Books like Never Too Late by Julie Blair

Romance and the unexpected collide.

Scott O’Donnell must confront danger and the past when he learns that a single mother, Mariana Reyes, claims he fathered her child after a mysterious betrayal years earlier.

Marty Jamison's Broadway show may be a mistake when an unexpected meeting with author Liz Chandler brings the help she needs, but a young actress threatens to steal her lead role.

"Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller The Artist's Way. Now at the age of sixty-five, she shows her contemporaries how retirement can be the most creative and fulfilling stage of life yet. For some, retirement is a day to work toward with anticipation. Others approach retirement with greater ambivalence. While the newfound freedom is exciting and filled with possibility, the idea of retirement can also be very daunting. You are in a unique position to explore yourself and your desires from a place of experience. But the line has been drawn in the sand: The life that you have known has changed, and the life to come is yet to be defined. This book is a twelve-week course aimed at defining--and creating--the life you want to have as you redefine--and re-create--yourself. Filled with essays, tools, and exercises to be done alone or in groups, this toolkit will guide and inspire retirees wishing to expand their creativity. This fun, gentle, step-by-step process will help you explore your creative dreams, wishes, and desires--and quickly find that it's never too late to begin anything"--

When Sara Patterson settles into a new hospital job on Washington’s wild southern coast, her orderly life meets the restless energy of Jessie Singer, a pool‑table‑loving drifter whose dreams and pulses pull the two women into a forbidden romance.

A tender romance between two lesbian partners confronting cancer and discovering hope together.

Lenny Barclay, the tone‑deaf mayor of a quiet Colorado mountain town, struggles to reignite her spirit after loss and estrangement. When corporate planners descend, she must confront ambitions, hidden agendas, and first‑time romance.

An Irish immigrant teen, after her 1908 husband’s death, gives up her baby for adoption and takes a maid’s post at a New England estate, where a mysterious death exposes a five‑generation secret.

After breaking free from an abusive marriage, Clare Wilson faces a hospital accident that thrusts her into a whirlwind of new men, including a rekindled ex, revealing that independence can ignite unexpected love.

Three sisters, each with tangled love lives and personal ambitions, face unexpected family changes when their mother’s remarriage forces them to confront their own desires and the limits of friendship.

Jenna McGovern, a fresh musical‑theater graduate, lands a pivotal role on a touring Broadway production and finds herself drawn to star costar Adrienne Kenyon, challenging her career ambitions and personal desires.