Never Just Coffee
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After walking away from her high-powered law career - and the grief that shattered it - 30 year old Vivian Hale retreats to the quiet coastal town of Rainwood, hoping to disappear.
Leah Moreno, a warm-hearted barista with a restless soul, never expected to fall for the guarded woman who orders black coffee and says almost nothing.
But what begins when quiet glances turns into something deeper. As seasons pass and walls come down, both women must face the question,
Can love really be a place to begin again?
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