A Time to Keep — Curtiss Ann Matlock

To formidable financier Jason Kenyon, young Lauren Howard was warmth in the winter, a sunny smile in the darkest night. Weighted with responsibilities, he longed to taste sweet freedom in her arms. Old enough to be her father, he cursed his unseemly affection and endured the bitter ache of unfulfilled desire .. . .

Lauren's pain had given her maturity beyond her years. To her, Jason's silvered hair and manly ruggedness merely enhanced his inner passion. She had to convince him that age didn't matter--there was no right and wrong--only a man and a woman seeking precious time to share .. . .