Feel-good coastal love stories from award-winning author, Lori Hayes, romantic books you're sure to love. (Stand-alone novel--can read out of series sequence) Coffee Break offers a rich blend of romance in a cozy, small-town setting, with a light flavor of wild horses. Tension begins to percolate when coffee shop owner, Jenni Stallings, struggles to keep the doors of her beloved shop open. She wants to earn her dying father’s approval, to convince him that she is financially secure so he can die peacefully. She also strives to win the marathon, Run for the Horses, to benefit the nearby wild islander ponies. When bank vice president and old high school crush, Scott Botticelli, temporarily moves back to the small, seaside town, he threatens to reject her much-needed loan. When he takes up running, she realizes he has rediscovered his passion for the sport, and for her. Despite the fact he holds the power to squelch her dreams, a romantic interest starts to brew between them. Always the determined competitor no matter the game, Jenni finds herself facing her failing business, her father’s mortality, and the race of her life–against the man she loves. Books by Lori Hayes High Tide Coffee Break Island Summer Coastal Christmas Kids' Books by Lori Hayes but under the name Lisa Morgan The Christmas Horse Troubled Hearts Mystery Horse Running Wild 5 Stars Amazon CustomerOh gosh it is the best romantic book that I have ever read I cannot wait for the next book to come out I love Lori's books. Family dynamics, good girl vs. bad girl, coffee, running, sailing ... If you love the wild horses and the beach, you're going to love this small town friendship fiction. This book required a lot of research for me. I knew next to nothing about running a coffee house, running a marathon, or sailing. Having said that, I found the research intriguing. I got to experience other people's interesting and complicated lives ... and so will you. I hope you enjoy the book,~~Lori~~ Other books by Lori Hayes: High TideCoffee BreakIsland SummerCoastal Christmas Writing kids' books as Lisa Morgan: The Christmas HorseTroubled HeartsMystery HorseRunning Wild Lori Hayes writes small town women's fiction with the focus on friendships and light romance. Often times, the setting is rural North Carolina and the coast. She promises to deliver a happy ending in exchange for your much-appreciated time reading her novels. She lives with her family in North Carolina, and while she hopes to someday say she lives near the beach, right now she is a short drive from the ocean. She thinks it's important to focus on what you have and to appreciate the small things around you, like the tang of salt in the air. For then it becomes possible for your dreams to come true, like her dream of writing and to be published. She thanks her mother for her career. One day her mom planted the seed for Lori to be a writer, and it took hold. And as her grandfather always said, Stop talking about it and do something. So she did. While her son took afternoon naps, she sat down and started her first novel. Quickly she learned it wasn't so easy. She bought everything she could find on the subject, and to this day she's still buying books to study. She believes life is one lesson made up of many shorter ones. Tell the story of your own life and it will come to fruition. She's living proof. Please visit Lori Hayes' website at LoriHayesAuthor.com Twitter: twitter.com/LoriHayesAuthor Facebook: facebook.com/Lori-Hayes-209726199045483/ Instagram.com: instagram.com/lisamorgan_author/ Lori also writes kids' horse books as Lisa Morgan. Visit her website at LisaMorganAuthor.com Facebook: facebook.com/LisaMorganAuthor/ Twitter: twitter.com/Lisamorganauthor Instagram.com: instagram.com/lisamorgan_author/