When Chessa comes back to town, Noah will once again claim her as his own and won’t let anything get in his way.Nine years ago, Chessa walked away from her hometown and from Noah, the future alpha of the bear pack in District 175. Knowing Noah was immortal and she would get old and die, Chessa left him rather than one day become a burden to him.Noah has never stopped loving Chessa, and now he’s … loving Chessa, and now he’s found a way she might be able to become immortal. There’s just one problem: Raina, the female bear Noah’s parents are insisting he marry.
Can Noah and Chessa find a way to defy all of the odds and be together? Or has too much time elapsed for them to pick up where they left off?
Content Warning: Explicit love scenes and lots of sexy shifters. Intended for 18+ audiences.
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Second chance love or second chance heartache? High school sweethearts Noah and Chessa thought they would always be together. Go to college together, get married and have kids. But Noah is an immortal bear shifter who won’t age after twenty-nine and Chessa is a human who will age. She knows they don’t have a future together, and on the eve of their graduation she breaks up with him telling him to find an immortal mate and be happy. Nine years later they are both single and still in love with each other, and when Chessa comes back to nurse her mother Noah has hope. In the intervening years he has learned that immortal female bears can’t bear females, and only turned humans can. And a human female can safely be turned if they have a particle protein in their blood. But getting Chessa tested has dangers. If she is compatible the Matchmakers could kidnap her and sell her to another immortal shifter. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This appears to be the start of a whole new series by this very talented author she always writes superb paranormal romances and this one is no exception. It flows well the characters are easy to relate to and it keeps you engaged until the last page.
Chessa and Noah where childhood sweethearts but she walked away and broke his heart she did it for a good reason as a bear shifter he is basically immortal while she has a human would age and become burden to him something she didn’t want. Now nine years later they meet again and Noah has found a way to make Chessa immortal like him. She believes he is engaged to another woman it is an arranged engagement and Raina knows that Chessa is his mate and tells shim to go bring her back but Chessa is kidnapped to be sold to the highest bidding immortal Can Noah save her in time and will they finally get their HEA You will have to read to see
What a sweet story about second chances. Loved getting to know Noah and Chessa and honestly couldn’t put it down! Definitely recommend!
9 years is a long time to take to go after what you want. Chessa consumated her love with Noah, prom night. Then she told him she was leaving because she was human and would eventually die. He an immortal bear shifter destined for Lead Alpa is immortal. She anticipates he will want an immortal she bear to lead with him. 9 years later, Chessa went to law school and is working as a waitress. Her twin tells her their Mom had a slight attack and Chessa choses to return home. She realizes she still loves Noah. Noah, being groomed as Alpha, knows time is running out before he gets a wife. Female bears are a limited number. He has been researching finding a solution to change a human without her dying. unbeknownst to him, his parents have been negotiating to have him marry Raina, a female bear. Is Noah still in love with Chessa? Is he willing to use the drug on Chessa? Will Raina go quietly if Noah rejects her? What about being Alpha mate? Some solutions are a bit drastic and could go badly. Nice story! Well done Ms Gabriel. I received an ARC from Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Lola Gabriel has written a 5-star book that has Chessa and Noah dealing with their feeling for each other after 9 years and the trouble they have to go through to be together.
Chessa and Noah were together when they were in high school and were getting ready to go to college when she told him that she would not be going with him. She told him she was setting him free. She knew he was a shifter and immortal. She told him that she could not stay with him and have him watch her grow old and become a burden to him. Chessa has gotten a call from her sister telling her that their mother has had a heart attack and is in the hospital and will need someone to help her when she comes home. Chessa tells her that she will go and take care of her mom. Now 9 years later Noah’s father has had it with him and set up an arranged mate for him. Noah is not happy about this but he goes and meets Raina. Neither one wants the mating. Chessa has been home a week and after putting her mom to bed decides to go for a walk. She has been walking for a while when she sees a couple coming towards her. She recognized the couple, it is Noah and the blonde she saw in her dream. Noah looks up and sees Cheesa and calls her name. This brings Chessa out of her shock and she truns and runs away from Noah. Raina asks if that was the one and he tells her yes, she told him to go after her. Noah catches up to Chessa and asks her to just talk to him. When she turns towards him, he pulls her into his arms and kisses her. She pulls away from him after she sees the blonde in her mind and tells Noah that the kiss should not have happened. Noah ask “Why not?” She tells him that he has a girlfriend and it was not right. He tells her that things are not what they seem. He tells her that if she can look him in the eye and tell him that she did not still feel anything for him, he would walk away from her, but if her feelings were the same then spend the night with him. She couldn’t do it. They went back to her mom’s house and spent the night with him. He told her that there was a way for them to find out if they could be together for good. It was a blood test to see if Chessa has Sanmere in her blood. Noah made the appointment to have the test taken the next day. Chessa makes arrangement to have someone come and stay with her mom for the next afternoon and night. When she comes back home the nurse who was with her mom was leaving but comes back and asks Chessa if she could give her a ride home because her car would not start. The last thing Chessa remembers is the nurse hitting her upside the head. She wakes up in a cage. Freya the nurse is a Demon and uses mind control to make Chessa scared of Noah. Noah is called to his father’s office and when he gets there he is told that she doesn’t have Sanmere in her blood. As he is walking away from his dad’s office he hears his day say the name Freya. He is on his way to Chessa’s house when Raina calls him and asks him to come to see her. When he gets there he is told that a friend of Raina just informed her that someone that looks like Chessa has been taken and that Freya has her.
