My life was perfectly fine before I jumped into the ocean fully clothed. Great job, perfect apartment, good enough boyfriend. So why did I turn up soaking wet at the beach bar of a very rough around the edges, very hot single dad and insist he hire me? Maybe because as it turned out, perfectly fine wasn't actually good enough. Soon, Grumpy Mac, his sullen teenage son, and his sunshiney dog show me just how messy and beautiful life can be. But while this imperfect life and family I've stepped into here brings out a new me I love, it also highlights parts of the old me I miss—back there. Will I have to choose between what I had and what I want? Or is it possible to have it all here and there? An all\-new standalone small town romance from Claire Wilder, USA Today bestselling author, featuring a grumpy single dad, adorable sunshiney heroine, and a whole town that rallies for love.

I shouldn’t be thinking about him. Even though he tells me he can’t stop thinking about me. I’m turning 41\. He’s 26\. I’m a serious person. He’s fun\-loving and carefree. It’s all wrong. But every time Raphael LaForest looks at me, it feels so, so right. Just a glance and my whole body melts. The simple brush of his hand on mine and every last nerve ending is on fire. But that’s not all. Raph makes me think. He makes me laugh. He listens to me, and he makes me feel beautiful and desirable in a way my ex\-husband never did. He awakens feelings in me I never thought I was capable of having. But our age isn’t the only complication. Raph’s also the nanny to my two little girls. He’s leaving at the end of the summer. And my feelings for him are rapidly tumbling into a dangerous place. One that looks and feels an awful lot like love. I can’t burden this man with the complication of us. My world is small. My life is set. Raph has his whole life ahead of him. The world waiting for him to explore. He can’t stay with me. I won’t let him. I just need Raph—and my heart—to fall in line. Give \& Take is an age gap, grumpy sunshine romance, where she’s older and he’s the sunshine. It’s a standalone romance set in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest, in the ferry\-access\-only town of Redbeard Cove. Book two in the Redbeard Cove interconnected standalone series is coming on November 15, 2024\. Give \& Take is a standalone reverse age gap romance novel set in the town of Redbeard Cove, British Columbia, on the beautiful and rugged west coast of Canada.