Aliens captured Lucille and many other women. The aliens experimented on them using the drug bliss. She couldn't understand why the aliens would want her. She wasn't supermodel pretty. Lucy is what people described as "plus-sized" or "big-boned". Her only redeeming feature would be her eyes. They were so blue that they were almost purple. Many men fell for her just for her odd-colored eyes. It definitely wasn't for her baby-making abilities. Her doctors finally told her she was infertile after many tries to get pregnant by her fiancé, Fred.
Then Fred called off the wedding and left her when he got the news. Lucy decided the only thing she could do was go get drunk at a bar. Then, on her way back to her apartment, some sick-minded aliens abducted her. To top the cake? The aliens that captured her and the other women crashed landed on an alien planet. The ship could not be fixed, and apparently, the natives were hostile. Just her luck!
Barak Von Slithe and several of his warriors were outcasts. His people did not prize their coloring and rejected them for breeders. Most Queztal females wanted only brightly colored males. Not males that reminded them of the sky, rivers, blood, or dirt. They also wanted males that were more slender and easily controlled. Not warriors who were stubborn and had a mind of their own. Now, he and his warriors were spending their lives patrolling the borders. Keeping the nobility of their race safe.
Yet, each one of them dreamed of being able to court and have a female of their own. They built their mating nests and decorated them in vain. Knowing no female would ever choose them. However, when a big fireball streaked across the sky one day, Barak felt a pull deep in his chest. Something called to him. Now, he and his warriors were racing across the lands to find what fell from the sky.
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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