"I knew 2 things for certain.
1. I needed to call the school cleaners, because I was not touching that.
and 2. Living with Parker Claymoore was going to be hell on earth."
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With Dakota's seemingly new-found hobby of getting arrested, her mother and step-father decide to send her to Skywood Sierra Academy; the school notorious for housing troubled rich kids.
Pretty soon, Dakota finds herself getting hauled across the country from her cozy New England hometown, all the way to San Diego's county, the only place it seems to snow in California.
Dakota seems to blend in with the crowd at Skywood Sierra, and scores herself what she thinks to be the "perfect friends" and "perfect boyfriend." Everything was going good for Dakota Kingsley. At least it was until her senior year.
The summer before she returned to Skywood Sierra, everything came crashing down on Dakota. She no longer had the "perfect friends", or "perfect boyfriend", in fact, Dakota was pretty much alone. And miserable. She thought nothing else could go wrong - until she returns at the beginning of the year and discovers she has been placed in the boy's dormitory. Not only that, but her new roomie is the notorious bad-boy heartbreaker; Parker Claymoore.
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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