Laid off from her job and evicted from her condo, life couldn't get much worse for Melinda Atkins. When Dylan Maguire invites her to stay with him, the strings attached are more than Mel is ready to take on. After all, she's ten years older than him, and more years than that separate her and the models he photographs. It's inevitable that he will lose interest.Dylan has tried everything else to convince the woman he loves that he's forever material, that their age difference means nothing to him. Now he's out of options. Afraid he's on the cusp of losing it all, Dylan submits an application for help.