The Problem Series by M.E. Clayton

Is age really nothing but a number?Sayer Hayes sure thinks so. At thirty-five, Sayer is one of Silias County’s best firefighters, and looking at him, you can’t help but think of calendars that may stay on one month all year long, depending on the month.Single, gorgeous, and determined, Sayer has it bad for his new neighbor. However, for all his calendar-worthy attributes, she barely even looks at him, and Sayer’s patience is running out... moreIs age really nothing but a number?Sayer Hayes sure thinks so. At thirty-five, Sayer is one of Silias County’s best firefighters, and looking at him, you can’t help but think of calendars that may stay on one month all year long, depending on the month.Single, gorgeous, and determined, Sayer has it bad for his new neighbor. However, for all his calendar-worthy attributes, she barely even looks at him, and Sayer’s patience is running out.Is age really nothing but a number?Monroe Stewart doesn’t think so. Knocking on forty’s door, Monroe is one of Silias County’s building inspectors, and looking at her, you’d think she had her life together. She’s a homeowner, for Christ’s sake.Divorced, tired, and dealing with a teenage daughter and idiot ex-husband, Monroe doesn’t have time to lust over her younger, sexy, and gorgeous neighbor, no matter how many times he washes his car shirtless.When Sayer overhears Monroe’s ex-husband accuse her of still pining over him, Sayer steps in and lies his ass off, hoping to salvage Monroe’s pride. Monroe lets the lie play out, and that’s all Sayer needs to get his foot in the door.Between a douchebag ex-husband, a temperamental teenage daughter, a conniving co-worker, a matchmaking best friend, two idiot brothers, a station full of firefighters, a nosey neighbor, and a wedding-planning fireman whose determination rivals Stalin, Sayer and Monroe have their work cut out for them.Together, they do their best to tip-toe around the landmines called life. But even if it does all blow up in their faces, being blown to bits and pieces never felt so good. less

Is age really just nothing but a number?It depends on who you ask.SayerSayer Hayes was rocking the hell out of his adult life. At thirty-five, he’d given up on apartments and was finally a homeowner and was proud of it. He was also one of Silias County’s best firefighters, and he was one of the best they had. With a great family, two annoying but loyal brothers, and a satisfying career, Sayer had it made. The man really had nothing to complain about.Actually, that’s not true... moreIs age really just nothing but a number?It depends on who you ask.SayerSayer Hayes was rocking the hell out of his adult life. At thirty-five, he’d given up on apartments and was finally a homeowner and was proud of it. He was also one of Silias County’s best firefighters, and he was one of the best they had. With a great family, two annoying but loyal brothers, and a satisfying career, Sayer had it made. The man really had nothing to complain about.Actually, that’s not true. He has one, teensy, tiny, little, minor issue that’s keeping him up at night, and he needs to do something about it soon or go crazy. Sayer has it bad for his next-door neighbor, and for all his calendar-worthy attributes, she barely even looks at him. It’s been two months of waiting for Monroe Stewart to notice him, but now it’s time to do something about it.MonroeMonroe was kind of rocking the hell out of her adult life. Knocking on forty’s door, she had her own home but that was a result of her divorce. As far as her career was concerned, her promotion to one of Silias County’s building inspectors had come just in time to start the new phase of her life. Though she’s had to adjust to a lot of changes, she was doing her best to welcome the new changes.Actually, that’s not true. She has quite a bit of issues that she’s still struggling with, and sometimes she feels those issues like an albatross around her neck. With an unhappy teenage daughter, a douchebag of an ex-husband, and the sexy neighbor who keeps washing his car shirtless, Monroe is juggling a lot of fragile balls in the air. Did she mention that her sexy neighbor is also a firefighter? Swoon.When age is just a number…When Sayer overhears Monroe’s ex-husband accuse her of still pining over him, Sayer steps in and lies his ass off, hoping Monroe will just go with it. Hoping that the hero role will win him some points, all he needs is to get his foot in the door to finally make Monroe Stewart his.When Monroe’s ex-husband accuses her of still pining over him, she’s too stunned by his audacity to stop Sayer Hayes from jumping into the mess of her dead marriage. Letting pride decide for her, she follows her sexy neighbor’s lead, not suspecting that he has ulterior motives in mind.Between a crappy ex-husband, an emotional teenage daughter, a conniving co-worker, a matchmaking best friend, two idiot brothers, a station full of firefighters, a nosey neighbor, and a wedding-planning fireman whose determination rivals Stalin, Sayer and Monroe have their work cut out for them. This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, and an out-of-control wedding planner. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase. less

