LIVING AT 40 by L.B. Dunbar

Title:  LIVING AT 40
Series:  Lakeside Cottage #1
Author:  L.B. Dunbar
Publisher:  L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.
Publish Date:   05.20.2021
Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content.
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC.
Received from:  L.B. Dunbar
Goodreads link: Living at 40
Date completed: 05.17.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
Is it an accidental pregnancy, if it’s purposefully planned?

Autumn Kulis wants a baby. It’s that simple and that complicated because one thing stands in her way - she doesn’t have a man in her life. And at almost forty, she isn’t getting any younger. On a two-week trip to her brother’s lakeside cottage, a plan forms. Make a list of three men. Sleep with each of them. Allow nature to take its course. Only, a certain someone gets in her way.


Logan Anders goes with the flow of life. Divorced, single dad, he works hard, and occasionally plays harder. When his college roommate invites him to Lakeside Cottage for two weeks, he hadn’t remembered his best friend’s little sister being so hot. Nor was he a fan of her plan to find a baby daddy. He’s determined to make her list then tear it to shreds leaving him the only man horizontal with her.


When we were forty, we had so much life to live, and a simple proposition could be the start of a second chance at really living.
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LIVING AT 40 is the first book in the Lakeside Cottage series.  Each will stand on its own, but I strongly recommend reading them in the order of release.
 
I loved this story.  These are long time friends (and family by choice) living an emotional reunion. 
 
One of the best things about this book is the characters.  They may all be about the same age, but they are not in the same places maturity-wise.  This is REAL.  Plus, when we get back together with people we knew when we were in (high school, college, 20 years ago, … you fill in your blank) we do tend to revert to the roles we played then.  I was always the mom (LOL).
 
The main story of this book is the longtime crush Autumn has had on Logan.  As the little sister, she was overlooked.  Logan was clueless then and is clueless now how to move from her proposition for a baby to his growing need for her… to his proposal.  The tensions – sexual and comical banter – are ceaseless and perfectly presented.
 
We know almost from the beginning that there is an ulterior motive behind this reunion, but that portion of the full story unfolds slowly – as it should. 
 
I loved spending time at the Lakeside Cottage and I’m looking forward to returning when the series continues.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Lakeside Cottage Series:
1.      Living at 40
2.      Learning at 40
3.      Loving at 40
Also from L.B. Dunbar:
·         Chance Encounter
·         The Heart Remembers (previously released as The History in Us)
·         The Red Dress Affair
·         Rekindled
·         The Sex Education of M.E.
Collision Series:
1.      Collide
Island Duet:
1.      Redemption Island
2.      Return to the Island
Legendary Rock Stars Series:
1.      The Legend of Arturo King
2.      The Story of Lansing Lotte
3.      The Quest of Perkins Vale
4.      The Truth of Tristan Lyons
5.      The Trials of Guinevere DeGrance
Modern Descendents Series:
1.      Hades
2.      Solis
3.      Heph
Paradise Series:
Paradise Tempted:  The Beginning
1.      Paradise Fought:  Abel
2.      Paradise Found:  Cain
Sensations Collection Series:
1.      Speak from the Heart (formerly Sound Advice)
2.      Read with Your Heart (formerly Sight Words)
3.      Look with Your Heart (formerly Taste Test)
4.      Fight from the Heart (formerly Fragrance Free)
5.      View with Your Heart (formerly Touch Screen)
Silver Foxes Series:
1.      After Care
2.      Mid-Life Crisis
3.      Restored Dreams
4.      Second Chance
5.      Wine & Dine
Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge Series:
1.      Silver Brewer
2.      Silver Player
3.      Silver Mayor
4.      Silver Biker
Smarty Pants Romance Series:
1.      Love in Due Time (Green Valley Public Library #1)
2.      Love in Deed (Green Valley Public Library #6)
3.      Love in a Pickle (coming soon)
World of True North Series:
1.      Cowboy
2.      Studfinder
 

 

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