Title: Taylor’s Father
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Age Gap (17 Years), Best Guy Friend’s Father
Single Dad, Forbidden, Second Chance
Protective Hero, Sassy Heroine
Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs
Photographer: Brennen McMurray
Model: Levi Stocke
Release Date: February 22, 2026
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance…
When my best friend Taylor gifted me a vacation at a resort owned by his grandparents, the last thing I expected was to bond with a man seventeen years older.
Tate was also vacationing alone.
He’d come to Midnight Key to clear his head and reevaluate his life.
I’d come to get over my high school sweetheart who’d dumped me.
I’d spotted the brawny, tattooed Adonis in the lobby on the first day and thought he had to be someone’s hot dad.
But then we matched on an app that paired single men and women by proximity.
The problem was? At nineteen—almost twenty—I’d lied and said I was twenty-nine.
Tate outed me on our first date, and I fessed up to my real age.
But we continued to run into each other.
And eventually we found our connection was too magnetic to deny.
While we agreed to only use first names and to part ways at the end of the trip, I’d really fallen for Tate.
I never forgot him and knew he was the one who got away.
Remember that guy friend who gifted me the trip?
Well, four years later, Taylor got married.
He’d been estranged from his dad for years, though recently they’d reconnected.
What I didn’t know was that the man I’d had that torrid affair with at the resort would be standing next to Taylor in the receiving line.
My dream man Tate? Was Taylor’s father.
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
- 17-YEAR AGE GAP
- BEST GUY FRIEND’S FATHER
- SINGLE DAD
- FORBIDDEN
- SECOND CHANCE
- PROTECTIVE HERO
- SASSY HEROINE
Review
NO SPOILERS!
Penelope Ward completely outdid herself with Taylor’s Father, and it is by far one of my TOP favorite solo books from her to date and one of my favorite age-gap romances ever!
It was steamy, funny, swoony, romantic, emotional, and entertaining, and I adored every single moment of their journey to happily ever after and was ecstatic with the conclusion, especially the last line. :)
Absolutely chef’s kiss all around and a MUST READ, as usual! It will definitely be one of my favorite books of the year!
Proofread for author.
5 STARS
About Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
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