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Washed Up: An Age Gap Medical Romance Paperback – November 28, 2021
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Amanda Parks, my childhood best friend's mom who I may or may not have secretly kissed before leaving for college.
I haven't seen her in over a decade, and in so many ways, she hasn't changed.
Same killer curves.
Same hypnotizing eyes.
Same reaction from my heart when I see her.
But something new?
There isn't a ring on her finger anymore...
And I'm much more of a man than I was at eighteen.
Washed Up is a stand-alone age gap medical romance in the Bayside Heroes series!
- Print length314 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 28, 2021
- Dimensions5 x 0.79 x 8 inches
- ISBN-13979-8775089740
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★★★★★ "If you've never read a Kandi Steiner book, the most important thing you have to know is that it will change your view of the genre completely." -- Natalia, ARC Recipient
★★★★★ "This book is sexy, it's funny, it's inspirational, and so SO GOOD!!! It's How Stella Got Her Groove Back, but with the BEST HEA. You're going to LOVE IT so much." -- USA Today Bestselling Author Tia Louise
★★★★★ "Kandi Steiner's Washed Up sure packs a punch. From a forbidden love interest to Kandi's most powerful storyline and strongest heroine to-date, I was hooked from beginning to end!" -- Dee Lagasse
★★★★★ "Kandi's writing is next level in this book, and I absolutely fell in love with Greg and Amanda!" -- Emily, Goodreads
★★★★★ "A second chance at life, filled with all the emotions and a beautifully written romance." -- Kay Daniels Romance
★★★★★ "I easily devoured this in one sitting and can't get enough of these amazing characters and inviting book world! It's humorous but poignant and tender but empowering. It's exactly the satisfying escape you need to warm you up on a cold winter's night, and I know you'll love it as much as I did!" -- Book Addict
★★★★★ "Kandi Steiner has done it again. She's hit me with All. The. Feels. with her latest romance, Washed Up." -- Tammy, But First Let's Read
★★★★★ "Kandi has delivered another incredible romance that is the definition of slow-burn!" -- Jillian, Goodreads
★★★★★ "Kandi Steiner has an undeniable way of hooking you and never letting you go with her words. Her stories wrap up, but the words stay with you." -- Lil, ARC Recipient
★★★★★ "I can't even put into words how much this story touched me, spoke to me ...
Washed Up is definitely one of my reading highlights this year." -- Andrea, ARC Recipient
★★★★★ "I am speechless... at a loss for words... in awe! I love this beautifully written, phenomenal story to pieces." -- Andrea, ARC Recipient
★★★★★ "This slow burn romance will tug on your heartstrings, make you tear up, but will also make your heart so full of happiness. Be prepared for a major book hangover!" -- Jessi, ARC Recipient
Product details
- ASIN : B09MCJ9Y2M
- Publisher : Independently published
- Publication date : November 28, 2021
- Language : English
- Print length : 314 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8775089740
- Item Weight : 12.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.79 x 8 inches
- Part of series : Bayside Heroes
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,344,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,978 in Romantic Comedy (Books)
- #17,764 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
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About the author

Kandi Steiner is a USA Today and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author living in Tennessee. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.
An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. Her love for writing started at the ripe age of 10, and in 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.”
She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a hopeless romantic and found herself bursting at the seams with love stories she was eager to tell.
When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, planning her next adventure, or pole dancing (yes, you read that right). She enjoys live music, traveling, hiking, yoga, spending quality time with her family (fur babies included) and soaking up the sweetness of life.
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Customers find this romance book heartwarming and unexpectedly delightful, with terrific characters and a fantastic age gap romance storyline. The book features a strong heroine in her 40s, and one customer notes its inspiring portrayal of starting over. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with several customers describing it as a slow-burn romance.
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Customers find the story heartwarming and thoroughly enjoyable, with one customer noting how it flows well.
"...They are each other's person and their story made me smile. Washed Up is the first in a series of four interconnected books...." Read more
"...It's so refreshing to read about a successful, steady, and sexy guy who is ready and willing to start a relationship...." Read more
"Very slow burn and really 1.5 spicy parts but it was a good book and I enjoyed reading the book and the Tampa references." Read more
"...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📝Review📝 Kandi really nailed this book!..." Read more
Customers find the book an unexpectedly delightful and sweet read, with one customer mentioning they loved all the books from this author.
