Books like 'All Good Plans'

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  • Stoffer by Cee Bowerman

    Stoffer by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After years of wandering around the country, car trouble stopped Stoffer in Rojo, Texas, and he quickly realized he never wanted to leave. Not one to share much of himself, Stoffer has found a place to fit in with the Texas Kings even while he holds most of himself back from the men and women around him...
  • Bash: Wolf Warriors MC by K.C. Mills

    Bash: Wolf Warriors MC by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ...
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    crime  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Tavin by Cee Bowerman

    Tavin by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tavin and London have been together for a while now, but life and responsibilities are tearing them apart.With London traveling all over the world for her career, and Tavin stuck in Rojo, Texas for his, the two of them have to make do with precious few stolen moments leaving both of them wanting more...
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    crime  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  small-town
  • Ronan by Cee Bowerman

    Ronan by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When payback goes wrong, Ronan Conner finds himself on the auction block and there’s no way to get out of it. Try as he might, he can’t force the woman who put him there to help him out, but he might just be able to convince her to let him take her to dinner.An event planner who is damn good at her job, Thea enjoys order. She has her life planned out down to the very last detail...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  insta-love
  • The Headmistress by Milena McKay

    The Headmistress by Milena McKay

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A chance encounter. An unforgettable night. And back home, trouble is brewing on the remote island of Three Dragons, where nothing feels like it used to. Alone and lonely, Sam Threadneedle wishes upon a star, hoping for change. But when said change comes, it’s with a roar and not a whimper.Torn between loyalty and lust, Sam is forced to re-evaluate everything...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult  age-gap  angst  audiobook
  • Pretty Incredible by Lacey Black

    Pretty Incredible by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blair Hooking up with my best friend’s brother was a mistake…an unforgettable one. It’s always in the back of mind and having returned to town has brought all those feelings rushing to the surface. This time, I’m only here to cover my dad’s patients and help run the clinic—all work and no play. I haven’t even seen Gabe Rhodes since the steamy night we shared after he rescued me from a snowstorm...
  • Hunter by Eliza Lentzski

    Hunter by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Winter Jacket prequel It all started with a navy blue dress... In her junior year of college, Hunter Dyson has some big decisions to make about her future. She wants to be a nurse, that much she knows, but everyone from her parents to her academic advisor is nagging her about what kind of nursing she wants to pursue...
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    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • Along The Mystic River by Lise Gold

    Along The Mystic River by Lise Gold

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Riley, a New-York workaholic, has health issues and that leaves her no choice but to move to a small town to lead a calmer life. She hates the huge mansion she bought on a whim and stands out like a sore thumb in the cheery community of Mystic.Quinn, a Mystic-based contractor, has once again missed out on purchasing the house her family built...
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    lgbtq  wlw  romance  small-town  medical  multi-pov  fiction  book
  • Dams by Esther E. Schmidt

    Dams by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dams is a man of few emotions, apathetic if you will. His past carved him into the man he is today; a strong body and mind but lacking the desire for connections beyond his brothers. He’s stoic. Unflappable. You can throw anything at him and he will divide and conquer making him the perfect VP of Areion Fury. He’s got everything he needs in life, or so he thought...
  • Mission: Without a Trace by Nicole Edwards

    Mission: Without a Trace by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Their first official case as a task force doesn’t take Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis far from home.Getting right down to business, the Off the Books task force prioritizes a case of a fifteen-year-old girl who went missing nine years earlier from the same small town they grew up in: Coyote Ridge, Texas...
  • Cowboy Famous by Olivia Jaymes

    Cowboy Famous by Olivia Jaymes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Genre: Contemporary Western Erotic Romance Series: Cowboy Justice Association FULL LENGTH NOVEL Sheriff Griffin Sawyer likes his town quiet and his life uncomplicated. Fishing – alone - on a serene and sunny afternoon is one of his favorite things to do. So is coming home to a place that isn’t littered with cosmetics, clothes, and panties...
  • All In by Eliza Lentzski

    All In by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Four and the dénouement of the Winter Jacket Series. Hollywood had been a disaster. Elle Graft—Associate Professor of English and once-budding television screenwriter—could admit that much. Now back in Minnesota and back to her old life, Elle’s determined to get her relationship with Hunter back on track. It all started with a broken classroom heater and a blue winter coat...
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    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  age-gap  angst  audiobook  book
  • Halcyon Nights by M.J. Duncan

    Halcyon Nights by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emerson Riis has a job she loves, friends she considers family, and her goofy malamute Sasha for company. As far as she’s concerned, life in the small town of Mystic is pretty much perfect. Enter Mari Davenport, a Hollywood screenwriter with a dozen blockbusters to her name, who arrives in a car that is completely unfit for the north woods of Minnesota...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  angst  book  fiction  lesbian-mc
  • A Very Miller Christmas by Erica Lee

