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Coffeeshop Coven #1
Many Blessings
(Coffeeshop Coven - Book 1)
Mandaline Royce swore off love. She's happy working for her best friend, Julie, at her New Age shop, Many Blessings. Then her life's turned upside down by Julie's tragic death. Julie leaves her everything, including the shop and her dog, but the gaping hole in Mandaline's heart isn't one she's sure will ever heal.
Ellis Fargo and Bradley Sawyer are as close as brothers. Ellis feels his life's mission is caring for Brad, a veteran who suffered debilitating injuries. Brad insists their house is haunted. Ellis doesn't believe in ghosts and thinks the trouble is Brad's injured brain. He humors Brad by having Mandaline check the house for supernatural issues.
Ellis doesn't understand the sudden, scorching attraction he has for Mandaline, but he can't settle for anyone who won't also put Brad first. Brad thinks Mandaline would be the perfect woman...for them both. Can they help each other heal and turn their various emotional wounds into Many Blessings?
** A Siren Erotic Romance
The correct reading order for the series is:
*Out of the Darkness (Coffeeshop Coven prequel)
*It's a Sweet Life (Coffeeshop Coven prequel)
*Many Blessings (Coffeeshop Coven - Book 1)
Mandaline Royce swore off love. She's happy working for her best friend, Julie, at her New Age shop, Many Blessings. Then her life's turned upside down by Julie's tragic death. Julie leaves her everything, including the shop and her dog, but the gaping hole in Mandaline's heart isn't one she's sure will ever heal.
Ellis Fargo and Bradley Sawyer are as close as brothers. Ellis feels his life's mission is caring for Brad, a veteran who suffered debilitating injuries. Brad insists their house is haunted. Ellis doesn't believe in ghosts and thinks the trouble is Brad's injured brain. He humors Brad by having Mandaline check the house for supernatural issues.
Ellis doesn't understand the sudden, scorching attraction he has for Mandaline, but he can't settle for anyone who won't also put Brad first. Brad thinks Mandaline would be the perfect woman...for them both. Can they help each other heal and turn their various emotional wounds into Many Blessings?
** A Siren Erotic Romance
The correct reading order for the series is:
*Out of the Darkness (Coffeeshop Coven prequel)
*It's a Sweet Life (Coffeeshop Coven prequel)
*Many Blessings (Coffeeshop Coven - Book 1)
328 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 3, 2013
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About the author
Tymber Dalton
255 books1,933 followersAuthor Lesli Richardson, who is better-known by her more prolific wild-child Tymber Dalton pen name, lives in the Tampa Bay region of Florida with too many pets of various species. Other pen names of hers include PT Long, Calliope Clockwork, Ravyn Wolf, and Zoe Park. She writes in a wide variety of heat levels and genres, from mainstream sci-fi all the way to scorching ménage.
The USA Today Bestselling Author (as Tymber) and two-time EPIC award winner is a part-time Viking shield-maiden in training who loves to sing karaoke and play D&D with her friends. She’s also the author of over 250 books and counting, including The Reluctant Dom, Cross Country Chaos, Her Vampire Obsession, the Bleacke Shifters series, the Governor Trilogy series, and many others.
She lives in her own little world, but it’s okay—they all know her there.
She loves to hear from readers! Please feel free to drop by her website and sign up for her newsletter to keep abreast of the latest news, snarkage, and releases. Honest reviews are always welcomed. They help with a book’s visibility and can boost its placement on book retailer sites. Even a few lines about what you felt reading the book will help. Thank you so much, it’s greatly appreciated!
The USA Today Bestselling Author (as Tymber) and two-time EPIC award winner is a part-time Viking shield-maiden in training who loves to sing karaoke and play D&D with her friends. She’s also the author of over 250 books and counting, including The Reluctant Dom, Cross Country Chaos, Her Vampire Obsession, the Bleacke Shifters series, the Governor Trilogy series, and many others.
She lives in her own little world, but it’s okay—they all know her there.
She loves to hear from readers! Please feel free to drop by her website and sign up for her newsletter to keep abreast of the latest news, snarkage, and releases. Honest reviews are always welcomed. They help with a book’s visibility and can boost its placement on book retailer sites. Even a few lines about what you felt reading the book will help. Thank you so much, it’s greatly appreciated!
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September 15, 2016
Witches are not really my thing. If they are part of a story, I will read it. If they are the focus of the story, I am less interested. In this coffeeshop coven series, it is less magic and more psychic. This can be read without reading Out of the darkness but it would help to lean about the pivotal event which kicks this story off.
