Joshua Smith is your 22 year old College Sophomore. He has the good looks, the good attitude, the good everything, could he possibly be dating anyone hotter than 21 year old Beverly Bell herself, no. Then he's got his best bud Ben, but Ben wants something...precisely someone, that he can't have. After Joshua's dad, Robert, marries widow Stephanie Bryans, Joshua's life is about to change...and not the way he wants. He finds himself living in a life of responsibility, and fatherly protection...over whom? Oh yeah his new stepsister. This girl is your typical teenager, and her name is Kassidy Bryans. No, she isn't the popular one, but she's well known, and like every girl no matter how much she uses her confident act, her insecurities still fall into the wrong person's hands. Kassidy is a sophomore, she's 15 and 5'2, almost half Joshua's size. Now that Joshua and Kassidy are step-siblings, they can't find a way to bond, though they both know they secretly care about each other, and this shows through Joshua's protection and some possessiveness and through Kassidy's motherly advice. Then there's Shane Berkley, the new senior at Crawford High, Kassidy finds herself catching a liking to him...but Joshua isn't so fond of him, especially after finding out he's a womanizer. So, with Shane in the way , could the two, Kassidy and Joshua manage to possibly fall in love...?
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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