The Second Tryst

Alessi Brothers Series: Book 3

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Genres

Small Town Romance, Steamy Romance, Second Chance Romance, Comedy Romance, Marriage of Convenience, Contemporary, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Sex and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

Alessi Brothers Series — Book 3

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

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Publication Date

Feb 10, 2026

Page Length

200 pages

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The Second Tryst

Alessi Brothers Series: Book 3

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

She ran when he needed her most. Now she's the one who needs him.

Sydney

Since my diagnosis, my family did everything they could to smooth the edges of life for me. When I met Adrian Alessi the summer before college, it was like coming up for desperately needed air. I wanted that one thing for myself. One thing that wasn't consumed by doctors and meds and concern. Adrian treated me like every other girl, because he didn't know I wasn't—and that's how I liked it. Years of secret rendezvous and deepening feelings made walking away from him the most difficult thing I'd ever done. Now I'm back in his orbit and he suddenly knows every secret I've kept from him. Every secret except the ones I refuse to admit to myself.

Adrian

I was always the class clown. The reckless, impulsive youngest brother who no one took seriously. Then, at twenty-two years old, the death of my mother plunged me into a dark place. My brothers did their best to be supportive, but they couldn't substitute for the one person I truly needed—Sydney Byrne. We spent every summer sneaking away, falling in love, only to separate when fall came. When my mom got sick and I needed Sydney more than ever, she left me. No explanation, no remorse. Now that she's popped back into my life, she owes me an explanation and the life we could have had.

Details

Genres

Small Town Romance, Steamy Romance, Second Chance Romance, Comedy Romance, Marriage of Convenience, Contemporary, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Sex and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

Alessi Brothers Series — Book 3

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Feb 10, 2026

Page Length

200 pages

Available Formats

ePub

Author

Shannon Saunders writes spicy, bingeable romantic comedies with characters that are navigating the complexities that life often serves us. Her books reflect what we all experience—laughter, heartbreak, and triumph. All topped with a heavy dollop of banter.

Shannon has been a romance reader since she was a little ten-year-old. Problematic? Maybe. The Tyler series circa early 90s really made an impact. Now she writes the same stories that shaped her.

If you are a fan of Lucy Score, Claire Kingsley, or Sloane St. James, you’ll love her compact stories that are perfect for a vacation read, a palette cleanser, or to drag you out of a reading rut.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. When she's not wrangling small children, she's probably in her garden. Possibly gardening, possibly making someone else look at everything while she says "Look!" repeatedly.