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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Restraint: Age Gap, Best Friend's Father's Romance

Restraint: Age Gap, Best Friend's Father's Romance

Levi, Miranda

Paperback

Romance

ISBN10: 1961714817
ISBN13: 9781961714816
Publisher: Rainbow Quartz Publishing
Published: Mar 15 2026
Pages: 468
Weight: 1.01
Height: 1.04 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

One call.
One secret.
One man she was never supposed to love.
She never expected her past to answer the call.

Florence is a 911 dispatcher. She's calm under pressure, precise with her words, and trained to carry other people's emergencies without letting them destroy her. When she moves to a new town for a fresh start, she expects long shifts, new voices, and learning unfamiliar streets.

What she doesn't expect is August Calder.

A year ago in Seattle, Florence shared a single night with a stranger. No names. No future. Just heat, honesty, and a connection she never forgot.

Now August is the town's new and youngest, chief of police. He's respected, controlled, and completely off-limits. To make matters worse, Florence's new roommate is his adult daughter, turning an already dangerous attraction into something that could cost them everything.

Florence continues to work dispatch, guiding officers, saving lives, and holding the town together through static-filled nights. Her connection with August deepens in stolen moments and unspoken truths. But in a town where secrets echo and power matters, love isn't just risky. It's combustible.

Restraint is a spicy, age-gap romance about restraint, desire, and what happens when the one person who truly sees you is the one you're never supposed to choose.

What you'll find inside is a steamy small-town age-gap romance with a 15-year difference, a parent and their adult child's best friend, messy power dynamics, and the kind of secrets that are hard to keep when everyone knows everyone. It also includes 911 dispatcher life, crisis-call content, grief, complicated pasts, the lasting impact of losing a parent, alcohol, strong language, and fully consensual open-door spice at about a 4.5 out of 5 heat level. No laws are broken, just a few personal boundaries.

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