Laurent likes to believe that love is not for everyone - it's simply just for the lucky. And for as long as he can remember, he's had the rottenest luck of all. Lost his mother due to a car crash at three years old, witnessed his brother sent to prison at seventeen for the trading of millions worth of drugs, and discovering at twenty-five that his fiancée had been cheating on him with her boss. Now at thirty, he's sworn off love, convinced that bachelorhood is better than getting burned a second time. But his father won't let his favorite son be without a partner, and so, he persuades him to go out with his childhood friend's eldest daughter - Anna.
After her confession to her best friend goes wrong, twenty-eight-year-old Vera drinks to make herself feel better. And when alcohol didn't do the trick, she sets out to her favorite restaurant, hoping her comfort food will magically ease her heartbreak. Upon her arrival, she noticed a lone brooding man, seemingly annoyed as he waited for someone.
Fueled by alcohol and self-deprecation, she approaches him and sits on his table. He calls her Anna.
Who the fuck is that, even?
But fine, she can be Anna - just for the night.
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Monteverde Series, Book 6
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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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