Book Review / "Meg: Coffee and Dessert in Key West Series Book 1" by Jan Romes

Meg: Coffee and Dessert in Key West Series Book 1 by Jan Romes

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


What a lovely, feel-good book! I thoroughly enjoyed Meg and Riley’s story from start to finish.

“Meg” by Jan Romes is the first book in the Coffee and Dessert in Key West series. It follows the turbulent time in Meg’s life. Problems seem to attack her from every possible side. Her love life – or more precisely, the lack of it – is disastrous. And something unpleasant is brewing at work. I really appreciated the office scene the author has described masterfully. Once it had been my usual habitat. So, all the intrigue, the uppity attitudes of those in charge, the inability to see a human being behind an employee is something I am familiar with and I read about it with interest.

I liked the sweet love story, and the characters’ depth was an added bonus. Both Meg and Riley have pasts which makes them real. Riley lost his wife, and it has changed him. He isn’t looking for love, but, at the same time, helps others find it. The business venture combining a café with a ‘find love’ position on the menu was his and his wife’s dream. After she passed, Riley pursued it in her honour.

When Meg crosses the threshold of Riley’s establishment she is reluctant to believe she will find more than a cup of excellent coffee and a slice of delicious key lime pie. Still, persuaded by her friends, she agrees to give love another try.

This book has a lot to offer to the readers. The beautiful setting of Key West, with its beaches and trails, quirky and likeable side characters, plot twists you didn’t see coming, and relatable main characters for whose happy-ever-after you begin to wish while reading.



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