Bittersweet Espresso (GL)

At Ember & Bean, coffee has always been Aisla Mendoza's safe haven-precise, quiet, and beautifully routine. That is, until Hazel Amore Kim storms in: reckless, sharp-tongued, and completely out of place behind a coffee bar. Forced to train the very person who disrupts everything she values, Aisla finds herself locked in a daily battle of spilled drinks, bruised pride, and simmering tension that's anything but professional.

But somewhere between burnt espresso shots and late-night cleanups, the bitterness begins to shift. As walls come down and truths surface, their rivalry softens into something far more complicated-something neither of them is ready to face. Because in a place built on warmth and comfort, the most dangerous thing brewing might just be the feelings they can't ignore.