"...You'll be primed and ready to read them all after meeting the characters who are all friends of the very hot and very swoony anesthesiologist Dr...." Read more
"...Their HEA has a sweetness to it and makes me wanting more of their story." Read more
"...It's so refreshing to read about a successful, steady, and sexy guy who is ready and willing to start a relationship...." Read more
"...burn and really 1.5 spicy parts but it was a good book and I enjoyed reading the book and the Tampa references." Read more
Customers enjoy this age gap romance, describing it as a fantastic and refreshing love story, with one customer particularly appreciating the friends-to-lovers dynamic.
"...a slow-burn romance with an immense amount of sexual chemistry, tension, and restraint. Greg and Amanda don't just fall into lust and into bed...." Read more
"...-The intensity of their love scenes💦- we might only get a couple of them, since this is slow burn, but the ones that are in the book are 🔥🥵...." Read more
"...There's a great friends to lovers dynamic here with an undercurrent of more, and I think I could've loved the whole book with some tweaks...." Read more
"...kicks off the multi-author Bayside Heroes quartet with a reverse age-gap romance...." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one customer highlighting the strong heroine in her 40s and another noting the chemistry between the characters.
"...They are each other's person and their story made me smile. Washed Up is the first in a series of four interconnected books...." Read more
"...is a slowburn, forbidden, reverse age gap and the perfect introduction into the Bayside Heroes!..." Read more
"...I really enjoyed Amanda's character. She was brave, strong—sometimes a bit too stubborn—caring, loving, and kind...." Read more
"...The characters were very well developed and I felt like I was in that world, well done!" Read more
Customers appreciate the strength of the book, describing it as fierce and inspiring, with one customer highlighting how it portrays the courage to start over again.
"...She’s fierce and independent, even when she doesn’t think she is. Greg is everything she shouldn’t want...." Read more
"...read about strength, trust, love, second chances, and the courage to start over again...." Read more
"...I really enjoyed Amanda's character. She was brave, strong—sometimes a bit too stubborn—caring, loving, and kind...." Read more
"...Her strength about starting over was inspiring. The connection she and Greg had so overwhelming at points...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some appreciating the slow-burn romance while others find it too slow.
"...Kandi absolutely nailed it and gave us a book that is slow-burn at its freaking finest...." Read more
"...series starter kicks things off with a forbidden romance that's VERY slow burning, angsty, and almost laidback...." Read more
"...This is a slow burn...." Read more
"...Greg was patient with Amanda and her insecurities. They helped each other get out of their comfort zones and begin to live life again...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022Format: KindleVerified PurchaseKandi Steiner has taken the much-loved age-gap romance and kicked it up a knotch by bringing in two caveats. First up is the woman is the older adult in this slow-burn, medical romance. Second up is the male is her son's best friend!
After an abusive marriage, which has left Amanda Parks feeling less than desireable and less worthy of love and happiness. When she ends up in the ER looking up into the eyes of her son's childhood best friend, her fog-filled mind voices aloud her memories of his hotness. Dr. Weston very likely will never live that down with the nurses.
Greg has always held a torch for Amanda but circumstance kept them apart. Now that she is available, he can't stop thinking about her and the possibilities, now matter how many red flags are flapping in the breeze.
Washed Up has the signature signs that author Kandi Steiner is know for. She has written a slow-burn romance with an immense amount of sexual chemistry, tension, and restraint. Greg and Amanda don't just fall into lust and into bed. They have a journey to follow and a new relationship to build.
I was very impressed with how this story acknowledged the issues that can come with age-gap relationships, not just between the couple but with everyone else who is involved. Greg and Amanda are very careful to take those feelings into account before succumbing to the magnetic draw they have toward each other.
Life after divorce from her abusive, alcoholic husband has been hard for Amanda. Greg has seen the aftermath and what makes me swoon for him the most is his concern and determination to show Amanda that she is more than her ex made her believe. Greg brings out the best in Amanda making her the best version of herself. They are each other's person and their story made me smile.
Washed Up is the first in a series of four interconnected books. You'll be primed and ready to read them all after meeting the characters who are all friends of the very hot and very swoony anesthesiologist Dr. Greg Weston.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021Format: KindleVerified PurchaseBut, sadly, no doctor kink lol! I guess I can only keep wishing lol (jk). He might be sweet, but he knows what he wants, and he wants his best friend’s mom 😈.
