A chance meeting shifts the paths of their lives forever.

Those who seem without hope fight and claw for a chance, while those who seem to have it all fall to

exception, are Sedaris's unflinching observations of moments in time, desperate scenes, and emotionally charged

One Day in December, which looks like it plays with the idea of "what could have been" in a missed-chances

I love stories about returning home, reconnecting with old flames, and chances for redemption, and Every

The next day, the world is changed. Carls have cropped up in cities throughout the world.

But he had been one of two men charged with the rape of one of Martha's best friends, and now the sole

As Khayyam eagerly discovers more of Leila's mysterious history, she begins to grow and change in this

And the homicides seems to be shifting the tide of power and changing men's behavior in general.

deprivation that kept her and other cult members under control of the Uncles, as the group called the men in charge

When a dead body shows up in her tea house, Vera takes charge of the investigation of what only she is

and beauty of blended families, breaking unhealthy familial patterns, and unlikely, hard-won second chances

Because Jessica's body is usurped so quickly in the story, we don't get a chance until the very end to

She has the incredible chance to make the same decisions or to consider her choices and do things differently The following morning, she gets yet another chance at reliving her first day.

December and The Two Lives of Lydia Byrd, a book that appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance

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her own eventual personal growth drove a rift between her and the mother she idolized, a shift that changed

But when her charge drops dead on day one, Maud must identify the murderer, try to get her hands on a

When a dead body shows up in her tea house, Vera takes charge of what she is certain is a murder.

Logan Ramsey is in charge of investigating suspected gene scientists who are up to illegal activity, Ryland Grace wakes up as the sole survivor of a last-chance effort to save Earth and its inhabitants.

twentieth anniversary of The Moth Radio Hour by offering 45 tales of ordinary and famous people forever changed

December and The Two Lives of Lydia Byrd, a book that appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance

they repeat the same patterns and manipulations while making mental excuses for their diminished or changed

The messy zigzags Edward takes toward growing and changing and understanding himself and what life should

Carton was abducted by faeries when he was a small child, and his doppelgänger Charles Darnay is a changeling

Carton was abducted by faeries when he was a small child, and his doppelgänger Charles Darnay is a changeling

Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore, Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore, and Six Second-Chance

When her mom shows up, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she finds a

Because if that were true, we wouldn't deserve another chance. And we do."

The six New York-set stories all take place around the year 2000, and they consider the impacts of chance

jumps back in forth in time from when Paris was a young victim to her present, in which she's taken charge

But he had been charged with involvement in the rape of one of Martha's best friends, and now the sole

Abriel has said that this story is so fully inspired by her grandmother's story that she didn't even change

Logan Ramsey is in charge of investigating suspected gene scientists who are up to illegal activity, Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary pair since their chance

savviness she's gained through tracing the steps of her many other selves if she's going to stand any chance of each is dramatically affected by her own various small and large decisions, others' choices, and chance

Carriger's five-book (plus a prequel short) Parasol Protectorate series, Soulless and its sequel, Changeless

Carriger's five-book (plus a prequel short) Parasol Protectorate series, Soulless . and its sequel, Changeless

He had been hanging his hopes on some fool notion of "fairness." Cruel forces wield ruthless power in the dark land below--and those in charge might destroy him if he

Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary pair since their chance

too rigid) but also for how to become more aware of issues surrounding local eating and how to effect change

kingdom's evils are intensely detailed and extensively explored; this motivates characters to seek change

Scorah tells a fascinating personal story of growth and fear and change.

These days there's no more witching and no more will for spells and change in the world.

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Years earlier, Remy failed to protect her young charge, and now she's determined to locate the grown-up

like to check the site for other books in this vein, or check out the Greedy Reading Lists Six Second-Chance

Ryland Grace wakes up as the sole survivor of a last-chance effort to save Earth and its inhabitants. But when the military soldiers she's always known turn against those in charge, the men stop protecting

But when her charge drops dead on day one, Maud must identify the murderer, try to get her hands on a

Agnes Prine series: Sarah's Quilt and The Star Garden, neither of which I've read yet, as well as Light Changes

Yet she also serves up an unexpected (as in, we thought he was dead, so: very unexpected) second chance