Inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac, this witty and heartfelt novel explores later-in-life love, identity, and the dangerous consequences of hiding behind someone else’s dating profile.
Never married, Serena has made peace with being alone. At least, she's become very good at pretending she has. At sixty-seven, with white hair, a sharp wit, and more disappointments than she can count, she's convinced that romance belongs to younger women.
Then she meets Rowan.
After Serena rescues the charming sixty-five-year-old from an undignified plunge off a dock, an unexpected friendship blossoms. They share a love of words, easy conversation, and a connection Serena hasn’t felt in years. For the first time in a decade, she dares to imagine something more.
Unfortunately, she has a side gig ghostwriting dating profiles and messages for older women looking for love online. When she creates a profile for her younger neighbor, Christine, she never expects Rowan to be the man who responds.
Now Serena finds herself helping another woman win the very man she's falling for. Giving voice to her own feelings through Christine leaves her trapped between honesty and desire, loyalty and longing.
A warm, funny, and emotionally resonant story about aging, self-worth, second chances, and finding the courage to stop writing yourself out of your own love story.
Genre: Thriller
Never married, Serena has made peace with being alone. At least, she's become very good at pretending she has. At sixty-seven, with white hair, a sharp wit, and more disappointments than she can count, she's convinced that romance belongs to younger women.
Then she meets Rowan.
After Serena rescues the charming sixty-five-year-old from an undignified plunge off a dock, an unexpected friendship blossoms. They share a love of words, easy conversation, and a connection Serena hasn’t felt in years. For the first time in a decade, she dares to imagine something more.
Unfortunately, she has a side gig ghostwriting dating profiles and messages for older women looking for love online. When she creates a profile for her younger neighbor, Christine, she never expects Rowan to be the man who responds.
Now Serena finds herself helping another woman win the very man she's falling for. Giving voice to her own feelings through Christine leaves her trapped between honesty and desire, loyalty and longing.
A warm, funny, and emotionally resonant story about aging, self-worth, second chances, and finding the courage to stop writing yourself out of your own love story.
Genre: Thriller