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This is a continuation - part two - of the restaurant AU 25 Seats.
Nick and his mother have run an acclaimed but small restaurant, 25 Seats, for the past five years. When it began to get a bit taxing on Nick handling it all alone, his mum Sarah suggested they hire in some kitchen help, which led to them hiring inexperienced Charlie Spring. Though he's a bit hapless in the kitchen at first, Charlie quickly grew to become Nick's right-hand sous. Things were looking quite good - until Nick's father announced his intention to sell the restaurant. Now Nick has to decide what direction to go in next - and whether or not he's taking Charlie along with him.
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- Part 2 of 25 Seats
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05 Jun 2025
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March 2024: Nick and Charlie, platonic soulmates and partners in crime, are on the road trip of a lifetime around the beautiful and magical east coast of Australia. Charlie has barely seen his best friend since he left for uni over two years ago, and he's looking forward to catching up over three sun-soaked weeks packed full of breathtaking scenery, local wildlife, moonlit parties and seriously hot surfers.
September 2015: 13-year-old Nick Nelson has no idea who he is or where he fits in. Then 11-year-old Charlie Spring, anxious overthinker and raging introvert, crashes rather messily into his life and changes it forever.
A story about friendship, love and growing up, with a generous sprinkling of true travel stories, savage British banter and horny sparkles.
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01 Jun 2025
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Nick Nelson is successful. He's got a fancy car, a beautiful girlfriend, and a flat in a desirable part of London. He's on his way to a highly profitable career in environmental law, and with it comes a chance to finally mend his relationship with his estranged father. But beneath the veneer of success, Nick harbours a secret that threatens to destroy the progress he's made both in his career and with his dad. He's spent years concealing his true self, carefully constructing a mask that no one can see beneath, but the arrival of a new hire at Fournier & Associates forces Nick to confront the truth about himself. When the chips are down, what will Nick choose: the life he's built, or the truth in his heart?
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12 May 2025
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8 year old Charlie Spring is assigned a French pen pal through his foreign languages class. He and his pen pal, Nick Fournier, create a special bond and they just... Keep writing, long after Charlie leaves that class.
Years later, Charlie meets a very attractive jock named Nick Nelson in uni, and the two do not get along...
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11 May 2025
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After a few tough years, Charlie Spring has finally hit his stride. He’s the Head Cidermaker for Appelle, where he crafts high-end European-style ciders. When Elle, his best friend and the owner of the company, hires an outside consulting company to help them keep their doors open, Charlie finds himself in his literal worst-case scenario: having to work with Nick Nelson, a finance bro with the palate of a toddler.
How long will it take Charlie to realize that there's way more to Nick than meets the eye?
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A heartfelt examination of what happens when you meet someone who makes you want to come out of hiding and manifest a brighter future carefully tucked into the Trojan horse of an enemies-to-lovers craft-cider AU.
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11 May 2025