BOOK REVIEW- A SECOND CHANCE AT HAPPINESS by Kassandra Lynn

To save the empire, she must steal its crown prince.

When an enemy empire holds Lady Elsa hostage, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. Desperation leads her to jump down a city wall in the hope that she’ll survive, but when her harrowing attempt ends in her death, an unexpected opportunity presents itself.

She is transported three months back in time to reverse all that have gone wrong and to escort the crown prince to the safest stronghold in the lands. If she can avoid a brutal army and form a bond with three unlikely cohorts, she will preserve the empire. If she fails, everything will be lost.  

Note for readers: Each book in this series can be read as a stand-alone.    AMAZON  4 STARS


In the beginning this book was hard for me to get into.  Maybe part of the problem for me was one of the main characters.  Elsa, while she was really physically strong and seemed to have a good heart, she was incredibly naive'.  She usually jumped into things without getting all the facts, which often made things difficult for people, herself included.  She made me groan more than once.  It all made it really hard for me to get on board with her being a heroine.  But I held on and was rewarded with a good story.  Sure it had what I thought was a slow start but when the action kicked in, it really kicked in. 
Liam and Ash are two people in the story that bring interest to the story.  Liam is part of the elite society and Ash, is a outcast.  But everything is NOT as it seems when it comes to their character. I liked how Elsa was charmed by Liam's pretty face at first but she began to see how poorly Ash was treated and she didn't like that one bit.  Ash and Elsa did have something in common from the first..society treated them both poorly.  Ash proves his honor and bravery time after time.  But he doesn't have to prove it to Elsa because she remembers the time spent with him as they ran for their lives before she was sent back in time.  
Even though I felt like the story started out a bit slow, it sure didn't end that way.  It went out with a bang and enough surprises and twists to make a person happy.  
By the way, what a great cover for the eBook, right? Beautiful!

I received a copy of this book and was not required to leave a review.