It’s November and I am back with some giveaways here. I know I haven’t done very many here lately. I thought this would be the best month to dive back in and give you a giveaway. Of course I need to thank, MamatheFox for hosting this hop.
I thought it would be fun to do some cozy mystery or romance books with coffee shop settings. I had the best time putting this list of books together for all.
1. Coffee Shop Girl
Bethany:
This coffee shop is going to kill me.
Sure, it’s my dad’s dream. If he hadn’t died eight months ago, I wouldn’t be here, a college drop out, trying not to drown in debt.
Nor would I be staring into the muddy eyes of a viking-sized man that’s telling me everything I’m doing wrong—as if he knows so much about business in a small mountain town.
Except he does.
And when the biggest, most unexpected surprise of all falls in my lap, I’ll have no choice but to ask for his help.
Time for some power lipstick.Maverick:
This girl is drowning.
She might have eyes like glacier pools and hair so black it’s glossy, but that doesn’t mean she knows how to run a coffee shop. She’s drowning in more than debt, interest, and credit card payments.
She’ll never make it.
But I kind of want her to.
Because underneath that bright lipstick and those sun dresses is a woman that I have an uncomfortable feeling is about to rock. my. world.This is a clean, standalone (first in series) contemporary romance with sizzle and spice—but no sex scenes. Guaranteed bantering and happily ever after.
2. Grounds for Murder
When Lana Lewis’ best — and most difficult — employee abruptly quits and goes to work for the competition just days before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café’s chances of winning the contest are creamed. In front of a gossipy crowd in the small Florida town of Devil’s Beach, Lana’s normally calm demeanor heats to a boil when she runs into the arrogant java slinger. Of course, Fabrizio “Fab” Bellucci has a slick explanation for jumping ship. But when he’s found dead the next morning under a palm tree in the alley behind Lana’s café, she becomes the prime suspect.
Even the island’s handsome police chief isn’t quite certain of her innocence. But Lana isn’t the only one in town who was angry with Fabrizio. Jilted lovers, a shrimp boat captain, and a surfer with ties to the mob are all suspects as trouble brews on the beach.
With her stoned, hippie dad, a Shih Tzu named Stanley, and a new, curious barista sporting a punk rock aesthetic at her side, Lana’s prepared to turn up the heat to catch the real killer. After all, she is a former award-winning reporter. As scandal hangs over her beachside café, can Lana clear her name and win the championship — or will she come to a bitter end?
3. Roast Mortem
The New York Times bestselling author brews up another culinary mystery–and this time, it’s New York’s Bravest that get burned: After local firefighters pull Clare out of a blazing café, she happily comes to their rescue by teaching them the finer points of operating their newly donated espresso machine. But matters really heat up when somebody is torching cafes around the city and firefighters begin to die in suspicious ways…
Believing the two events are related, Clare investigates, staking out a five-borough bake sale and sniffing out clues in the pizza ovens of Brooklyn. When her detective boyfriend, Mike Quinn, is pulled into the fire of a false accusation, Clare is desperate to put out the flames. But will she be able to come to Mike’s rescue before someone tries to extinguish her?
Bonus recipes include firehouse favorites
4. Murder by Mocha
A divorced, single mom in her forties, Clare Cosi is a coffee shop manager by day, an irrepressible snoop by night. When something is wrong, she considers it her mission in life to right it, and murder is as wrong as it gets.
Can coffee enhance your love life? Clare’s Village Blend coffee beans are being used to create a new java love potion: a Mocha Magic Coffee that’s laced with an herbal aphrodisiac. The product, expected to rake in millions, will be sold exclusively on Aphrodite’s Village, one of the most popular online communities for women. But at the product’s launch party, one of the website’s editors is murdered. Clare is convinced someone wants control of the coffee’s secret formula and is willing to kill to get it. Can she stir up evidence against this bitter killer? Or will she be next on the hit list?
5. Scene of the Grind
Welcome to the Bean Hive Coffeehouse where the gossip is as hot as the coffee!
Roxanne Bloom quit her job as a lawyer, divorced her cheating husband, and moved to the quaint town of Honey Springs, Kentucky where she’d spent many of her teenage summers visiting her eccentric and fun-loving Aunt Maxi. Roxy follows her dream and opens The Bean Hive, Honey Springs first coffee house on the town’s newly revitalized boardwalk. that opens just in time for Honey Springs annual Honey Festival. Roxy’s life couldn’t be better.
Business was booming, she’s reconnected with special people from her past, including her first teenage love, and visits The Crooked Cat book store, which is still her favorite shop in Honey Springs. One problem, Aunt Maxi and Alexis Roarke, owner of Crooked Cat, aren’t on the best of terms.
Alexis leases the book store’s building from Aunt Maxi and the rent is going up. Roxy takes Alexis a fresh cup of coffee from The Bean Hive and a tasty pastry as a peace offering between the two women, but discovers the beloved book store owner murdered and Aunt Maxi is the number one suspect.
Gossip in Honey Springs is as hot at the coffee served at the Bean Hive and Roxy has to uncover who is behind the murder not only to save her shop, her aunt, but her life.
6. Bulletproof Barista
When a film crew’s location shoot delivers an actual shooting, Clare Cosi finds herself at the scene of a true crime in this showstopping entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.
Only Murders in Gotham, the smash-hit streaming program, is famous for filming in authentic New York locations and using real New Yorkers as extras. For its second season, they’ve chosen to spotlight the century-old Village Blend and its quirky crew of baristas. Shop manager and master roaster Clare Cosi is beyond thrilled, especially when her superb bulletproof coffee lands her a craft services contract for the production.
Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the landmark shop, reveals an old kinship with the star of the show, comedian Jerry Sullivan. Now a Hollywood legend, Jerry frequented the Blend during his early years performing in Greenwich Village comedy clubs. But the past may hold more than nostalgia for Jerry. Suspicious accidents begin plaguing his shoot. Then a real bullet is fired from a stage gun, and Clare becomes convinced something sinister is afoot.
While Jerry’s production moves to exciting new locations, Clare keeps the coffee flowing—and her investigation going—even as a murderer lurks in the wings. But can she root out the rotten player in this Big Apple production before the lights go out on her? Includes a stellar menu of surefire recipes.
7. Brewed: A Cozy Coffee shop Rom-Com
He’s the arrogant restaurant owner next store. She’s the co-owner of the town’s newest coffee shop. One impulsive kiss threatens to complicate everything.
For Harper Calwell, family is the glue that has bound her life together since the death of her father. So when her brother announced that he wanted to pursue his dream of opening a coffee shop, she left her own aspirations to help him achieve his goal. Harper tells herself the work is rewarding, but the days drag on, and somewhere she feels she is cheating herself out of her own life.
The monotony of her routine takes a twist when she and her brother’s friend Andy, the successful owner of the burger joint across the street, share an accidental kiss. She finds herself becoming distracted as their friendship starts to become something more, and that newfound passion reminds her of what she has left behind.
But when a shocking deceit leaves her questioning those closest to her, Harper has to decide whether her heart has been fooling her all along.
8. The Cosy Coffee Shop of Promises
A dream come true?
Mel’s dreams of opening a cosy little coffee shop are finally coming true! She’s determined to serve the best flat whites and crumbly pastries in Devon – and nothing, not even local pub owner Tony or his fancy new coffee machine, will stand in her way.
The trouble is, her mother is coming to town, and Mel’s in desperate need of an instant boyfriend. And whilst Tony might be her business rival, he’s also totally gorgeous and would make the perfect fake fiancé…
A deal’s a deal, surely there’s no chance that Mel could actually fall in love with Tony?
9. Legends & Lattes
The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree’s novel of high fantasy and low stakes.
*This new edition includes a very special, never-before-seen bonus story, ‘Pages to Fill.’*
After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.
The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.
If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won’t be able to go it alone.
But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.
10. The Devil Drinks Coffee
A cow suicide, a revolving door rescue, and the birth of a bright purple pig are starting to make Kate Saxee wonder if taking a job in her small hometown of Branson Falls, Utah, was such a great idea. As The Branson Tribune editor, Kate covers local news, which, more often than not, involves her accident-prone mom. Nothing truly newsworthy has ever happened in the quiet town until local teen Chelsea Bradford turns up dead in a Branson Falls lake.
The police rule Chelsea’s death an accident, but Kate suspects there’s more to the story—and she’s not the only one. Two of Branson’s most eligible bachelors are determined to help her solve the crime—among other things. But the small town social network is faster than Twitter, and gossip about Kate’s love-life is quickly branding her the Branson Falls hussy.
As Kate learns more about Chelsea, she discovers that plenty of people are trying to cover up the real story behind the girl’s death—including Chelsea’s parents. Now Kate has to juggle work, men, her mom’s most recent disaster involving a low-speed John Deere Combine chase on the freeway, and fend off the Mormons heaven-bent on saving her soul—all while solving Chelsea’s murder. Dealing with this is going to require a lot of coffee, chocolate frosted donuts, Neil Diamond’s greatest hits, and a slew of words not on the town approved imitation swear list.
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I love crime stories so “Grounds for Murder” sounds interesting to me.
Grounds for murder and Murder by mocha both sound good.
The The Cosy Coffee Shop of Promises sounds like an interesting read.
Legends & Lattes sounds really good.
Bulletproof Barista sounds like a good read to me.
Coffee shop girl sounds like a great book and one I would love to read this winter.
Brewed and Legends & lattes
I like the The Cosy Coffee Shop of Promises. It sounds fun.
Scene of the Grind
Legends and latte looks like such a fun read,
Scene of the Grind sounds goodand so does the Bulletproof Barista.
Brewed: A Cozy Coffee shop Rom-Com sounds very good~
These stories all sound great but I would definitely read The Devil Drinks Coffee and Brewed first. Thanks so much for participating in the Hop
I would like to read the Legends & Lattes, thanks!
I would like to read Brewed
They all look delightful – love a good cozy mystery!
I’d like to read Murder by Mocha.
Brewed: A Cozy Coffee shop Rom-Com sounds like the book for me.
The cozy coffee shop of promises sojnds cool!
The scene of the grind sounds good!!
Scene of the Grind by Tonya Kappes sounds very interesting to me. I have enjoyed reading some of Tonya’s other books.
The most interesting sounding book is Legends and Lattes. I love fantasy so this is right up my alley.
Coffee Shop Girl looks like a fun read!
Scene of the Grind for sure!
I think Brewed sounds good!
Bulletproof Barista looks interesting.
Scene of the GrinD as I love covers with dogs on them.
I like Scene of the Grind!
Coffee shop Girl jumped out as me as a book I would enjoy
Scene of the grind looks interesting because I love dogs and mysteries!
Scene of the Grind sounds cute.
I’m interested in Brewed.
Legends and lattes sounds really good! In fact they all do, but im most interested in That one!
The The Cosy Coffee Shop of Promises sounds really sweet! It sounds like a positive, hopeful read.