A grown woman with a crush is bad enough.

But a forty-three-year-old doctor?who's recently divorced and has a thirteen-year-old son?with a crush on the sexy bad boy who barely gives her the time of day? Now, that's just embarrassing!

But it's not entirely my fault. Ever since Ryan Turner's mom talked about hooking me up with her son during her checkup, I haven't been able to get the idea out of my head.

But Ryan isn't just a divorced single dad, he's a confirmed bachelor. His ex-wife abandoned him and his son over ten years ago, and now he can be heard all over town proclaiming that relationships are a waste of time and that he'd rather be on his own.

The best thing to do is to forget about him and get my thrills somewhere else. Like on an overnight rafting trip this weekend while my son is away with his father.

But who turns out to be the rafting instructor? Ryan.

And when the rest of the group doesn't show up, it's just me and him on the river.

There's no keeping my distance from Ryan now, but I'll have to paddle harder to keep my heart.

Paddles in April is a spicy, later-in-life, small-town romance with a brokenhearted hero and the heroine that makes his life fun again... and heals his wounds.

The books in the A Year in Dogwood Grove series are short standalones with a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for a busy schedule. You get all the romance feels and small-town shenanigans in one sitting. Read them in any order. You'll find a familiar face every time you come back and know that you're always home in Dogwood Grove.