single mom, reformed rake, climate fiction, forced proximity, age gap, love over forty and "A smoldering romance of slightly forbidden love in the throes of a disaster. and " and "The relationship between the characters feels familiar and real. and " ~ Booklife ReviewNo flirting. No Dating. No sex. Those are the rules pediatric surgeon Derek Foret lives by during his three-month fast from women. He's trying to end the toxic dating patterns that have kept him from experiencing real love. And one look into Amira's soulful eyes shows Derek a future he only dreamed was possible.Therapist Amira MacKenzie knows a player on sight, and she sees WARNING written all over Derek.Then their city floods, and Amira has no choice but to accept the safe harbor Derek offers her and her child.In the weeks they're stuck together, love blooms. But for this love to take root, both Amira and Derek will have to learn to tell the difference between the storms that rage outside and the ones they brew inside their minds.