The Years Between Us
(2026)(The ninth book in the Where Love Leads series)
A novel by Rebecca Catherine
He’s thirteen years older. She’s still figuring out who she wants to become. But some loves are worth choosing—again and again.
Kennedy finally has the life she once thought she’d never get.
She’s engaged to Eli—the older, steady, ridiculously protective man who taught her that love doesn’t have to hurt. They share a tiny apartment, an overgrown dog, a dojo they built from almost nothing, and plans for a wedding neither of them seems particularly good at planning.
For once, Kennedy is happy.
Then everything starts changing.
Her estranged mother is trying to become someone Kennedy might actually want in her life. An eight-year-old half-sister appears and promptly decides Kennedy can stay. And nursing school throws Kennedy into a psychiatric unit where doing the right thing may cost far more than she expected.
Through all of it, Eli is there.
Steady when she spirals.
Protective without ever holding her back.
Ready to catch her—but determined to let Kennedy stand on her own.
Until one terrifying day leaves Kennedy hurt, shaken, and needing the one thing she’s spent years learning how to trust:
Other people.
Because growing up doesn’t mean outgrowing the man who helped you find your feet. And the thirteen years between Kennedy and Eli have never mattered as much as everything they’ve built between them.
He was her safe place when she needed somewhere to land. Now she has to decide what comes next when the life they dreamed about finally becomes real.
The Years Between Us is an emotional, closed-door age-gap romance featuring a protective older hero, an engaged couple deeply in love, found family, hurt/comfort, healing, playful banter, and the kind of happily-ever-after built one ordinary day at a time.
Perfect for readers who love protective heroes, younger woman/older man romance, found family, emotional healing, and couples who choose each other through every season of life.
Genre: Romance
Kennedy finally has the life she once thought she’d never get.
She’s engaged to Eli—the older, steady, ridiculously protective man who taught her that love doesn’t have to hurt. They share a tiny apartment, an overgrown dog, a dojo they built from almost nothing, and plans for a wedding neither of them seems particularly good at planning.
For once, Kennedy is happy.
Then everything starts changing.
Her estranged mother is trying to become someone Kennedy might actually want in her life. An eight-year-old half-sister appears and promptly decides Kennedy can stay. And nursing school throws Kennedy into a psychiatric unit where doing the right thing may cost far more than she expected.
Through all of it, Eli is there.
Steady when she spirals.
Protective without ever holding her back.
Ready to catch her—but determined to let Kennedy stand on her own.
Until one terrifying day leaves Kennedy hurt, shaken, and needing the one thing she’s spent years learning how to trust:
Other people.
Because growing up doesn’t mean outgrowing the man who helped you find your feet. And the thirteen years between Kennedy and Eli have never mattered as much as everything they’ve built between them.
He was her safe place when she needed somewhere to land. Now she has to decide what comes next when the life they dreamed about finally becomes real.
The Years Between Us is an emotional, closed-door age-gap romance featuring a protective older hero, an engaged couple deeply in love, found family, hurt/comfort, healing, playful banter, and the kind of happily-ever-after built one ordinary day at a time.
Perfect for readers who love protective heroes, younger woman/older man romance, found family, emotional healing, and couples who choose each other through every season of life.
Genre: Romance
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