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Better Late Than Never
A Second Chance Romance set on the Beaches and Boardwalks of the New Jersey Shore.
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Carrie’s a passionate artist and a Jersey Girl with seawater in her veins. She makes her art from the treasures she collects each day, walking the beaches of the New Jersey Shore.
Manny’s an architect and college professor. An Apache Native from New Mexico, he’s more at home in the mountains, but he moves to the Jersey Shore to be a better Dad to their teenage daughter.
Carrie doesn’t do calm. Manny’s quiet and takes his time to react. They were college sweethearts. Now, they’re strangers, each remembering the past differently.
Manny discovers his new boss wants to tear down Carrie’s house. Carrie will blow the roof off herself if she finds out. Manny must keep it from her, but there’s another secret that she’s been keeping from him. What will it take for them to learn to trust each other?
Together they will redefine the meaning of love, family and home.
A feel-good standalone story of multicultural romance with adult sex, realistic cursing, a bitch of a heroine, Jersey sarcasm and your next book boyfriend!
​Scenes in this story are fictionalized versions of Sandy Hook Gateway National Park, Highlands, NJ and Asbury Park, NJ, located in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
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ISBN: 9781735819808
ISBN-10: 1735819808
Publisher: Emlu Press
Publication Date: October 18th, 2020
Pages: 284
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New Jersey Romance Writers 2021 Golden Leaf Winner
Best Book by NJ Author
"Austen has created a unique couple in Manny and Carrie. Not only is Manny smart, sensual, and sensitive, he also has strong ties to his family on the reservation in New Mexico. For her part, Carrie is a formidable romance lead who has raised a daughter on her own while making a living as a painter and art teacher. These characters and their history make for rich conflict..."
- Kirkus Reviews
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***** "The chemistry and the descriptions of the love scenes are riveting. The author does a fantastic job of describing the heat and desire between the two of them."
-- Book Junkie Reviews
Better Late Than Never by Ada Austen
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ISBN-10 : 1735819808
ISBN-13 : 978-1735819808
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