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A Forbidden Age Romance from the Author of Still Beating and The Wrong Heart
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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes a forbidden, slow-burn, age-gap standalone romance. A chance encounter between Reed and Halley leads to an instant, heart-stopping connection. But when the truth about their age difference comes to light, along with the fact that Reed is Halley's...
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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes a forbidden, slow-burn, age-gap standalone romance. A chance encounter between Reed and Halley leads to an instant, heart-stopping connection. But when the truth about their age difference comes to light, along with the fact that Reed is Halley's best friend's dad, it becomes clear their stars are crossed.
Before he discovered my age, he uncovered my heart.
Bruised and abused, and victim to a loveless household, I shimmered with new life the moment he found me drowning my sorrows in a lake beneath the stars.
A chance encounter. An unspoken connection.
I was smitten; he was curious.
But, as everyone knew, fate could be decidedly cruel.
He called me Halley, like the comet.
I called him Reed.
And my best friend? Well... she called him Dad.
Older is a forbidden, slow-burn, age-gap romance standalone, ending in an HEA.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781464246326
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 May 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloom Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 364g
Pages: 544
About the Author
Jennifer Hartmann resides in northern Illinois with her devoted husband and three hooligans. When she is not writing angsty love stories, she is likely thinking about writing them. She enjoys sunsets (because mornings are hard), bike riding, traveling, binging Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns, and that time of day when coffee gets replaced by wine. Jennifer is a wedding photographer with her husband. She is also excellent at making puns and finding inappropriate humor in mundane situations. She loves tacos. She also really, really wants to pet your dog.
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