Love in the Margins of Time. "Ctrl + Heart.": (Series 2, Book 12)

By Wayne J. Gombar

STYLE GUIDE FOR A LIFE THAT FITS
A slow-burn, single-dad romance
Tagline:
Some love stories start with fireworks. Alyssa Chen would settle for legible signage.
Back-cover copy ( 190 words):
Alyssa Chen designs the kind of typography that keeps panic from winning-clear labels, merciful margins, no glitter. Mark Taylor teaches history with the same conviction: good rules make room for real life. When a forum argument about type spills into a city of murals and small, honest Thursdays, they write a plan instead of a fairy tale-no labels, no photos, and a bail phrase called printer jam.
What begins as two rooms kept tidy-her studio, his stoop-grows by careful inches: sister dinners, best-friend soup, a mural tour, a buzzer name in ten-point type. Co-parenting with grace means "friend" in kid rooms and "girlfriend" only where grown-ups vote. And when the first introduction arrives by paper boats on a shallow stream, they end "at still curious," on purpose.
In a neighborhood where petitions save red lines and handrails are heroes, Alyssa and Mark learn that love doesn't have to be a cliff. It can be a structure. It can be a style guide. And sometimes the quietest chapter is the one that holds.
Perfect for readers who love: Single-dad + co-parenting done with dignityUltra-slow burn, closed-door intimacy, big-hearted friendsFound family, community art, gentle competence"Rules are handrails" love stories that feel lived-inContent notes: closed-door intimacy; low angst; co-parenting & divorce handled respectfully.
Comparable vibes: Emily Henry's tenderness, Katherine Center's heart, Abby Jimenez's warmth-filtered through a designer's clean lines.

About The Author

Wayne J. Gombar is a contemporary romance author obsessed with the architecture of everyday love-how clear rules, kind neighbors, and a good cup of tea can turn ordinary days into a life that fits. Expect slow burns, closed-door intimacy, functional adults, and communities that petition to save red lines (literal and metaphorical). Off the page, he/she/they] can be found labeling pantry jars with unnecessary precision, judging cloud formations from a stoop, and over-ordering peaches. Style Guide for a Life That Fits blends found family, co-parenting with dignity, and competence-forward flirtation into a tender, lived-in happily-ever-after.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FPRBTX5J
• ISBN13: 9798263728601
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"