I enjoy quite a few forbidden romance tropes, but nothing has me breathlessly turning the pages like a love story with a significant age gap between the characters. Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house. The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she’s becoming a part of me.īut we’re not free to give into this. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. It was an easy arrangement.Īs the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. She’d cook a few meals and clean up a little.

I took her in, because I thought I was helping. Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one. My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable.

I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He doesn’t treat me like I’m nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. *BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she's becoming a part of me. I can't touch her, and I shouldn't want to. As the days go by, though, it's becoming anything but easy. PIKEI took her in, because I thought I was helping.She'd cook a few meals and clean up a little. Only Pike Lawson isn't the unavailable one. My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. He doesn't treat me like I'm nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. From New York Times Bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new forbidden love story.JORDANHe took me in when I had nowhere else to go.He doesn't use me, hurt me, or forget about me.

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas