Busy Bean

The first Busy Bean novel is an achy breaky romance with gorgeous writing! - Sarina BowenI just wanted to get my hands on his beansFour years ago, I had a ridiculous crush on my sister's boyfriend. But when they moved away together, I put Beck out of my mind and my heart. But now he's back, and roasting the best coffee in Vermont. I need to convince him to supply the Busy Bean. And I need more of those kisses we accidentally shared outside the coffee shop. He still makes my heart race faster than a triple shot of espresso.She should be off limits, but instead she's pushing mineHer sister burned my life to the ground, so Haley Elliot is the last woman I should bring into my bed. Although our business relationship is giving way to something more than a fine grind. Neither of us can help ourselves. And what's worse, I think I'm falling for her.But it's a small town, and ours is a big secret. And when her sister blows back into town, suddenly the coffee isn't the only thing brewing...

Pregnant at forty-two? Back the cow up...Harland Bull Eaton has lost many things-his first wife, his beloved mother, those three women he proposed to... Oh, and there was that time he almost lost the family dairy farm due to a scandal. He's losing faith in just about everything, especially love.But one night, his friends give him a dare. No commitments. No heartbreak. Just buy that gorgeous redhead a drink. The big-city bombshell he's set his eyes on swirls him into a tailspin that lands them in bed for a one-night stand he's pretty sure he'll never forget. But this time he won't let his heart ride herd on his common sense.Recently separated and newly unemployed, Scarlett Russell is at a crossroads. With no other plan than visiting a friend in Vermont, the last thing she expects is a hunky, silver fox offering to buy her a drink. Even less expected is when she raises that offer to "take me to bed, cowboy." She just wants one night to forget everything gone wrong.Turns out once won't be nearly enough. Won't ever be enough, feeling the way she does. But secrets and an unexpected surprise are a lot to handle... unless these two can break a trail to an unexpected happily ever after.Welcome to Sarina Bowen's World of True North. Cowboy is the second novel in the Busy Bean series, where the coffee is good, the women are fierce, and the men are strong. Flannel is required, and beards are optional, but encouraged.

Love isn't always a cakewalk . . .Gigi Hawthorne is starting from scratch. She just didn't realize until her crappy car broke down that she was going to be doing it in a small town in Vermont. With an eye for design and some serious decorating skills, she's managed to land a job making delectable treats for the patrons of the Busy Bean. Now she's up to her elbows in sugar and flour, but her thoughts are never far from her gorgeous, brooding landlord.Holden St. James swears he isn't a recluse. He goes to the local coffee shop three times a week, doesn't he? Yeah, maybe he never actually talks to anyone, but with a backstory of loss, pain, and regret like his, he's pretty sure he wouldn't be very good company anyway. Yet something about his new tenant makes him wonder if maybe it's time to let someone open the oven door and release a little heat into his closed-off world.But both are hiding secrets as dark as an espresso mocha cupcake and they're not sure if they can trust each other. Will the truth break their delicate relationship into sad, sweet crumbs--or will it turn out to be the key ingredient in the recipe for a new life?

Ms. Sunshine meets Mr. Grumpy! From USA Today bestselling author R.L. Kenderson."Sometimes, not knowing where you're going will lead you to where you need to be."CHARLIMy workplace eliminated my position the same month my relationship ended. With nothing keeping me in Richmond, Virginia, I get in my car and head northeast, unsure of where I'll end up.Until I walk into The Busy Bean Café.With the Help Wanted sign and the quote on the wall meant for me, I know I've found my new home.GABEI gave up my executive job in Boston to come home to help run my family's hardware store and to open my own handcrafted furniture business. I have specific plans for my life.Those plans don't include the coffee shop's new flighty barista even if she is cute as hell.But when I become Charli's landlord, I find it harder than ever to stay away from her. And soon, I don't want to.