When Elizabeth Amelia Ross was ten years old, there had been an accident. That accident cost her the most important person in her life; her father. Even well before that dreadful day at the track, her mother had never liked her. The accident had only made it worse. Her mother blamed her for her father's death, and she never failed to remind her of the fact. For a while, Elizabeth had believed what her mother had been feeding her. But as she got older, she began to delve deeper into the crash that had killed her father. It turned out, that it hadn't been her fault after all.
After figuring out that it was, in fact, not her fault, she stopped caring when it came to anything that her mother said. She didn't give a shit about what she thought either. As soon as she could, Elizabeth got out of that house, away from her mother, and moved to Pine Creek. Not only emancipating herself, but changing her name to Raven; the nickname that her father had used for her. The only problem was, even with working her two jobs, it wasn't enough to pay her rent. So, kicked out from yet another apartment, she was left with no choice but to go back to her hometown.
Autumn's Grove, the town that she had thought she was done with, was where her younger sister lived with her childhood best friend. Raven's only hope was to get her sister to let her stay, temporarily, at her house. She only really needed to stay until her twenty-first birthday, when she would get the trust fund her father had left behind. She only has two problems. Cara is her mother's favoured daughter, so running into her was inevitable. And then there was Arwyn, Cara's best friend's older brother. He seemed to always be around. And no matter how much Raven tried to resist, he was relentless. Intrigued by her.
Will Raven and her mother finally settle things?
Will Raven find out who caused the crash?
And will Raven finally have her walls broken down?
There's only one way to find out . . . join her on her journey.
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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