Coffee, Tea, or Me?

By: TL Travis

Narrated by: Charles Armstrong

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Publisher's Summary

1/12/2020 - this is the revised edition 

For Howie, the lonely barista, he longed for the dream life. Husband, house with a white picket fence, 2.5 kids, and a dog. Sadly, all he could get were meaningless one-night stands leaving him feeling…empty. 

Jackson Milsap, the introverted writer, quietly pined for Howie from the corner of the café. Stepping outside of his comfort zone and asking him out on a date sent his social anxiety into overdrive. That was until the day he came to Howie’s rescue, forever changing both their lives.  

This story was part of the Between the Covers limited edition anthology.

©2019, 2020 TL Travis/Tammy Stephens (P)2020 TL Travis/Tammy Stephens

Cute and Sweet

This book is short and sweet. The narration is well done and the two main characters are great. Both of the main characters are pretty insecure but they work well together. The book is wonderful as is but personally I would love if it had been a little more flushed out as I love longer books that I can really sink in to. But, as I said it is a great short listen.

Coffee, tea or Me?

This story was very sweet, I like both Howie and Jackson they were adorable! .... Charles Armstrong did a great job narrating this book! overall this is a great short and cute listening.

sweet and spicy quick listen

I was already a fan of the book. I think the audio version did the book justice!

Short and Sweet

Coffee, Tea or Me? Was a sweet and entertaining romance between two characters who each come with their own set of hang ups. I thought they were both very likeable, and was happy to see them get their HEA.
I was a little disappointed in the narrator, and it bothered me to hear him mispronounce a few words. Overall though, this was an enjoyable listen.

Sweet Sip of Romance That Needed More Frothing

This audio book was a sweet and very quick listen that left me wanting more - more coffee, more time, and more of this couple to fully tell their love story.

Insecure barista Howie and shy writer Jackson are adorable together and make a super sweet couple, and I would've eaten up a deeper dive into their romance, backstories, and simply more pages to build up their feelings, relationship, and HEA payoff. I thought Howie's insecurities in particular, stemming from a string of one-and-done hook-ups, deserved more attention. All told, this felt like a cute, abbreviated version of what could've been a well-rounded hurt/comfort love story.

This was my first time hearing narrator Charles Armstrong, and I enjoyed his performance. He's got a voice that makes for easy listening, and he gave the MCs enough personality to keep me entertained. I received a free review copy of this audio book and have left this honest review voluntarily.

loved it

I loved this book. Charles Armstrong really brings this story to life and makes you fall in love with the characters even more. Its a beautiful short story about Howie and Jackson.

Story okay but a bit disturbing

The story was good but I think there should be a warning about the graphic sexual scenes

Not my jam

I get that this story is intended to be short and sweet but it wasn't my jam at all. The characters and dialogue seemed too simple to me. I wonder if I'd have felt the same if I 'd simply read it and not listened to the audio. The narration was flat to me. The pacing was off and the narrator's voice did not draw me in at all.

Sweet Little Story

This was very sweet story, I enjoyed it. Both characters are likable and their romance development is cute and touching. Narrator did a good job, and over all this was a good hour long listen.

LOVE CAN OVERCOME SHYNESS

I received this audio book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review

A sweet novel on how it’s so hard to get the communication to make a meaningful relation as portrayed by Howie and Jackson. Their interactions were amusing along with poignant parts that would make the reader fall in love with the characters more on a human to human level. I was really impressed with the characters wanting to be more than just hookups.

The narration is pleasant but could use more emotion.

A Sweet Meet-Cute

This was a really cute short story about a barista and the author he has a crush on. I thought it was a sweet story that had just enough angst to make the happy ending feel really good. The audiobook was narrated by Charles Armstrong who did a great job with all the character voices. The audiobook production was well done and overall I found this super cute and enjoyable.

Short and Sweet

I really enjoyed this story! The characters were raw and endearing, so believable in their quirks, interests, and sensitivities! The plot was shot, sweet, spicy and didn't leave anything t be desired. The narration was spot on! I enjoyed every bit of it! The narrator obviously enjoyed all the characters. I look forward to more from both author and narrator!

Short but sweet

Loved it. narration hit the spot. If the author had expanded into a full novel, I am sure I would have loved too.

Sweet but I wanted more 😐

Like my coffee, I don’t like my romances too sweet - this was a little too sugary for my taste, but I’m sure others will love it. Lonely barista, Howie, doesn’t know how to attract the attention of introverted writer and daily customer, Jackson, until an abusive customer helps. I guess there are plenty of people out there like Howie - immature, needy, uncertain, and with low self-esteem, who catastrophise everything. In contrast, Jackson was patient, loving and steady. Despite the short length of the story, this was an interesting character study, contrasting the solid Jackson with the emotional Howie. The only real hurdles the couple face are Howie’s emotional hang ups. I always cut find backstories important - they anchor the characters and give us useful context about current behaviours. Furthermore, they flesh out the characters and make them more substantial. Here they would have added some welcome bitterness to balance out the sugar. Howie’s backstory was painted in quick but deft strokes, while Jackson’s was threadbare. The characters were interesting and I would have avidly spent time with their pasts. 🎧 I enjoyed Charles Armstrong’s narration - he provided good emotional depth and pacing. He was a new narrator for me and I’d be keen to hear more.

Good short story.

I enjoyed this story. Possibly more enjoyed by guys, but it was well written and narrated.

good short listen

if you are looking for a quick read for a commute this works. The story is cute and the narration was good

Howie and Jackson

Short sweet read about Howie, who hasn't had the best of life and is wanting Jackson the writer who comes into the Cafe/bookstore, aptly named Caffeinated Books. Shows their first date and then that Jackson doesn't want to leave, but stay with Howie

Just right

I enjoyed the narrator

This is a perfect short and sweet book. A story about a Barista's secret crush on a frequent customer, who in turn was secretly crushing on the Barista. , funny, loving romance

Great short read

If you haven't got time for a long book or traveling for only an hour and want a hot short book this is it.
Hot barrista and a hot customer. Use your imagination for the rest and you won't be far wrong. Hot 😊