Alanah King and Connor Grey were best friends for longer than either of them could remember. They watched each other grow up, watched each other flaunt their strongest moments, get awards, find their weakest points and forced each other to 'get back up', they were the very definition of inseparable.
Connor helped Alanah through a time that made her forget what happiness truly meant, he built her confidence and helped her find a light in her life.
Everyone believed that they would eventually be a couple, they'd date, kiss, Hey! Maybe even be Belle and Beau of the ball. But, everything good must come to an end.
Alanah is given news that changes her life forever. She isn't the same person as before. She's closed off, distant. And Connor? He's a constant reminder of their past, and what she can no longer have, what she can no longer give him.
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He hung his head and whispered,
"She said she wouldn't go, she promised to be strong, she said she'd never leave me!" His gaze met his own in the mirror, "but she did,"
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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