Coffee Shop

The Fourth Book in the Coffee Shop Series Serafina: The small mountain town of Pineville had my heart from the moment I stepped in it. Maybe Benjamin Mercedy did too. Too bad he's way out of my league. When things escalate to an unsafe situation at home, I have no choice but to ask the town MMA fighter to teach me self-defense. When we're together on that mat, there's a whole lot more spark and bang than I thought. And if I didn't know any better, I'd say Benjamin Mercedy is hiding some ghosts in his gloves. Ghosts I'm ready to help tame. Benjamin: What am I supposed to do? Serafina shows up with a fat lip and a request for a self-defense class. Of course I'll help her. Then everything changes. She is bright-eyed brilliance in my cold, uncertain world. I can't stay away, even if I wanted to. Serafina has her own devils to deal with, and it's been a while since I'd had a good fight. Then she edges her way into my past with her light and warmth and cookies, and my bruised heart doesn't have a fighting chance. Serafina is mine. FIGHTER is the fourth book in the Coffee Shop Series. It can be read as a standalone, but maximum enjoyment comes from starting at the beginning. This is a sweet-but-spicy romance with no sex-scenes and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.

The Fifth Book in the Coffee Shop Series Dagny: Once upon a time, I thought my stutter was the worst thing that ever happened to me. But now I know better. Being held at gunpoint outranks a speech impediment any day. Thankfully, my longtime crush Jayson Hernandez tackled that problem to the ground with those broad shoulders-the ones that make my stutter oh-so-much-worse. As if he hasn't held my heart in his strong, capable hands ever since I adored him from the shadows in high school. Or every day he comes into the coffee shop with a new date. Or each time he shoots me a friendly smile that makes my toes curl. Then he proposes something so insane it's my heart that starts to stutter. And I can't turn him down, even though I want to. Because there's a part of me that still believes I'm Cinderella too. And oh, how I want him to realize he's Prince Charming after all. Jayson: My friends are the best guys anyone could ask for. They've always had my back. Except . . . they're pretty hard to impress. The last thing I want to do is let them down, especially when the first of our group of four is getting married. I can't show up to that wedding by myself, but I don't have anyone to take with me that could gain their approval. Enter Dagny Taylor. She's quiet, reads people like a book, and isn't afraid to say it like it is-when I can get her to talk, that is. I've done some pretty wild things in my life, but now I'm about to do the craziest thing yet. Because there's a princess hiding beneath that thick armor, and I can't wait to find her. That is . . . if she'll let me. SHY GIRL is the fifth book in the Coffee Shop Series. It can be read as a standalone, but maximum enjoyment comes from starting at the beginning. This is a sweet-but-spicy romance with no sex-scenes and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.

The Sixth Book in the Coffee Shop Series. Ellie: Three years ago, my best friend joined the Marines without warning. Our plans of attending state university together-demolished. He left me in a world of discarded dreams. We haven't spoken again. Now I'm twenty-years-old and ready to be known as the best outdoor guide this side of the Rocky Mountains. That sort of honor comes with experience, and I'm just about to get my chance for a dream guide. Then Devin crashes back into my world. And everything falls apart again. Devin: I messed up once-and I lost almost everything that mattered. Ellie. My best friend. My soul. The girl I loved but didn't have the courage to tell her. Now, it was time to fix the biggest mistake of my life. Ellie isn't giving ground, and I can't say that I blame her. But this time I'm not giving up. She thinks we're done? That we can never go back and never fix what happened? She's wrong. I'm determined to make up for my mistakes and show her that we've only just begun. WILD CHILD is the sixth book in the Coffee Shop Series. It can be read as a standalone, but maximum enjoyment comes from starting at the beginning. This is a sweet-but-spicy romance with no sex-scenes and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.

The seventh book in the Coffee Shop Series Dahlia: I can be many things (barista, karaoke legend, impromptu-actress, whatever), but a famous author I am not. Which makes it even weirder when a guy named Bastian rushes into my coffee shop and wants me to pretend to be him, a famous romance author hidden under a female pen name. Um, what? No thanks. Except . . . I can't deny something is charming about his brooding reclusiveness, or maybe that's just the sexy scent of smoke that follows him everywhere. My obsessive love of GIF's clearly annoys him, but it doesn't stop him from begging me for help either. This guy is desperate. When everything goes up in flames, we're left to deal with the wreckage. Together. Bastian: The last thing I want to do is ask for help, particularly from a dynamo like Dahlia. She has so much energy and I'm not sure what to do with it. But I'm about to lose everything. While the mountains outside of Pineville burn and my HotShot crew and I frantically try to save the town, my hidden career is about to explode. And I need that career. Dahlia is the simplest answer to my problems, even though I don't like the questions she asks or the answers that come. Then the fire encroaches on the mountains near town and Dahlia is in danger. I can't help but rush to save her. Because on the other side of those flames, she's saving me. In more ways than I could have ever imagined. And where there's smoke, there's fire. SMOKE AND FIRE is a clean, contemporary romance (but not religious) with a little sizzle and spice and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. It's the seventh book in the Coffee Shop Series. This book can be read as a standalone, but maximum enjoyment comes from reading the series from the beginning.

The Eighth Book in The Coffee Shop Series Leslie: The last thing I ever asked for was a divorce. Four amazing boys, one awesome life, and one failed marriage later, I'm smack dab in the middle of my forties with nowhere to go. Talk about unexpected. Then again, romance has always let me down. While juggling my newfound career responsibilities, I reach out for help in the only way I know how: a housekeeper. Someone's gotta clean this house and it hasn't been me lately. When I meet Tanner, he's not what I'm expecting. I can tell he feels the same way. And suddenly, the world looks a whole lot different than I expected. Tanner: There's something cathartic about running a house cleaning company, but when my two employees quit to elope together and start a new life in Las Vegas, I'm stuck scrubbing other people's houses. Not my dream job, but not so bad either. When a desperate woman calls to beg me for some help, the last thing I expect is the torrential disaster that I run into. Turns out, there's a bigger mess here than just days-old cereal on the counters. Four boys + single mom + new divorce = I got this. Turns out, I need Leslie more than she needs me. When our two worlds collide, the fallout isn't what I expected. CLEAN SWEEP is a clean, contemporary romance (but not religious) with a little sizzle and spice and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. It's the eighth book in the Coffee Shop Series. This book can be read as a standalone, but maximum enjoyment comes from reading the series from the beginning.

The Ninth Book in The Coffee Shop Series Katelyn There are three rules I implemented five years ago that govern my safety around men. 1. Never alone. 2. Never stranded. 3. Never unaware. In those five years, I've never broken those rules. Not once. Because I will not be a fool again. Then I do break those rules-willingly-to help the older brother of my best friend, Vikram. Vikram is trouble. Has always been trouble. Charming, a little arrogant, and flighty as a bird when it comes to women. I spent half my childhood adoring him, half crying over him. Yet he's always had my heart. Six years after last seeing him is no exception. Vikram My parents say I'm a mess. I agree. When a knee surgery goes wrong, things get ugly. What kind of woman would ever want to stay by my side when I can barely cope with the day-to-day of recovery? None of them. Which is why I've never tried. There's only one person at my side when I need her the most: Katelyn Saucony. The last woman I ever expected to see there. Maybe the one that I've always wanted there. She has secrets to hide, and when those secrets come back to life and threaten her safety, I'm forced to reckon with my own ghosts. For her, I finally find someone worth fighting for. Protect Me is a clean, contemporary romance (but not religious) with a little sizzle and spice and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. It's the eighth book in the Coffee Shop Series. This book can be read as a standalone, but maximum enjoyment comes from reading the series from the beginning.

The Tenth Book in the Coffee Shop Series Cora: When it comes to men, I'd rather not. In fact, I prefer paints. Cleaning the Frolicking Moose at night, renting the loft out by day, and sinking into my oils and charcoal drawings are really all I want out of life right now. Simplicity and space. Then Hawk walks in on a snowy night. And suddenly everything is different. Hawk: Being a Mercedy isn't a blessing. It's a bloody curse. To the tunes of several billion dollars. Don't get me wrong-I love my job. Sometimes, though, it might be nice to do something . . . different. Enter Cora, for whom the word boring doesn't exist. Not only does she rock my world, but a disaster of world-wide proportions is about to as well. I'm not ready, and neither is my company, nor the world. When it comes right down to it, all that matters is Cora. YOU AND ME his is a clean, contemporary romance with sizzle and spice-but no sex scenes. Guaranteed bantering and happily ever after.