book cover of Rebel Hearts
 

Rebel Hearts

(2026)
(A book in the Cougar Crush series)
A novel by

 
 
A beach house. A double booking. A ten-year age gap that's about to become everyone's problem.
Ramsey

I needed this week.
Sun, sand, and my friend Ellen’s empty beach house all to myself— no clients, no family drama, no complications.
What I did
not need was to round a corner and find a very naked, very gorgeous 25-year-old coming out of my shower.
He's younger.
He's trouble. And he's my best friend Ellen’s son.
I know exactly how this should go.
Polite distance.
Clear boundaries.
Separate sides of the house.
He has other ideas.

Alex
One more year until I'm a dentist.
I've earned this break— sun, no textbooks, no schedule.
Mom and Dad are in Ireland, the beach house is mine, and I have exactly zero plans.
Then my mom’s friend Ramsey shows up.
She's ten years older, completely out of my league, and trying very hard to pretend she's not interested.
The blush she can't control says otherwise.
I'm not a complicated guy.
I know what I want.
And I'm willing to spend an entire week proving it to her.


When the lines they draw in the sand keep getting crossed, they'll have to decide — is this just a week of playing house, or the start of something neither of them saw coming?

Come inside for:
-Forced proximity with absolutely no regrets
-A younger man who knows exactly what he wants
-An age gap that feels forbidden and inevitable all at once
-Steamy beach nights and slow-burn mornings
-A standalone instalove with all the heat you came for


Cougar Crush Series — where age is just a number, and chemistry doesn't care.

* * *

Welcome to Cougar Crush! Sun, sand, and sizzling age-gap romance.

This multi-author series features confident, captivating women in their best years who collide with irresistible younger men determined to prove age means nothing when the chemistry is undeniable. From beach bonfires that spark unexpected connections to forbidden flings that ignite into something deeper, these standalone instalove romances deliver fast-paced heat and heart. Watch fierce, sassy heroines get swept off their feet by devoted younger men who worship them exactly as they are. Every story guarantees a swoon-worthy HEA, zero cheating, and no cliffhangers— just pure escape. If you crave steamy contemporary romance that celebrates desire without limits, this is your next beach read obsession.

Dive in and let love defy the rules.


Genre: Romance

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