Amber, a young barista, wants nothing more in life than to open her own coffee shop. The only problem is that it takes a lot of money—money she doesn’t have. Worse, she’s in the midst of a sexual drought and the only man expressing any interest in her is Jamie, her boss, a man she absolutely despises.
And a man who has money—the kind that will allow her to pursue her dream. The only catch: she has to sleep with him.
How much will she give to bring her dream to life? And when love is in the air and her heart leads her elsewhere, how hard will it be to break free of the man who buys her soul?
Whatever It Takes is a 22,000-word novella and was originally published as part of the Hot Roast Romance And Coffee Confessions anthology.
"The chemistry in these stories....whoa they were smokin." (review)
Hot Roast Romance & Coffee Confessions
Jessica Collins, Luna Blue, & Gemma Stone
Brew up some hot roast romance in this sexy collection by authors Jessica Collins, Luna Blue, and Gemma Stone as each take their spin on a café romance and add in a dash of burning lust.
Do quaint coffee shops and cute baristas inspire feelings of love and lust? There’s something about the ambiance, the perfectly-crafted coffee drinks, and the slower pace of life in a café that brings out the romantic in anyone’s heart.
In this collection of three novellas, each tale offers a spin on coffee shop romance, from searching for true love to having a hot fling beneath the espresso machine—not to mention all the sexy adventures the baristas have along the way.
In A Whole Latte Love...And Trouble by award-winning author Jessica Collins, cute barista Juliet is on the hunt for love. Each new date and potential suitor is yet another disaster. And on one particularly bad date, an attractive yet frustratingly arrogant man intervenes to save Juliet from the oaf she’s with. But when they part ways after the rescue, Juliet can’t stop thinking about him. And a potential stalker doesn’t appreciate her attention being taken by the man.
You’ll also find lustful escape in Whatever It Takes by Luna Blue, the tale of Amber, a young woman who will do anything to achieve her dream of owning her own café—including sleeping with a man she despises. Or Sexpresso by Gemma Stone, an extra-steamy tale about coffee shop owner Catherine Cox and her desperate effort to reverse downward sales trends, while her staff have their own sexy ideas, including partially-see-through uniforms.
Hot Roast Romance & Coffee Confessions is the perfect accompaniment to your favorite beverage in your preferred coffee shop—and maybe, cute baristas included.
Hot Roast Romance & Coffee Confessions is a 63,000-word anthology.
A young ex-Olympian catches up on life when she discovers herself through a wild, sexual voyage.
Brooke’s existence has been lived through a chlorinated world of isolation and training. With freedom from a regimented swimming career just around the corner, her parents devastate her with the news she is being sent to an exclusive North Shore finishing school in Sydney, a chance to help her acclimate from the competitive Olympics to the real world.
Brooke promises herself she will not attend without seeking to understand her hidden, clandestine world of sexual fantasies. Before her “incarceration” begins, she seduces Jim, the quiet yet fervent son of the local mechanic. As Brooke seeks to find her place outside of the pool, she finds more than a simple sexual relationship. She finds herself.
