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Trying Out Love (NOVELLA FROM STRAIN OF LOVE)

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Reads 26,117
Votes 2,101
Parts 27
Time 3h 44m

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Weekly visits to award-winning Italian restaurant, Vineyards, becomes one of Maddison Roberts favourite things to do, especially because it gives her the chance to spend some precious time with her dying grandfather. 

Those visits soon become the best part of head chef and owner, Casey Clay's week too. Maddison Roberts is smart and funny, pretty much everything he has ever wanted in a woman.

Thrown together at a mutual friends party by the 'singles' table, the pair hit it off, their friendship soon turning into more. 

The only problem? 

Maddison's step sister, Elma is the girl who slept with Casey and broke his heart, and seeing the new happy couple feeds Elma's need to be in his life... again.All Rights Reserved

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