Cup of Joe

Bold Brew, Book 1

Sometimes an ordinary Joe is all you need....

Newbie barista Levi Miles is having a bad day in the middle of a bad month. He's trying to figure out post-graduation life, and a recent breakup hasn't helped. The one bright spot? The charming blue-collar customer with the simple order and reassuring voice.

Electrician Joe Simmons can make anything light up - except his love life. As he gets older, he remains unsure about what he wants from a relationship. But an innocent flirtation with the fresh-faced barista is exactly what his ego needs.

Levi doesn't need a boyfriend. Or a daddy. But bantering with Joe feels so good, and when their tentative friendship takes a turn for the sexy, a summer fling seems fun. Exploring long-held desires brings them closer with each steamy night, and the idea of parting gets harder.

But Levi's only in town temporarily, and the end of summer is approaching. Both are reluctant to disclose their feelings, but pushing past their fears may be the only way to keep this special thing going. Can they order up a happy ending before time runs out?

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Annabeth Albert (P)2021 Tantor

Sweet, Natural Romance

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The main characters, Joe and Levi were likable and their romance is natural, sweet and spicy. The supporting characters are good too, funny, quirky and cute.

The narrator Connor, did an excellent job bringing these characters to life and pulling me into the story!

good soup

not normally a daddy reader but this book gets five stars from me. Annabeth Albert writes so well

Was hoping for so much more

This could have been so good but, fell short for me.
I love Cooper North but, this story his narration were not one of my favorites. kinda cheesy story that lacked heat and attention. I was hoping for so much more.

Light and Low Drama

Lots of heat and kinky exploration, but also super sweet. The characters have insecurities, but overall the story is low angst and low drama. Just what I needed. I will be listening to this again.

Forgot how much I like Annabeth Albert

It’s been a while since I’ve listened to an Annabeth book. I forgot how much I like them. I think the first half of this one was better than the last, but I still enjoyed it. Cooper North is hit or miss for me. He was a perfect fit for this book. Knocked it out of the park.

The book had been sitting in my library for a while, so I didn’t know/remember it was kinky. Pleasant surprise. Sweet and hot at the same time. How does she do it?