Bitter Sweet
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Stephanie Rios had it all, an extravagant job as a pastry chef in a prestigious bakery shop in Phoenix, Arizona. A hunk of a boyfriend, and a sweet, sweet life. But not all good things last.
She suddenly finds herself unemployed, and her boyfriend turned out to be a dick. Completely broke, financially and emotionally, she makes the hardest decision yet, to move back with her parents in a small town as far away from Phoenix a town could get.
Feeling lost and alone, she meets Julio Alvarez, a military man that happens to be her neighbor. His sarcasm and devastatingly good looks leave her breathless even if she doesn't like to admit to it. But her past has taught her to not trust men, especially when they are as good looking as Julio.
Can he be able to win her over? Will she able to pick up the pieces of her broken life?
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