The Love Auction: A Sweet Later-in-Life Enemies-to-Lovers Rom-Com (Fabulous Fifty Club) by Ellie Hartwood

Turning fifty doesn’t come with a manual, but it sure comes with a few surprises. Hey, I'm Samantha but my friends call me Sam. I have my hands full with a demanding job, two lively kids, and a never-ending to-do list. As if that’s not enough, I somehow get roped into organizing New York’s swankiest bachelor auction for charity. My plan? Raise big bucks, keep my sanity, and avoid any personal disasters. But when a last-minute crisis threatens to deep-six my carefully crafted plan and stellar reputation, there's only one person who can help me. Blake Mitchell is the single dad next door who swapped the slow pace of New England for the ‘burbs of Long Island. He’s content tinkering in his yard before dawn and nearly setting his chaotic house on fire. Blake may be infuriating but he's also irritatingly handsome and I need him for the auction—desperately. Before I know it, sparks are flying in all the wrong places, my carefully balanced world tilting off its axis. My heart’s been crushed once, and I’m in no rush to get it wrecked again. But his mind-blowing kisses cause my color-coded life to fly out the window. Turns out there are some things you just can't plan for. Read more