Mandaline is a witch who does not seem to cast any spells. Instead, she is a tarot card reader and paranormal specialist. She basically for free, tries to either puts a ghost to rest or debunks the paranormal activity. Her job is completely foreign to me as it is for two men she meets - Ellis and Brad. These two best friends are looking for help to explain the gloom Brad is experiencing. Mandaline is up for the task even if she does not feel ready to take them both on as lovers.
This story is less about paranormal and more about healing. The sexual healing is particularly arousing. Ms. Dalton showcases a hawt v triad ménage with full on sexy time. The exuberance these three show as they break their dry spell is awe inspiring. The sex scenes may not contain kink but it certainly is not vanilla. For kinky fans of Ms. Dalton, this may be too sexually tame. For ménage lovers, this erotic tale contains it all - great characters, chemistry, plot and world building.
The characters in this book is what pulls a reader in. Mandaline is a strong female who easily shows her strengths and vulnerabilities. Each of the characters are created with this realistic balance. This kind of character building is appealing because it makes the characters more relatable. In addition, it becomes more real and a reader becomes more vested in the storyline. I become invested as I root for the romance to succeed.
After reading this book, I immediately want to read the next. For those who have not read this series yet, this will be a treat to read one right after another. This erotic romance is recommended for ménage readers who enjoy a bit of suspense and the paranormal.
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Mandaline is a witch who does not seem to cast any spells. Instead, she is a tarot card reader and paranormal specialist. She basically for free, tries to either puts a ghost to rest or debunks the paranormal activity. Her job is completely foreign to me as it is for two men she meets - Ellis and Brad. These two best friends are looking for help to explain the gloom Brad is experiencing. Mandaline is up for the task even if she does not feel ready to take them both on as lovers.
This story is less about paranormal and more about healing. The sexual healing is particularly arousing. Ms. Dalton showcases a hawt v triad ménage with full on sexy time. The exuberance these three show as they break their dry spell is awe inspiring. The sex scenes may not contain kink but it certainly is not vanilla. For kinky fans of Ms. Dalton, this may be too sexually tame. For ménage lovers, this erotic tale contains it all - great characters, chemistry, plot and world building.
The characters in this book is what pulls a reader in. Mandaline is a strong female who easily shows her strengths and vulnerabilities. Each of the characters are created with this realistic balance. This kind of character building is appealing because it makes the characters more relatable. In addition, it becomes more real and a reader becomes more vested in the storyline. I become invested as I root for the romance to succeed.
After reading this book, I immediately want to read the next. For those who have not read this series yet, this will be a treat to read one right after another. This erotic romance is recommended for ménage readers who enjoy a bit of suspense and the paranormal.
* Provided by Manic Readers
August 10, 2016
Actually 2.5 Stars
This book was an okay book. What really made it special though was Brad and Sachi. Brad has got to be the sweetest soul, such a strange mix of innocence and naughtiness. Sachi, while being only a supporting character, in my opinion stole the show every time she came on the page. Seriously, everything out of that girl's mouth is designed to make you laugh. Those two characters were very unique and special. As for Ellis and Mandaline, they were pretty generic and I honestly did not connect with them as much as Brad and Sachi. This book was okay but it could have been so much better. While you could tell that Brad loves Mandaline, when it was the three of them together, I didn't really feel the chemistry. The love scenes didn't really feel like love scenes they felt more like sex scenes that were there because they had to be there. It didn't feel natural, it didn't flow right. I honestly think one of the things that would have improved this book is if it had elements of m/m in it. It was also a little weird to read when one minute Ellis and Mandaline would treat Brad like a little kid because of his limitations and innocence, then the next Brad was this wicked and dominant lover dirty talking Mandaline into an orgasm. Basically, this book just didn't flow very well and you only end up caring about two of the characters in this book, one of which wasn't even really a main character. I would give have this book only two stars if not for the Sachi part of the story which I ended up caring more about than the first three quarters of the book. This was the first time I've read anything by this author and I really hope her other books will touch me more than this one did.
