Colette James has a plan for her last year of high school: lay low and keep to herself. Already overwhelmed by being in an unfamiliar place, she doesn't want unwelcome expectations and judgments. With her hope of friends, dances, football games, and love demolished, her spark has been lost, buried under years of disappointment.
What happens when Rhodes Houston sets a long-forgotten flame alight in her soul? Is all hope truly lost?
Rhodes is stuck, stuck in a small town that never changes. All he wants is a life that has a color, that isn't as bleak and boring as this small town makes it. That is until Colette moves to town. He sees her for everything she is, under all the layers she built over the years, as she does for him. Suddenly, all he wants is to give her everything she's wanted but missed out on.
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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