Much Ado About a Latte

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A coffee war is brewing in Maple Falls, where Anita and Tanner are serving up plenty of sparks to keep the town buzzing.

Anita Bedford needs to face reality. Its time to decaffeinate the dream that she and Tanner will ever be more than friends. Growing up in small-town Maple Falls, shes had a crush on Tanner for years. But hell only ever see her as good, old, dependable Anita. Now shes finally ready to make her own goals a reality. In fact, that deserted building next door to Sunshine Diner looks like a promising location to open her own caf . . .

Tanner Castillo may know how to operate a diner, but he doesnt know beans about love. After pouring his life savings into buying the Sunshine Diner, he needs to keep his mind on making a success of it and supporting his widowed mother, not on kissing Anita Bedford. First order of business: improve his customers coffee experience. Next, he should probably find out who bought the building next door . . .

Its a bitter cup to swallow when ambition turns longtime friends and coworkers Anita and Tanner into rivals. Now that they own competing businesses, how could they ever compete for each others hearts Or will the two of them come to see whats obvious to the whole, quirky town of Maple Falls: potential for a full-roast romance, with an extra splash of dream

Welcome to Maple Falls, where everyone knows your name, your coffee order, and your relationship status.

Praise for Much Ado About a Latte:

Youve heard of friends to lovers; now get ready for childhood friends, to coworkers, to fake-dating coworkers, to business rivals, to lovers. Much Ado About a Latte has it allcharming and sweet, with delectable dialogue and just enough biting tension to keep you on the edge of your seat. Readers will love the beautiful setting of Maple Falls, the gratuitous food descriptions at Sunshine Diner, and Anitas adorable cat, Peanut. Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author

Somethings brewing in Maple Falls and youre going to be rooting for the romance every step of the way. Kathleen Fuller has created a wonderful small-town setting for this sweet reunion romance. How these two first-kiss kids ever kept their distance until now is beyond me! Just goes to show if true love is meant to be, theres no escaping it. Nancy Naigle, ECPA bestselling author of The Shell Collector

• Sweet contemporary romance
• Second book in the Maple Falls series, but can be read as a stand-alone
• Book length: 77,000 words
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Reviews

'Fuller returns to small-town Maple Falls, Ark., (after Hooked on You) for a chaste but spirited romance between old friends with clashing entrepreneurial goals . . . the cozy atmosphere and spunky locals will leave readers eager to return to Maple Falls.' * Publishers Weekly *

Author Bio

Kathleen Fuller is the author of several bestselling novels, including the Hearts of Middlefield novels, the Middlefield Family novels, and the Amish of Birch Creek series, as well as a middle-grade Amish series, the Mysteries of Middlefield. Visit her online at www.kathleenfuller.com, Twitter: @TheKatJam, and Facebook: Kathleen Fuller.