Is it really just sports we’re talking about here?It depends on who you ask.NathanNathan Hayes was rocking the hell out of his adult life. At thirty-three, he was a retired professional baseball player, and was the proud owner of a discrete, quiet, private penthouse safe from groupies and paparazzi. With a great family, two annoying but loyal brothers, and more money than he’ll ever need, Nathan was doing better than half the country and he never took it for granted.Actually, that’s not true... moreIs it really just sports we’re talking about here?It depends on who you ask.NathanNathan Hayes was rocking the hell out of his adult life. At thirty-three, he was a retired professional baseball player, and was the proud owner of a discrete, quiet, private penthouse safe from groupies and paparazzi. With a great family, two annoying but loyal brothers, and more money than he’ll ever need, Nathan was doing better than half the country and he never took it for granted.Actually, that’s not true. Nathan has taken some things for granted, and one of those things is the assumption that he’s everyone’s favorite baseball player. When he strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eight-year-old next-door neighbor, his ego gets a reality check when the little guy schools him in sports stats. All sports stats. Not to mention, what happens when Nathan meets the boy’s mother.AndreaAndrea Miller was trying to rock the hell out of her adult life. At thirty, she owned her own condo, has written a few books, and was one of the best literary editors around. She also had a great son, and though divorced, her ex-husband wasn’t a bad person. Life had thrown them all a curveball, and they’ve all been doing their best to learn from it. Now, she prided herself on being ready for anything.Actually, that’s not true. Andrea has been through a divorce, has a sick son, and a best friend who keeps pushing her to go out and get laid, so you would think that she’s ready for crazy. Well, she isn’t ready for the bizarre relationship that her son strikes up with Nathan Hayes, retired professional baseball player. Though he seems a bit crazy, did she mention that he’s also gorgeous as sin? Swoon.When sports are the center of the universe…When Nathan overhears Andrea’s son prattle on about how Nathan Hayes, the recently retired Condors shortstop, is just good, Nathan can’t help but feel it’s his duty to set the kid back on the right path. However, on his way to confront the misguided child, he’s introduced to Andrea Miller.When Andrea opens her front door to Nathan Hayes, she has no idea who he is or what his problem is. So, she can only watch in stunned surprise when her son and Nathan embark on an incredible sports debate inside her living room. She quickly begins to wonder just how crazy Nathan Hayes really is.Between a kid who knows more about sports than anyone should know, an ex-husband who is still very much in the picture, a pro-one-night stand best friend, two idiot brothers, and an eager wedding planner, Nathan and Andrea have their work cut out for them.NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, and an out-of-control wedding planner. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase. less

Is dating really all that difficult to do?It depends on who you ask.GideonGideon Hayes was rocking the hell out of his adult life. At thirty-five, Gideon was a homeowner, contract engineer, and though moody, lived a pretty pleasant life. In business with his father, he was successful and liked his life the way it was. With a great family, two annoying but loyal brothers, and the freedom to live his life any way he chose, there wasn’t much to complain about.Actually, that’s not true... moreIs dating really all that difficult to do?It depends on who you ask.GideonGideon Hayes was rocking the hell out of his adult life. At thirty-five, Gideon was a homeowner, contract engineer, and though moody, lived a pretty pleasant life. In business with his father, he was successful and liked his life the way it was. With a great family, two annoying but loyal brothers, and the freedom to live his life any way he chose, there wasn’t much to complain about.Actually, that’s not true. Gideon has one issue that he can do without, though he would never admit it. His mother was a smother-mother, and she was obsessed with his dating life, especially now that his two brothers were married with families. However, Gideon doesn’t need his mother’s help getting awful dates because he can do that on his own. Case in point, Echo Woodward.EchoEcho Woodward was definitely not rocking the hell out of her adult life. Even though she had a great job as a high school math teacher and just bought her first house, she still had lingering issues from her divorce that she was working hard to get past. With only herself to count on, she wasn’t about to let herself down again. She wasn’t about to let anyone kill her positivity again.Actually, that’s not true. Echo has one issue and it’s a big one. Her new next-door neighbor is a conceited jackass of the highest order. Now, while she has every reason to be, she wasn’t a manhater. Echo doesn’t believe that one bad apple is a representation of the entire basketful. However, Gideon Hayes is testing her generosity. Did she mention that he’s too gorgeous to be real, though? Swoon.When dating isn’t for the timid…When Gideon mistakes a business meeting for another set-up by his meddling mother, he’s beyond rude to the woman, and she’s beyond pissed by his rudeness. After he finds out that Echo Woodware is his new neighbor, that just adds to the disaster. Still, that doesn’t mean he’s not attracted to her.When Echo finds herself on the receiving end of a case of mistaken identity, she gives as good as she gets. After giving Gideon Hayes a piece of her mind, she’s less than thrilled when she discovers that he’s her new neighbor. Though she does her best to avoid him, Gideon isn’t that easy to ignore.Between a new job, moving to a new town, a piece of crap ex-husband, a meddling mother, two idiot brothers, a home renovation project, and an enthusiastic wedding planner, Gideon and Echo have their work cut out for them.NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, and an out-of-control wedding planner. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase. less