Title: Learning at 40
Author: L.B. Dunbar
Series: Lakeside Cottage
Release Date: September 16, 2021

Welcome back to Lakeside Cottage!

A grumpy, newly divorced, single father meets a ray of sunshine in this small town, second-chance romance.

BLURB:

She didn’t want a one-night stand. He couldn’t promise more than a ten-day fling. Sometimes compromise is all you need.

Zack Weller is timely, orderly, and meticulous. Too bad his seven-year-old, twin sons are hellions. With his divorce final, a two-week vacation beckons him to his best friend’s cottage. Unfortunately, he can’t help the magnetic pull of memories from the house next door—the one that was once his childhood home—or fight the force of nature in the naked woman sunbathing in that backyard.

River Nagle is a free spirit. She understands the trials and tribulations some people face and offers the compassion to deal with them head on. When she inherits a lakeside home, she takes the blessing for what it’s worth: a gift and a new beginning. Until one day two little boys make themselves at home in the tree fort in her backyard and she meets their hot, growly dad who steals her wine, her time, and her heart.

Newly divorced, single father grump meets a ray of sunshine, next-door neighbor in this small town, second chance romance where learning to love over 40 works with the right teacher.

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What to Expect from Learning at 40

- Grumpy single dad

- Rambunctious twins

- Ray of sunshine, next-door neighbor

- Over 40 romance

- Second chance at love

- Lakeside shenanigans

Caroline's Review
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5-Flying-In-Love-Stars!

Zack is one hot daddy!

”River has a wild streak, and I want her to help me reclaim mine.”

Zack Weller married the mother of his twin boys for all the wrong reasons. Now divorced, he’s struggling to deal with his hellion kids and life in general. And forget about dating. On an annual visit to his best friend’s lakeside cottage, he spies a beautiful angel of a woman in the garden next door…the garden of the house that he lived in as a kid. A house that holds both happy and painful memories. He’s helpless against the pull towards the woman who seems different from anyone else he’s ever known, and also appears to have a gentle way with his boys. Before long, he’s finding himself intruding into her garden to spend time with her. However, his life and home is three hours away and he can’t offer more than a ten-day fling. But as the days pass, he feels himself falling hard…until the past rears its ugly head and makes him question his feelings.

”I don’t need the likes of Zack Weller bulldozing my life. I don’t want to be dazzled by him.”

River Nagle is something of a free spirit. She inherited her house from a generous benefactor. It needs work and some TLC. The same could be said about Zack and his boys. Her job is draining and she doesn’t have time for relationships. However, when sexy Zack offers her a fling for the duration of his stay at the cottage next door, she can’t resist him. As the days pass, it becomes increasingly clear that their connection is deeper than mere attraction, but how can things work between them when they don’t even live in the same place?

”When I’m with you, I’m soaring. It’s a high I’ve never felt before. It’s freeing and scary, but, River, I love it.”

I adored this story! Zack and River were opposites. Zack in his slacks and dress shirts and River in her hippie-style free-flowing dresses – or, none, as the case may be! I loved how Zack was out of practice with flirting and seemed adorably awkward but, OMG! When he found his groove, he was hella hot! That man was pretty much sex on a stick! *fans self*. River was practical, gentle and caring but she wasn’t a pushover either. I liked when she stood her ground yet her depth of understanding of the human spirit was inspiring. I loved her fondness for the twins and her patience with them, and how clearly she saw that Zack was lost and that he needed to find himself again. This was such a fantastic, sexy, heartfelt story. Looking forward to the next book!