Dad’s Best Friend
He was always off-limits. That was the whole problem. The Dad’s Best Friend series is a set of standalone forbidden age-gap romances with silver-fox heroes, secret affairs, and a happily ever after worth the risk. All Piper Kane books are free in Kindle Unlimited.
Locked in with Dad’s Best Friend
MIA
I never expected to find him here at my family’s lake house - my father’s former commander, all raw power and quiet intensity. Axel Hawke is nothing like the boys my age, with his battle-hardened body and eyes that see right through me. He’s twice my age and completely off-limits, but that doesn’t matter to me. When a storm forces us to share a tiny cottage, the heat between us becomes a flame. But can I convince this disciplined warrior that what we have is worth fighting for?
AXEL
I came to reconnect with my old commander, not to fall for his beautiful daughter. But Mia Collins lights up every dark corner of my soul with her bright spirit and fierce heart. At forty-eight, I know better than to want someone so young, so pure. Yet when fate traps us together during a raging storm, my control shatters. Now I’ve betrayed my mentor’s trust and broken my own rules. I tried walking away to protect her, but some battles are worth losing everything for - and Mia is mine to protect, to cherish… to love.
Tropes: Navy SEAL, DBF, only one bed, and others!
Summer with Dad’s Best Friend
HEATHER
Grieving my father’s death wasn’t supposed to lead me to his best friend’s bed. But here in Jonathan’s stunning Tuscan villa, surrounded by beauty and art, I’m seeing him in a new light. At forty, he’s sophisticated, powerful, and nothing like the boys my age. His gentle encouragement of my art and the way his dark eyes follow my curves make me feel things I shouldn’t for my guardian. One dance at a Florence gala changes everything - now I’m falling for the one man who’s absolutely forbidden.
JONATHAN
Taking in my late friend’s teenage daughter was meant to be an act of honor - not temptation. But watching Heather bloom in the Italian sunshine, her artistic passion matching her innocent sensuality, makes me question everything. I’m twice her age and her guardian, yet every time I look at her, my control slips further. When a thunderstorm traps us together, I know I should resist… but some desires are stronger than duty. Now I have to choose between honoring my friend’s memory or fighting for the curvy beauty who’s painted herself into my heart.
Tropes: billionaire, BBW, guardian/ward, first time, forced proximity, age gap, praise, dirty talk, and others!
Santa is Dad’s Best Friend
HOLLY
Working as head elf wasn’t exactly my dream job after my fashion career crashed and burned. Then I saw who’s playing Santa - Nick Winters, my dad’s best friend and my teenage crush all grown up. At forty-two, he’s even sexier than I remember, and the way he fills out that red suit should be illegal. Our secret encounters in Santa’s workshop are supposed to be just holiday fun… until a positive pregnancy test turns my Christmas affair into a package I wasn’t expecting to deliver.
NICK
I knew taking the mall Santa job was a mistake the moment Holly Bennett walked in. My best friend’s daughter isn’t the awkward teenager I remember - she’s all curves and confidence in that elf costume, making my North Pole rise every time she sits on my lap. Behind the scenes, our stolen kisses turn into something steamier than hot cocoa. But when Holly starts avoiding me, I discover Christmas isn’t the only surprise package coming. Now I have to decide: keep playing it safe, or fight for the woman who’s made me believe in Christmas magic again - even if it means risking my best friend’s wrath.
Tropes: Dad’s Best Friend, age gap, Santa, surprise pregnancy, workplace romance, and more!
Falling for Dad’s Best Friend
BEA
I never expected my new guardian to be a cold-hearted billionaire with eyes that could freeze fire. But beneath Caleb Miller’s icy exterior, I glimpse moments of warmth that make my heart race. At eighteen, I know I’m too young, too curvy, too small-town for his sophisticated world. Yet every time he looks at me, really looks at me, I feel beautiful. Wanted. I should stop dreaming about my guardian’s forbidden touch… but my heart won’t listen.
CALEB
Becoming guardian to my late friend’s teenage daughter was meant to be an obligation, nothing more. Instead, Bea’s innocence and curves are a temptation I fight daily to resist. At forty-two, I’m too cynical, too damaged to deserve her sunshine smile. But watching her discover the wonders of my world through fresh eyes makes me feel alive again. Now, I realize I have a choice: let my fears destroy the best thing that’s ever happened to me, or fight through hell to win back the curvy beauty who sees the man I could be.
Tropes: billionaire, BBW, guardian/ward, first time, forced proximity, age gap, praise, dirty talk, and others!
Curves for Dad’s Best Friend
MIA
The last person I expected to walk into my bakery was Jack Lawson - my father’s best friend, the silver fox who starred in all my teenage fantasies, and the man who broke my heart one scorching summer ago. Now he’s back, successful and sexier than ever at forty-five, looking at my curves like he wants to devour them. My head says to stick to baking my famous cinnamon rolls, but my heart remembers the taste of his kisses. When he starts showing up every morning for coffee and heated glances, I realize I’m not the only one craving a second helping of what we once had.
JACK
Walking into Sweet Dreams Bakery was a mistake. One look at Leah Thompson - all grown up, dusted in flour, and curvier than sin - and I’m seventeen years of regret too late to walk back out. She’s half my age and my best friend’s daughter, completely off-limits… again. But watching her build her dreams, one delicious treat at a time, makes me hungry for more than just her baking. This time, I’m not letting my past steal my future. I’ll prove to my curvy baker that some things are worth the wait - and she’s the sweetest temptation of all.
Tropes: second chance, BBW, age gap, secret romance, praise, dirty talk, and others!
Returning to Dad’s Best Friend
SOPHIA
I came home to figure out my future, not to fall for my dad’s best friend. But Jake Hawkins isn’t the same firefighter who used to give me piggyback rides - he’s all grown up, tattooed, and setting my world ablaze with every smoldering glance. At forty-one, he’s twice my age and completely off-limits. Our secret meetings at Sunset Cliffs should feel wrong, but his strong arms and heated kisses feel like coming home. When he risks his life to save mine from a raging fire, I realize some flames are worth getting burned by.
JAKE
I’ve watched Sophia Reynolds grow up, but nothing prepared me for the woman she’s become. Twenty years her senior and her father’s best friend, I know I should stay away. Yet every time she walks into a room, my firefighter’s discipline goes up in smoke. Our stolen moments are pure gasoline on an already dangerous fire. When I almost lose her in the flames, I realize I have to choose: walk away to keep the peace, or fight like hell for the one woman who makes my heart beat again - even if it means losing my best friend in the process.
Tropes: firefighter, forbidden, age gap, praise, dirty talk, and others!