Welcome to the Blog Tour for A Second Chance to Remember by Leslie Gould, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: A Second Chance to Remember
Series: Letters from Lancaster County
Author: Leslie Gould
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Release Date: November 17, 2026
Genre: Contemporary Amish Romance
From bestselling author Leslie Gould comes a warm and lighthearted Amish romance where an unlikely correspondence opens the door to a second chance at love.
After losing her beloved husband, Grace Conley is certain her heart will never heal. The Mennonite mother of three pours herself into raising her children, managing her Ohio farm, tending her late husband's beehives, and fostering her small honey business. Romance feels like a chapter ended--until a letter arrives that changes everything.
Through her husband's old beekeepers' circle letter, Grace connects with Michael Stoll, an Amish widower from Lancaster County she's never met. His words mirror her own grief, and their phone conversations become the highlight of her week. Michael's quiet strength and devotion to his three children stir something that Grace thought she'd buried forever. But doubts creep in about their religious differences and lingering grief. Will a leap of faith help Grace and Michael discover that love can come twice in a lifetime?
"Gould expertly builds the relationship between her leads, blending gently comedic moments with emotional depth. . . . This charms."--Publishers Weekly on The Shop Down the Lane
A sweet second chance romance and perfect book club pick for fans of Beverly Lewis, Wanda Brunstetter, Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, and Amish fiction with big-hearted widowed and single parent characters set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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About the Author
Leslie Gould is a Christy Award-winning and #1 bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including multiple Amish fiction series. She holds a bachelor's degree in history and an MFA in creative writing. She enjoys church history, research trips, and hiking in the Pacific Northwest. She and her husband live in Portland, Oregon, and have four adult children and two grandchildren. Learn more at LeslieGould.com.
A Second Chance to Remember by Leslie Gould is the first book that I’ve read by this author. Hopefully it won’t be the last one. This book is the third book in the Letters from Lancaster County series.
A Second Chance to Remember is a story about two people, two families, and two communities. In Ohio, a young Mennonite widow, Grace Conley, is grieving the loss of her beloved husband Simon. The days are long and burdens are many as she and three young children navigate life without their husband and father. In Lancaster County Pennsylvania, Amish widower, Michael Stoll, is still mourning the loss of the love of his life, Saloma. While his two sons are adults, they too are grieving the loss of their mother, in very different ways. Michael is committed to being there for his youngest child, Penny, and helping his sons.
Everyone grieves in a different way. There’s no set time by which you must move on. Both Grace and Michael have found understanding, help, and comfort through a grief support group that exchanges circular letters. Grace and Michael have developed a connection with each other and feel like someone understands what they are going through. Despite expectations from family, friends, and their communities, getting remarried is not something either of them are ready for, nor sure they ever will be again. Their hearts are still healing.
I absolutely loved A Second Chance to Remember by Leslie Gould. This book is thought-provoking, honest, and has depth. The characters are likable, relatable, kind, and caring. The children’s characters were well developed too and an import part of the story. I enjoyed the relationships and seeing how the characters grew and learned from one another. Watching how they dealt with some of the more difficult and challenging people and situations in their lives.
It was neat to learn about beekeeping and the work and challenges that go into it. I found it interesting to learn about some of the distinctions between the Mennonite and Amish communities.
I loved reading A Second Chance to Remember by Leslie Gould and highly recommend it. It will be available on the publication date, November 17, 2026. If you enjoy Amish fiction, stories about relationships, emotions, romance, learning to grow and change, be sure to read this book.
I would like to thank Just Read Publicity Tours, Bethany House Publishers, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of A Second Chance to Remember by Leslie Gould. I was under no obligation to give a favorable review.
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Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a $25 Bookshop.org gift card and a print copy of each book in the series: The Shop Down the Lane, When They Met Again, and A Second Chance to Remember!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight November 9, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on November 16, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.
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