Publisher's Synopsis
Life tip: Never kiss your neighbor an hour after meeting him.
After her husband came out and ended their 22-year marriage, Hazel's ready to dive back into dating. When the dreamy guy next door returns her wandering cat, the conversation flows, and Hazel can't help herself. They have the kiss of the century.
Plot twist: immediate friend-zoning.
Now rejected, she decides to explore past connections with men she never pursued because she was married. While rekindling the spark with lost loves, her new friendship with neighbor Ethan intensifies. But he's clearly not interested in the possibility of romance. Is memory lane the right path to love? Or will Hazel end up by herself?
After years of toxic choices, Ethan's repeating the same pattern. He met the woman of his dreams and ran like a coward. But he wants to change, even if it takes therapy, for a shot with her. Will Ethan summon the courage to tell Hazel how he feels? Or will he lose his chance forever because of his own fears?
For lovers of neurotic romantic comedies about navigating life in your forties, with a dose of mental health rep, and loads of eighties pop culture references. It's time to swoon over the guy next door in this friends to lovers romance about finding love again after divorce.
