Fertile Valley Series by Virgil Knightley, Annabelle Hawthorne

Life doesn't come with guaranteed second chances, so when you get them...Peter Busch-McGinley is a self-employed handyman in Max City. For the last eight years, life has been a downward spiral of loneliness and self loathing. But that's about to change...Peter's second chance comes at the cost of his very last family member. Grandpa Joe passed away, leaving him a farm in Mineral Village... moreLife doesn't come with guaranteed second chances, so when you get them...Peter Busch-McGinley is a self-employed handyman in Max City. For the last eight years, life has been a downward spiral of loneliness and self loathing. But that's about to change...Peter's second chance comes at the cost of his very last family member. Grandpa Joe passed away, leaving him a farm in Mineral Village. Although Pete is filled with regret about missing his grandfather's end, he decides to accept his inheritance and start a new life in the village where he spent every summer as a child. But things aren't what they seem.Pete is soon approached by the patron deity of the Fertile Valley and Mineral Village—the self-described Harvest Goddess. She reveals his destiny as her chosen one, the man who will save Fertile Valley by marrying its available women. As shocking as that is, the real surprise comes from his childhood friend, Queenie.They have a daughter.Can Pete navigate his new destiny alongside his new role as a parent? Can he become the kind of person his grandfather would be proud of? Or will the Queen of the Mines figure out how to corrupt him? less

With second chances come new challenges...Peter Busch-McGinley is living his best life in Fertile Valley. He's making up for lost time with his daughter, bringing his grandpa's farm back to its former glory, and keeping up with his new duties as the Harvest Goddess' champion.Yet a new darkness lurks in the woods. Mysterious shadows that feed on people's emotions, all working for an ominous creature that lives deep beneath the mine... moreWith second chances come new challenges...Peter Busch-McGinley is living his best life in Fertile Valley. He's making up for lost time with his daughter, bringing his grandpa's farm back to its former glory, and keeping up with his new duties as the Harvest Goddess' champion.Yet a new darkness lurks in the woods. Mysterious shadows that feed on people's emotions, all working for an ominous creature that lives deep beneath the mine. He'll have to rely on help from an unlikely source to set things back on track again.Can Pete find a way to work with the Queen of the Mines to save Fertile Valley? Or will the darkness claim them both? less