Richard (Second Chance Series) by SM Stryker

From Amazon bestselling author SM Stryker comes an emotionally gripping, romantic suspense, about first loves, best friends, and loss. ༺❃༻ A Postcard. A Blind Date. And Demons That Don’t Stay Buried. ༺❃༻ Richard Richard used to believe regret was something he could tuck away—bury it beneath the weight of responsibilities and success. But when his parents died in a tragic accident while on vacation—a trip he was meant to be on—regret took on a new shape. He’d stayed behind, convinced by his boss who insisted on a last-minute, high-stakes project. That decision became a wound that never fully healed. The silence was deafening. He buried his grief the only way he knew how—at the bottom of a bottle. Whiskey, and empty nights. That’s all that remained of him. Then the postcard arrived. Their handwriting. Their words. Their love. That one small piece of them pulled him from the darkness and gave him a reason to start over. From the ashes, he built something new—and somewhere along the way, he met a quiet, unsure kid named Beckett who needed more than just a job. He needed someone to believe in him. So Richard did. What he didn’t expect—years later—was to be double dating with him. And he didn’t expect her. Nicole. She wasn’t what he imagined. She was stronger than the world gave her credit for. Beautiful in the way pain could make someone shine. The first time she smiled at him, something inside him stirred—something he thought had long since died. Read more