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What do I, a new divorcée, and my handsome landlord have in common? lt’s definitely more than a wayward washing machine and the shared wall of our duplex.

✅Not married

✅Empty-nesters

✅An average of five decades of life

✅Emotionally unavailable for love

Yes to all of the above, plus on top of that, you can add perimenopause for me. (I’m only 47. Thought I had some time🤷🏾‍♀️).

I have to figure out my whole life…again.

Now, it’s time for new friends and to take care of my hot bod (hot flashes and night sweats?).

I’m better than this (I think), but when Mike needs to fix things around the duplex, suddenly, I’m awkward, hyperaware, and trying not to check him out.  A body like his isn’t even fair.

I’m not looking for a romantic relationship but Mike makes that hard without even trying.

But like everything else in my life, making new friends, like Mike and even women my age, can’t just be simple. Not when my past is in my face trying to sabotage a happy future.

Can I get myself together enough to have a chance at the life I want, one with Mike in it?

*****

In this sweet romantic comedy, all this happens through the eyes of Pristine and Mike—both navigating loss, relationships, and being vulnerable enough to love again.

This book is perfect for readers of Jenny Proctor and Emily Ford looking for a book you can digest after dinner and still be in bed on time. After all, sleep is essential in our middle years.