The Gospel According to Chrome

Natalie Chen has it all—a corner office in Manhattan, a partnership track at a prestigious law firm, and a life that looks perfect from the outside. But when her estranged grandmother dies and leaves her a rundown automotive restoration shop in East Los Angeles, Natalie's carefully constructed world begins to crack. She plans to sell the building in sixty days and return to her real life. But Dominic Reeves, the shop's brooding and talented mechanic, makes her an unexpected offer: spend one week learning what her grandmother built, and he'll walk away without a fight. Seven days. That's all it takes for Natalie to discover that restoration isn't just about fixing broken cars—it's about healing broken people. As Dominic teaches her the language of metal, the art of welding, and the patience required to bring damaged things back to life, Natalie begins to see herself reflected in the chrome: polished on the surface, rusted underneath, and desperately in need of restoration. Torn between the life she's built and the life she's discovering, Natalie must choose: return to the safety of her corporate world, or risk everything for a chance at something real—a man who sees her damage as beautiful, a calling that fills her soul, and a love that transforms like fire meeting metal. A sweeping romance about second chances, the courage to start over, and learning that broken things—including ourselves—can be more beautiful after restoration than they ever were before.