Fifteen years ago, the Match determined their futures. It also tore them apart.MacKenzie thought she'd put Evan behind her. Their breakup during internship year—after they failed to match in the same city—left scars that time and distance never quite healed. Now a single mom focused on her son, the last thing she expects is to run into her ex-fiancé at an elite swim academy. The same Evan. The same chemistry. And all the feelings she thought she'd buried? Back with a vengeance.
Evan never thought he’d see MacKenzie again—especially not near a pool, given her complicated history with water. Their breakup was messy, their silence even messier. But seeing her now stirs up questions he thought he’d resolved: What really happened back then? Could they ever make it work now? And with their exes suddenly playing matchmaker, is fate giving them one last chance… or setting them up for heartbreak all over again?
Fifteen years later, they’ll have to decide—was their biggest mistake letting go… or trying again?
Genre: Romance
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Second Chance, First Love, He Falls First, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Grumpy x Sunshine, Meddling Exes, Everyone Can See It, Multiple POV, Big City Setting
Trigger / CW: Grief, Divorce, Explicit Language, Alcohol Abuse/Addiction/Use, Mental Health Topics, Sexual Assault (off-page), Sexual Content
Spice Warning: Spicy (explicit)
Author: D. W. Brooks
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: 248
Publication Date: June 18, 2025
ISBN: 979-8989080762
Series: Meet Your Match Book One
D. W. Brooks is an author who has independently published three romantic suspense books and two contemporary romance novels. Writing stories about people who looked like her was D. W.’s first career goal at age eight, but without understanding how to achieve those goals at that time, she moved to dream number two: medicine. Although health problems later in life altered those plans, she is grateful to have been given another opportunity to live out her writing dreams. In addition to writing books, D. W. is also a retired ophthalmologist and a kidney transplant recipient of over eight years. She is originally from Alabama but now lives outside of Houston with her husband, daughter, and son when he's not in school.
Fifteen years ago, the Match determined their futures. It also tore them apart.MacKenzie thought she'd put Evan behind her. Their breakup during internship year—after they failed to match in the same city—left scars that time and distance never quite healed. Now a single mom focused on her son, the last thing she expects is to run into her ex-fiancé at an elite swim academy. The same Evan. The same chemistry. And all the feelings she thought she'd buried? Back with a vengeance.
Evan never thought he’d see MacKenzie again—especially not near a pool, given her complicated history with water. Their breakup was messy, their silence even messier. But seeing her now stirs up questions he thought he’d resolved: What really happened back then? Could they ever make it work now? And with their exes suddenly playing matchmaker, is fate giving them one last chance… or setting them up for heartbreak all over again?
Fifteen years later, they’ll have to decide—was their biggest mistake letting go… or trying again?
Genre: Romance
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Second Chance, First Love, He Falls First, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Grumpy x Sunshine, Meddling Exes, Everyone Can See It, Multiple POV, Big City Setting
Trigger / CW: Grief, Divorce, Explicit Language, Alcohol Abuse/Addiction/Use, Mental Health Topics, Sexual Assault (off-page), Sexual Content
Spice Warning: Spicy (explicit)
Author: D. W. Brooks
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: 248
Publication Date: June 18, 2025
ISBN: 979-8989080762
Series: Meet Your Match Book One
D. W. Brooks is an author who has independently published three romantic suspense books and two contemporary romance novels. Writing stories about people who looked like her was D. W.’s first career goal at age eight, but without understanding how to achieve those goals at that time, she moved to dream number two: medicine. Although health problems later in life altered those plans, she is grateful to have been given another opportunity to live out her writing dreams. In addition to writing books, D. W. is also a retired ophthalmologist and a kidney transplant recipient of over eight years. She is originally from Alabama but now lives outside of Houston with her husband, daughter, and son when he's not in school.
