Barth had a thing for self-deprecation. Not that he'd tell anyone- let alone himself, that sometimes when he'd let himself surface above the ringing in his head, it wasn't always so grim. He'd even find things... positive at times. But the ringing never stopped. And he always- always, dunked his head back in. Sometimes, he'd admit, that perhaps the whole thing was by choice. The self-deprecation, the ringing in his head, the way he lived...
Lisa was a pretty girl. Her fiance didn't say much, but at one point he'd let it out, that she was pretty. Pretty- so pretty, but never more...
An abduction...
Kidnapped by a man called Barth, Lisa needs her head, heart, and all her pretty senses in the right place, to set herself free. But freedom is a strange word for a girl who's never really been free, and in the strangest of places, she gets a taste of it. And that is the strangest thing, right, because since when have captives been free?
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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