Amanda’s (47) divorcing her physically/mentally/emotionally abusive husband after a two-year battle. She’s on the phone with her lawyer when she comes across a very foggy scene and finds herself braking too late before she crashes. She’s rushed to the hospital where she comes face-to-face with her past. Greg (34), her son’s childhood’s best friend has grown-up to be even more handsome and muscular than 16 years before, and she wants him.
Greg lives very clean life, no alcohol, no coffee, very little vices, works out nearly every day, watches what he eats, and doesn’t date or go out that much. He’s an anesthesiologist who’s married himself to his job way too much and knows . Until he sees Amanda again, and he realizes that his teenage crush has the potential to be more now that he’s older and she no longer has a wedding ring on her finger. Life doesn’t always give us second chances, and he’s going to take it 😈. Amanda’s hesitant, not only because of her age, but because she needs to get on her own two feet, without relying on anyone- plus, her son isn’t going to approve 😬 and her ex-husband’s not going to make it easy for her either.
What I liked- possible SPOILERS
-The notion that age is nothing but a number. Plus, women, of all ages, want to know that they’re wanted, and Greg’s always willing to show her 🥰🔥.
-How persistent Greg was. Amanda could try to find excuses left and right, but he found a way of weaseling himself back into her life 😉.
-The goals/bucket lists they created. Greg and Amanda found a common ground- they’ve dedicated their lives to others and need to think about themselves, and crossing off things from their lists is something we should ALL be doing.
-How swoony Greg was- after being married to a narcissist who constantly gas-lighted her, Greg was everything Amanda needed in her life.
-The intensity of their love scenes💦- we might only get a couple of them, since this is slow burn, but the ones that are in the book are 🔥🥵. Jeeeezus, Greg is ALLLLL about pleasing Amanda, and with the lackluster smexxual life she had before, he shows her that he might be young, but he has the stamina of a stallion, and the skills of a master 💦😅.
-the flashback scenes showing us their connection from the past. It also showed us a glimpse of what Amanda went through.
-the growth and spine Amanda had- she’s no longer going to stand by and let life pass her by, and she’s learning everyday that she has power in her decisions ❤️
What I wish it had more of:
-smexxxy scenes- Greg’s liked her since he was a teenager, give me MORE lol. This is me being greedy, but dang it, all the buildup had me tighter than a guitar string 😂
-I wouldn’t have minded if Greg had been more j/p… maybe he needed to hit the OM she went on a date with… maybe her ex too 💅🤷🏻♀️ give me some OMD fights 😂
-I would’ve appreciated if Greg had been a little more conniving with how he convinced Amanda, or more like persuaded her to do stuff 😈. Fiiiiine, I get it, he’s trying to be respectful and give her choices, but dang it- couldn’t he have been a *little* disrespectful when it came to some smexxxy scenes? Lol 😂😂😂
Overall, I really enjoyed this ❤️.
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/owd/sharing
-domestic abuse- it’s in the past, not graphic/detailed but it’s referred to and summarized
-the h gets rescued by OM when she almost falls at stadium event. H gets pissed (nothing happens but OM flirts with h). The OM asks her on a date 😬. She kisses him on date but then he reminds her she’s 47 and the date ends 😬
-the h’s ex becomes a small nuisance, but it gets handled (in a civil, legal way 😏 lol. I read too many mafia books😂)
-no c@nd@m. Both clean
- Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025Format: KindleVerified PurchaseGreg had a thing for his best friends mom at 18…years later he’s a doctor and she shows up in the ER after a major car accident and all those feels rush back in. Not a typical age gap romance book, she is older but not that much older and he is wise beyond his years. The spice between these two is sweet, a little steamy and very loving. Their HEA has a sweetness to it and makes me wanting more of their story.
Top reviews from other countries
- JudyAnnLovesBooksReviewed in Italy on December 18, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Kandi Steiner, where have you been all my book loving life?
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseKandi Steiner, where have you been all my book loving life?
As hard as it is to believe, this was my first Kandi Steiner romance. It popped up as a Book Recommendation from Amazon and had me as soon as I realized it was a reverse age gap
romance.
