Waiting for a Bright New Future by Sally Jenkins.
Can Stuart really have a lodger. He is so used to being on his own. Florence is completely his opposite. Loud and full of life.
This was a lovely read. I was rooting for Stuart. 4*.
Blurb.
Is it ever too late to start living for the first time?
Florence is buoyant and colourful, an ageing tribute band singer who’s full of life. And the complete opposite of staid Stuart, her new landlord.
Stuart’s not sure about having a lodger. And he’s not used to the singing and dancing that now fills the house. Nor the pairs of voluminous knickers left to dry on every spare surface in the bathroom.
Florence is everything Stuart has never allowed himself to be: bold, fearless, unabashedly herself. He’s spent his life putting everyone’s needs ahead of his own, avoiding risks and hiding from chances.
Soon Florence is persuading Stuart to dance with her in the kitchen. And when his childhood sweetheart shows up again, it’s Florence who encourages him to make his move.
Florence can see how much he’s changed, even if he won’t admit it. But Stuart has changed. He’s no longer the timid man he was when they first met.
Life is about to give Stuart a second chance, if only he has enough courage to grasp it . . .
Format – Kindle
Publisher – Choc Lit Contemporary Romance: A Joffe Books Company
Publication Date – 5 Dec. 2023
Genre – Later in Life Romance
Author – Sally Jenkins