Second Chances

Synopsis

He Was Tall And Lean, Even With A Bulletproof Vest Under His Shirt. Zoey Peered Up Into Eyes As Blue As Lake Michigan On A Summer Afternoon. Zoey Pappas Grew Up In A One-stoplight Farm Town. Now She's Landed Her Dream Job As The Fifth-grade Teacher At The Urban Diamond Projects School, But Can She Handle It? Zoey Knows Her Cows, But She's Never Dealt With Students From Drug-infested, Crime-ridden Communities. Her Greek Family Wants Her To Stay Home And Earn Her M.r.s. Degree, But Zoey Is Determined To Prove Herself. The Muscled Irish Cop Who's Been Assigned To Work With Her As The Drug Awareness Teacher Isn't Helping Matters Either. He's Too Efficient, Too Cocky, And Too...handsome. Ever Since Officer Gavin Corrigan Pulled Zoey's Car Over On Her First Day Of School For Driving The Wrong Way On A One-way Street In A Neighborhood Known For Violence, He's Been Captivated By Her. But So Much-too Much?-stands In The Way, Including The Heavy Weight Of His Difficult Family And The Secret Blame He Carries. As The Two Are Thrust Together In The Concrete Jungle, Where Everyone Needs Second Chances, Will Zoey And Gavin Find Their Own Second Chances...together? Teachers Of The Diamond Projects School: Diamonds In The Tough. Reality, Reflection, Romance. A Moving Story Of Hope And Heroism, With Characters As Warm And Real As The People Next Door.-lynn Austin, Teacher, Speaker, Multi-christy Award Recipient, Author Of Wonderland Creek. Second Chances Does An Excellent Job Of Sharing With Readers Some Of The Challenges Deaf Children Face In School And In Life. Definitely A Worthwhile Read -karen Gross, Mhs, Ccc-slp Deaf/hard Of Hearing Program, Eisenhower Coop. A Heart-warming Story Of A Rookie Teacher's First Job In A Tough Chicago Public School.-judy Bodmer, Author Of When Love Dies And What's In The Bible For Mothers. This Down-to-earth Fictional Romance About A Caring Teacher And A Police Officer/chaplain Does Not Shy Away From The Tough Current Times We Live In.-connie Cameron, Inspirational Columnist, Speaker, Coauthor Of Stories Of Faith And Courage From Prison. Look Also For Miss Bee And The Do Bees In The Teachers Of Diamond Projects Schools And A Mother's Song (historical Novel)--by Cleo A. Lampos.