Books and Bevies

Established in 2022, Books and Bevies created a community where authors could connect with their readers on a different level, through beverages! From coffee to cocktails, writers of fiction and nonfiction alike have found their readers across the globe right here on the blog.

Steven Hartov and Ménage à Noir: 3 Short Stories
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Steven Hartov and Ménage à Noir: 3 Short Stories

You’ve happened upon three taut tales of tension, mayhem, double-dealing, and dark deeds, all penned by a master craftsman who rarely writes about someplace he hasn’t been, or something he hasn’t done.

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Sreya Sarkar and Beneath the Veneer
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Sreya Sarkar and Beneath the Veneer

The newly sprouted town of Rangvihar has lured people with the promise of a safe haven, away from Delhi’s maddening din. But beneath its swanky veneer lurks a hidden evil that is devouring the town’s safety.

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Briana Bass and The Doctor’s Devotion
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Briana Bass and The Doctor’s Devotion

Lila Hawkins never expected to find love in the small town of Hollow Bridge, Indiana. Having just come from a string of bad dates in Chicago, she decides to take a break and help her injured aunt run her bed and breakfast during tourist season. But then she meets her aunt's handsome doctor, Nolan Parker.

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Deborah Aluko and Siloed
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Deborah Aluko and Siloed

A young ex-convict battles the shadows of her chaotic past in her pursuit of a balanced existence.

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Bret Hurst and The Caveman Conspiracy
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Bret Hurst and The Caveman Conspiracy

Eddie Mason is done with the CIA, and he thought he'd made it clear that he never wants to work with them again. So when his former boss, Craig Black, shows up out of nowhere with a story about Senator Sam Hawthorne's suspicious meeting with a shadowy underworld figure, he wants no part of it. It's only when he's told that the job involves Loren Malen, another former agent, that he reluctantly agrees to help.

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Karen Hulene Bartell and Kissing Kin
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Karen Hulene Bartell and Kissing Kin

Maeve Jackson is starting over after a broken engagement—and mustering out of the Army. No job and no prospects, she spins out on black ice and totals her car.

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AK Nevermore and Darker
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

AK Nevermore and Darker

Play games with a cat, and you're bound to get scratched... So much for sanctuary. Kit Parson doesn’t feel any safer than she was before she first stepped into the Maw of Mayhem, and things are going from bad to worse. Something big is definitely going down in the paranormal community… and inside of Kit. Now that her inner beast has awoken, all it wants is out. The only thing Kit wants is Grim, but he’s got issues of his own.

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Jeff Stephenson and Duty
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Jeff Stephenson and Duty

My book takes a young Jeff from life at home and school through to joining the Royal Marines at 17 where I saw action in two conflicts. After leaving the marines and spending few years on the oil rigs, I joined the fire service, completing over 25 years. Not only is my book about my careers, it’s also about my duty as a dad, a partner, a brother, and a friend.

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Katherine Grey and Honor Bound
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Katherine Grey and Honor Bound

California “Callie” St. John knows just how much one night of rebellion can cost. After narrowly escaping a car bombing, she is forced to acknowledge she needs a bodyguard, just not the one chosen for her. He pushes her buttons and forces his way past her defenses. While she fights to keep the secret that destroyed her family, she worries she's trusting her bodyguard more than she should.

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Karen Hulene Bartell and Fox Tale
Kerry Freeman Kerry Freeman

Karen Hulene Bartell and Fox Tale

Heights terrify Ava. When a stranger saves her from plunging down a mountain, he diverts her fears with tales of Japanese kitsune—shapeshifting foxes—and she begins a journey into the supernatural.

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