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Meet Zooey and Charlie from Coconut Iced Coffee

Coconut Iced Coffee, the eighth book in the Cupid’s Coffeeshop series, is out today. Grab your copy here.

 

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All my Cupid’s Coffeeshop readers know Zooey Lockhart. She’s one of the three co-owners of Cupid’s Coffeeshop, along with her brother, Patrick, and cousin, Joe. She’s celebrating her 21st birthday and is missing her annual beach trip. Joe and Patrick give her a trip to the fictional Caribbean island of San Maria. In my head, Zooey looks like a combination of Rashida Jones and Sarah Hyland.

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While on San Maria, she meets Charlie Lyons. He grew up on the island but just graduated from law school. He’s come home to relax after taking the bar exam. In my head, he looks like Michael Ealy. I loved him on Almost Human. So bummed when they cancelled that show. Can you blame Zooey for falling for him?

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When he and Zooey meet, they enjoy an instant connection. But can their summer fling turn into love? Find out in Coconut Iced Coffee. You might enjoy seeing the trailer too.

To celebrate the release of my eleventh book, Fireworks Frappe is FREE (until 8 August 2016). Grab some Duncan and Ava fun for you and all your friends.

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The next two books are up for pre-order today so be sure to purchase those today too.

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Are you ready for some Fireworks Frappe?

Happy release day! Fireworks Frappe, the seventh book in the Cupid’s Coffeeshop series, is available today. I’m delighted to share Ava and Duncan’s story with you. Ava is Amy Lane’s twin sister. Longtime readers might remember Amy from the first book in the Cupid’s Coffeeshop series, Java Frost. Amy and Ben are tying the knot and Ava is home to do maid of honor duties.

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When Ava was a teenager, she couldn’t wait to leave Ashford Falls for the bright lights of New York City. Now, she’s just lost her high powered career and come home to lick her wounds. Since she’s identical to her sister, I imagine Ava looking  just like Amy Schumer and Amy Poehler.

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When she walks into Cupid’s Coffeeshop, she runs into her high school boyfriend, Duncan Knight. Duncan looks like Jensen Ackles, with hazel eyes. How handsome is he? I’ve never written a firefighter hero before but Duncan came complete with a whole crew of sexy characters to write about. So, now I’ve got a whole second series to set in Ashford Falls–just need time to write it! 🙂

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Ten years ago, he stayed. Ava left. Though he’s risen to second in command at the Ashford Falls fire station, Duncan’s never gotten over Ava. Can they resurrect their love from the ashes of their dreams? Find out in Fireworks Frappe.

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I also made my first ever book trailer for Fireworks Frappe. So fun! Check it out!

I’m super busy with the release and planning my (book) birthday celebration for the end of this month. I can’t believe it’s been a year already! Keep your eye out for a new pre-order for Pumpkin Spice, the tenth Cupid’s Coffeeshop book, and my first ever audiobook announcement.

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Introducing Ruby and Jefferson

The fourth book in the Cupid’s Coffeeshop seriesCherry Blossom Cappuccino arrives this coming Thursday, April 7th. My husband and I were married in DC at cherry blossom time so it’s a very sentimental time for me. I chose that release date because it’s my wedding anniversary. I dedicated this one to my own wonderful Prince Charming.

You still have time to pre-order!

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You’ve already met Ruby Davis. She appears in the first two chapters of the first Cupid’s Coffeeshop book, Java Frost. She’s the lawyer who explains their grandmother’s bequest to the Lockharts. Many years ago, Ruby rejected her love’s marriage proposal so she could pursue her dream of going to law school. I picture her as looking like CCH Pounder.

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Ruby’s long lost love, Jefferson Elliot, left Ashford Falls after Ruby turned down his proposal. He’s a successful reporter and on the verge of retiring to tour the country in his RV. He returns to Ashford Falls to do one last story. I imagine him looking like a slightly older Denzel Washington or a slightly younger Morgan Freeman (both very yummy men!)

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Will Ruby and Jefferson get a second chance at love? Find out in Cherry Blossom Cappuccino.

