The Grumpy CEO Downstairs

A Later-in-Life Romantic Comedy, Book #5

The Grumpy CEO Neighbor That I Detest Stole My Heart

Retirement was peaceful—sweet tea, porch gossip, and zero romantic drama—until Maxwell J. Grant moved downstairs. He’s a brooding ex-CEO with sharp suits, guarded eyes, and a knack for making my walls shake with judgment.

I’m Southern warmth. He’s emotional ice.

We clash. We snipe. One ceiling apart, he finds a million ways to get under my skin: We collide in mailrooms and laundry rooms—and somehow, the tension between us is growing.

My grumpy neighbor is irresistible. He listens too closely, sees too deeply, and makes me feel something I was done chasing.

But Maxwell has secrets—ones that seep through floorboards and shift the ground beneath us. When truth erupts between us, I’ll have to decide:

Is he the man I misjudged… or the heartbreak I’m walking into with open arms?

The Grumpy CEO Downstairs is Book #5 of the Cherry Lane Series, a heartwarming small-town romance bursting with sass, sparks, and laugh-out-loud moments. Come for the swoony love story, stay for the quirky neighbors, meddling family, and front porch drama—all sealed with biblical principles.