Love has its ups and its downs-excitement, drama, and for some of us, too many disasters to count. It can be elusive, or something you have to fight for. But it doesn't always have to be like that. Sometimes love comes easy, without any struggle at all.Kate lives a comfortable life but has never really been in love. She's never given it that much thought, just assumed it would happen when it happened.Hoop has already experienced the highs and lows of marriage…especially the lows. He and his ex, Holly,are divorced but live two doors away from each other-her idea, not his. When Kate moves into the house between them, Hoop is immediately attracted to this very likeable woman, and Holly finds herself wondering whether divorcing him might not have been the biggest mistake of her life. Su Tipple has been writing stories since she was little. For several years she's enjoyed playing in the magical world of Harry Potter created by J.K. Rowling, writing and editing fanfiction. She decided to write a romance novel set in the real world, mostly just to see if she could do it. After poking away at it for ten years she made a New Year's Resolution to finish, and here we are.