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Learner Plates and Other Lies
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Learner Plates and Other Lies

Romantic Comedy · English · Being written now

158 of 600 chapters315,907 words273 views

Imran Haddad survived two tours and a decade of army convoys. He is not surviving his driving school, which owes the only bank in Lindenfall more money than it will ever earn. Odette Nakamura-Boyle is the bank's cool-eyed head of collections, and Imran's file is on her desk. A dusty founder's rule offers one rescue: a grant for engaged couples running a business together. Neither of them wants a fiancé. Both need one by spring.

asking for helpperforming a relationship versus living onedebt, money and dignitysmall-town visibilitysecond careers and starting overbeing the villain in someone else's story and making amends
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  1. 1Amber2,160 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 13 views
  2. 2The Steadfast Provision1,700 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 13 views
  3. 3The Table by the Radiator1,849 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 14 views
  4. 4Nine Pages and a Table of Contents1,892 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 14 views
  5. 5The Dancing Sergeant1,828 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 14 views
  6. 6The Mule and the Sandwiches1,843 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 14 views
  7. 7Flashcards1,599 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 11 views
  8. 8Bread With a Memory1,646 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 14 views
  9. 9Everyone's Been Somebody's2,036 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 13 views
  10. 10Focaccia, Live1,724 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 13 views
  11. 11The Chairman Remembers1,702 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 14 views
  12. 12The Third Oven1,877 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 13 views
  13. 13Make Bread1,871 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 16 views
  14. 14Restorative Leave1,798 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 12 views
  15. 15The Old Registry1,652 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 13 views
  16. 16Man in a Dinner Jacket1,708 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 15 views
  17. 17A Handsome Sum1,702 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 14 views
  18. 18Appendix C1,702 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 13 views
  19. 19Final Settlement1,656 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 15 views
  20. 20Parted by Mutual Agreement1,632 words · 8 Oct 2026 · 15 views
  21. 21The Chaperone at Pump Four1,750 words · 8 Oct 2026
  22. 22The East Gate1,770 words · 8 Oct 2026
  23. 23Voidable1,622 words · 8 Oct 2026
  24. 24Lemon Drizzle2,062 words · 8 Oct 2026
  25. 25The Blue Book1,628 words · 8 Oct 2026
  26. 26Forty-One Couples1,864 words · 8 Oct 2026
  27. 27A Friendly Chat1,888 words · 8 Oct 2026
  28. 28Free Will1,857 words · 8 Oct 2026
  29. 29Terms and Rolls1,974 words · 8 Oct 2026
  30. 30Lantern Night1,863 words · 8 Oct 2026
