Maybe that old song got it right.
Maybe love can be better the second time around.
When one of my wingmen needs help, I’ll do anything for him, including calling in a favor with the one person I swore I’d never speak to again.
Not after I walked away from that life five years ago and ditched the trappings of my success. The keyword being trap.
I left it all behind.
Including her.
Now the ambitious, brilliant, talented, and undeniably beautiful Roslyn Porter is back in my life. I’m not the same person she knew. I’m trying to be a better man.
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No man is an island, but Dan Ashland comes close. He’s content with his quiet life on Whidbey, a world away from the rat race on the other side of the ferry.
Dan has three great loves in his life: solitude, pizza, and Roslyn Porter.
Better Love is a standalone second chance romance featuring Dan Ashland and the fourth book in the Wingmen series.
Be sure to check out the other Wingmen books in the series:
Ready to Fall (currently FREE)
Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat
Anything but Love
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Roslyn, my love,
It’s sometime between midnight and dawn. Ione and I are awake, sitting in my favorite chair, staring out the living room window at the moonlight sparkling on the bay. The house is quiet and this is what true peace feels like. Sleepy, happy peace. Ione grips my finger as I write this note to you, her tiny, strong, perfect fingers.
Our daughter.
Even with her nestled in my arms, she doesn’t seem real. She’s ours. Still blows my mind we created her, although you did most of the work. Gotta give credit where it’s due.
When she scrunches up her face, it’s a mini version of you. Have you noticed that? The way her nose crinkles? All you. Her determination comes from us both. If she’s stubborn, you can blame me. And I swear her double ankle rolls are the twins to my grandmother’s. She’s us and so much more.
I wouldn’t trade this moment and this life for anything.
From down the hall, the soft sound of your snores break the silence. I’m tempted to bring Ione back into bed with me so I can watch you both sleep. But you need your rest.
You don’t believe me when I tell you how beautiful you are in this moment. Yes, even with the dirty hair and milk stains on your favorite sweater. You navigate this new role with the grace and determination you approach all things in life. I’m in awe of you, my love.
How did I get so lucky? To be loved by you. To have a beautiful daughter with you. To be able to wake up every day and love you. I promise to show you every day how much I love you, knowing it will never be adequate to express what’s in my soul.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Roslyn.
You are my true love, my heart.
~Dan
USA Today Bestselling Author Daisy Prescott writes romantic comedies about real love.
Her Modern Love Stories feature characters in their thirties and forties finding and rediscovering love in unexpected and humorous ways. Her Wingmen books star regular guys who often have beards, drive trucks, and love deeply once they fall.
Born and raised in San Diego, Daisy currently lives in a real life Stars Hollow in the Boston suburbs with her husband and an imaginary house goat. When not writing about herself in the third person, Daisy can be found traveling, gardening, baking, or lost in a good book.
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Love this Love note from your silver fox Dan!