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.
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.
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.
J.L. Sullivan and From Brick & Darkness
"The most powerful wishes aren't said with words." Bax always fantasized something remarkable would happen in his life. So when a decrepit man with glowing purple eyes offers him a ring intended for his estranged father, Bax accepts.
M.S. Spencer and In the Crosshairs: The Body on Leffis Key
Palmer Lind, recovering from the sudden death of her husband, embarks on a bird-watching trek to the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Susie Black and Death by Sample Size
The last thing swimwear sales exec Holly Schlivnik expected was to discover ruthless buying office big wig Bunny Frank’s corpse trussed up like a Thanksgiving turkey with a bikini stuffed down her throat.
Jean Burgess and That Summer She Found Her Voice: A Retro Novel
Set against a backdrop of the 1970s Baltimore music scene, this is the story of 23-year-old Margie Stevens as she pulls herself out of heartbreak-induced depression and begins a journey of self-discovery.
Crissa-Jean Chappell and Sun Don’t Shine
Reece was abducted by her father when she was little. Now she’s sixteen and searching for a way out.
Liz Locke and Follow the Sun
For fans of Jess Walter’s 'Beautiful Ruins', 'Follow The Sun' paints a portrait of the 1960s International Jet Set Era through the eyes of an aspiring singer-songwriter, desperate to forge her own path in music and in love. Readers will delight in this sun-drenched trip through a world of fashion, film, and sixties pop culture, written with an emotional, heartbreaking voice reminiscent of Chanel Cleeton.
Julie Anderson and The Midnight Man
One cold dark night, as a devastated London shivers through the transition to post-war life, a young nurse goes missing from the South London Hospital for Women & Children. Her body is discovered hours later behind a locked door.
Lisa Lynn Biggar and Unpasteurized
Unpasteurized is a beautiful and captivating novella by Lisa Lynn Biggar that takes you on a journey through the lives of the characters, filled with love, loss, and sacrifice. The author effortlessly weaves together the stories of the intergenerational family on a farm in Pennsylvania, creating a rich tapestry of emotions and memories.
Kimberly Baer and Out of Body
Those weird dreams Abby Kendrick has been having? Turns out they aren’t dreams after all. They’re out-of-body experiences, like the ones her cousin Logan is having.
Liz Ellyn and Overruling Judgement
Ian refuses to allow an explosive night of passion to derail his desire to make partner at the law firm. But, her tempting presence in the office, along with her alluring scent, mocks his resolve.
Kerry Kennedy and Santa Fe Billionaire
Ava: I'm not looking for a relationship. My ex has just ditched me and I want to get as far away as possible from home, Chicago.
Eva Lauder and Being Ines
Making the right decision hasn’t always been Ines Garcia’s strongest point.
A dynamic young woman with her finger on the fashion pulse, she’s living the London dream.
Kevin Carey and Junior Miles and the JUnkman
Junior and his family live in a junkyard, where his father creates pieces of art from the junk surrounding them. When Junior’s father falls ill and dies, Junior and his mother are left with few resources, other than what his mother brings in from her job as a waitress.
Delise Torres and One Tough Cookie
A Latina Fleabag committed to her carefree single life meets the sexy new mechanic determined to break through her defenses, in this humorous and heartfelt foodie women’s fiction set at a cookie company.
Jenny Kane and Misty Mornings at The Potting Shed
Welcome back to The Potting Shed! As Maddie and Sabi re-open the doors of their family-run garden centre. Business is booming, and it's time to give back to the community that has kept The Potting Shed afloat, by opening the Forget-Me-Not dementia café.
Sarah Archer and Landis Wade with Death by Podcasting
Podcast co-hosts Raspy Fuse and Salty Remarks receive an anonymous text: one of the three author guests you plan to interview Tuesday night intends to kill you both.
At first, the co-hosts think the text is a joke.
Teresa Tumminello Brader and Letting in Air and LIght
From a double shotgun house in New Orleans comes a true story larger than life. Teresa Tumminello Brader, niece of the convicted art forger William Toye, retells her family’s experience as she discovers her uncle’s misdeeds after decades of secrecy.
Laura Botten and A Recipe from Rome
When single foodie April Appleby hears from her old friend Simon Becker after fifteen years, she finds herself reuniting with him in Rome: the perfect place for recipes and romance.