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Things I like: bitter coffee, competency…oh and the guy that breezes into my coffee shop like a shot of espresso—bold, invigorating, and impossible to ignore. Running Bittersweet has been nothing short of a rollercoaster—and not the fun kind. Between kitchen fires and unreliable helpers, I've been on a first-name basis with disaster. Enter Constantine. With his teenage brother in tow, Constantine whips up pastries with an expertise that leaves me both impressed and intrigued.

If I had a dollar for every mistake I made I’d be a billionaire. But there’s only one mistake I regret. Breaking my promise to the only person who ever understood my need to get away from a future I was destined for but didn’t want…Tyler. I’ve touched many hearts through my music, but the only one I’ve ever wanted to touch might be lost to me forever.

The last time I saw Jax, I was dating his sister and figuring myself out. Nowadays, I'm Mr. Flirty, but hookups are for people who don't run their own business. Jax and I fall back into our easy friendship, but the covert looks and the flirting make me want more. And I think he does too.

It was easy to make the promise but much harder to keep it. Everyone knows I'm in love with Drew…except Drew. I made a promise a long time ago, and if I break it, I will lose him, so I'm keeping my lips sealed. The problem is that someone else is more than willing to put their lips on Drew, and let's just say that green is not a good color on me.

An anonymous one-night stand was just what I needed before moving to Vermont, to open my very own coffee shop, Special Blend. Happy new year to me! I've lost the only family I had. So when the locals welcome me with open arms and empty cups, I know Maplewood is truly home. But it’s my neighbor, Nate—the tall, rugged lumberjack-type next door—who really gets my heart racing. Have we met somewhere before?