Will Chessa get out of the mess that she is in?
Can Noah save Chessa from Freya and what she has planned for her or will he be too late?
This book will have you from the first page to the last page. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Second Chance by Lola Gabriel is another well-written story with characters that grab your attention and has you hoping that true love always comes out on top. There is a great combination of action, drama, and romance.
Chessa and Noah were high school sweethearts. She’s come to realize that by marrying Noah, she will become a burden to him. As a mortal, she will grow old while he remains 29 forever. So on graduation night Chessa tells Noah she can’t ever see him again.
Seven years later she moves back home to take care of her mother who is ill. When she runs into Noah, they both realize their feelings are still strong — they are soul mates afterall. But Noah is in an arranged engagement. As they try to figure out a way to be together Chessa is kidnapped by a group called the Matchmaker. She’s to be sold to highest immortal bidder – to be their mate. Now Noah must find and rescue her before she vanishes forever. Noah must fight through betrayal of those he trusted and those behind the secret Matchmaker group.
This story earns five stars for being a good, entertaining and steamy story.
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This was a good book loved the characters. Losing the one you love is never easy. When fate steps in a second time hes not willing for anything to get in his way.
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A new series called District Shifters series a well written story that kept me turning pages. Chessa and Noah’s second chance, there is suspense, drama, danger, a evil Matchmaker,twists, turns, a Ure sword, and romance. I want to read Raina’s story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I enjoyed the storyline to this book. I found it well written and the characters well developed. I’m looking forward to reading book 2.
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ONE ADVENTUROUS TREAT!!!
Intensive! Lola brings her arsenal, building the traps and nailing the targets, blazing forth and seizing control, wielding this baby together piece by piece seamlessly. Forging through the trials and tribulations, along with a bevy of startling twists and shocking turns, testing our characters in ways they could have never anticipated. A churning vortex, chocked full of vexing contingencies and daunting events, blowing this baby into the eye of the storm, bursting it into a tailspin with a shocking culmination. Add distress, angst and perplexing situations along with a boatload of trouble while dodging dreadful deeds, you have one thrilling adventure. The characters are authentic and original with qualities and traits that transforms into amazing personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and colorful descriptions so rich and lively, they blend and flow smoothly. Remarkable job Lola, thanks for sharing this little jewel with us.
His family demands him to marry Reina, bear shifter
But now Chessa is back in town and the old feeling resurfaced. Chessa left town because she loved him since high school. She taught it was for the best in Noah interest .
Noah will become the alpha soon but he must find a mate.
He also know that Chessa is his Mate, they were always ment to be together.
Will his family and his pack accept that?
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Today I read all four books by Lola Gabriel theses are simply great books. I love reading paranormal fantasy types.
If your looking for charming,feel good with happy ever afters then theses are the books for you.
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Wow! I didn’t see that coming.
Yes there is the other woman when Chessa comes across Noah after 9 years but Raina is a ‘good guy’ kind of woman, she believes in true love and soul mates, Noah’s parents are pushing him with Raina as mates but these two see friendship out of this encounter. Heck she even save Chessa’s life so a good person. But the person(s) who betrayed Chessa and Noah, Yikes!
Told in both POVs, but the last chapter that was told in Raina’s point 3 months after Chessa’s rescue.
This is a second chance paranormal romance between high school sweethearts Noah and Chessa. The author brings strong characters and weaves a story filled with drama,intrigue and love. She brings it to life with her descriptive writing and detailed scenes and had me hooked from start to finish reading.
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Sometimes love finds a way- if you can survive long enough to embrace it
Noah and Chessa have a chance for that, if they can beat their fears and manipulation from someone close
An unexpected ally or two, as well as an unexpected enemy, bring things up a level
Action packed risks and possible rewards
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Noah and Chessa knew each other in high school. She left him because she knew he was a bear shifter and she wasn’t immortal like him. When she returned nine years later, they found out their feelings were even more intense. Good story with strong characters. Good read!
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I very much enjoyed this book. The characters were fleshed out and editing was good. My only disappointment is that even though one of the bad guys got what was coming to them I didn’t feel the other one was punished enough. I recommend this book.
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This was a great read! What a book to open up a whole new series. Chessa and Noah were high school sweethearts. There is a difference between them that will impact their future. Noah is immortal. Chessa makes the decision for both of them to end things. Nine years later, a family emergency brings her home. When she runs into Noah, she realizes how much she still loves him. This time, there might be a chance for a HEA. No matter what happens, Noah will not allow her to slip away again. However, not everyone is happy about the reunion. Betrayal and kidnapping are only the beginning of what makes this an exciting read.
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Chessa loved Noah when in high school but she gave him his freedom because she didn’t want him to resent her because they couldn’t have children and she would die earlier than him as he was immortal. Her mom had a heart attack so she came back home and saw Noah they knew that they were soulmates. She had to take a blood test to see if she had a special protein in her blood that would let her change. But his father sold her to a person that sells the ones with that blood to males that need a mate. Noah and Raina got her out and killed the woman doing what his dad wanted but he was stripped of his alpha standing in the pack because of what he did. Everything worked out great for them yay!