The Outline

Getting my first tattoo at thirty-four is scary, but the smile on my twenty-something tattoo artist-now that is panic-inducing. It's been ten months since I escaped a dead-end relationship, and now I'm worried I'm treading water. My bartending gig pays the bills, and I've got a devoted best friend, but everything else - School? Career? Life goals? - is still TBD. I'm hoping that a step outside of my comfort zone (read: get a tattoo) will be the push I need to keep moving forward.

But from the moment I meet Renn Stoller, I know it's not the ink that's going to change my life-it's the sexy, enigmatic artist behind the design.

Years stuck in a self-esteem-sucking relationship have taken their toll, but Renn's ready laughter and confident charm make me feel smart, funny and...desirable. He may be young, but he knows what he wants-and he wants me. After wasting so much time in one unhappy romance, I'm not ready to jump into another-except nothing has ever felt as good as Renn's hands on my body.

But just when I think it might be possible to take a chance, a forgotten letter resurfaces, and the revelation of long-buried secrets threatens to bring past heartbreaks into the present. Sadie and Renn's story is a reverse-age gap, contemporary romance with plenty of heart, snark, and a devoted hero you'll fall in love with.

This book contains mentions of suicide, pregnancy complications, parental neglect and death of a parent. There are on-page depictions of verbal and emotional abuse.