Cover of Mocha Kisses: A Spicy Contemporary Romance

Mocha Kisses: A Spicy Contemporary Romance

N. Slater

Small Town Romances #1

contemporary romance(111)

Running from her father's debts, she returns home to her first love — and two other men who refuse to let her go.

Content Warnings
stalkingviolence/gore

Description

I only know how to do two edit and run from creditors. Creditors who shouldn’t even know that I exist but tell me that I have to pay for the sins of my father. A father I’ve never met and never want to.When I'm offered an editor position halfway across the country, I have no choice but to accept it. Unfortunately, returning to my childhood home where everyone knows my name isn't all it's cracked up to be.Especially when my client is Griffin Solace, my first love and a man I left to protect six years ago.His sexy-as-sin counterparts are hard to ignore, both men trying to understand my eccentricities while protecting me from the demons currently after me.I thought this trip would just be for closure and two weeks of awkward maneuvering but all three men are slowly wedging their way into my head and my heart.Griffin, my heart and soul.Rome, the tender and passionate café owner.Nova, my silver-haired protector.Tough decisions, compromising positions, a fake marriage, and a writer who can't seem to find his spark make it hard to appreciate what's right in front of me until it's almost too late.Do I stay and face my past or do I run to save myself the heartache? Is there really a happy ending in store for me or is that just another unattainable dream?Mocha Kisses is an 18+ Contemporary Standalone Small-Town Romance involving second chances, new beginnings, a bit of comedy, and a happy ending. MM, MF, MMF, and MMFM

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