Worth the Waitstaff

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. She measures life in spreadsheets. He measures it in moments. When efficiency meets artistry, the result is intoxicating. Elena Vance doesn’t believe in magic. She believes in metrics. As a top-tier efficiency analyst for Sterling-Cross, she’s built a career—and a fortress around her heart—on the cold, hard safety of data. Her latest assignment? Audit the Obsidian Bar at the luxury Vintner’s Cliff resort in Big Sur and trim the fat. The target? Declan Mercer. Declan isn’t just a bartender; he’s an artist who believes a perfectly crafted cocktail can heal a broken heart. He spent years running from the corporate machine that gutted his passion in New York, finding sanctuary on the cliffs of California. To him, efficiency is a dirty word, and Elena Vance is the enemy in a tailored suit. But when a boardroom showdown forces them into an impossible collaboration to save the bar from automation, the battle lines are drawn. Trapped together in a dusty wine cellar for six weeks to plan the resort’s Centennial Gala, their professional rivalry ignites into a chemistry that defies every projection. Declan challenges Elena to stop analyzing and start feeling. Elena challenges Declan to prove that passion can be sustainable. And as their "stress relief" arrangement spirals into something dangerously real, Elena discovers the one variable she never accounted for: falling in love. With a rival consultant circling like a shark and a career-ending secret threatening to destroy everything they’ve built, Elena must face the ultimate audit. Can she stick to the plan that keeps her safe? Or will she risk it all for a future that can’t be measured? Pour yourself a stiff drink. Things are about to get shaken, stirred, and undeniably complicated.