This book was an okay book. What really made it special though was Brad and Sachi. Brad has got to be the sweetest soul, such a strange mix of innocence and naughtiness. Sachi, while being only a supporting character, in my opinion stole the show every time she came on the page. Seriously, everything out of that girl's mouth is designed to make you laugh. Those two characters were very unique and special. As for Ellis and Mandaline, they were pretty generic and I honestly did not connect with them as much as Brad and Sachi. This book was okay but it could have been so much better. While you could tell that Brad loves Mandaline, when it was the three of them together, I didn't really feel the chemistry. The love scenes didn't really feel like love scenes they felt more like sex scenes that were there because they had to be there. It didn't feel natural, it didn't flow right. I honestly think one of the things that would have improved this book is if it had elements of m/m in it. It was also a little weird to read when one minute Ellis and Mandaline would treat Brad like a little kid because of his limitations and innocence, then the next Brad was this wicked and dominant lover dirty talking Mandaline into an orgasm. Basically, this book just didn't flow very well and you only end up caring about two of the characters in this book, one of which wasn't even really a main character. I would give have this book only two stars if not for the Sachi part of the story which I ended up caring more about than the first three quarters of the book. This was the first time I've read anything by this author and I really hope her other books will touch me more than this one did.
October 21, 2021
Not my favorite from this author.
The whole prologue situation with Julie felt like it happened in another book (that I should of read ahead of time) and I was a little lost. I'm still not sure why she did what she did. Her reason of "helping people" doesn't cut it.
I had a hard time connecting with Mandaline and Ellis. Brad was sweet but not as damaged as Ellis claims. These guys have a weird co-dependent relationship. The way they get together with Mandaline was so clinical and I didn't feel it. Then, they just start having so much sex...I started losing track of all the orgasms.
I have a hard time believing all that witchy new-age stuff so I couldn't relate to the whole mystical side of things.
The ending came out of nowhere with the focus totally shifting to Sachi. I think this should have been in a separate book.
The whole prologue situation with Julie felt like it happened in another book (that I should of read ahead of time) and I was a little lost. I'm still not sure why she did what she did. Her reason of "helping people" doesn't cut it.
I had a hard time connecting with Mandaline and Ellis. Brad was sweet but not as damaged as Ellis claims. These guys have a weird co-dependent relationship. The way they get together with Mandaline was so clinical and I didn't feel it. Then, they just start having so much sex...I started losing track of all the orgasms.
I have a hard time believing all that witchy new-age stuff so I couldn't relate to the whole mystical side of things.
The ending came out of nowhere with the focus totally shifting to Sachi. I think this should have been in a separate book.
February 23, 2018
I hadn't read the prequels so there were some parts I had to figure out as I read, but I did enjoy the story.
July 8, 2019
Predictable.
Couldn't get past the first few chapters without skipping to the end.
Couldn't get past the first few chapters without skipping to the end.
July 4, 2014
While fairly predictable, the big draw for me was the relationship between Ellis and Brad. It seemed like there was a lot of guilt on both sides, but especially Ellis's. I loved that Ellis watched out for Brad, but hated that it came at the expense of having a life of his own. With Brad's injuries he was left with all the best in a person, if only we all could be like that. Mandaline fit in perfect with the boys, gave them both what they were missing. I did like that once Ellis accepted things he didn't mind Mandaline's witchy beliefs, even as he didn't agree with them.
The secondary story line with Sachi was very interesting. I liked that the guys accepted Sachi and protected her like they would Mandaline.
The secondary story line with Sachi was very interesting. I liked that the guys accepted Sachi and protected her like they would Mandaline.
October 26, 2013
Excellent! A very good story with lots of action and likeable characters. The supporting characters were great as well as the H/H/h. These are my favorite type of Tymber Dalton books, a great story with some m/f/m smex scenes, but not the heavy BDSM stuff. I hope that more of this series comes soon...
Just a note. If you are thinking about reading this series, I would read 'It's A Sweet Life' AFTER this book, since this one actually happens before that one. "It's A Sweet Life' should have really been book 1.5.
Just a note. If you are thinking about reading this series, I would read 'It's A Sweet Life' AFTER this book, since this one actually happens before that one. "It's A Sweet Life' should have really been book 1.5.
May 6, 2013
We have two gorgeous hunks and one heroine who has been hurt in the past. Mix lots sweet loving, a little suspense, and lots of menage sex and you have a good love story. I really liked this story and look forward to the next one.
June 9, 2013
I love Tymber, she always writes amazing books and this one doesnt disappoint. Many blessing is well written and keeps you guessing right to the end. It has an accidental Blow job in it and it fits perfectly in context.
May 8, 2013
I really enjoyed this story and I liked the idea that it had various storylines in one story! I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series!!!
May 10, 2013
I am loving this new series can't wait for the next one
August 29, 2013
I'm not normally into paranormal but l actually enjoyed this book
July 5, 2015
3.5 stars..... This was good a very good read but also very predictable....more of a review to follow later
February 26, 2014
I loved this book. So many twists and turns. Thank you for sharing with us Tymber. :)
October 1, 2013
3.5 stars..... This was good a very good read but also very predictable....more of a review to follow later
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