by Abbi Glines
Part of Rosemary Beach, book 14
First published 2022
Dean Finlay walks into the admissions office at a junior college, and Brielle McGinnis thinks about asking for an autograph. Her ten-year-old son would love it. But the rock legend's attitude kills that idea fast. Dean represents everything Brielle has learned to expect from men: disappointment. At twenty-eight, Brielle has built a stable life after years of struggle. Kicked out of foster care pregnant at eighteen, she survived through grit and determination. Now she has a decent job with benefits and can provide for her son. Dean is exhausted by fame and the endless cycle of younger women who chase him. He wants something different, something real. The tough woman behind the college desk intrigues him in ways the groupies never could. When their paths cross again, Dean starts to show Brielle a side she didn't expect. Maybe this time will be different. Maybe this man won't let her down.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, new-adult-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Junior College
254 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: abuse, pregnancy-loss