Much Ado About a Latte

A sweet, small-town romance with a fun enemies-to-lovers couple

By: Kathleen Fuller

Narrated by: Lauren Berst

Unrequited love turns two friends into enemies when they become business rivals in a small town. But sparks of anger could turn into sparks of love in this low-spice but high sizzle romance perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Denise Hunter.

Anita Bedford needs to face reality. It's time to decaffeinate the dream that she and Tanner will ever be more than friends. Growing up in small-town Maple Falls, she's had a crush on Tanner for years. But he'll only ever see her as good-old, dependable Anita. Now she's finally ready to make her own goals a reality. In fact, that deserted building next door to Sunshine Diner looks like a promising location to open her own café . . .

Tanner Castillo may know how to operate a diner, but he doesn't know beans about love. After pouring his life savings into buying the Sunshine Diner, he needs to keep his mind on making a success of it and supporting his widowed mother, not on kissing Anita Bedford. First order of business: improve his customers' coffee experience. Next, he should probably find out who bought the building next door . . .

It's a bitter cup to swallow when ambition turns longtime friends and coworkers Anita and Tanner into rivals. Now that they own competing businesses, how could they ever compete for each other's hearts? Or will the two of them come to see what’s obvious to the whole, quirky town of Maple Falls: potential for a full-roast romance, with an extra splash of dream?

Welcome to Maple Falls, where everyone knows your name, your coffee order, and your relationship status.

Like stepping into a Hallmark movie, reading Much Ado About a Latte will give you all the small-town vibes, complete with a set of busy-body older women. Much Ado About a Latte is the second book in the Maple Falls series but it can be read as a standalone romance. Escape into the low stakes but fully heartwarming and low-spice romance.

"You've heard of friends to lovers; now get ready for childhood friends, to coworkers, to fake-dating coworkers, to business rivals, to lovers. Much Ado About a Latte has it all--charming and sweet, with delectable dialogue and just enough biting tension to keep you on the edge of your seat. Readers will love the beautiful setting of Maple Falls, the gratuitous food descriptions at Sunshine Diner, and Anita's adorable cat, Peanut." --Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author

Critic reviews

'Something's brewing in Maple Falls and you're going to be rooting for the romance every step of the way. Kathleen Fuller has created a wonderful small town setting for this sweet reunion romance. How these two first-kiss kids ever kept their distance until now is beyond me! Just goes to show if true love is meant to be, there's no escaping it.'

'You've heard of friends to lovers; now get ready for childhood friends, to coworkers, to fake-dating coworkers, to business rivals, to lovers. Much Ado About a Latte has it all--charming and sweet, with delectable dialogue and just enough biting tension to keep you on the edge of your seat. I fell in love with Anita's determined spirit, Tanner's kindness, and their slow-burning romance. A wide cast of side characters, including Anita's complicated but loving family, build the delightful feel of the town. Readers will love the beautiful setting of Maple Falls, the gratuitous food descriptions at Sunshine Diner, and Anita's adorable cat, Peanut.'

'Fuller returns to small-town Maple Falls, Ark., (after Hooked on You) for a chaste but spirited romance between old friends with clashing entrepreneurial goals . . . the cozy atmosphere and spunky locals will leave readers eager to return to Maple Falls.'

Loved this story

Lots of great characters and great small town story line. Makes it intimate love story!!

Charming

The origin story is very common to a lot of people and it was charming. Led to delightful question always present when they each admit to each other. The descriptive writing was lovely. Enjoyed the characters immensely And could see a multi-book series out of this story.

A good hometown story!

Good story with some twists and turns, but not much suspense about the ending. I enjoyed it.

Great book

I listened this book on the Audible app and really enjoyed the characters, storyline, and characters.

eh

it was ... fine. no steamy scenes if you want them but no real emotional depth either