relzreviewz.com Much Ado About a Latte by Kathleen Fuller

Much Ado About a Latte by Kathleen Fuller

Synopsis:~

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. It’s time to decaffeinate the dream that she and Tanner will ever be more than friends. Growing up in small-town Maple Falls, she’s had a crush on Tanner for years. But he’ll only ever see her as good, old, dependable Anita. Now she’s 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 café . . .

Tanner Castillo may know how to operate a diner, but he doesn’t 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 . . .

It’s 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 other’s hearts? Or will the two of them come to see what’s 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.

Necee’s take:~

“You never forget your first kiss…”

Remember that first crush? That first kiss? Now imagine it’s ten years later and you are working right alongside that crush! That is where this novel begins. Anita just can’t get away from Tanner, but decides to make a big step to do something new. Just as that happens, Tanner starts to notice her again. He has big plans, too, but will they include Anita?

“We’re coworkers, that’s all.” “And that’s what she said about you. But methinks you both protest too much.”

This book grabbed me from the very first line. I totally remember my first real crush and always wondered what happened to him. I think for anyone who’s been there, you will love this friends to crush to more as adults romance. I loved the feel of it, though do admit there was so much back and forth I was more than ready for their happy ending. There was a lot of unnecessary miscommunication or lack of communication from their fear of stepping out of their comfort zone. However, that is definitely life and I see why they were afraid.

Sometimes we can stay so much in our own doubts, it stops us from living life fully. This was a story about taking that next step and finally moving forward into all God has for you. It was fun seeing the story continue from this Maple Falls series (this is the second book.) However, this could definitely be read as a standalone. Another aspect I really liked was shining light on an important aspect of women’s health that is often overlooked. It was a refreshing angle to a leading health issue for women in a side character.

I was given an advanced reader copy through NetGalley by the publisher. All opinions are my own and have been given honestly.

With over a million copies sold, Kathleen Fuller is the USA TODAY bestselling author of several bestselling novels, including the Hearts of Middlefield novels, the Middlefield Family novels, the Amish of Birch Creek series, and the Amish Letters series as well as a middle-grade Amish series, the Mysteries of Middlefield.
Visit her online at KathleenFuller.com; Instagram: @kf_booksandhooks; Facebook: @WriterKathleenFuller; Twitter: @TheKatJam.