Ain't Too Old to Grind (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798270537593)

Cleopatra Jones has spent her life on top-first as a stunning supermodel and now as the successful owner of Atlanta's hottest vegan restaurant, Soulful Food. But at 55 years old, she has closed off her heart to love and focused solely on building her successful business alongside her daughter and business partner, Sophie. That is until, 35-year-old supermodel Destiny Jackson walks into her restaurant and turns Cleopatra's carefully curated life upside down.

Destiny is everything she never knew she wanted, but with a 20-year age difference and scars from past relationships, Cleopatra is afraid to open up her heart again. Will Cleopatra let go of her past and open up to a future with Destiny? Or will fear hold her back from savoring life's most delectable dish? Set against the backdrop of Atlanta's food and fashion scene, Ain't Too Old to Grind is a steamy age-gap romance that proves love knows no bounds.

Themes and Tropes: age-gap romance, second chance at love, age-positive romance, fear of vulnerability, family and legacy, personal growth and creativity, courage to love, opposites attract, workplace/passion-driven setting, the reluctant lover, younger lover as the initiator, overcoming emotional baggage, supportive family, southern charm and glamour, food as a metaphor for love, happily ever after.