Starting Over - Kari Gregg

Life is what happens when your irritating ex shows up to wreck your plans.

Danny Thresher left his cheating boyfriend in New York City days before the Covid lockdown froze the country in place. He never looked back. Nothing was more important than protecting Gran and Uncle Hershel during the pandemic, so when his office demanded his return from teleworking, Danny became a charter member of the Great Resignation instead. He rebooted the family farm for cottage food production, with astonishing success. Someone to love would complete the new and improved Danny, and sexy math professor, Nick Wise, checks all the right boxes.

He didn't count on his ex's appearance in rural West Virginia two years after Paul's affair ended their relationship, though.

The path forward is clear. Nick is who Danny wants. This life, surrounded by family and old friends, is everything he's ever needed.

Pity years of introspective pandemic isolation weren't enough to fully unpack and process insecurities from the old Danny that linger still.

Warning: Post-Covid setting & themes. Masks. Social distancing. Grocery orders substitutions and eating outdoors in February. Personal sacrifice for the safety of high-risk loved ones.In short, heroes.

If you too swapped your cape for compassion and N95s for vulnerable loved ones, I salute you!

May/December, age gap, alpha geek, Daddy, spanking, Valentine's

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