Espresso & Other Dangerous Decisions: A Hawkins Novel

She knows everyone's secrets. She's just never made room for her own.Anya Patel runs Hawkins Roasters with precision, warmth, and a talent for reading people better than they read themselves. She knows who's about to fall in love, who's about to implode, and who needs an extra shot of espresso before admitting the truth.What she doesn't know is what to do when a novelist walks into her café and refuses to be underestimated.Callie Black didn't come to Hawkins looking for love. She came to finish a book. But when her first interaction with Anya involves a deliberately pretentious coffee order-and a barista who calmly, flawlessly delivers-it sparks something neither of them expected.What follows is flirtation steeped in banter, chemistry hidden behind wit, and a series of increasingly dangerous decisions involving caffeine, honesty, and letting yourself be seen.Set in the quietly magnetic town of Hawkins, Espresso & Other Dangerous Decisions is a smart, funny sapphic romance about observation versus participation, choosing vulnerability over control, and discovering that sometimes the person who sees everything is finally ready to be seen.Includes: - Small-town sapphic romance- Sharp banter & romantic comedy energy- Emotional intimacy with warmth and humor- A barista heroine who knows exactly how you take your coffeeThis is a standalone novel in the Hawkins series. Read in any order.

Pages: 183, Paperback, Independently published