Second Chances

Frankie Lowing had it all-- handsome fiance,thriving business and great friends. Until an accident at work brought her world crashing down on her. Almost a year of her life is spent in recovery and when she is finally released form the rehab facility she has nothing left. Starting over from scratch, Frankie learns she has what it takes to survive and manages to find her way . Her hope is that one day someone will see past the scares that adorn her face and body. But for now, a new job and apartment are enough.Gauge Mashon keeps to himself. His friends keep him sane, because God knows he can't do it on his own. His path had been chosen for him when he was seventeen-- jail or military. Gauge choose the service, and It became the one thing that made sense to him.Sidelined by a botched mission, hes building a new future as well. His demons haunt him daily, sometimes hourly. One night at a friends house he notices a woman standing in the shadows. He recognizes the signs, shes as haunted as he is. Soon she will be one more thing that keeps him up at night.A simple party invitation changes things for Frankie when she sees a man alone, truly alone. His posture tells her hes as lost as she is. Frankie sticks to the shadows, wondering what haunts him? What makes him escape his friends to sit alone? Is he as lost as she is?When the two meet in person their fate is sealed. Will a pull of the heart be enough to get Gauge and Frankie to take a chance a second time around?