Aoife McCarthy -
LA's favorite bad girl. Black-hearted rockstar. Prodigal daughter. (Secretly) recovering addict. Brokenhearted girl hidden behind the I-don't-give-a-fuck attitude that's become synonymous with her name.
Mateo Moreno -
Chicago's favorite troublemaker. Unmistakably dedicated ball player. Loyal son. (Not-so-secretly) regressing trauma victim. Brokenhearted boy hidden behind the I'm-always-fine exterior that shields people from his past.
Two very different people from two very different worlds collide amidst a dreadful twist of circumstance, but the aggressive girl and the pained boy might come to figure out they aren't so different after all. And, maybe, Aoife and Mateo will find a way to help each other mend their broken hearts.
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"Well, Ricardo, I feel like there's not much else to say at the moment. Thanks for listening to me ramble." I rise from my seat on the ground and dust the stray blades of grass off my jeans. Before I can fully turn around to leave, I hear shuffling behind me. And then a gravelly voice rings out into the dewy morning.
"Who the fuck are you, and why are you talking to my father's grave?"
Well, fuck.
I have no idea what I'm going to answer with, so I take my time turning around to face the stranger whose father's grave I temporarily appropriated. When I finally finish my 180, any hope I have at spewing out a halfway-decent-sounding answer swirls down the figurative drain. Because not only is this stranger a professional baseball player for one of my hometown's teams, but he is also quite possibly the most devastatingly beautiful man I've ever laid my eyes on.
Double fuck.
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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