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Be sure to check out my Pinterest board for Cupid’s Coffeeshop. Lots of fun stuff there.

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Introducing Grayson and Claire

The third story in the Cupid’s Coffeeshop series, Lucky Latte, comes out next week. You can pre-order your copy here.

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Today, I’d like to introduce you to the hero and heroine of Lucky Latte. Readers of Cupid’s Kiss met Claire O’Shaughnessy already. Claire is an accountant and very career focused. We find out in Cupid’s Kiss that she hates her newest co-worker at her accounting firm. And in Lucky Latte we find out why. She looks like Grace Phipps in my head.

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Claire needs a date for her sister’s wedding. And her handsome co-worker–who Claire just happens to loathe–volunteers to help her out–if she’ll work with him on the firm’s biggest account. Grayson March just moved to Ashford Falls from Texas. I imagined him looking like Chris Hemsworth.

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Will Claire and Grayson be able to turn their fake romance into the real thing? Find out in Lucky Latte!

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Meet Val and Mac from Cupid’s Kiss

Today I’d like to introduce you to the hero and heroine of Cupid’s Kiss, the second in the Cupid’s Coffeeshop series. Valentina Mahon owns Val’s Cards and Gifts, directly across the square from Cupid’s Coffeeshop. And she hates Valentine’s Day. She’s become the Valentine’s Grinch of Ashford Falls.

Many moons ago, my best friend managed a Hallmark store and I used to help her out and work there sometimes. Val’s holiday experiences are partly based on working there and also why I dedicated this book to my best friend, Lynn.

I imagine Val looking like Bonnie Wright (She played Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies but look how lovely she is all grown up!).

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Delivery hunk Mac Romano has nursed a crush on Val for ages. Can he get her to love Valentine’s Day again? I imagine him looking like Ryan Guzman. Yum, huh?

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Find out how these two celebrate Valentine’s Day in Cupid’s Kiss.

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I also wanted to mention my Pinterest board for Cupid’s Coffeeshop. You all might enjoy visiting that to see quotes, coffeeshops, and the “cast.”

 

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Meet Ben and Amy from Java Frost

Many authors, myself included, “cast” their books. It’s enormously helpful to choose a person or a combination of several people to help envision what a character looks like, their mannerisms and their voice. I thought I’d share the cast of Java Frost with you today.

In Java Frost, Amy Lane is a preschool teacher. She’s just turned thirty and, though she isn’t unhappy, she’s questioning where the adventures are that she imagined in her youth. As the story opens, she’s decided to treat herself to a trip to London over summer break but needs a part-time job to earn the travel money. She’s also Zooey Lockhart’s former babysitter and knew Patrick and Joe when they were younger too, before the Lockharts left Ashford Falls.

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In my head, she looked like a combination of Amy Poehler and Amy Schumer. It’s a coincidence that she’s named Amy—I chose the name in advance of casting her (because I liked it with her identical twin sister’s name, Ava).

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The hero of Java Frost, Ben Brooks, (who looks like a combination of a young George Clooney or Hank Azaria) is a cancer researcher, far more at home in the lab than coping with people. He is suddenly responsible for the care of his young daughter, Livvy, when her mom takes a month long research trip. While Ben is very capable of taking care of Livvy, he’s at a loss when it comes to playing and relating to the three year old.

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When he meets Amy, Livvy’s preschool teacher, in Cupid’s Coffeeshop, he proposes she give him “playing lessons.” And then the real fun begins. Read the rest in Java Frost. Available here now!

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The next three stories are also available for pre-order:

Cupid’s Kiss

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Lucky Latte

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Cherry Blossom Cappuccino 

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Cupid’s Coffeeshop is here!

Hi guys! Happy 2016! So many things going on!

First, the launch of the Cupid’s Coffeeshop series with Java Frost. Cupid’s Coffeeshop centers around Patrick, Joe, and Zooey Lockhart who stand to inherit one million dollars each, if they can successfully run their grandmother’s coffeeshop for one full year. Each month, a different couple will find their happily ever after in Cupid’s Coffeeshop because Cupid’s Coffeeshop serves up love, laughter, and happily ever after.

