A Forbidden, Small-Town, Age-Gap Love Story Built to Break Hearts and Heal Them Again
When twenty-five-year-old artist Lila Grant comes home to nanny for her best friend’s siblings, she doesn’t expect to fall for her best friend’s father.
Ethan Brooks is forty-three, a recently divorced contractor with a house full of kids and a heart he swore he’d never risk again.
One summer under the same roof shatters every rule they thought they lived by.
Late-night porch talks turn into stolen glances. Glances turn into touch. And when their secret comes to light, it threatens to destroy the only family either of them has left.
It’s a story about boundaries, forgiveness, and the quiet kind of love that builds something lasting out of brokenness.
Story Overview
- Title: The Space Between Us
- Genre: Contemporary Romance
- Subgenre: Small-town, Age-Gap, Best Friend’s Father
- Length: ~75,000 words
- Tone: Emotional, sensual, redemptive, and deeply character-driven
- HEA: Yes (full emotional resolution, found-family ending)
Included in This Package
Full Chapter-by-Chapter Outline (20 Chapters)
A complete 75,000-word story structure with:
- Defined acts, major romance beats, and escalating emotional tension
- Scene-level pacing that builds to an explosive third act
- Chapter endings crafted with cliffhangers or emotional turns
Scene Index Sheet (CSV File Included)
- 65 fully developed scenes with POV, setting, goal/conflict/outcome, and emotional beat
- Spreadsheet-ready for Scrivener, Notion, Plottr, or any outlining app
- Perfect pacing reference for ghostwriters and developmental editors
Complete Character Cards (5 Main Characters)
Each includes:
- Physical and personality descriptions
- Core flaws, fears, hidden desires, and emotional wounds
- Dialogue style, defense mechanisms, and stress responses
- Growth arc and emotional resolution
- Secondary characters (siblings, daughter) that reinforce central themes
Genre-Expected Tropes
- Age gap (43-year-old gruff single dad / 25-year-old artistic heroine)
- Best friend’s father
- Forbidden love / living under one roof
- Emotional slow burn → secret affair → public fallout → redemption
- Found family and forgiveness ending
Why Authors Love This Package
This isn’t just an outline; it’s a blueprint for an emotional bestseller.
Every chapter, conflict, and turning point has been carefully designed for maximum tension, empathy, and payoff.
Writers can step directly into drafting mode with a story that already hits every major romance beat readers expect.
Use it as a:
- Complete ghostwriting foundation
- Book 1 in an emotional small-town series
- Scripted framework for AI-assisted novel generation
Perfect For
- Romance ghostwriters, story developers, or KDP authors seeking a pre-built, emotionally satisfying plot
- Writers who want to skip the outlining phase and dive straight into drafting
- Book coaches and editors who need a model story for client training