

As autumn settles over Chicago, small moments begin to change the way Kate sees her life, and the possibilities still waiting for her.

A warm, heartfelt story about second chances, family, unexpected love and the courage to begin again.

• Book one of the Juniper Street series
• 274 pages
• Paperback and Kindle on Amazon, e-book on Kobo