Worth the Whiskey

Take one predictable, reliable accountant subtract one cheating ex-boyfriend, add a damaged, workaholic pub owner, and combine with a cross-country flight and several bottles of whiskey. Pour over the sand of the Outer Banks and watch the fireworks. Harlee - I'm sure my life is over when a spur-of-the-moment lunch date with my long-time best friend turns into me finding my boyfriend nailing a blonde bimbo in my bed. My bestie reassures me it's not, but she's been wrong before. Men suck. Except for Jack Daniels. He never lets me down. After a week in bed and a strange moment of clarity, I hop the first flight out of LAX and end up on the other side of the country in a bar with a seriously hot bartender. But all men are cheaters. I'd rather be a crazy cat lady in Venice Beach than have my heart stomped on again, but how do I resist his southern charm? Zack - After being shot down by enemy fire on my last mission before leaving the Air Force, I threw myself into making my brewpub, The Flight Deck, the best in the Outer Banks. My focus and dedication have made my bar a favorite among the year-round locals and the tourists that flood our beaches for eight or nine months of the year. The other thing my focus has done is left me with is no time to date. Not that I want to date the beach bunnies that slip me their digits every night. I want a family like the one I grew up in, but that's not going to just fall into my lap. Or at least, that's what I think until she stumbles into my bar. Can a broken accountant and a damaged bartender heal each other's wounds and learn that they are both worthy of love and affection, or will their pasts remind them they aren't worth the whiskey? Recommended for 18+ years for naughty words, naughty scenes (in public!), and a whole lot of whiskey.