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At 47, newly divorced makeup artist Lela Bennett is dreading her next steps. Dating. Meeting people. Not letting herself go. But then she runs into Donovan James and tries something different—sleeping with her sexy crush from college. Unfortunately, in a post-orgasm stupor, Lela confesses she was in love with Donovan all those years ago. He responds by leaving while she sleeps. The next morning, her gray hairs are practically taunting her. She knows she has to get it together. Forget men. Embrace her age. Own her gray.
Donovan James is a marketing genius, but his ex-wives will tell you—nothing freaks him out like feelings. Three years after his one-night stand with Lela, he's focused on his daughter's lifestyle company, but unprepared to meet the face of the beauty division. It's Lela. With stunning silver locks and new confidence, she's no longer swayed by his charms. When business starts booming, the universe seems intent on throwing them together time and again. And suddenly, two people convinced that romance was behind them are wondering if love could be what's next.
Everything went wrong. And then she went gray.
At 47, newly divorced makeup artist Lela Bennett is dreading her next steps. Dating. Meeting people. Not letting herself go. But then she runs into Donovan James and tries something different—sleeping with her sexy crush from college. Unfortunately, in a post-orgasm stupor, Lela confesses she was in love with Donovan all those years ago. He responds by leaving while she sleeps. The next morning, her gray hairs are practically taunting her. She knows she has to get it together. Forget men. Embrace her age. Own her gray.
Donovan James is a marketing genius, but his ex-wives will tell you—nothing freaks him out like feelings. Three years after his one-night stand with Lela, he's focused on his daughter's lifestyle company, but unprepared to meet the face of the beauty division. It's Lela. With stunning silver locks and new confidence, she's no longer swayed by his charms. When business starts booming, the universe seems intent on throwing them together time and again. And suddenly, two people convinced that romance was behind them are wondering if love could be what's next.
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About the Author-
Karen Booth is a Midwestern girl transplanted in the South, raised on 80s music and repeated readings of "Forever" by Judy Blume. A former music-industry exec, Karen writes smart, steamy contemporary romance and women's fiction. When Karen isn't creating fictional musicians, she's listening to everything from Otis Redding to Duran Duran to Tokyo Police Club with her kids, honing her Southern cooking skills (she makes some mean collard greens), or sweet-talking her astoundingly supportive husband into whipping up a batch of cocktails. Visit karenbooth.net for more information on Karen and her books. Sign up for her newsletter, which features regular giveaways, at bit.ly/kbnews.
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Starred review from February 1, 2021
Booth tells the story of 47-year-old Lela Bennett, whose divorce and subsequent one-night stand with her former college best friend inspire her to start fresh with a new business and--wait for it--newly gray hair. In three short years, Lela manages to turn her life around with a new cosmetics company and a stunning new look. An upcoming deal with a lifestyle brand sounds almost too good to be true, until Lela finds out that the brand is owned by the daughter of Donovan James--the same man who loved her and left her three years earlier--and she'll be working closely with him, since he is in charge of brand marketing. As Lela and Donovan spend more time together, their individual vows to stay out of romantic entanglements become harder to keep. Could it be that the time is finally right for both their romance and Lela's business? VERDICT Readers looking for older romance heroes and heroines won't want to miss Booth's ("Forever" series) latest stand-alone. Themes of starting over, embracing your true self, confronting ageism, and family forgiveness make this a romance to remember.--Rebecca Moe, Alden Ewell Free Lib., NY
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Starred review from January 18, 2021 With this funny, surprising novel, Booth (the Sterling Wives series) might just have written the definitive Gen-X romance. In addition to the ages of the protagonists—both in their 50s—and how glorious it is to see a woman celebrated as a silver fox, the novel stands out for consistently defying expectations. Lela Bennett is a lifelong romantic whose life was altered by her unrequited love for Donovan James, the thrice-divorced serial heartbreaker who inexplicably ghosted her in college. These complicated former BFFs meet-cute again at a Manhattan wedding 26 years after their initial estrangement—but it takes time for the reunion to stick. After Donovan flakes on her again, Lela reenvisions what she wants. Embracing her gray, she’s sexy, confident, and laser focused on starting her own makeup line. When Donovan and his daughter sign on to help launch the brand, romance is explicitly off the table, but attraction and friendship remain. Their circuitous path towards coupledom allows time for understanding and compassion to grow. Booth enriches the story with keen observations about aging, relationships, and pop culture. Her uncommonly humane approach is less interested in making Donovan grovel than it is in his emotional growth, and she swaps out miscommunication for sometimes terrifying candor. This second—and third—chance romance both entertains and inspires.
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