Something Different

"Come on Lay, that man is too old for you! That's a big age gap!" my mama says.

I mentally roll my eyes. At what age was I finally going to be allowed to make my own decisions?

"No he isn't. You're acting like he's fifty when he's only thirty-three." I say with a slight attitude.

"Mama, it's not that big of a deal. I really like him. And you said you would start supporting me through anything."

...

At twenty-four years old, Alaynah Hunter is entering a brand-new chapter of her life.

With a college degree in hand, a house of her own, and a supportive circle of family and friends, Lay is finally learning how to put herself first.

The last thing she expected was to fall for the handsome older man living around the corner.

Thirty-three-year-old Donovan Price is everything she never knew she needed-patient, successful, protective, and fine enough to have her cousins acting a fool every chance they get.

What starts as innocent conversations and home-cooked meals quickly turns into something deeper.

But between judgmental church folks, overprotective family members, old wounds that haven't fully healed, and a relationship that everyone seems to have an opinion on, Lay and Donovan will have to decide if what they're building is worth fighting for.

After all, love is easy.

It's the people around you that make things complicated.