Thanks to Washed Up, I have my 2022 New Year’s resolution - read all the Kandi Steiner books!
Greg and Amanda’s forbidden romance touched my heart. There is so much going on in this book - my emotions were all over the place. It was hard, sometimes sad, but always beautiful. I couldn’t read it fast enough.
I’m giving this amazing book the judy.ann.loves.books stamp of approval, TBR and Enjoy!
- Anna P.Reviewed in India on December 5, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful forbidden age-gap romance!
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseIf you know me at all, then you know that I will read every single Kandi Steiner book on the planet because I’m a big fan. And when she announced the Bayside Heroes series with three other amazing authors, I jumped at the chance to read an ARC of the first book. You can read all four books—Washed Up by Kandi Steiner, Screwed Up by Harloe Rae, Fired Up by KK Allen and Tangled Up by Tia Lourise—as standalones, but it’s good to read all of them in order because there’s mentions of all the characters across each book (or at least I’m assuming since we got to meet the gang in book one).
Washed Up is a deliciously forbidden romance with an amazing age gap and falling in love with your best friend’s mother. I knew, going into this, that Kandi would handle the relationship and the topics and the tension with style and care, so I walked into this story blindly and fell head over heels in love with Amanda and Greg.
When an accident sends Amanda to the hospital, she encounters Greg for the first time in years. As the anesthesiologist, he helps Amanda get comfortable before she’s taken in for surgery and all of their history comes flooding back. See, Amanda and Greg shared one incredible kiss many years ago when Greg was 18 and best friends with David, Amanda’s son. Greg’s never forgotten that kiss or the woman he pined for all those years ago, but he also never expected to run into her in his hospital of all places. And for Amanda, seeing Greg again is a shock to the system and she’s thrown by how handsome and grown up he is. After all, he’s now 34 and no longer a teenager hanging around her house.
Amanda and Greg have an incredibly slow and totally delicious burn of a relationship. I like that despite how desperately they wanted each other, they didn’t rush into anything for various reasons—David and Greg reconnecting after all these years, Amanda going through the final stages of her divorce, the age gap, to name a few. However, they do form a bond of sorts. Greg suggests they be ‘accountability partners’ to ensure that both of them live their lives, get out and do things they wanted to do, but haven’t done yet. I loved this concept and how it builds their friendship and relationship, because it really adds another layer to who they are as people and gives you insight into the little things that will make a difference in their lives.
I adored Amanda. Even when she was berating herself and not seeing herself the way others do, Amanda was a strong character. She stayed married to an abusive man for so many years and fought through the chaos to finally file for divorce. And even when her ex tries to play hardball, Amanda fights back and takes what she wants. She’s also such an incredible mother—the scenes she has with David are great and funny—but Amanda is, at the heart of it all, a fantastic heroine. She’s driven and passionate, she’s lived a lonely life, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to experience everything that she can. Even in the face of adversity and struggle, Amanda pushed through to the top and that is absolutely commendable.
While low on angst, Washed Up will make you tear up a little because of everything that Amanda feels and goes through. But in true Kandi Steiner form, the story is lovely and deep, making it easy for you to connect with these characters, their journey and the love they have for each other. And we also get little hints of the characters and pairings in the next few books and I gotta say, I am very excited to see what Dane and Larsen get upto in Screwed Up.
- Beatrice GmürReviewed in Germany on January 7, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars what a wonderful book
Format: KindleVerified Purchasea good story with loving people. wonderfully and with a loving hearth described the feeling of amanda. really a masterpiece. thank you for that book
- EliseMarieReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI love a good age gap romance and I've been wanting to read more of Kandi Steiner so this book was perfect! Believable, lovable yet flawed characters with a good storyline.
- Red_RavenReviewed in Australia on January 7, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Emotional
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseFirstly I think I read this out of order but honestly I don't care. This book was emotionally addictive. I literally couldn't put this down and nor did I want to. This was also the first book I've read from this author and I can tell you this, I will be going back for more. I highly recommend this story. A journey of self discovery after heartbreak and abuse. A journey of realising you're worth the fight and of course a journey of finding that one great love ❤️ I urge everyone to go ahead and get comfy, settle in and get ready for a book you'll want to re-read over and over again and just to prove my point I read this on Kindle and now I'm purchasing the paperback because this story is to great not to have on my shelf ❤️