I’m too young to be a grandpa and too old to fall in love…
Sadly, there’s no What to Expect manual for navigating life after forty. Right when I’ve begun piecing together my life as a widower and single dad to four older kids, my college-age daughter announces she’s pregnant. Oh, baby. And, of course, the other grandfather-to-be is the hot, single bar owner seemingly determined to flirt his way into my locked heart. Magnus is a temptation I don’t need.
When a fire leaves Magnus and his dogs without a home, I offer my carriage house as a solution. Temptation turns into a friendship I didn’t know I needed, and now, Magnus and I are cooking, watching silly old movies, planning holidays, and preparing for grandparenthood together. Things are perfect…until I kiss Magnus.
I’ve never had a friendship with secret benefits, but our chemistry is undeniable, and I cannot resist the chance to explore and reignite my passionate side. I didn’t think I could love again, but the lock on my heart suddenly seems quite loose.
Our families are entangled, Magnus isn’t meant for the shadows, and I’m not sure my kids are ready for me to date. Can I trust my heart to love again? Or will I find myself alone once more?
Over and Above is the fourth book in the Mount Hope series. A widowed paramedic who’s met his match in a cocky bar owner is about to discover that life truly does bring second chances when we least expect them. Over and Above features mature main characters, hurt comfort, grumpy sunshine, love after loss, second chance at HEA, found family, slow burn to spicy inferno, and big feels. Each Mount Hope book contains a standalone HEA, but reading in order is recommended for maximum reader enjoyment.
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I’ve been waiting for Eric’s book. He just broke my heart in all of the previous books. Holding it together for his kids, for his friends, for his job. The way he was portrayed was such a great portrayal of grief and depression. I needed him to have a happily ever after.
Enter Magnus, dad of Diesel. Diesel, boyfriend to Eric’s daughter and the father of her baby to come. Which would make them either the greatest idea ever or the worst idea ever.
I really loved how Eric and Magnus both had this big other thing (impending grandfather-hood) to focus on while trying to figure out of there was anything there with them. Magnus didn’t push too hard and Eric didn’t fight it too hard. They both gave grace to the fact that Eric had been a widow for only a year.
We also got a lot of insight to Eric’s first marriage. How incredibly different it was to what he was living now. And while in the previous books, when Eric’s adult friends were finding their own partners, the other adult friends played a role in the stories. This time it was the kids- both Eric’s four and Magnus’s one- who played the supporting roles. And that was really perfect because that is who they are. Hands on dads first and foremost.
Obviously I really enjoyed this mature, kind of quiet (but hot at the right places!), slow burn of a happily ever after for Eric and Magnus.
FAVORITE LINE: “Does he know?” Wren swiveled in Magnus’s direction. “Were you aware of this plan?”
4.5 Pieces of Candy
