One Latte Too Late
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Rachael "Rae" Dawson is the very definition of everything-brains, confidence, and the kind of life most people only dream about having because of being the daughter of one of New York's wealthiest men. But the one thing she doesn't have? A boyfriend who actually loves her back.
She has spent months trying to win over her perfect-on-paper boyfriend. Following every little internet love tip like it is a holy text: ignore the little red flags; no big deal; pretend not to notice the complete lack of effort; totally fine; almost break up with him at coffee shop after catching him cheating; not part of the plan.
As if it could not get any worse: in the middle of her heartbreak, she collides-literally-with a cocky, infuriating college classmate named Leo Hayes, who she's never paid any mind to before. That is, until he spills an entire caramel latte down her designer dress.
Rae is so done with men. Or so she thinks. Because somehow, Leo keeps showing up in her life at the worst possible moments. And the more they clash, the more their fights start feeling less like arguments... and more like something entirely else.
Like banter. Like chemistry. Like a challenge she never saw coming.
Maybe-just maybe-one latte too late isn't too late at all.
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