Janae Sanders' Second Time Around
A Novel
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- Expected Jan 6, 2026
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Publisher Description
"Smart, fun, and steamy." —Booklist
"A gratifying romance between kind, confident, deserving leads." —Kirkus Reviews
A single mom gets a second chance at love with her high school sweetheart.
Wary of love after divorce, Janae Sanders focuses on the best things in her life: her son James and her besties in the Savvy, Sexy, and Single Club. As for romance? Not today, Satan. That is, until high school heartthrob Adam Henderson crashes back into her life at their 20-year reunion. Sparks fly, but just when Janae considers dating again, the new superintendent of James’ school district slashes his beloved arts program. Instead of getting her groove back, Janae gets her protest on.
Returning home after twenty years, Adam jumps at the chance to reacquaint himself with Janae, the one who got away. But he’s nearly reached his limit, juggling a meddling father, school politics, and—unbeknownst to him—Janae’s ire. If he can’t get the head of the PTA off his back after cutting programs that were costing the district money, his debut role as superintendent and his love life hang in the balance.
When a school board meeting is called and they both realize they’ve been dating the enemy, Janae gives Adam two choices: restore the program or lose her. Adam proposes a third option: one weekend at his cabin to talk it all out—funding the arts, and old feelings too. When her girls cheer her on, Janae must decide if she’s willing to risk it all. Armed with sass, sarcasm, and a suitcase full of emotional baggage, Janae and Adam discover that sometimes love shows up in the most infuriating and unexpectedly sexy ways.
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LaQuette follows Vanessa Jared's Got a Man with a spirited second-chance romance. After a contentious divorce, nurse anesthetist and proud mama bear Janae Sanders is just fine with the only man in her life being her teenage son, James. But she's sorely tempted after her high school rival and secret crush returns to town. Following a stint in the NBA and 20 years teaching in New York City, Adam Henderson (who, back in the day, nursed his own crush on Janae) heads home to tiny Monroe Hills, Pa., to look after his father and take a job as the high school's interim superintendent. Tasked with tightening the budget, he cuts the arts program that James loves. Janae, president of the PTA, jumps in to find a way to save the program. Though at odds, Janae and Adam's chemistry is undeniable. Despite his ornery father's objections, Adam is all in on a relationship but Janae fears putting her heart on the line. LaQuette's protagonists leap off the page, and she makes their path back to each other vibrant and believable. This is good fun.