{"product_id":"a-second-chance-hardcover","title":"A Second Chance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the harrowing closing months of World War II, First Sergeant Anthony Rucker sprints across a perilous Okinawan battlefield, with bullets ripping through the air surrounding him. Each step taken is a struggle for existence, each breath a recollection of the life he abandoned. Conditioned to withstand, resolute in duty, and tested to the extreme, Anthony faces the brutal truth of combat as a comrade collapses dead beside him. Yet amidst the turmoil, recollections of his home drive him forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the conflict, Anthony was simply \"Tony,\" a reserved youth from the tough area of Butchertown in San Francisco. Growing up among industrious families, meatpacking plants, and the scent of the Bay, Tony grasped the true meaning of resilience from a young age. On the football field, he found power. In the classroom, he discovered companionship. And in Janessa Kapas, the most enchanting girl he had ever met, he found something even more intense: hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir playful conversations, study gatherings, and late-night visits to Mooney's for ice cream gradually ignite a bond neither can resist. One extraordinary kiss transforms everything, providing Tony with a motivation to aspire beyond the war zones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet conflict tends to challenge every vow, every recollection, and every fragment of bravery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning from Okinawa's beaches to San Francisco's avenues, \u003cem\u003eA Second Chance\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating and emotional tale of devotion, youthful romance, and the indomitable will of a Marine striving to make it back home to the life and the girl he wishes are still there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53474589278573,"sku":"9781966477600","price":35.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/bDMdVokDxp9781966477600.webp?v=1782139949","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/a-second-chance-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}