Don't Blame Me - Softcover

Key, D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1662980779 ISBN 13: 9781662980770

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press, 2026

Synopsis

Amanda lost her husband—and with him, her faith in happily-ever-after.

After another relationship ends miserably, she is ready to stop believing in love altogether. Then fate delivers Cain: gorgeous, younger, unexpected, and nearly impossible to resist.

Cain catapults himself into Amanda’s life with an intensity she never saw coming. The attraction between them is undeniable, awakening feelings and desires she thought belonged to another chapter of her life. But desire is one thing. Trust is another.

As Cain professes his feelings for her, Amanda can't escape the question lingering beneath their growing connection: Is what he feels real, or is she allowing her heart to become part of someone else's game?

She knows she should protect herself. She knows what it costs to lose someone you love and how painful it can be to believe in the wrong person. But knowing better doesn't make resisting Cain any easier.

Don't Blame Me is a passionate romance about loss, vulnerability, second chances, and the unexpected complications of falling for someone who challenges everything you thought you knew about yourself. As Amanda risks opening her heart again, she must decide whether protecting herself from another heartbreak is worth walking away from a love she never expected to find.

Because sometimes desire is stronger than self-control—and who could blame her?

About this title

About the Author

D. Key is a lifelong writer whose love of storytelling began with her father, a poet and storyteller who encouraged creativity in his children. She began writing poetry at a young age, using words to navigate heartbreak and express hope, joy, and the complexities of life.

Her appreciation for literature deepened under the influence of a high school teacher who showed her how vividly poems and stories could come alive. Over the years, D. has written countless poems and several children's books, but Don't Blame Me marks her debut as a published novelist. After becoming a widow, she decided life was too short not to live-and write-bravely.

D. lives in the South with her cat, Venus. She is the mother of two daughters and "Honey" to a granddaughter, and draws inspiration from writers and storytellers across poetry, fiction, film, and music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1662980779
• ISBN 13: 9781662980770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160