Mark Dauphin loves his nephews, Sam and Logan, and he'll do anything his brother-in-law Cole asks, but when Cole wants Mark to play nice with Stefano Magnussi, Mark isn't sure he can comply. Stefano is hotter than fire, but Mark can't see past the fact that Stefano is one of those guys, the type of men who date guys half their age, the type of guys who made Mark give up on dating.<br><br>Of course, a little wine and several cocktails later, Mark finds himself dropping more than his defenses with Stefano. But when Logan and the rest of Mark's family surprise them in the morning, Mark and Stefano are suddenly at odds.<br><br>When Logan's ego is wounded, not only does Mark find himself desperate to fix his relationship with his nephew, but he also questions whether his night with this beautiful man meant anything to either of them. Mark isn't given much time to reflect though, as the war that's been brewing between the shivers comes to a violent head, and he soon learns that sometimes you just have to trust in those around you.

Mark's Midlife

“Oui,” Margaux said. “It often seems like amateur hour when we meet those groups.”


“Yes, but we love the Richardson-Smith-Laniers,” Mr. Jamieson said with a big smile that once again made me want to pinch his cheeks.


“So is Dauphin Cove mainly a retirement community?” Stefano asked.


“Don’t we wish,” Mrs. Jamieson said. “We do get a lot of retirees, like me and Phil.”


“And there are people who have lived here their whole lives,” Margaux said. “You’d be amazed how many people I meet who went to school with Mark and Emily.”


“We have a few new businesses that have settled here,” Mr. Jamieson said. “The town does like to give out tax breaks.”


“One of your classmates manufactures surfboards, kayaks, and small sail boats,” Margaux said. “That place has offered a lot of jobs.”


“Most of the people who come into the diner are either guests of your hotel who came to see the dolphins or regulars,” Mrs. Jamieson said.


Chapter 60