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One More Chance
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August 11, 2026

An emotional small-town romance set on the New Zealand coast, where a marriage strained by loss finds an unlikely lifeline in a child who needs a home. Found family, existing-couple second chance and a close-knit community, first in a heartwarming series.
A Marriage Adrift. A Child Alone. A Bay That Believes In Second Chances.
She's hiding her pain. He doesn't know how to reach her. Can a lost little boy lead them back to each other?
Abby and Max once had the kind of love that felt unbreakable. But after devastating loss, the closeness they shared has slipped out of reach, leaving Abby buried in work and Max wondering how to save the woman he still loves.
Then Abby finds little Liam hiding under a bed in an empty beach rental. Frightened, hungry, and waiting for a mother who may never return, he awakens something neither of them saw coming: hope.
As they open their home to the vulnerable young boy, the cracks in their marriage begin to mend. But Liam's past has followed him to Dreamers Bay, and when trouble comes calling, Abby and Max must risk everything to protect the fragile new family growing between them.
One More Chance is the first book in the Dreamers Bay series, heartwarming small-town romance for readers who love found family, marriages worth fighting for and coastal communities that rally round. Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Robyn Carr and Sherryl Woods.
Praise for the Dreamers Bay series:
★★★★★ “A truly wonderful story from beginning to end.”
★★★★★ “The story of a young childless couple finding a wee boy that needs a loving family under extreme”
★★★★★ “A wonderfully touching story... love re-found, the joy of a little boy, and a town that comes together in support and celebration.”
★★★★★ “I laughed and I cried, but overall I loved this story and can hardly wait to read the next story in this series.”
★★★★★ “A fantastic story of a family made complete again.”
★★★★★ “Liam came into their lives right at the right time.”
★★★★★ “A wonderfully touching story that was at times heart-wrenching about a couple who lost their closeness but found their way back to intimacy again.”
★★★★★ “This is a story where many lives and hearts come together after enduring personal tragedies and a happy outcome eventually prevails.”
★★★★★ “A heartwarming story about a childless couple who find an orphan boy. This tale was full of romance and suspense.”
★★★★★ “Dreamers Bay is the small town equivalent of the way the world should be.”
Cheryl Phipps is a USA Today bestselling romance author from beautiful New Zealand who writes contemporary romance and women’s fiction and lives in a quiet suburb with her high school sweetheart. With a large family to keep her busy when she’s not writing, there is just enough space for a crazy mixed breed dog who stole her heart! If you love small towns, happy-ever-afters and feisty heroines then come find her Billionaire Knights Series, Family Ties Series, Dreamers Bay Series, High Seas Weddings, and Sycamore Springs series as well as some stand alone books at www.cherylphipps.com. Join her newsletter to pick up a sweet prequel to Dreamers Bay. Enter your email at subscribepage.com/k4w8p1 Cheryl also writes cozy mysteries as C.A. Phipps and you can find these at www.caphipps.com. Come chat on www.facebook.com/CherylPhippsAuthor or engage at www.instagram.com/cherylphippsauthor/ and www.twitter.com/CherylAPhipps.