The Solid Grounds Coffee Company

December 4, 2020
Professional mountain climber Bryan Shaw loved only one woman, and she broke his heart. After an accident in Central America and some bad decisions ruin his expedition sponsorship, Shaw finds redemption while working on a farm in Columbia. The farmers have turned from growing drug crops to cultivating coffee, and Bryan decides to buy the farm, determined to import, roast, and distribute the coffee to Denver coffeehouses. To get his business started, Bryan turns to an old friend, Ana, for business tips. Ana is a high-powered promoter on a temporary leave from her job, and she agrees to design a marketing campaign. Both are determined to keep their interactions on a "strictly business" footing, but both soon feel a strong attraction to the other. This is a sweet romance with likable if stubborn characters who are trying to get their lives back on track. The coffee-making details are interesting; the characters' attempts to resist each other add a nice dose of tension, and Bryan and Ana's spiritual quests ring true. Readers looking for gentle, faith-based romance will be pleased.

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