I loved Fallen From Grace by Laura Leone & The Fifth Favor by Shelby Reed, and I second the recommendations for both. Another book that I liked with the same basic premise (older woman/younger man is a male "escort") is Finding Home by Bonnie Dee. Ms. Dee has a knack for taking the most unlikely of characters and turning them into hero-worthy men that you can't help but root for. Case in point is another of her ow/ym romances Bone Deep. Set in the late 1940's, it is a heartwrenching/heartwarming love story between a young widow and a circus "freak" who is tattoed from head to toe. T
Two other books I want to mention in this category come with their own built-in ick factor, made more pronounced by one Mary Kay LeTourneau who obliterated any semblance of a boundary when she had an affair with her 12-yr-old student about 20 years ago. Not even the ends (they eventually married) could justify the means (abusing her position of trust to act as predator). Hypocritical me, however, really enjoyed A Much Younger Man by Dianne Highbridge. The h is a teacher and falls for a student only he isn't her student..he's the son of her closest friend. The author has a unique style of writing that I wasn't sure I liked at first, but it grew on me as she cleverly weaved a believable love story around this unlikely couple. You never see the H as a victim, and that had to be solid if the story was going to work. If you can deal with this type of taboo I highly recommend the book. (Note: the story is set in Australia where legal age is 16). The second book, Prey by Lurlene McDaniel, is a mature YA story about a high school student who has an affair with his hot-looking history teacher. Although the H(?) is physically mature and in high school, he is most definitely the victim, albeit a very willing one. Just as things are ending as you thought they would, the last 3 pages come along as one big WTF! moment that changes everything. I loved it!
Post by lovingromance on Feb 16, 2018 16:59:36 GMT -7
Linda Winfree has a book about a younger cop/older woman. Part of a great series. Rachel Gibson has younger cop/older woman. Part of Lovett’s, Texas series
Biker romance with a much younger man (around 12-13 years). I enjoyed it and I do know of several friends whose parents have that same age gap (an older mom compared to the dad). So it wasn't too far out for me to imagine the HEA.
Biker romance with a much younger man (around 12-13 years). I enjoyed it and I do know of several friends whose parents have that same age gap (an older mom compared to the dad). So it wasn't too far out for me to imagine the HEA.