He's also the mayor.
But when his son Luke calls with the news that his first grandbaby has arrived, T-bone looks in the mirror and doesn't see a man worthy of a baby girl.
So he cleans up, buys some clothes, and shocks the whole family by showing up at the hospital looking like a new man.
And spots a lovely maternity nurse.
Ruth has worked in labor and delivery since her husband's death nine years ago. Her full-grown daughter loaded Tinder on her phone as a joke, but Ruth isn't sure dating will ever be part of her life again.
Until T-bone.
Their gentle love affair is the talk of both their towns, but there's more than a lake dividing them. T-bone's a professed bachelor and owns an RV park. Ruth is from society, and spends her days running charities alongside her wealthy friends.
It will take the help of the town, plus a nudge from their kids, to convince T-bone and Ruth that there is nothing sweeter than one belated kiss.
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Don't miss all of Abby's books:
-- The Sweetest Match: Sweet Small Town Second Chance
-- The Perfect Disaster: Small Town Dog Lover Sports Romance
-- The Irresistible Spark: Sweet Small Town Firefighter Romance
-- Mistletoe Summer: Sweet Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Military Romance
-- The Unexpected Shelter: Sweet Stranger in a Small Town Romance
-- The Special Delivery: Sweet Small Town Single Dad and Nanny Romance
-- Belated Kiss: Sweet Late in Life Mature Romance (over sixty)
-- Runaway Cove: Small Town Family Saga on the New England Coast
Abby Tyler loves puppy dogs, pie, and small towns (she grew up in one!) Her Applebottom Matchmaker Society books combine the sweet and wholesome style of romance she loves with the funny, sometimes a-little-too-truthful characters she remembers from growing up in a place where everyone knew everybody's business.