Potatoes, Sex, and Cigarettes
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Penn doesn't give a damn about relationships. She has a cafe to run, student loans to pay, and a life she wants to live. Romantic commitments only get in the way of her plans and cause unnecessary problems. But when she goes to a dinner party she comes face to face with a man with whom she shares a connection she has never experienced before. That same night the man she spent a few hot nights with months before, Jax Quinn, shows up in her life again.
Soon she's forced to choose between two men, one who challenges the way she views herself and her relationships with others. The other who she's got wrapped around her finger.
Who will she choose? Will she regret her decision?
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