Forever Jesse by Jasper T. Knight

My name is Jesse Ryan. I’m thirty, single, and raising my daughter alone. I’m a construction worker in Arkansas, and in the summer of 2010, I knew I’d need some help with my nine year-old daughter, Scout. That’s when eighteen year old September Dawson comes back into my life. I haven’t seen her for years. September is now a beautiful woman, and a very resourceful one at that. She effectively ambushes a romance that is barely off the ground between me and a neighbor and doesn’t stop there.

Suffice it to say by summer’s end, I’m hers in every way. Yeah, I get that there’s a twelve year age difference, but despite my better judgement and solid resolve, the heart wants what the heart wants. And that brings us to now. We’ve managed to keep our relationship discreet, but at the same time, planning our future together. I’m preparing to start my own business, and September is preparing to start her freshman year of college. Then we get . . . the news. And everything we’ve been planning is suddenly and inexplicably torn from us. Now decisions need to be made, and everyone looks to me to be the one to make them. But how can I make a decision that will be in everyone’s best interest?