Here We Go Again: A Fortuna, Texas Novel, #5

By Rochelle Bradley

Welcome to Fortuna, Texas where the men read romance novels. This sweet, heartwarming second chance romance is set in the small town of Fortuna and can be read as a standalone or as part of the Fortuna, Texas series.

 

Lynette Dart had no intention to see her first love again. There are too many painful memories and a secret. But when Les returns to Fortuna, her heart aches to rekindle the relationship.

 

Les Moore hadn't planned on bumping into his ex let alone rescuing her. Yet holding her once more feels right, even if seven years ago she'd abandoned him in his hour of need.

 

Can Lynette and Les put the past behind them and find their happily ever after?

 

Here We Go Again was originally released in Take Two: a Collection of Second Chance Stories published July 17, 2020 by Writers on the River to benefit Thistle Farms.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Epic Dreams Publishing
• Release date: Apr 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781947561090

Rochelle Bradley

Rochelle writes epic dreams. In her mind, they play like a movie with a cast of fun-loving, big-hearted people in a small-town setting. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rochelle developed a love of nature, art and traveling. Snowbird grandparents first introduced her to Texas when she was a child. Her fondness for the state grew over the years. In college, she flip-flopped between interior decorating and creative writing. Alas, she chose decorating. She worked as a certified professional bra fitter through college and accumulated many interesting stories and a box full of goodies for her soon-to-be Prince. She made the long migration to Dayton, Ohio after marrying. Taking an early retirement as a decorator, she accepted the full-time position of mother. In 2008, when her youngest entered Kindergarten, she decided to get the stories out of her head. Midway through her first novel, hurricane Ike (yes, a hurricane in Ohio) rendered the laptop useless with a nine-day power outage. She didn't give up, but continued to pursue her dream.  Rochelle shares her home with one cat, two high schoolers, three lizards, and her Prince. To learn more about Rochelle and her books, please visit RochelleBradley.com. Don’t forget to follow her at Facebook.com/RochelleBradleyAuthor/

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Here We Go Again

A Fortuna, Texas

Novella

Rochelle Bradley

Here We Go Again was originally released in Take Two: A Collection of Second Chance Stories published July 17, 2020 by Writers on the River to benefit Thistle Farms.

Copyright © 2021 by Rochelle Bradley

Cover Design ©Christine Cover Design

Edited by Tricia Andersen

Published by Epic Dreams Publishing, LLC

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Visit: RochelleBradley.com

ISBN-13 978-1-947561-09-0

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to the wonderful women at Healing With Words who sponsored Writers on the River. They gave me the chance to contribute to the Take Two anthology to benefit Thistle Farms.

DEDICATION

To the women at Thistle Farms.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

A NOTE FROM ROCHELLE

Dear Reader,

Welcome to Fortuna, Texas where the men read romance. This sweet Fortuna novella can be read as a standalone but both characters are introduced earlier in the full-length novels.

You get to know Beau and Lynette in Plumb Twisted and meet Les in More Than a Fantasy. For more backstory, please read the other Fortuna stories.

Thank you and happy reading!

~Rochelle

CHAPTER ONE

Les

Les Moore hadn’t returned to Fortuna, Texas since he’d been released from jail six years ago. He hated and loved the town. But with his brother Ben engaged, Les had decided to try to put the past behind him, at least for the weekend.

He sat on a swing at the small park that had been his refuge as a child. Ben, being older and more like a parent than his mother had ever been, got them out of the house and away from the booze and drugs as much as possible.

Les kicked his feet swinging, the balmy breeze caressing his skin. Higher. Memories of Ben saying jump prompted him to take flight. He landed in a pile of mulch.

A peal of laughter rang out. Les turned, witnessing a cowboy throw a boy into the air and catch him.

Again, the little boy yelled. The man complied, and the kid giggled the whole time.

The effervescent laughter touched Les, and he smirked. The boy knocked the black cowboy hat off the man, and Les sucked in a breath. His ex’s brother Cole Dart threw the boy