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Never Comes The Day
When twenty-six-year-old dog sitter Cassie O'Neill accepts a last-minute job in Manhattan, she doesn't expect the client to be Ivy Blake, the forty-four-year-old actress whose wholesome, heartwarming films taught Cassie what longing felt like before she even had a name for it.
In person, Ivy is stunning. Poised, untouchable, impossibly beautiful in a way that makes Cassie feel like she's sixteen again. Cassie tells herself the flutter in her chest is just nostalgia. That this is just a job.
But what starts as a simple dog-sitting assignment stretches into long autumn days that feel like something more. Stolen glances become lingering touches. Quiet conversations that go too late and cut too deep. The crush she's carried since she was fifteen becomes something raw and impossible to ignore.
And then Cassie realizes Ivy might be looking back.
For Ivy, decades of playing America's sweetheart have made her good at pretending. Her career is built on family-friendly films, faith-based roles, and a carefully maintained image that can't survive the truth.
But Cassie is warm and real and everything Ivy has denied herself. Letting her guard down, even for a moment, could destroy it all. One headline. One photograph. One slip, and the wholesome persona she's spent her life protecting comes crashing down.
Some desires can't be hidden forever. And some women are worth risking everything for.
A high-heat, slow-burn age-gap romance about desire, secrecy, and the courage it takes to choose yourself.
In person, Ivy is stunning. Poised, untouchable, impossibly beautiful in a way that makes Cassie feel like she's sixteen again. Cassie tells herself the flutter in her chest is just nostalgia. That this is just a job.
But what starts as a simple dog-sitting assignment stretches into long autumn days that feel like something more. Stolen glances become lingering touches. Quiet conversations that go too late and cut too deep. The crush she's carried since she was fifteen becomes something raw and impossible to ignore.
And then Cassie realizes Ivy might be looking back.
For Ivy, decades of playing America's sweetheart have made her good at pretending. Her career is built on family-friendly films, faith-based roles, and a carefully maintained image that can't survive the truth.
But Cassie is warm and real and everything Ivy has denied herself. Letting her guard down, even for a moment, could destroy it all. One headline. One photograph. One slip, and the wholesome persona she's spent her life protecting comes crashing down.
Some desires can't be hidden forever. And some women are worth risking everything for.
A high-heat, slow-burn age-gap romance about desire, secrecy, and the courage it takes to choose yourself.
255 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 20, 2025
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January 3, 2026
A Decent Read
I liked the story and the MCs were interesting and sweet. It was a cosy age-gap love story, and a fairly light and quick read. Low drama with good feels.
Their first time together was really well written, and I think was emotionally intense. Captured all the emotions and wonder and intensity of a toaster oven love scene.
That said, the post-coming out part of the story was lacking. It lacked details and conclusion really. It made the end of the book feel very rushed and incomplete. It felt like they had sex and said the I-love-you’s and then it rushed to an ending.
I will probably read it again if it’s still on KU, but it’s not one I would purchase to keep.
I liked the story and the MCs were interesting and sweet. It was a cosy age-gap love story, and a fairly light and quick read. Low drama with good feels.
Their first time together was really well written, and I think was emotionally intense. Captured all the emotions and wonder and intensity of a toaster oven love scene.
That said, the post-coming out part of the story was lacking. It lacked details and conclusion really. It made the end of the book feel very rushed and incomplete. It felt like they had sex and said the I-love-you’s and then it rushed to an ending.
I will probably read it again if it’s still on KU, but it’s not one I would purchase to keep.
January 10, 2026
I truly enjoyed this book
I truly enjoyed this book. This story is a slow burn, but darn once it ignites the physical connection is many pages of just sweet love and kissing. I definitely will read this one again.
I truly enjoyed this book. This story is a slow burn, but darn once it ignites the physical connection is many pages of just sweet love and kissing. I definitely will read this one again.
January 21, 2026
A lovely age gap romance
This was such a great read, nice to have an uncomplicated gentle, sensual but easy going story. Emotional, with true feelings. What more can I say
This was such a great read, nice to have an uncomplicated gentle, sensual but easy going story. Emotional, with true feelings. What more can I say
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