    A Very Miller Christmas by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *A short lighthearted sequel to best seller, Anyone But Her*It's been a year and a half since Charlie Miller and Reagan Cooper got together at the Miller Family Reunion, ruffling more than a few feathers along the way. Now, for the first time, Reagan is returning to the Miller house not as Jamie Miller's fake girlfriend, but as Charlie's very real girlfriend...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  fiction  lesbian-mc  small-town  drama  holidays  book
  • Gillette Park by Gerri Hill, Nicol Zanzarella

    Gillette Park by Gerri Hill, Nicol Zanzarella

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gillette Park, a sleepy town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, harbors a secret.Twenty-three years ago, a young girl went missing. Three days later her body was found lodged beneath the footbridge over Gillette Creek. The murder shook the town but they soon found it was only the beginning. A serial killer hides among them—a serial killer who strikes twice, sometimes three times a year...
  • Red Rock Ranch by Lise Gold, Madeleine Taylor

    Red Rock Ranch by Lise Gold, Madeleine Taylor

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Casino lights and desert nights, love takes a wild gamble. Dakota's plan was drive to Las Vegas, start her dream job at a luxury spa, and leave her old life behind. But when her ancient pickup breaks down in the middle of the Nevada desert, she's stranded, helpless, and alone.Enter Frankie, a charming cowgirl with a heart of gold and a big ranch to run...
  • Playing with Danger by Riley Edwards

    Playing with Danger by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s strange how quickly life can go from predictable and boring to…not.How a chance meeting can set off a chain reaction.How a single moment can offer much-needed clarity.How a kiss can alter the course of your life.Valentine Malone fell into my life…correction, I fell into his in the aisle of a grocery store...
  • The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nell’s going back to school… but now she’s learning lessons of the heartReception class teacher Nell Shackleton has a plan. At least, she had until she arrived at her new home of Humblebee Farm, a dilapidated farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors...
  • Watch Over Me: A Small Town Romantic Suspense by Kait Nolan, The Forge Book Finishers

    Watch Over Me: A Small Town Romantic Suspense by Kait Nolan, The Forge Book Finishers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The only thing Rowan Beale ever wanted was to be a cop. But in the wake of her partner’s death, she still hasn’t been cleared to return to duty. Amid rumors of PTSD and struggling under the weight of survivor’s guilt, she’s starting to believe she never will be. Already at loose ends, when her Uncle Robert has a heart attack, she doesn’t hesitate to go to Wishful to take care of him...
  • What to Bring to Your Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding: A Cornwall Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane

    What to Bring to Your Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding: A Cornwall Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The past five months have been terrible for bookshop owner Darcie Spencer…Her American girlfriend, Jeannette, went to New York to visit her family…and fell in love with another woman.Now that some time has passed, Darcie is beginning to heal, until one day the post arrives at her home, containing an unpleasant surprise: an invitation to Jeannette’s wedding in nearby Newquay, Cornwall...
  • Doc's Deputy by Lisa Oliver

    Doc's Deputy by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Deputy Joe of the Arrowtown Sheriff's department has tried to hold his head up high his entire life, even though it's never been easy. Carrying the Quincy name has been a curse he's worked hard to put behind him, but when his two uncles get thrown out of Arrowtown because of their nefarious dealings, Joe found the courage to turn to the one man he thought would stand by his side...
    Categorized as:
    law-enforcement  lgbtq  steamy  adult  book  fae  fated-mates  fiction
  • Hart & Stocker by Max Ellendale

    Hart & Stocker by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's not every day that Willa receives distress calls for sick horses owned by dead people. As one of two veterinarians in the rural area of Washington State, she responds to the summons for two reasons; she's worried for the unknown animal, and sheer curiosity over the alleged revenant. While on this mission, Willa crosses paths with Dax, a rough around the edges U.S...
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    law-enforcement  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  animals  bisexuality  book
  • The Fire by Nicole Pyland

    The Fire by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twenty years ago, Ripley Fox’s entire family was killed in a fire. After years in the foster care system and trying to rebuild her life, she’s once again confronted not only with the horror of what happened that night, but also with the truth about who was responsible. Kenna Crawford is the very definition of a hard-nosed reporter...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  steamy  crime  romance  fiction  mystery  angst
  • A Song in Her Heart by T.B. Markinson

    A Song in Her Heart by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the heart of Nashville, where dreams and secrets collide, two women find themselves entangled in a love story that could shatter their worlds or make them whole.Hannah Taylor, a rising country music sensation, stands on the brink of superstardom. But beneath the glitz and glamour, she harbors a secret, one that could shatter her carefully crafted image and jeopardize her career...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  steamy  romance  audiobook  angst  slow-burn  small-town
  • Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester

    Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A spicy, small-town, opposites attract lesbian romance about learning to let go, no matter the cost.Workaholic Eleanor Cromwell blows into rural Canada, laser focused on her real estate development project. Given the locals already hate her father’s company, she plans to hide away in a cabin and conceal her identity to get the job done...
  • Mac by Mia Malone

    Mac by Mia Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can there be love at first sight when you've known each other a year?  Mac lost his wife and son but has rebuilt his life, with help from his friends and because of who he is; calm, solid and strong. As chief of police in a small town in the Rockies, he's busy. His friends keep him busy too. And when he feels lonely – well, there are women who aren't looking for commitments...
  • Finding Home by Eliza Lentzski

    Finding Home by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Three in the Winter Jacket series There are signs everywhere if you know what you're looking for-signs that tell you you're doing something wrong. Go back. Detour. Choose again. Do not collect two hundred dollars when you pass Go. But I hadn't paid attention to the warnings, too blinded by ambition and the desire to experience something new...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  angst  audiobook
  • What a Tangled Web by Melissa Brayden

    What a Tangled Web by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As winemaker at Tangle Valley Vineyard, Madison LeGrange relies on science and logic to make the best vintage possible. It’s also how she manages her life. But with her career in its prime, her accountant thinks it’s time she diversifies her income. Not a problem because her favorite café, the Bacon and Biscuit, is up for sale...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  workplace  adult  angst  audiobook  book  boss-employee
  • Atramentum by M.J. Duncan

    Atramentum by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Joss Perrault left Sky, Colorado after high school with no intention of ever returning, but all that changes when she inherits Atramentum...
  • Don't Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski

    Don't Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s been over a year since Cassidy Miller retired from the United States Marine Corps, but try telling that to her nightmares. She knew that coming back after eight years in a war zone wouldn’t be easy, but she’d underestimated the real difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life. War is hell, but the aftermath is endless...
  • The Flaw in Our Design by Monica McCallan

    The Flaw in Our Design by Monica McCallan

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Olivia Carver’s life in Lake Cabot, New York is simple. That’s how she likes it, even if she can’t stop the town she loves from being overrun by wealthy tourists each summer. When she’s not working at her family’s paddleboard shop or spending time with her lovable but infuriating brothers, she puts her energy into writing professionally, a dream that has yet to materialize...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • Arrested Hearts 4: Sam & Jordan by Jayda Marx

    Arrested Hearts 4: Sam & Jordan by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sam - The moment I saw Jordan Webb walk into Brews Brothers a few weeks ago, I knew I was in trouble. He was the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen, but I soon learned that his beauty was more than skin deep. He has a kind heart and a desire to do good in the world. Since his living arrangement was in limbo after a breakup, I invited him to stay with me until the trial against Paul was over...
  • Smoke and Sugar by Bel Blackwood

    Smoke and Sugar by Bel Blackwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can never plan for love. You definitely can't plan for llamas.Practical, down-to-earth Kaia Kingsley loves life in the rural wilds of New Zealand. Even if country life comes with its own challenges: keeping the bank from repossessing her farm, keeping her jam-making business afloat, and..
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  book  fiction  grumpy-mc  legal
  • Dear Alaskan Bush Pilot by Lana Dash

    Dear Alaskan Bush Pilot by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    steamy  workplace  adult  book  fiction  humor  insta-love  multi-pov
  • Lovestruck: The Naughty List by Julia Jarrett

    Lovestruck: The Naughty List by Julia Jarrett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What’s my grown-up Christmas wish this year? For my secret crush on Hunter Callaghan to not be a secret anymore.Everyone says he’s like a golden retriever, with his happy-go-lucky attitude and friendly personality. But I see something more – I see the vulnerable side he works so hard to cover with a smile and a joke. I see the man I wish I could spend forever with...
  • Enchanted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Enchanted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  new-adult
  • Claire and the Lady Billionaire 4 by Giselle Fox

    Claire and the Lady Billionaire 4 by Giselle Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book Four in this fun and spicy Lesbian Romance series. No Cliffhanger. Camille must return to Singapore and Claire is left with the heartbreaking uncertainty of when her beautiful billionaire lover will return. But when her MBA program begins, Claire is faced with a sudden and surprising challenge that puts her love affair with Camille on the line and a foe that she never saw coming...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  age-gap  billionaire  book  celebrity
  • Hide and Kill by K. Sterling

    Hide and Kill by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    K. Sterling invites you to return to Lake Cliff and catch up with Aiden, Lane, Lavender and Sage in this sequel to In The Kill and the Hide And Keep trilogy. Can you domesticate an international assassin? Can a criminal be reformed and play well with others? Happily Ever After doesn't always happen right away or as easily as you might imagine...
  • Begin Again by Nicole Pyland

