A Rich Aftertaste

The Coffee Shop Romance #1

by Lexy Timms

Coffee spelled backwards is eeffoc – and I don't give effoc until I've had my coffee…

Nick Sullivan knows the value of hard work, and after a windfall from a family member comes his way, he finally realizes his dream of opening a coffee shop and bakery.

Becoming the hot spot for the newly built apartment building in the heart of the city, he finds himself extremely successful and with offers left and right to expand and franchise that he routinely ignores. But when he meets a girl who moves into one of the apartments above his shop, Nick starts to realize something might be missing from his life. When she enlists him to help with her friend's wedding, the two-start developing a relationship that could rock his carefully constructed life in more ways than one!



Alexis—known as Alex to her friends—comes from a wealthy family, but isn't interested in the kind of life they lead.

Rather than being a trophy wife, she wants to have a career, and despite their constant pressure, she strikes out on her own to get it. When she moves into the new apartment building and runs into Nick, she finds herself both hopelessly attracted to him and also needing his help for her best friend's wedding disaster in progress. But when she starts to mix her business mind with her love life, things get muddy quick. Can she keep the two aspects of her life baking away, or will she burn one, or both, to a crisp?



The Coffee Shop Romance Series

A Rich AftertasteA Bitter FlavorBaked to Perfection

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

231 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2022

About the author

Lexy Timms is a mom, business woman, dreamer and writer. She finally decided to write her first romance novel and Saving Forever is her debut story.

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was not expecting it to end so abruptly or to be a cliffhanger. I don't understand why this story needs to be dragged out into separate books. I was really enjoying it, but now I have to buy another book just to have them have the same issues again and again.

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[juanita dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Rich Aftertaste

The ending was unexpected so I'm looking for a sequel. Running away from people who were controlling it was an ingrained trait that affected potential relationships.

[Ash Night · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was cute

The plot was really cute, but I thought it felt a bit rushed. Nick and Alex didn't really have much chemistry beyond Alex just constantly needing him for things, in my opinion. I read until the end, but I don't think I'll get the sequel.

[Meghan Milsted · Rating 1 out of 5]

skimmed. she fucked up twice and he got mad at her twice 0 spice

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really good until…

The story abruptly ended. Apparently so I’ll buy another book to read the ending.
#onceburnedtwiceshy
5 more words required bleep

[Brandiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me excited to read book number two of the series. I couldn’t wait to read what was in store for the characters.

[Ria · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very dull. There was no chemistry between the main characters. The MMC pov sounded female, so I was often confused on who's pov I was reading. It ended abruptly as well.

[Kayla · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 stars… Authors that do endings like this suck

[ForestGardenGal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interest but zero heat between the main characters. She is typical, doesn't really listen, acts before thinking, a bit self absorbed. Definitely didn't deserve him.

Abrupt cliffhanger, whiplash style. Not going to subject myself to the sequel.