Dating After The Wreckage

Dating after fifty should come with a warning label. And possibly a designated driver.

Maggie Callahan is fifty-seven, divorced after thirty-one years, and discovering that modern dating is a complete fucking circus. Apparently, everybody online is ten years younger, every other man is holding a fish, and honesty has become an optional subscription feature.

Jack Mercer is sixty, widowed, and absolutely fine. Just ask him. Hell tell you hes fine until somebody points out that hes been hiding behind grief, bad decisions, and enough dating disasters to qualify for frequent-flyer miles.

Neither one planned on starting over. Neither one knows what the hell theyre doing. And neither is particularly interested in another relationship that requires sacrificing their dignity, sanity, or favorite side of the bed.

Welcome to Dating After the Wreckage, where second chances arrive with baggage, adult children have opinions nobody requested, dating profiles belong in the fiction section, and sex after fifty comes with reading glasses, Advil, and a few unexpected logistical challenges.

Through thirty chapters of outrageous dating disasters, brutal honesty, laugh-out-loud conversations, and surprisingly tender moments, Maggie and Jack discover that finding somebody new isnt nearly as difficult as figuring out who you are after losing the life you thought youd have forever.

But beneath the profanity, questionable decisions, and spectacular romantic misfires lies something more important: learning to recognize red flags, stop repeating familiar mistakes, respect your own boundaries, and understand that happiness after heartbreak isnt betrayal.

This isnt another self-help book telling you to love yourself while standing in front of a mirror reciting inspirational bullshit.

Its a fictional story about two beautifully imperfect adults discovering that healing isnt pretty, love isnt always convenient, and sometimes the best thing you can do is laugh at the wreckage before building something better.

Raw, R-rated, unapologetically funny, and unexpectedly moving, Dating After the Wreckage is Book 4 of 27 in the PhishStones Second Act Self-Help Series. Every book features a completely standalone story, unforgettable characters, and life lessons hidden inside the entertainment.

Because starting over doesnt mean starting from scratch. It means finally knowing which bullshit youre no longer willing to put up with.