[friends to lovers] After having her heart broken, Lisa has sworn off men and now spends her time growing her business while living a celibate/single life. But when a charming vet with a heart of gold barges into her life, she'll need to decide if she's ready to open her heart and risk having it broken again. ... Bakery owner Lisa has sworn off dating after having her heart broken by the same man twice. Leaving a past full of bad choices and meaningless relationships behind, she now puts all her time and energy into making her bakery the best one in the city, all the while embracing the celibate/single life. The last thing she expects, though, is to have her plans shaken by Thomas, a charming vet with a golden heart and eyes full of mischief. He's got wanderlust in his blood and is trying to make the world a better place. She needs roots and stability to feel sane. He says life is simple, and that love is everyone's ultimate goal. She says he's a dreamer and that love will always find a way to mess with you. They have nothing in common besides the attraction that sizzles every time they are together. They say they're just spending time together and hanging out. They say they're just friends. But what happens when the lines of their friendship get blurred and they're forced to analyze how they really feel for each other and what they really want from life? **NOTE: This is book 2 in the 'New Beginnings Series' and can be read as a standalone.**

|#2 in Romance 2/20/16| *** So he sent you here. The dirtiest, grimiest, most vile building in New York City. The building where countless have silently lost their lives. He sent you to this Five Star Hotel so you could feel the fear that comes without having his protection. He picked one of the most dangerous places in the country to send his beloved son. He sent you to the dogs, who he hoped would eat you alive. (This is a quote from the spin off but it fits)

(STERLING SERIES # 1) - Daphne Dennings thought she could finally tick off "Have sex with a random stranger" on her bucket list. She realized the next morning that it wasn't a one-night stand after all. After meeting that cute guy on the top deck of her cousin's yacht wedding reception at Saint Tropez, Daphne wishes she could meet another guy just like him. Five years later, she bumps into the very same person she hooked up with back at her cousin's wedding. To her surprise, the guy she hooked up with was none other than one of Forbe's most eligible bachelors, Vincent Sterling. And this eligible bachelor wants her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The story launched on the Radish Fiction app - June 29, 2021 - No longer available. This story is only posted on Wattpad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C O N T E N T / T R I G G E R W A R N I N G S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sexual themes Drugs Swearing Suicide Character death Knife Gun Alcohol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Formerly What Vincent Wants. Changed on 06.20.2021 CREDIT: Photo by Asad Photo Maldives from Pexels ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ❤ P O S T E D - 05.24.15 - 11.27.19 #3 (Romance - 10.29.15)