Pride Reads: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

There are numerous lists (yay!) of amazing books to read during Pride Month, and all year long! Here is one of my favorites!

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If you are looking for a low stakes, soothing, warm hug of a book, this is it. It’s the perfect way to spend a few hours, lost in a world that is just discovering the joys of coffee and pastries, and the community that can be built around the mysterious concept of café.

This book is lovely.

Set in a fantasy world, Viv is an orc who is tired of fighting and pillaging. Determined to make a fresh start, she follows the ley lines to discover the perfect location for her next business venture: a café. But not just any café, it will be the first café in the area. With the help of some new friends, and a purse full of coins, Viv begins to turn a ramshackle stable into a place of warmth and community. But, not everything goes smoothly. People from her past are determined to make life difficult and there’s a pesky mob group demanding protection money.

Reader Friends, this book is perfect! I love it so, so much. I was looking for something light and you can’t get any lighter than this one. It is just a delightful account of people coming together as they transform a run down stable into a beautiful little shop. It’s full of shopping lists, shopping trips, and thoughts on decorations. It’s about making menus and arranging furniture. It’s about discovering new foods and the processes needed to make those foods. It’s about people becoming friends and being oblivious when the friendship develops into something more.

It’s just so lovely. If you are looking for something light that is both humorous and sweet, I highly, highly recommend this one.

If you would like to add this delightful book to your shelf, you can find ordering information here:

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Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (RePost)

Hey all! This has been a long and stressful few weeks so I’m going to bury myself in blankets and tea and enjoy a re-read of this cozy, warm hug of a book.

Available now

If you are looking for a low stakes, soothing, warm hug of a book, this is it. It’s the perfect way to spend a few hours, lost in a world that is just discovering the joys of coffee and pastries, and the community that can be built around the mysterious concept of café.

This book is lovely.

Set in a fantasy world, Viv is an orc who is tired of fighting and pillaging. Determined to make a fresh start, she follows the ley lines to discover the perfect location for her next business venture: a café. But not just any café, it will be the first café in the area. With the help of some new friends, and a purse full of coins, Viv begins to turn a ramshackle stable into a place of warmth and community. But, not everything goes smoothly. People from her past are determined to make life difficult and there’s a pesky mob group demanding protection money.

Reader Friends, this book is perfect! I love it so, so much. I was looking for something light and you can’t get any lighter than this one. It is just a delightful account of people coming together as they transform a run down stable into a beautiful little shop. It’s full of shopping lists, shopping trips, and thoughts on decorations. It’s about making menus and arranging furniture. It’s about discovering new foods and the processes needed to make those foods. It’s about people becoming friends and being oblivious when the friendship develops into something more.

It’s just so lovely. If you are looking for something light that is both humorous and sweet, I highly, highly recommend this one.

If you would like to add this delightful book to your shelf, you can find ordering information here:

This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon Associate links, and I may earn from qualifying purchases.

Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

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Cue all the squeeing! This book is amazing! It’s incredibly funny, completely nerdy, and the chemistry between our characters is electric! I absolutely loved this book and stayed up way past my bedtime because I couldn’t put it down. It’s truly laugh out loud funny and would be the perfect beach/vacation/escapist read when you want to add some joy into your day.

After he is unable to shift for months, werewolf Mateo Cruz is desperate for help but the witches that are best at providing magical assistance have a strict No Werewolf rule. But Mateo is truly suffering and while the Savoie sisters are tough, they aren’t cruel. After discovering that Evie Savoie brings peace and calm to his inner wolf, Mateo hires her to spend time with him each day so he can focus on his metal sculpting and complete his latest art piece before the deadline. But, of course, Evie’s beauty, bright personality, and complete geekiness capture Mateo’s heart and he quickly finds himself falling hard for the powerful witch. Evie also finds the handsome and talented artist irresistible and is determined to find a way to break the hex that is ruining his life.

This book is truly fabulous. I loved how open and honest Evie and Mateo were with each other. Their conversations are full of witty banter that is a delight to read, but they also have some really vulnerable discussions that are true #couplegoals. In this version of New Orleans, the supernatural community exists in the shadows with very few humans knowing of its existence. Evie and her sisters come from a long line of powerful witches and their coven has been in power for decades. They are fiercely loyal to each other and those they love and it really showed in the way that they took Mateo’s situation so seriously and how quickly they dropped the “no werewolf” rule when he needed their help. I loved the quirkiness of their home. The sisters have some interesting pets that create some chaos throughout the story and I’m hoping they pop up again in future books. We all need a little Zombie Cat in our lives.

I love how Evie was allowed to be her full geeky self and it was seen as fun and endearing and not as weird and immature. I mean, spoiler, her ex was a jerk about it but he’s an ex for a reason. Mateo dives right into it because it brings Evie joy and all he wants is for her to be happy. She just gets to be her full quirky self with her fun comic book t-shirts and I loved that for her. There is a really fun scene at a restaurant that had me giggling the entire time. Also, this book is hot as hell! Very, very well done.

Loved it! Absolutely loved it!

If you would like to add this super fun and super steamy book to your shelf, you can find ordering information here:

This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon Associate links, and I may earn from qualifying purchases.

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

Available now

If you are looking for a low stakes, soothing, warm hug of a book, this is it. It’s the perfect way to spend a few hours, lost in a world that is just discovering the joys of coffee and pastries, and the community that can be built around the mysterious concept of café.

This book is lovely.

Set in a fantasy world, Viv is an orc who is tired of fighting and pillaging. Determined to make a fresh start, she follows the ley lines to discover the perfect location for her next business venture: a café. But not just any café, it will be the first café in the area. With the help of some new friends, and a purse full of coins, Viv begins to turn a ramshackle stable into a place of warmth and community. But, not everything goes smoothly. People from her past are determined to make life difficult and there’s a pesky mob group demanding protection money.

Reader Friends, this book is perfect! I love it so, so much. I was looking for something light and you can’t get any lighter than this one. It is just a delightful account of people coming together as they transform a run down stable into a beautiful little shop. It’s full of shopping lists, shopping trips, and thoughts on decorations. It’s about making menus and arranging furniture. It’s about discovering new foods and the processes needed to make those foods. It’s about people becoming friends and being oblivious when the friendship develops into something more.

It’s just so lovely. If you are looking for something light that is both humorous and sweet, I highly, highly recommend this one.

If you would like to add this delightful book to your shelf, you can find ordering information here:

This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon Associate links, and I may earn from qualifying purchases.