Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

She also gives off a 95-year-old vibe, as Teddy Prescott laughingly tells her when they first meet at a gas station. She’s there 24/7, except when she dashes out on an errand for one of the residents, and obsessively checks all doors and locks, is available at a moment’s notice whenever needed, and takes her job very, very seriously. Ruthie Midona is a 25-year-old who seems to have found her niche, living on-site in a cottage at the retirement community where she works. But when she finds out Teddy’s father’s only fixing up the retirement home to sell it, putting everything she cares about in jeopardy, she’s left wondering if Teddy’s magic was all just a façade.įrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine comes the clever, funny, and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two old women-under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home manager. He might even remind Ruthie what it’s like to be young and fun again. He’ll do repairs around the property, make the residents laugh, and charm the entire villa. He’ll pick up Chanel gowns from the dry cleaner and cut Big Macs into bite-sized bits. Ruthie doesn’t count on the fact that in Teddy Prescott, the Biddies may have finally met their match. Offering up Teddy seems like a surefire way to get rid of the tall, handsome, unnerving man who won’t stop getting under her skin. The women are ninety-year-old, four-foot-tall menaces, and not one of their assistants has lasted a full week. Her two wealthiest and most eccentric residents have just placed an ad (yet another!) seeking a new personal assistant to torment. Teddy agrees-he can change a few lightbulbs and clip some hedges, no sweat. He’ll let Teddy stay in one of the on-site cottages at the retirement home, but only if he works to earn his keep. When Teddy needs a place to crash, his father seizes the chance to get him to grow up. Teddy Prescott has spent the last few years partying, sleeping in late, tattooing himself when bored, and generally not taking life too seriously-something his father, who dreams of grooming Teddy into his successor, can’t understand.

Somewhere along the way, she’s forgotten that she’s young and beautiful, and that there’s a world outside of work-until she meets the son of the property developer who just acquired the retirement center. Ruthie Midona has worked the front desk at the Providence Luxury Retirement Villa for six years, dedicating her entire adult life to caring for the Villa’s residents, maintaining the property (with an assist from DIY YouTube tutorials), and guarding the endangered tortoises that live in the Villa’s gardens. Distraction (n): an extreme agitation of the mind or emotions.

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne