Author: Whitney G.
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Synopsis:
If you'd asked me
what love was two years ago, I probably would've said, 'It's this amazing
feeling that obsesses and possesses you; it's what me and my husband currently
have.' If you ask me that same question today, I'll say, 'Please get the hell
out of my face.’'
Claire
Gracen's life is picture perfect. Her career as a marketing director is on the
brink of being legendary, and her marriage to her high school sweetheart has
never been stronger. No, wait. It has. It used to be amazing
and fulfilling, but one day Claire realizes that she's been living a lie and
her best friend and husband have committed the ultimate betrayal.
Broken
and depressed, Claire is in need of something new—new city, new job, new
friends.
When
she happens to attract the interest of the sexiest man she's ever met, a man
significantly younger than her, she immediately turns him down—only to later
discover that this man is Jonathan Statham, self-made billionaire and CEO of
Statham Industries. Her boss.
Jonathan
Statham is unlike any man she's met before. He's used to getting whatever he
wants—whenever he wants, and he isn't about to take no for an
answer.
Sexy,
unpredictable, and charmingly clever, Mid Life Love is a story that will
captivate you, entertain you, and force you to fall deeply in love with the
characters.
Snippet of Jonathan and
Claire’s first encounter:
“Need
some help?” A deep voice said from behind.
“Sure.” I
didn’t look up. I kept stacking the red boxes in between the yellow ones,
making sure each box was perfectly aligned into the tacky half diamond
formation.
As I
stacked the last cereal box atop the display, I turned to look at the man who’d
helped me out.
OH. MY.
GOD…
He had
one of those faces that belonged in a Ralph Lauren ad—stark blue eyes that
gleamed with the faintest hint of light, a perfectly chiseled jaw line with a
light sexy stubble, and full, well defined lips that looked inviting enough to
kiss all day.
He was
dressed in dark blue jeans and a black sweat shirt with “San Fran” in white
letters. And for some odd reason, he was smiling at me.
He’s
probably a student at the law school down the street….If only I could go back
in time…Oh well…
“Umm…Thank
you for your help.” I turned away and went back to my basket.
“Wait a
minute,” he said as he walked over. “I didn’t catch your name.”
How cute…“Claire.”
“Nice to
meet you, Claire. I’m Jonathan.” He reached out to shake my hand. “I know this
may seem forward, but I can’t leave the store without knowing if I can I take
you out tonight.”
What? Did
he just ask me out? For tonight?
“Umm…”
“You can
pick the place.” He smiled a perfect white smile and ran a hand through his jet
black hair. “And we can meet there if you don’t want me to pick you up.”
Stop
looking at his smile and avert your gaze somewhere lower…Not that lower!
“I would
but…” I literally couldn’t take my eyes off him. He was the sexiest man I’d
ever seen and I could feel this strange rush of warmth coursing through my
veins. “I can’t.”
“Is it
because you’re seeing someone else?” His eyes veered to my bare left hand. “Are
you married?”
He has to
be kidding me…“No. I’m not married or seeing anyone else. I’m—”
“So would
eight o’ clock be fine? And where exactly do you want to meet?” He looked
directly into my eyes and I almost collapsed onto the floor.
The look
he was giving me should’ve been reserved for a seductive scene in a romance
movie and his dreamy smile was lethal.
“Look,
I’m completely flattered but you look kind of young.”
He
furrowed his eyebrow. “That’s very nice of you to say, but that doesn’t answer
my question. Where do you want to—”
“How old
are you, Jonathan?”
“Twenty
eight.” His beautiful eyes lit up.
Twenty
eight?! Why am I still standing here entertaining him? He’s eleven years
younger than me! No thanks…
“Well,
that’s way too young for me. I have a little cousin that’s more in your age
range. She’s currently studying law, but if you want I can call and ask her
if—”
“You
don’t want to go out with me?”
“No.
I’m way too old for you, and I’m not a cougar or a cradle robber. I have two
daughters and I would feel some type of way if they dated someone who had our
age difference.”
“Our
age difference?”
“Yes. I’m
thirty nine, which means that when you were eight years old and learning
how to build fires with the Boy Scouts, I was nineteen and in college. It means
that when you were nineteen and trying to figure out what major you
wanted to pick, I was thirty trying to build a career in marketing. And just in
case you don’t realize how many years there are that separate us, there are
eleven. Do you not see the problem with that?
“Not
really.” He grinned. “But I can’t force someone to go out with me, can
I?
Author Bio
A
self-diagnosed candy addict, travel junkie, and hypochondriac, Whitney Gracia
Williams LOVES to write about characters that make you laugh, cry, and want to
(in the case of Selena Ross) reach through your Kindle and slap them.
She is
the "imaginary bestselling" author of the Jilted Bride Series, Mid
Life Love, Wasted Love, and Captain of My Soul.
When
she's not locked inside her room, feverishly typing away on her laptop, she can
be found here: http://www.whitneygracia.com
She also
loves getting emails from her readers, so if you want to tell her how much you
loved (or hated) her stories, email her at whitgracia@gmail.com
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