Coffee Bean Therapy

by Brett Stiles, Tim Stiles (Editor), Sue Vnasdale (Editor)

Alan is a man with not many talents or confidence. After a couple of social blunders, Alan feels the need to get his life in order. After a brief visit with a therapist, Alan decides he needs more help. Alan runs into a social consultant named Frank who appears to have what Alan is looking for. Things seem to go well with Frank at first, but something about him seems odd. When Alan falls for a woman who works at a coffee shop called Coffee Bean Therapy, Alan gets the feeling Frank is unstable as he starts to try and sabotage the relationship. How will Alan deal with this unwanted help? How far is Frank willing to go to ensure his client's satisfaction?

276 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 16, 2016

About the author

Brett Stiles is an American author living in Des Moines, Iowa with his wife, Sara, and their daughter, Ellie. He currently works for Principal Financial Group, but has been a jack of many trades throughout his life, from refining his skills as a magician to working in the video game industry for EA Studios.

Brett’s first self-publication was Coffee Bean Therapy, a fictional piece that takes a look at the public stigma surrounding mental health. He wrote it as a cathartic exercise to deal with his own anxiety, and through that process learned he enjoyed the art of storytelling.

Having just recently joined the world of writing, Brett is now vigorously creating new material in an effort to build his portfolio. In addition to Coffee Bean Therapy, Brett has also written two short story manuscripts that are awaiting publication.

As of today, Brett is trying to push his writing horizons even further by going in a different direction with his new novel: a post-apocalyptic book that is slated to arrive in spring of 2017.