Java Frost focuses on preschool teacher, Amy, teaching Ben how to relate to his young daughter. It’s available here.

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And available for pre-order now:

Cupid’s Kiss is about Val, the Valentine’s Day grinch, and her perfect match, Mac, giving her a perfect Valentine’s Day.

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In Lucky Latte, also available for pre-order now, Claire desperately needs a date for her sister’s wedding. When her work rival, Grayson March, agrees to go. Will a fake romance lead to the real thing?

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And in Cherry Blossom Cappuccino, attorney Ruby Davis gets a second chance at love when her old flame returns to Ashford Falls.

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I’m working with Cafe Press right now to get some merchandise made from the amazing logo that Kim Killion of The Killion Group designed. So look for that coming up soon in 2016!

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Meet the Cast of Cupid’s Coffeeshop

Introducing my newest series for 2016…Cupid’s Coffeeshop.

Join us in the quaint and charming town of Ashford Falls, nestled in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the heartwarming Cupid’s Coffeeshop series features an entire year of couples finding their happily-ever-afters, filled to the brim with warmth, humor, and a dash of the unexpected. Step into Cupid’s Coffeeshop, where happily-ever-afters are served daily…

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The three main characters are the Lockharts–who inherited Cupid’s Coffeeshop upon their grandmother’s death. Fifty years ago, PJ and Mary Lockhart opened their coffeeshop near the train station in this tiny one stoplight town. Now, it’s a booming bedroom community for nearby Washington, DC. If the kids can successfully run the coffeeshop for one year, and make it profitable at the end, they get not only the coffeeshop but a cool million each.

Patrick Joseph Lockhart is the eldest Lockhart grandchild–at one whole week older than his cousin, Joe. Patrick is the business man, able to run spreadsheets and manage a the financial side. He is quiet and bookish and somewhat reserved. He and his cousin, Joe, were raised close as twin brothers until their family splintered ten years ago. Patrick is also rather desperately in love with the cookie supplier for the shop, Joy. Unfortunately, she’s engaged. We’ll have to see what Cupid does with that. He looks rather like John Krasinski.

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Joseph Patrick Lockhart is younger than Patrick by one week. He’s handsome and sexy–and knows it too. His failed actress mother always claimed he was the result of a brief liaison with one of Hollywood’s leading men. Who knows if it’s true? Joe doesn’t care. He’s the wild child of the Lockhart clan. He doesn’t take well to being bossed around by his older cousin, Patrick, and challenges him at every turn. He concocts creative coffee drinks by day and enjoys spending his nights any wild way he can think of. Joe’s never been in love…and doesn’t intend to be. We’ll have to see how Cupid feels about that. Joe looks rather like a scruffy Chris Pine.

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Zooey Mary Lockhart is Patrick’s younger sister. She’s just twenty when the story starts. Though she aspires to be a visual artist and graphic designer, she failed out of college last semester–but hasn’t told anyone in the family yet. She spends most of her time playing peacemaker and voice of reason between her brother and her cousin. Like her cousin, she’s never been in love but would like to be…someday. Cupid might give her a summer romance. Zooey looks rather like Rashida Jones.

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And overseeing all of this is their grandmother’s lifelong friend and executrix of her estate, attorney Ruby Davis. She loves the three Lockhart kids as though they are her own grandchildren. Just turning seventy, she’s still spry. She had to choose between her ambition and her love whens he was young. She chose to pass the bar but she sometimes still wonders…”What if…?” Maybe Cupid will help her find the answer this year. She looks rather like an older CCH Pounder.

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Each month, a new couple will meet in Cupid’s Coffeeshop. I hope you’ll enjoy reading these stories as much as I enjoyed writing them. Cupid’s Coffeeshop brews love, laughter, and happily ever after…

Java Frost, book one in the Cupid’s Coffeeshop series is up for pre-order now. Snag it here and snuggle up for a cozy winter read.

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