Title-Relinquishing Liberty
Series-Second Chances Book #1
By-Maureen Mayer
Genre-New Adult
Expected Publication Date- August 26th, 2013
On the outside, Liberty Davis appeared to have it all…a loving
family, a tight knit circle of friends, and a bright future ahead of her.
Everything was perfect. That is until her brother tragically took his own life,
turning her whole world upside down.
Left to pick up the pieces of her broken family, Liberty is
faced with focusing all of her attention on helping her parents cope with the
loss of their son, while putting her own life on the back burner. But what no
one seems to realize is that she is just as broken inside.
Now, four years later, twenty year old Liberty is taking back
the reins of her life. She leaves behind everything she’s ever known, hoping to
make a fresh start…one where she isn’t faced with the constant reminder that
her brother is nothing more than faded memory. What she didn’t expect to find
along the way was Shayne.
Tall, dark and tattooed, Shayne Thompson has developed quite a
reputation for being a player. Despite everyone’s negative perception, Liberty
still finds herself drawn to him. When she learns that Shayne knows all too
well what it feels like to lose someone you love, she finds that they have a
lot more in common than just a physical attraction.
When Liberty discovers a secret from Shayne’s past that
threatens to tear them apart, she begins to question everything she’s ever felt
for him. Will Liberty choose to follow her heart or will she give up the one
person who finally made her feel whole again?
**This story contains language and sexual scenes, some of which
may be unsuitable for younger readers.**
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Liberty Davis: People say your life can change in an
instant...that is exactly what happened to sixteen-year-old Liberty, the day
she found her brother’s lifeless body. Growing up in Buffalo, Liberty had a
pretty normal childhood: a loving family, a tight knit circle of friends and a
bright future ahead of her. The day her brother took his own life, Liberty’s
family was thrown through the wringer, but unfortunately her parents never
recovered. Liberty was forced to put her life on the back burner, including
dropping out of college, while she took up the role of the parent. Four years
later, Liberty made the rash decision that she’d had enough and that for once
she had to put herself first. With no destination in mind, Liberty left home to
make a fresh start and found herself settling in Savannah, Georgia, where the
people she befriended helped her break down the walls she had built up after
her brother’s suicide.
Shayne Thompson: Shayne didn’t have the greatest life
growing up. Losing his mother at a young age was a devastating blow and led him
to lash out on those around him. By the age of 10, every cop in town knew his
name. He was a reckless kid with a chip on his shoulder and constantly getting
into trouble. As he got older, he began to use sex as a means to cope and built
up quite a reputation for sleeping around with every girl in town. To add to
his growing list of problems, he lost his best friend, Wade, to suicide after
he returned home from Afghanistan. Shayne was determined to rid himself of his
man-whore reputation, and while his friends went off to college, Shayne
remained in Savannah working for his dad on his deep-sea fishing charter boat.
He devoted all of his time to work and his family...that is, until the day
Liberty fell into his life.
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Can you provide us with a short history/bio on each of the
main characters?
Liberty Davis: People say your life can change in an
instant...that is exactly what happened to sixteen-year-old Liberty, the day
she found her brother’s lifeless body. Growing up in Buffalo, Liberty had a
pretty normal childhood: a loving family, a tight knit circle of friends and a
bright future ahead of her. The day her brother took his own life, Liberty’s
family was thrown through the wringer, but unfortunately her parents never
recovered. Liberty was forced to put her life on the back burner, including
dropping out of college, while she took up the role of the parent. Four years
later, Liberty made the rash decision that she’d had enough and that for once
she had to put herself first. With no destination in mind, Liberty left home to
make a fresh start and found herself settling in Savannah, Georgia, where the
people she befriended helped her break down the walls she had built up after
her brother’s suicide.
Shayne Thompson: Shayne didn’t have the greatest life
growing up. Losing his mother at a young age was a devastating blow and led him
to lash out on those around him. By the age of 10, every cop in town knew his
name. He was a reckless kid with a chip on his shoulder and constantly getting
into trouble. As he got older, he began to use sex as a means to cope and built
up quite a reputation for sleeping around with every girl in town. To add to
his growing list of problems, he lost his best friend, Wade, to suicide after
he returned home from Afghanistan. Shayne was determined to rid himself of his
man-whore reputation, and while his friends went off to college, Shayne
remained in Savannah working for his dad on his deep-sea fishing charter boat.
He devoted all of his time to work and his family...that is, until the day
Liberty fell into his life.
Brett Harrington: Brett is your typical southern
gentleman. Not a single girl can avoid his charming ways...not even Liberty
Davis. After an accidental run in with Liberty, Brett found himself captivated
by this beautiful auburn-haired Yankee. Brett fell for her hard and fast, and
when she showed up at the restaurant where he bartends, he thought it was too
good to be true. Unfortunately she sees him as more of an over-protective
brother than a love interest, and ends up gravitating towards the town bad boy.
Brett and Shayne had a falling out in high school, and since then, there has
been bad blood between them. Brett wants what is best for Liberty, but not if
it means losing her altogether.
Maddie Harrington: Blonde, bubbly and boisterous,
Maddie is an in your face kind of girl. She says whatever is on her mind
without any reservations, and her sense of humor is as colorful as her crazy
personality. When Liberty arrived in Savannah, Maddie was instantly drawn to
her and they quickly became close friends. Maddie’s trust in Liberty allowed
her to divulge a secret from her past, one where she was faced with making one
of the hardest decisions of her life all on her own. Only Brett and Liberty
know her Maddie’s secret...but there’s always more than one side to every
story.
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By Kayla:
I thought that this book was wonderful. It was
well paced and I immediately felt a connection with the characters. Liberty was
a strong woman and wasn’t going to let anything get her down. Liberty has a
hard time with her family after her brother’s death and she was tired of taking
care of her family so she decided to go and find her own way. When she meets
Brett, I think maybe he will be the one she falls for but then Liberty runs
into Shayne and I’m not sure if she will choose him. I love Brett and his
protectiveness of Liberty and his own sister who Liberty becomes close to and
moves in with. Then there is Shayne and I thought “oh goody” a bad boy. Those
are my favorite. He treated Liberty with love and kindness from the beginning
and that made me want him to be the one to end up with Liberty. I won’t spoil
the book. But I think that if you love a good romance this book has it all. I
would totally recommend this book!!!
5 out of 5 STARS!!!
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Maureen Mayer was born, raised and currently resides in
Buffalo, NY with her loving and supportive family and boyfriend of 8+ years.
She’s always had a love for the outdoors, and when the city isn’t buried under
snow, she can be found hiking, fishing, camping or lying on the beach. She’s a
sucker for off-color humor, but holds a sweet spot for sick and twisted horror
films.
Thanks to authors like J. K. Rawling, Stephanie Meyer and E. L.
James, Maureen has rediscovered her love for reading. When she’s not writing,
you can find her curled up in bed with her kindle, diving into a steamy romance
novel. She is currently working on her first new adult novel and hopes to
self-publish it late this summer.
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