Simmer

Gentrification? Not in my neighborhood!

A chef with a mission…

Sloane: Belle Cielo, my San Francisco Mission District restaurant, has been owned by my family for generations, then passed down to me. I've put my heart and soul into this business and loved every moment.

But the notice arrived today that I had to be out in sixty days, closing a door on the happiest days of my life. The neighborhood is being upgraded to attract wealthier businesses so the building owners can charge higher rents. My friends will have to move. Not happening.

Victor Hanley, an old college fling, has taken over at Mission Realty, the company that's destroying my future and the lives of my neighbors. I'm going to make sure he knows we're not going down without a fight. My employees and neighbors have been there for me, now it's my turn to step up for them.

I just wish he wasn't so freakin' gorgeous.

A musician forced to take over a business he despises…

Victor: My father has pushed me into a box and thrown away the key. I'm now the trustee of Mission Realty, I company I have absolutely no interest in. I run a recording studio, compose hits for big name artists, play gigs with my band. How am I supposed to live the life I love and run his business too?

But today Sloane Gabrielli, a woman I'd never forgotten, stormed into my office and demanded I revoke her eviction notice. She was brilliant, vibrant, bringing my mind and body to life in a way I thought impossible. She's a song I've never written. A melody wrapping around my spirit and forcing me to listen.

She's angry as hell,  but I'll help her. As soon as I can stand up again.

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