    Begin Again by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is book #4 in the Tahoe Series. Chris Florence’s circumstances had never been ideal, but they’d gotten worse after a car accident took the lives of her parents and left her with a kid brother to support...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  workplace  family  fiction  small-town  contemporary  book
  • My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander

    My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rico: I know my life. I know what it’s like. I own Nocturne, one of the biggest clubs for miles around. I deal with the punks who work for me because even if they’re like younger siblings, they’re still punks. And I’m okay being the grumpy old man everyone thinks I am. I’m not that old but screw it, let them call me what they want.That’s been my life for years, and it is what it is...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  workplace  mlm  contemporary  age-gap  small-town  fiction  book
  • Bender by Savannah Rylan

    Bender by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm not telling her sh*t.Big-time reporter sticking her nose into the club's business.Ain't nobody got time for that.The Steel Scorpions have bigger problems.But she won't let it go.And those blue eyes are searching me for answers.Aria is pulling me in, quick.She's a spitfire, but can she handle my level of heat?We're about to find out...
    Categorized as:
    crime  steamy  biker  suspense  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book
  • Just One Look by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Just One Look by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kendra Day is shocked to learn that not only has her dearly departed grandmother left her a pile of money, she’s also left her a run-down cottage in Castleton, Maine. Kendra never planned on living in Maine, but she's sick of her dead-end job and decides it’s time for a new adventure...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  grumpy-mc  small-town  fiction  book  adult  romance
  • Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas

    Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dear God, Can I please return her?I know I asked for a hot, amazing woman to shake things up, but this is not what I had in mind. Not even close.Sure, she has mesmerizing eyes that hypnotize me, killer legs, wild hair –Ugh.Anyway, Reagan and I are polar opposites.First of all – she is New York, I am small-town Harmon Valley.She is also bossy, career-obsessed, and oh, a royal pain in my ass...
  • Blind Faith by Emma Nichols

    Blind Faith by Emma Nichols

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Faith Divine pulls up outside the Duckton-by-Dale caf� on a dazzling red Ducati motorbike she takes Drew Pettigrew's breath away. Faith is cool, sexy and desirable, and there isn't one villager who disagrees. Completely smitten, Drew has no choice but to come out. The fact that Drew is a lesbian doesn't come as a surprise to those who know her. Except, that is, for her mother, Esther...
  • Time of Day by Nicole Pyland

    Time of Day by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is book #2 in the Tahoe Series. Kinsley James has a nice life in South Lake Tahoe. She has a great career in real estate and a great group of friends she’s known for a long time. She also has a crush. Things had been easy when the object of that crush lived on the other side of the lake. Kinsley had been able to push her attraction aside. She’d dated other women...
  • Love Me At My Worst by Adrian J. Smith

    Love Me At My Worst by Adrian J. Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three… Two… One… BOO!Isla Walsh is a prankster, and her favorite person to pull one over on has to be her principal, Andry Murphey. But Isla isn’t all fun and games, and her sixth grade students will attest to that. Behind every prank Isla plays hides a secret she hasn’t shared since she moved to Cheyenne. She’s not the happy person she seems to be...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  steamy  workplace  romance  age-gap  lesbian-mc  small-town
  • Many Roads to Home by Kaya LaSalle

    Many Roads to Home by Kaya LaSalle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    That stereotype about the mid-life crisis involving smoking-hot flings with younger women? Yeah, turns out that might be true after all...Brooke has resigned herself to being single forever. She's almost 40 and practically married to her career. When she decides to take some time off to renovate a run-down farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, everyone tells her she's having a midlife crisis...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  steamy  romance  fiction  age-gap  lesbian-mc  small-town
  • Gold Star Chance by C.J. Murphy

    Gold Star Chance by C.J. Murphy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    High in the Appalachian Mountains, Sheriff Chance Fitzsimmons, frequently puts her specialized rescue training to use. The retired smoke jumper, turned law enforcement officer, is dedicated to the protection of all those who live in or visit Tucker County, West Virginia. With her K9 partner, Zeus, she maintains the peace even as it eludes her off-duty life...
  • Ravished By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Ravished By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every day I look forward to waking up in my beautiful apartment and going to my job in marketing at a real estate agency. Then life turns upside down when the company goes under and I can’t find another job that will pay enough for me to keep my apartment...
  • Surprised By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Surprised By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When my boss at Bluebird Pottery, Sydney, left me in charge while she went on vacation with her girlfriend, I wasn’t looking forward to it. During my first few hours, a tall, stunning stranger walked in, and I could barely breathe. Of course I ruined everything by spilling coffee all over her...
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