To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.Ī hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth.Ī fantasy romance that is unlike anything I've read before. Old frenemies and Thune’s shady underbelly may just upset her plans. However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen. Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention The main character has to start over with her career and I loved reading about her journey. Gouda Friends is a comforting romance that is also about reinventing oneself and finding your path later than expected. Still, at least one thing is for certain: their chemistry is un-brie-lievable. Their close friendship was always a lifeline between them a blooming romance might confuse things. Josh and Tam immediately get to work fixing her life-but again, it’s complicated. When she calls him out of the blue, he jumps at the chance to return the favor. Tam, his high school BFF and fellow member of the Nerd Herd friend group, was instrumental in building his self-esteem. Now he’s the successful owner of a multimillion-dollar ghost kitchen. Josh O’Malley was a troubled, unconfident teenager.

Next thing she knows, she’s on a plane back home. Newly single and unemployed, Tam calls up her best friend from high school and utters the emergency code word- goldfish.

Sure, it’s a little more complicated than that, but the point is, he had it coming. Tam Doan dumped her boyfriend after he threw away her gourmet cheese. Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy The Belle and the Beard by Kate Canterbary The Last Eligible Billionaire by Pippa Grant

Enemies Abroad by R.S. Grey