The Bartender by Sammi Franks

One surfer turned bartender. One resigned cafe owner. They couldn’t be more different. They couldn’t be more alike.

Bodhi
I left the corporate world and moved to Westport after a surfing competition, bought a modest condo, and prepared for the fallout. Max tried to bring me back, but the ocean was my home, and riding the waves was my livelihood. Too bad it didn’t pay well. Running his bar was the compromise. For a moment, I had everything I wanted, but as my siblings found their soul mates, I was left alone in the world, which was where I met Norah.

Norah
We’d move to the US from India to pursue the American dream. For my parents, it meant opening a cafe in a small town. For me, it meant becoming a literature professor. Unfortunately, they returned to India and I had to take over the cafe. I’d thought all my dreams were dead. Then I met Bodhi and figured the cafe was about to be a casualty of his establishment. I had to fight him every chance I had, which was harder than anticipated because I was also attracted to him every time he was near.
He wanted love. He detested responsibilities. She had to be responsible and shirk love. Can two rivals find a solution and each other?