  31. 31Thirty Seconds in Aisle Nine1,786 words · 8 Oct 2026
  32. 32Tea in the Registry1,748 words · 8 Oct 2026
  33. 33The First of November1,728 words · 8 Oct 2026
  34. 34When Ready1,739 words · 8 Oct 2026
  35. 35Any Other Business1,795 words · 8 Oct 2026
  36. 36Ms Quigley Takes Notes1,829 words · 8 Oct 2026
  37. 37One Roof1,708 words · 8 Oct 2026
  38. 38Duly Appointed2,393 words · 8 Oct 2026
  39. 39A Rope Called a Hug2,239 words · 8 Oct 2026
  40. 40The Pink Copy2,182 words · 8 Oct 2026
  41. 41The Shoebox1,840 words · 8 Oct 2026
  42. 42The Other Applicants1,923 words · 8 Oct 2026
  43. 43The Keystone1,862 words · 8 Oct 2026
  44. 44A Church Notice2,441 words · 8 Oct 2026
  45. 45Pay in Bread2,608 words · 8 Oct 2026
  46. 46Section Fourteen2,465 words · 8 Oct 2026
  47. 47The Oldest Lie in the Building2,384 words · 8 Oct 2026
  48. 48A Word About Tuesday2,162 words · 8 Oct 2026
  49. 49Third from the Yew2,168 words · 8 Oct 2026
  50. 50A Day for the Table2,195 words · 8 Oct 2026
  51. 51Wellness Monitoring2,435 words · 8 Oct 2026
  52. 52A Table for Two, Not in the Minute2,256 words · 9 Oct 2026
  53. 53Eleven Days2,089 words · 9 Oct 2026
  54. 54The Egg Goes Last2,109 words · 9 Oct 2026
  55. 55No Lawful Impediment2,290 words · 9 Oct 2026
  56. 56The Back of an Envelope1,973 words · 9 Oct 2026
  57. 57The Good Chair2,058 words · 9 Oct 2026
  58. 58Sit Down, Dear2,032 words · 9 Oct 2026
  59. 59The Teaspoon in the Lock2,132 words · 9 Oct 2026
  60. 60The Aspidistra1,922 words · 9 Oct 2026
  61. 61Rev. 32,166 words · 9 Oct 2026
  62. 62Mayor's Own2,094 words · 9 Oct 2026
  63. 63Wipe Your Feet1,938 words · 9 Oct 2026
  64. 64The Atmospheric Crater1,995 words · 9 Oct 2026
  65. 65The Sky Is All One Blue2,110 words · 9 Oct 2026
  66. 66A Kerb Is Not a Fence1,827 words · 9 Oct 2026
  67. 67A Gift in a Clause1,938 words · 9 Oct 2026
  68. 68The Notice Through the Box1,793 words · 9 Oct 2026
  69. 69One Thing for the Record1,970 words · 9 Oct 2026
  70. 70Yesterday's Bread1,920 words · 9 Oct 2026
  71. 71Wind It Anyway1,961 words · 9 Oct 2026
  72. 72I Did the Sum2,272 words · 9 Oct 2026
  73. 73Not Required2,175 words · 9 Oct 2026
  74. 74Item Three2,096 words · 9 Oct 2026
  75. 75As Minuted1,982 words · 9 Oct 2026
  76. 76Good Notice1,917 words · 9 Oct 2026
  77. 77The Small Hen1,988 words · 9 Oct 2026
  78. 78A Thursday Cup1,933 words · 9 Oct 2026
  79. 79One Pound Fifty1,975 words · 9 Oct 2026
  80. 80Committee Room B1,877 words · 9 Oct 2026
  81. 81Three Things1,966 words · 9 Oct 2026
  82. 82Left a Bit1,965 words · 9 Oct 2026
  83. 83Eight Names and a Jar2,057 words · 9 Oct 2026
  84. 84Two Dinners, One Kitchen2,050 words · 9 Oct 2026
  85. 85A Baker With a Bad Cake1,941 words · 9 Oct 2026
  86. 86The Green Book2,036 words · 9 Oct 2026
  87. 87The Pencil on the Wool1,991 words · 9 Oct 2026
  88. 88Not to Be Sent1,958 words · 9 Oct 2026
  89. 89Good Things Take Time2,043 words · 9 Oct 2026
  90. 90In Your Own Time2,140 words · 9 Oct 2026
  91. 91Ham1,948 words · 9 Oct 2026
  92. 92The Hat Is Paid For1,978 words · 9 Oct 2026
  93. 93Ten Past Three2,147 words · 9 Oct 2026
  94. 94The Shoulder1,900 words · 9 Oct 2026
  95. 95Under Author1,942 words · 9 Oct 2026
  96. 96Accurate1,922 words · 9 Oct 2026
