The Rules of Dating a Younger Man

A new, sexy standalone novel from New York Times Bestsellers, Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

I was the last of my group of friends to replace “the one.”The guys would always tease me that I needed to hurry up and settle down.But I was in no rush.Until I met someone worth rushing for.Alex was one of the weekend volunteers at Ryan’s House—a charity I founded to build housing near hospitals.Little did I know she was the same person I’d been arguing with over email before the project started. At the time, I’d thought Alex was a dude.In reality? She was a smoking hot blonde who captivated me from the moment we met in person.Our chemistry was off the charts, and I fell hard pretty fast.Unfortunately, Alex insisted I was too young for her. I hated that she felt that way. Because age was just a number.Not only that, her words didn’t match the way she looked at me—like she was very interested.I lived for the weekends we’d spend out of town volunteering. Alex and I side-by-side hammering during the day, while sharing intimate dinners together at the hotel at night.Eventually, the walls she’d put up to protect her heart began to crumble.Until fate threw us a doozy that I wasn’t sure we could come back from.If I’d thought our age gap was the biggest hurdle, I didn’t know anything yet.Rule number one for dating an older woman who insists you could never be together?Don’t fall in love.