More than Meets the Ink (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• James Bowen: Hot and tattooed, he owns a security installation firm. He's divorced, 34 years old and has two brothers, Cole and Max. He's tall with dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes.
• Tate Cooper: Young, 26-year old woman who took over her family's restaurant, Rosita's, after her father and brother died and her mother moved to Florida. She's only interested in a fling at the moment. She has long, dark hair and silver blue eyes.
• Jonah Cooper: Brother of Tate and Elle; chef of Rosita's; killed by a dunk driver
• Ann Cooper: Mother of Jonah, Tate, and Elle; new resident of Eternal Sun Resort and next door neighbor of James Bowen's father
• Elle Cooper: Tate's somewhat free-spirited older sister
• Thomas Cooper: Ann's husband and Tate and Elle's father who died with their brother Jonah in a car accident caused by a drunk driver.
• Cole Bowen: Oldest brother of James and Max; demolitions expert at their family's construction business
• Max Bowen: Youngest brother of James and Cole.
• Mr. Bowen: Father of Cole, James, and Max; brother of Aunt Maggie; current resident of Eternal Sun Resort and Ann's neighbor.
• Aunt Maggie: Paternal aunt of James, Cole, and Max Bowen; helped to raise them after their mother left
• Tim: Chef's assistant at Rosita's
• Nils: Rosita's tempermental chef and drama queen
• Clint: Maître d' at Rosita's
• Kelly: Waitress at Rosita's
• Aidan: Attorney, Tate's ex-boyfriend who dumped her while she was grieving the loss of her family and was spending too much time managing Rosita's, the family restaurant.
• Tina: Waitress at Rosita's
• Paige: Rosita's new "Goth Girl" waitress
• Zack: Works with James at his security installation firm
• Jack Copeland: Biker bar owner and patron of Rosita's; friend of James
• Sean: Works with James at his security installation firm.
• Violet Samuels: Resident at Eternal Sun Resort
• Tessa: Mrs. Samuels's granddaughter
• Mr. Nicholson: Resident of Eternal Sun Resort
• Mrs. Nicholson: Resident of Eternal Sun Resort who wants to fix James Bowen up with her granddaughter, Tessa
• Mrs. Copernicus: Next door neighbor of the Cooper family home
• Elaine: James Bowen's ex-wife
• Amy: Ann's short-nosed Persian cat
• Andrew Vito: Son of the owner of Old Vito's restaurant; runs a shady gambling operation
• Mr. Ryan: Loyal patron of Rosita's
• Faith: One of James' former "dates"with benefits.

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• “A snort escaped her. “No, I see more; you just caught me off guard so I answered off the top of my head. Give me a couple of days, and I can write a dissertation about this.””

  Tate to James

• “There was no way to have a hot vacation fling with half the continental US senior population running interference. At this rate, she had more chance of catching contagious dementia than getting laid anytime this century.”

  Tate

• ““I won’t beg for anyone’s love, and yours is no exception.””

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Eternal Sun Resort, Florida: Retirement community where Ann Cooper and Mr. Bowen live
• Boston, Massachusetts: Tate and James' home.
• Alden, Massachusetts
• Rosita's: Cooper family restaurant in Boston

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Heavy Issues.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Elle Aycart (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Explicit sexual content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Erotica

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Elle Aycart: Author's blog

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