Robyn Carr writes a very particular sort of contemporary romance, where the book is mostly focused on one couple, but really it's about the whole ensemble. In this case, Second Chance Pass is about Vanessa, the widowed wife of one of Jack's Marine buddies (Matt), and Paul, her dead husband's best friend. Way back when they all met, Paul saw Vanessa first and had the whole "love at first sight" thing that's real prevalent in these books, but stepped aside once Matt showed interest. Now that Matt is dead, Paul still loves Vanessa and wonders if there could be a future for them.

But beyond their story, there is a whole host of "second chances" floating around. Mel and Paige are having their second children with their respective husbands. Paul's friend Joe falls in insta-love with Vanessa's friend Nicki and screws it up. Vanessa's father Walt starts a friendship with the retired Hollywood actress down the road that may be the second act for each of them. I smell a few future book set-ups here.

The best things about this series are that they are 1) predictable and 2) just dang nice. If you can't handle a bunch of sickly sweet lovey dovey stuff, these books are not for you. But if you just like a nice read about an entangled group of people who do a lot of falling in love and supporting each other, this is a solid series.