  97. 97A Year of Saturdays1,936 words · 9 Oct 2026
  98. 98Eleven Days, in Pencil1,917 words · 9 Oct 2026
  99. 99Not to Be Told2,030 words · 9 Oct 2026
  100. 100The Worn Place in the Carpet2,074 words · 9 Oct 2026
  101. 101Two Hundred and Thirty-One Cups2,014 words · 9 Oct 2026
  102. 102The Chip in the Goose2,145 words · 9 Oct 2026
  103. 103Slow2,107 words · 9 Oct 2026
  104. 104Charged1,989 words · 9 Oct 2026
  105. 105The Eel2,206 words · 9 Oct 2026
  106. 106A Hat Is Handed Over at the Door2,402 words · 9 Oct 2026
  107. 107Warm Socks in a Carrier Bag2,202 words · 9 Oct 2026
  108. 108Traffic2,147 words · 9 Oct 2026
  109. 109The Last Word2,413 words · 9 Oct 2026
  110. 110Count: Zero2,408 words · 9 Oct 2026
  111. 111Thirty-One Minutes2,018 words · 23 Oct 2026
  112. 112Other (Please State)1,894 words · 23 Oct 2026
  113. 113The Weather1,965 words · 23 Oct 2026
  114. 114That Is the Rule1,932 words · 23 Oct 2026
  115. 115Marmalade Passed Before Asked1,859 words · 23 Oct 2026
  116. 116Slowly2,008 words · 23 Oct 2026
  117. 117Two Centimetres2,159 words · 23 Oct 2026
  118. 118The Lady Who Never Came2,058 words · 23 Oct 2026
  119. 119The Weir1,995 words · 23 Oct 2026
  120. 120The Roll2,194 words · 23 Oct 2026
  121. 121An Honest Wall2,093 words · 23 Oct 2026
  122. 122In Blue2,127 words · 23 Oct 2026
  123. 123The Bell Stays2,075 words · 23 Oct 2026
  124. 124A Hundred and Thirty-Eight2,043 words · 23 Oct 2026
  125. 125Not Mrs Noyle2,213 words · 23 Oct 2026
  126. 126One in Twelve1,981 words · 23 Oct 2026
  127. 127The Quality Street Tin1,952 words · 23 Oct 2026
  128. 128Many Happy Returns1,962 words · 23 Oct 2026
  129. 129Leave It Where It Is2,010 words · 23 Oct 2026
  130. 130Wash Your Hair First1,964 words · 23 Oct 2026
  131. 131A Better Word1,986 words · 23 Oct 2026
  132. 132The Hen on the Teapot1,926 words · 23 Oct 2026
  133. 133The Salt2,004 words · 23 Oct 2026
  134. 134Selected2,014 words · 23 Oct 2026
  135. 135The Gas Man1,961 words · 23 Oct 2026
  136. 136The Hen Comes Off1,886 words · 23 Oct 2026
  137. 137Eleven Minutes to Twelve2,010 words · 23 Oct 2026
  138. 138A Dead File1,937 words · 23 Oct 2026
  139. 139A Thirty-Second at the Far End1,922 words · 23 Oct 2026
  140. 140Do Not Put in Skip1,975 words · 23 Oct 2026
  141. 141A Long Car for a Clock1,984 words · 23 Oct 2026
  142. 142Not to Be Sent2,057 words · 23 Oct 2026
  143. 143The Odd Ones1,943 words · 23 Oct 2026
  144. 144The Fourth Board Sings2,252 words · 23 Oct 2026
  145. 145Keeps a Promise, in a Way1,987 words · 23 Oct 2026
  146. 146A Courtesy1,885 words · 23 Oct 2026
  147. 147Friday Week2,031 words · 23 Oct 2026
  148. 148Twenty in March2,042 words · 23 Oct 2026
  149. 149The Number First2,070 words · 23 Oct 2026
  150. 150Eleven Seconds1,976 words · 23 Oct 2026
  151. 151Drove2,025 words · 23 Oct 2026
  152. 152Held for Another1,964 words · 23 Oct 2026
  153. 153Bring What You Found2,299 words · 23 Oct 2026
  154. 154Say It Somewhere I'm Not2,023 words · 23 Oct 2026
  155. 155Ting-Ting2,268 words · 23 Oct 2026
  156. 156Per Policy2,273 words · 23 Oct 2026
  157. 157Do What He Did for Dad2,334 words · 23 Oct 2026
  158. 158The Higher Offer2,124 words · 23 Oct 2026

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