Wednesday, October 17, 2018

A Sequel for My May-December Couple by Liwen Y. Ho

Have you ever heard of a May-December romance? This term refers to a relationship between two people who have a considerable age difference between them. One example of such a couple is Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-lee Furness, who is twelve years older than him. Knowing that "Wolverine" found love and happiness with an older woman made it easy for me to write a realistic story featuring a May-December couple.

You may remember Izzy Sutton and Chase Lockhart from my book, Chasing Romance, that came out last fall. When several readers expressed how much they loved this couple and the way they found romance despite their age gap of eleven years, I knew they deserved a sequel. I'm super excited to continue their story in Holding Onto Love in Romance this year.

Here's a look at the book cover (which the lovely Shanna Hatfield made!) and also a teaser from the story:


“Here, let me do the dishes.” Chase walked over to where Izzy stood in front of the stainless steel sink. The kitchen lights he’d recently had installed for her shone from above, highlighting the red in her hair. His heart skipped a beat just looking at her. He took the blue checkered apron she was in the process of slipping over her head and put it on himself. “I think this looks better on me anyways.”

Her hazel eyes lit up in amusement. Placing her hands on her hips, she gave him an appreciative once-over. “Hmm, not bad, not bad.”

“Not bad?” Chase raised a brow and pulled her flush against his chest. His body instantly warmed at their contact. He loved being close to Izzy. They’d been apart from each other much too often this summer when he’d gone on tour. He dreaded having to leave her again tomorrow. “Maybe you need a closer look.”

“Are you implying I need bifocals?” She gave his bicep a playful slap. “I may be old, but I can still see fine, young man.”

He pretended to study her face, from her smooth porcelain skin and defined cheekbones to her full red lips. “You are far from old. My perfect vision doesn’t see a trace of a wrinkle anywhere. You look just as young and gorgeous as the day we met.”

“Which was only a year ago, need I remind you.”

“One year, one month, and four days,” he remarked proudly. “I’ve been keeping track.”

Her eyes widened in surprise. “You’re pretty adorable, you know that?”

He chuckled softly. “It must be the apron.”

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Aren't Chase and Izzy just perfect for each other? :) I can't wait for you to read their sequel, which (spoiler alert!) has a wedding in it. 

The best part about this story is that it takes place in the sweetest fictional town of Romance, Oregon. I guarantee that once you visit Romance, you won't want to leave! You'll be happy to know that Holding Onto Love in Romance is one of six books in the Christmas in Romance series. Five other authors, including our own Shanna Hatfield, and I have created a wonderful little getaway for you to experience, beginning November 1st! I invite you to take a look at the series page on Amazon to see the wonderful books in this series. I've read them all and thoroughly enjoyed the sweetness and humor of each story. 


Click here for the series page: Christmas in Romance. Pre-order your copies today!




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10 comments:

  1. Lovely Liwen! I can't wait to read all 6 romances. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks, Josie! They're all fantastic. I hope you enjoy reading them. :)

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  2. Thank you for sharing a little about Holding Onto Love in Romance, Liwen! Best wishes with your upcoming new release!!

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  3. I like to see an older woman with a younger man. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. That's awesome! Thanks for letting me know. :) I hope you enjoy Chase and Izzy's story.

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  4. I've been in May-December relationships myself, with the men being up to 8 years younger, and they lasted years. Your story sounds lovely and the cover is beautiful.

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    1. Oh, that's neat to hear, Cindy. :) Thanks so much!

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  5. Thanks for sharing. I'm older than my hubby but only by a couple of years. I have a friend whose hubby is 7 years her junior.

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    1. Oh, that's good to hear. I realized while writing this story that there are more May-December couples out there than I thought. :)

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