Second Chance School Series by Con Riley

Page-turning heat and hurt-comfort start on a Cornish cliffside and end at a school where not only students heal from past pain. Do first times count if you forget them? Rowan: I once lost a national singing contest. My consolation prize? A night I can’t remember and the tattoo on my bare bottom going viral. Six years later, I’m ready to rise like a phoenix from those shameful public ashes even if my singing days are over... morePage-turning heat and hurt-comfort start on a Cornish cliffside and end at a school where not only students heal from past pain. Do first times count if you forget them? Rowan: I once lost a national singing contest. My consolation prize? A night I can’t remember and the tattoo on my bare bottom going viral. Six years later, I’m ready to rise like a phoenix from those shameful public ashes even if my singing days are over. Training as a music teacher is the second chance I need to prove I can be trusted to help children with their own trauma. I can’t get distracted by falling for the wounded hero who saved me on my first day in Cornwall. Liam: Blast damage forced me to leave the Army, and guilt keeps me running from those I hurt in the process. I don't intend to fall for a pretty stranger trapped on a cliffside, but something about Rowan makes me crave more than our one heated night together, especially when he responds like I’m the first man to ever touch his heart or body. If he wants a second chance here in Cornwall, I’ll stay and fight until he gets one. Featuring a musician too bruised to sing and the soldier ready to battle for him, Second Song is first in the Second Chance School series. Expect found family, a spectrum of diverse characters, and an HEA fit for angsty heroes. This spin-off shared-world series aligns with the much-adored Learning to Love series. No prior knowledge is necessary to enjoy this standalone full-length novel. (C/W and trauma-related T/W are located on the copyright page). less

Second Shot (Second Chance School #2). Welcome back to Glynn Harber School for another steamy, swoony romance between two bruised souls. Passion always leads to heartbreak for Hayden Novac. Nice guys always get picked last. That’s what my coach at a soccer academy once promised. Ten years and a career change from a footballer to a woodland manager later, it turns out that his picked-last rule also applies to my love life... moreSecond Shot (Second Chance School #2). Welcome back to Glynn Harber School for another steamy, swoony romance between two bruised souls. Passion always leads to heartbreak for Hayden Novac. Nice guys always get picked last. That’s what my coach at a soccer academy once promised. Ten years and a career change from a footballer to a woodland manager later, it turns out that his picked-last rule also applies to my love life. I can’t imagine what being someone’s first choice feels like until an artist shows me at the school where I now work. I could have a second shot at happiness with him, but given my track record, can I risk my heart to take it? Featuring an ex-footballer afraid of rejection and the artist who draws a different future for him, Second Shot continues Con Riley's Second Chance School series. Expect passion in close proximity, love as wild as Cornish woodland, and an HEA that will keep you turning pages. Please note the content warnings located on the copyright page. less

Big and burly caretaker vibes clash with fierce independence when a de facto single dad and the scarred welfare worker who once turned him down reunite in Cornwall. Glynn Harber School needs a new live-in librarian, and I need the job more than breathing. The headmaster also wants a trauma-informed storyteller for his bruised children, so you better believe I pour my soul into winning both roles... moreBig and burly caretaker vibes clash with fierce independence when a de facto single dad and the scarred welfare worker who once turned him down reunite in Cornwall. Glynn Harber School needs a new live-in librarian, and I need the job more than breathing. The headmaster also wants a trauma-informed storyteller for his bruised children, so you better believe I pour my soul into winning both roles. The only catch? To score a place that could keep my own little brother safe, I’ll have to bare my broken heart in public. It hurts to share the story of how our family shattered. I’ll push through that pain to prove to students that their first stories don’t have to define them. Their second story can have a happy ending. No one warned me that I’d have to read my story aloud to the welfare worker who walked away when we needed him most. Prepare for a page-turning, passionate second chance romance set in a British boarding school where hurt-comfort and happy endings are always on the curriculum. This seriously romantic final instalment of the Second Chance School series can be enjoyed as a standalone title. Any C/W can be found on the copyright page. less