Can a broken bracelet be the connection that brings two wary people together? LYNN Running a struggling B&B in Delaware was never my dream, at least not the struggling part. I’ve learned that dreams rarely come true and to not count on anyone except myself. Cheated out of my inheritance and then cheated on by my husband, I’m over it. Then a big, grumpy, teddy bear of an older man stumbles into my life and suddenly I think maybe dreams aren’t so overrated after all. STAN One embarrassing accident effectively ended my football career and left me with a nickname that I’m all too happy to leave behind. My life now is simple. I flip houses and move from project to project. I don’t have the time or desire for relationships or putting down roots. Yet when my recent project pulls me toward the sweet, young innkeeper of the local B&B, I start wondering if being in one place might be something to look forward to. Needing her Older Man is a short, sweet and steamy story featuring a hopeful heroine and the burly older man who wins her heart. It’s a standalone with no cliffhangers and a very satisfying HEA!