Iron & Heartstrings, (Paperback)

<p>He's built a life out of iron and grease.<br>She's built hers out of words and dreams.</p><p><b>Gunnar Hale</b> is fifty-two, broad-shouldered, silver-bearded, and carved from decades of discipline and sacrifice. A retired military veteran and former firefighter forced into early retirement by damaged lungs, he now owns a body shop that smells like oil, metal, and hard-earned survival. Love was something he gave up when his body did.</p><p><b>Maren Calloway</b> is twenty-six, curvy, confident, and quietly strong. A romance author who breeds Clydesdale draft ponies, she spends her days balancing ink-stained fingers and muddy boots. When her truck breaks down outside Gunnar's shop, she doesn't expect kindness-much less the pull she feels toward the man with tired eyes and steady hands.</p><p>Their connection is slow. Intentional. Dangerous.</p><p>Gunnar knows the age gap is a line he shouldn't cross.<br>Maren knows her heart doesn't care.</p><p>As past wounds resurface and fears collide, they must decide if love is worth the risk-or if they'll retreat to the lives they built alone.</p><p><b>Iron &amp; Heartstrings</b> is a steamy, emotional, age-gap romance featuring a protective older hero, a grounded heroine, found family, slow-burn intimacy, and a guaranteed happily ever after.</p><p>Stand-alone<br>Third person POV<br>HEA guaranteed</p>

• Iron & Heartstrings, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798244713817
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-01-20
• Page Count: 204