Single mom Evelyn Cane (48) is living her best life after divorcing her cheating husband and opening her dream garden shop. Maybe her personal life isn’t perfect, but she doesn’t need any more man trouble. She does, however, need a fake boyfriend to keep her ex from thinking a reconciliation is possible.
Single dad Rick Porter (44) doesn’t expect to meet the woman whose marriage was also a casualty of his ex-wife’s affair, but the timing couldn’t be better. His son thinks he should date and his ex wants a second chance, so pretending to be in love seems like a good solution.
Instant chemistry lights a fire neither of them foresaw. Their exes aren’t giving up that easily, creating sparks outside the bedroom. Will they get burned again? Or will they finally find a real happily-ever-after?
Mellanie Szereto is the USA Today Bestselling Author of over fifty romcoms and contemporary romances, most with characters who have plenty of life experience like herself. Whether you call them older, seasoned, mature, experienced, or later-in-life protagonists, they deserve love too! Her stories are often set in small towns with quirky main characters, fun secondary casts, and lots of humor. She enjoys gardening, cooking, and baking—as well as hiking to work off the fruits of her labor—and incorporates food into all of her stories. She lives in an old farmhouse in rural Indiana with her husband of thirty-eight years.