{"id":264443,"date":"2026-07-15T02:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/jessicas-new-beginning-ann-schreiber\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T02:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:07:46","slug":"jessicas-new-beginning-ann-schreiber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/jessicas-new-beginning-ann-schreiber\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessicas New Beginning – Ann Schreiber"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spoke on the phone several times a week. Sometimes our calls would last an hour, maybe longer if Lily was already in bed and the house was quiet. But something had changed. She wasn\u2019t pulling away, not entirely. But she wasn\u2019t moving forward either. It was like she\u2019d put up a careful, invisible wall between us, trying to protect herself, or maybe me, or Sophie.<\/p>\n

She\u2019d told me she wasn\u2019t going anywhere. And I believed her. But even still, the space between us felt wide. Heavy. It hurt. Kristy had been helping us, especially Sophie. Though we hadn\u2019t been seeing her as regularly before Jessica came into my life, it was clear that we weren\u2019t ready to be done. Now, it was twice a week sessions, sometimes with Max and me, sometimes all three of us. At first, Sophie had barely said a word.<\/p>\n

She\u2019d just sit there, arms folded, legs swinging beneath her chair. But Kristy was patient. Gentle. And over time, Sophie had opened up more. We started talking about memories. About Katie. About how forgetting, or remembering less, didn\u2019t mean letting go. About how loving someone new doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ve stopped loving the person who came before. It was progress. And Max?<\/p>\n

That kid had handled everything better than I could\u2019ve hoped. He was always the curious one, always asking questions about everything. He\u2019d asked Jessica about her job, about Lily, about their apartment. About her past. About her divorce. He\u2019d even asked me, when Jessica wasn\u2019t around, if I thought she made good pancakes. I had to tell him that I hadn\u2019t yet had the experience of trying her pancakes, but I hoped to. Soon. Max missed his mom, sure. But he also had more memories of her.<\/p>\n

Good ones. Ones before she got sick. He remembered her laugh. Her terrible singing voice. The way she used to dollop chocolate chips into the pancakes on Saturdays. That foundation had given him a better grip on how to handle this shift. And he liked Jessica. He liked Lily. He told me as much. He was ready for more. So now what? Where did we go from here? I wanted Jessica back in my life. I wanted her in our lives. I wanted her to feel like she belonged, like she didn\u2019t have to hold back or tiptoe around us.<\/p>\n

But I also knew I couldn\u2019t force it. Sophie had made real progress, but she still had hard days. Days when she retreated, curled up on her bed with her Switch and her books, and didn\u2019t want to talk. But those days were fewer now. She had even mentioned Jessica by name the other night. Casually. Not with warmth, not with distance. Just like she was someone she knew.<\/p>\n

That was something.<\/p>\n

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Also by Ann Schreiber: Perseverance. Reinvention. (2024): A raw and honest memoir about starting over. The Top 10 Mistakes I Made My First Year as a Copywriter (2025): A practical guide for aspiring writers. Emily\u2019s Next Chapter (2025): A heartwarming fiction debut about love, family, and second chances. Emily\u2019s Next Chapter is book one in the Starting Over Trilogy.<\/p>\n

Whether writing nonfiction or novels, Ann is drawn to stories about resilience, personal growth, and the relationships that shape who we become. OceanofPDF.com A Letter to My Readers Dear Reader, Thank you for picking up Jessica\u2019s New Beginning, the second book in what has become my Starting Over Trilogy. This story touches on themes that may feel deeply personal to some and unexpectedly emotional to others. So before you start reading, I want to share a few notes about the content.<\/p>\n

This book includes familiar and beloved tropes: Single dad navigating grief Slow-burn second-chance romance Found family and blended family dynamics A reluctant but big-hearted heroine rediscovering love It also explores sensitive and potentially triggering topics, such as: The loss of a spouse The challenges of co-parenting and step-parenting Grief and emotional trauma Parental illness and loss Divorce and the long road of healing While this is a work of fiction, it\u2019s rooted in real emotions, and I hope that you will find moments of comfort, connection, and clarity within the pages.<\/p>\n

If you see yourself in Jessica, Will, or anyone else along the way, know you\u2019re not alone. And if you simply came for the love story, I hope it will make you smile, ache a little, and believe in beginnings. With love and gratitude, Ann OceanofPDF.com Copyright \u00a9 2025 by Ann Schreiber All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Published in the United States by Fox Pointe Publishing, LLP. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are either a product of the author\u2019s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, organizations, or persons, whether living or dead, is entirely coincidental.<\/p>\n

www.foxpointepublishing.com\/author-ann-schreiber Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data SCHREIBER, ANN, author. TOWN, SCOTTY, designer. JESSICA\u2019S NEW BEGINNING \/ ANN SCHREIBER. \u2013 First edition. Summary: A heartfelt story about healing, unexpected love, and the complicated path to starting over, especially when the past isn\u2019t fully behind you. Hardcover ISBN 978-1-955743-49-5 \/ Softcover ISBN 978-1-955743-50-1 [1. General \u2013 Fiction. 2. Family \u2013 Fiction. 3.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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