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Crystal Coast #2
Coffee Break
Feel-good coastal love stories from award-winning author, Lori Hayes, romantic books you're sure to love. (Stand-alone novel--can read out of series sequence)
Coffee Break offers a rich blend of romance in a cozy, small-town setting, with a light flavor of wild horses.
Tension begins to percolate when coffee shop owner, Jenni Stallings, struggles to keep the doors of her beloved shop open. She wants to earn her dying father's approval, to convince him that she is financially secure so he can die peacefully. She also strives to win the marathon, Run for the Horses, to benefit the nearby wild islander ponies.
When bank vice president and old high school crush, Scott Botticelli, temporarily moves back to the small, seaside town, he threatens to reject her much-needed loan. When he takes up running, she realizes he has rediscovered his passion for the sport, and for her. Despite the fact he holds the power to squelch her dreams, a romantic interest starts to brew between them. Always the determined competitor no matter the game, Jenni finds herself facing her failing business, her father's mortality, and the race of her life-against the man she loves.
Coffee Break offers a rich blend of romance in a cozy, small-town setting, with a light flavor of wild horses.
Tension begins to percolate when coffee shop owner, Jenni Stallings, struggles to keep the doors of her beloved shop open. She wants to earn her dying father's approval, to convince him that she is financially secure so he can die peacefully. She also strives to win the marathon, Run for the Horses, to benefit the nearby wild islander ponies.
When bank vice president and old high school crush, Scott Botticelli, temporarily moves back to the small, seaside town, he threatens to reject her much-needed loan. When he takes up running, she realizes he has rediscovered his passion for the sport, and for her. Despite the fact he holds the power to squelch her dreams, a romantic interest starts to brew between them. Always the determined competitor no matter the game, Jenni finds herself facing her failing business, her father's mortality, and the race of her life-against the man she loves.
332 pages, Paperback
First published June 30, 2015
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July 12, 2024
This is a brand new author for me and I was excited to read it because she is a North Carolina author. I also love coffee so that drew me into wanting to read this book as well. However, this is one of those books that make me wish they had a rating system like the movies because it had a little more sexual descriptions in the book than I would have liked. I usually only read Christian fiction because of that but I would give other authors more of a chance if I had an easy way to tell that they are closed door romances. Other than the spice in the book that was not appealing to me, the rest of the book was good and the spice to me added nothing to the plot.
February 29, 2020
Beach, small town, romance
Coffee Break, a Crystal Coast Series novel by Lori Hayes, was very good. My only disappointment was why no one ever addressed Rachel’s betrayal of Jenni by talking with Cassie about personal things and inviting her to outings.
Coffee Break, a Crystal Coast Series novel by Lori Hayes, was very good. My only disappointment was why no one ever addressed Rachel’s betrayal of Jenni by talking with Cassie about personal things and inviting her to outings.
June 4, 2022
Loved it!
Coffee Break has it all - well developed characters you want to know, an interesting plot, and romance. Ms. Hayes captures life in a small town!
Coffee Break has it all - well developed characters you want to know, an interesting plot, and romance. Ms. Hayes captures life in a small town!
August 10, 2026
This was my North Carolina book. I bought while in ONX
Cute Rom-com quick easy read. More a 3.5
Cute Rom-com quick easy read. More a 3.5
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