Esmeray Thornton is just a twenty-year-old woman trying to piece together her life after a tragedy shattered what little she had managed to build over the years. With no other choice, she has to drop out of her dream university in the bright, glistening city of New York to move back to her old home in the middle of nowhere, Dankin Vally, and find a way to keep her childhood house.
You could say she isn't adjusting all that well.
To add to the surging fire in Esmeray's life, the one job she could find in her old hickory town was at a women's strip club, ironically enough.
With no other choice, she's made to submit to her new life as one of the Vixen's candy girls, but all is not terrible when she meets two of her coworkers, the dark-haired one who works behind the bar, with the dazzling hazel gaze that feels a though its piercing through her being, but is nowhere near as razor shape as the words they spit.
And then there's the girl on the pole, who makes it seem as effortless and elegant as a ballet dancer glides across a stage, leaving Esmeray breathless with each interaction they find themselves falling into.
How will these two people change the very course of Esmeray's life forever? And will it be for the best, or will they tare down the rest of her already rumbling life?
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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