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    Espresso Macchiato
    Espresso Macchiato
    Espresso Macchiato
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    Espresso Macchiato

    By Libby Mercer

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    Caffeine addict, Freya Emerson, often finds her heart hammering away when she's at her local coffeehouse. But it's not the java giving her the jitters - it's the hottie she knows only by his drink of choice: Espresso Macchiato. When Espresso Macchiato starts passing her flirty notes, Freya's thrilled at first, but as the quirky courtship progresses, her preconceptions step in to complicate things.

    A note from the author:

    Espresso Macchiato is a little different from what you might expect. Rather than being a precursor to the story, in fact the cute meet IS the story. I wanted to write a short, slice-of-life kind of tale about magic of beginnings - when anything is possible. I know the ambiguous ending isn't for everyone, but it's my hope that for those readers who don't mind the indefinite conclusion, it will send your imaginations soaring.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibby Mercer
    Release dateMay 22, 2012
    ISBN9781476456218
    Espresso Macchiato
    Author

    Libby Mercer

    Born and raised in the Midwest, Libby Mercer’s adventurous spirit kicked in after graduating from high school and she’s since lived in Boston, NYC and London. San Francisco is the city that she currently calls home. For several years, Libby worked in fashion — first as a journalist and then as a shopkeeper, and for a while she dabbled in design. Fashioning a Romance is Libby’s first published novel. Her second novel, Unmasking Maya, will be released by Libby on December 15th, and she has a third novel, The Karmic Connection, contracted with Musa Publishing to be released sometime in 2013.

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      Espresso Macchiato - Libby Mercer

      Espresso Macchiato

      By Libby Mercer

      Published by Libby Mercer at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Libby Mercer

      http://libby-mercer.blogspot.com/

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Espresso Macchiato was in the house.

      I was just a Google search away from brain death after a two-hour quest for potentials. Potential local shops, that is. I needed to find exactly the right kind of establishment to cross-promote a fab new custom boot company I represented.

      Stretching out my back muscles, I took off my glasses and rubbed my weary eyes back into focus. And when I looked up, there he was. Leaning casually against the drinks counter. Espresso Macchiato: in the flesh.

      As any city-dwelling creature of habit can probably relate, there are certain people we come into contact with on a fairly regular basis, not including shopkeepers, baristas, waiters and such. For me it was the impeccably dressed old lady with the poodle, the guy with long dark hair who meditated in Alta Plaza Park, the woman who seemed always to be having deep conversations on her cell as she wheeled her baby around, and finally the guy who always ordered espresso macchiatos from our neighborhood coffeehouse.

      He was seriously sexy in

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