MixedThis one I didn't even finish because there's a trope in the second one that I wasn't super excited about, but these are messy, angsty romances.
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The Confidence of Wildflowers (2022)
Others: Mixed I was eighteen, he was thirty-one. We were worlds apart. But right next door. The temptations were too strong. My future is a big ‘what if’ at the moment and I’m fine with that. For the most part. When Thayer Holmes moves in next door, the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me. When he asks me to nanny his kid, it’s a great way to make some extra money. It’s impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son. There’s a big problem though. I’m eighteen. He’s thirty-one. Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn’t part of my plans, but sometimes things happen when you least expect them.
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- 9781087934044
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- 436 pages
Genres: romance
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