It Happened at Cafe Nix
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MatureComplete Tue, Mar 31, 20153h 47m
Fourteen Authors. One contemporary romance. Fifteen happy endings
Edited by Belinda Holmes
Long distance relationships don't work
Nix Sutherland is at a crossroads. She loves running the family business, the famous Sydney Harbour-side Cafe Nix, and she also loves Linc, whose vet practice is in Melbourne
After months of jumping on planes and swapping cities, both of them too stressed and tired to enjoy being together it’s all come to a head. In the middle of a typically busy day at the cafe that includes everything from broken hearts to breaking waters, cops to canoodling couples, Nix realises that loving the cafe means giving up Linc.
Meet Nix and characters from the novels of favourite Escape authors in fresh original shorts, and experience a day in the life of Cafe Nix.
Authors in order of appearance:
Elizabeth Dunk
Juanita Kees
Sandra Antonelli
Jane O’Reilly
Nicole Flockton
Cate Ellink
Ros Baxter
Jenny Schwartz
Ainslie Paton
Jennie Jones
Lee Christine
Lily Malone
Rhian Cahill
Amy Andrews
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