Review: Angles (Part 1) by Erin Lockwood
★★★★ 
Cara Miller is at an impasse – laid off from her interior decorating firm, she works a job at a bank that she has no passion for, and wishes for marriage and a family, while dating a commitment phobic fitness buff. When she meets a handsome stranger at her best friend Teddy’s wedding, things only get more complicated as she finds herself in a love triangle, or perhaps a square.
Sam King, the handsome stranger, seems perfect. He’s a wealthy advertising executive, a total gentleman, and he looks like a Hugo Boss model, but Teddy warns Cara to steer […]
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