by: Melissa McClone
Series: Silver Falls
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 12, 2022
Publisher: Tule Publishing
He thought he had the perfect plan…
When elite university professor Keaton Andrews walks into a meeting with the dean, he expects to hear that his tenure application is on track. Instead, his beloved department is cut. Regrouping in Silver Falls with family seems like his best option. One morning, he takes a risk and orders a pumpkin spice latte from the beautiful barista at the local coffee shop. Too bad she doesn’t seem to find him nearly as intriguing as he finds her…
Raine Hanover is no longer swayed by a charming smile, especially by a nerdy—and distractingly handsome—academic. She’s taking a break from romance and focusing on running her increasingly busy coffee shop. But when Raine is involuntarily put in charge of organizing the town’s Halloween bash, Keaton jumps in to help, and it’s not long before sparks, and kisses, fly.
As the leaves begin to fall, Raine wonders if she should risk taking another chance on happily ever after, especially with a man who has dreams and goals so far away from Silver Falls and her.
This story was everything I didn’t know I needed. With an overworked coffee shop owner and a loveable yet snobby college professor, A Cup of Autumn put a smile on my face and had me ordering my first-ever fall drink. It was hard not to fall in love with the main and secondary characters, who all burrowed themselves into my heart.
Raine Hanover is the owner of Tea Leaves and Coffee Beans. She’s living her dream of owning her own coffee shop but is too tired to truly enjoy its success. Business is booming but she’s in desperate need of employees to even out the workload. Unfortunately for her, she has just been selected to run this year’s Boo Bash by the First Avenue Business Association and they have strict rules and penalties for failing to carry out a task once named to do so.
Keaton Andrews’ life is on track. He’s an assistant professor of Scandinavian Studies at a tier-one university. He just needs to bide his time until he becomes a tenured professor. But due to budget cuts, he now finds himself without a job and low prospects. He decides to spend some time with his siblings in Silver Falls, Washington, while he awaits any job opportunity that he feels will get his life back on track.
Margot, his brother-in-law’s aunt, offers to let Keaton stay with her, while he’s in Silver Falls. Too bad for Keaton, he has no idea that Margot loves to play matchmaker and has her eyes set on fixing him up with Raine. Convinced to work together on the Boo Bash, Raine and Keaton slowly find themselves drawn to each other. But how much of a future can the two really have when Raine has finally found a place to call home in Silver Falls, and Keaton’s dream job is potentially on the other side of the country?
A Cup of Autumn is a small town, opposites attract story that you will most definitely fall in love with.
~ Favorite Quotes ~
“A different perspective can be all that’s necessary to learn something new.”
“Change is good for the soul.”
“Sometimes what you want isn’t what you need.”
“Don’t sell yourself short.”
“I count my blessing each and every day.”
**Received a copy from the author and voluntarily reviewed it. Also purchased a copy personally.**
Rating: 5
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I enjoyed this story.
ReplyDeleteI really NEED to read the rest of the book in this series.
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