Second Chances Series by S.M. Stryker

Never having a family to call his own Toby Mitchell Mitchell grew up alone. Given away as a young child, he knew he would never be loved. He was a child caught up in the foster system, always being shuffled from one home to the next he had no family. That is until he was old enough to join the Marines. He finally found his family. Until a job ending injury forces him out of the only family, he's known... moreNever having a family to call his own Toby Mitchell Mitchell grew up alone. Given away as a young child, he knew he would never be loved. He was a child caught up in the foster system, always being shuffled from one home to the next he had no family. That is until he was old enough to join the Marines. He finally found his family. Until a job ending injury forces him out of the only family, he's known. Raven Whitehorse, raised without a mother had always felt that there was a conspiracy behind her mother's disappearance. She knew her mother would never leave her. After running away from home at sixteen to try to find her mother, the search for her mother hits a dead end. Raven takes any job available to stay off the streets as she works her way through school. After living on the streets, she knows that love isn’t kind. After landing a job with a new software company, she meets Toby Mitchell the owner of a security firm that her new boss has hired. Toby, wanting to put closure to his childhood, sets out to find his mother, the drug addicted woman that didn't care enough about her own child to seek the help she needed. Toby feels that without this closure, he can't move forward in his relationship with Raven. Raven needs to find her mother to see if the rumors were true and what really happen the day she disappeared. Was she the scared teen that could handle the pressures of new motherhood, was she blackmailed to leave or worse. What secrets will they find, and how will that affect each other? less

In this mature romance about lost loves, best friends, and second chances, author S.M. Stryker brings you the third installment of the Second Chances series. Anchored to Love can be read as a standalone. All Charlie ever wanted to do was play softball in college. She’d worked her whole life for this and finally made it. The only problem: it’s on the other side of the country. To keep her dreams alive, she does the only thing she can think of—move... moreIn this mature romance about lost loves, best friends, and second chances, author S.M. Stryker brings you the third installment of the Second Chances series. Anchored to Love can be read as a standalone. All Charlie ever wanted to do was play softball in college. She’d worked her whole life for this and finally made it. The only problem: it’s on the other side of the country. To keep her dreams alive, she does the only thing she can think of—move. However, when Charlie refuses to party and drink with her teammates, she’s accused of not being a team player. There is no way she’d jeopardize her scholarship. Charlie will walk away from anyone who can ruin her dream. Carson is on his own, as his parents have other priorities that don’t include him. He is a genius, and after graduating at sixteen, he decides to travel the United States. He’s never believed in relationships—who needs the drama? He’s a manwhore through and through. That is, until he runs into Charlie. She’s different; she’s special, and he knows it from the start. They become inseparable and spend all of their free time connected at the hip. That is, until the misunderstanding happens. The one thing that throws a curve ball into the mix. Will Charlie’s dream slip through her fingertips, or can she catch the ball? less