Love and Other Responsibilities — Lexxie Couper

It all starts with getting wet... Randi Lockwood is kicking butt. Her teaching career is going great, she's on track to finish her Master's degree and she's fine with being single at thirty-five. And then BAM, suddenly there's a single dad and a whole lotta unexpected feelings in her life. Seriously, why the hell does her heart get all gooey over the guy? And how does she cope with the fact he's everything she didn't know she wanted, with a whole lot of baggage thrown in? Being a widower and raising two daughters at forty-two isn't easy, but Aussie Brody Thorton is doing his best. His kids are the focus of his life, and that's the way it should be. Anyway, he has no time for romance. Even if everything about his daughter's high school teacher makes his heart hammer. True love only ever happens once. Right? What happens when love comes with other responsibilities? Because Brody's memories of the past and Randi's plans for the future might destroy any hope of happiness for them as a couple. And that's only the start…