Hi everyone! Torch Lit Ink is celebrating this forbidden romance / brother’s best friend novella by CK Darling. 

Title: Forbidden Love & Lattes

Release Date: March 11 ::: Note – this is a novella..about 100 pages in length ‼️ 

✨ ARCs will be sent on March 4 via Book Funnel

Forbidden Love and Lattes is the third book in the Sweetheart Scones & Stories series by C.K. Darling. Each book follows a different friend finding their happily ever after in the charming town of Peachwood Grove. While part of a series, this spicy romance can be read as a standalone.

𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒃:   

Her brother’s best friend was strictly off-limits… until he wasn’t.

Welcome back to Peachwood Grove, Georgia, where every sip of coffee tastes like a new beginning and every glance holds the promise of a tantalizing adventure…

Izzie Grant has everything a woman could want—success, charm, and a close circle of friends. Yet her heart skips a beat the moment Asher Hale, her brother’s best friend and a former NFL star, steps back into her life, bringing with him an old flame that never quite extinguished.

Asher didn’t plan to fall for Izzie. As her brother’s lifelong friend, she should be off-limits. But he’s never been one to play by the rules, not when it comes to the one woman who stirs more than just his coffee. With each passing day, their rekindled friendship evolves into something more intimate—more forbidden.

Now, as they partner in a local competition that tests their resolve and their hearts, they must decide whether to suppress their desires or surrender to love. Amid the cozy backdrop of Peachwood Grove’s bustling coffee shops and steamy glances that could melt the frosting off Sweetheart Scones, Izzie and Asher face a choice that could alter their lives forever.

Indulge in this delicious tale of forbidden love, where the stakes are high and the coffee is always steaming. Perfect for fans of small-town charm, spicy encounters, and a love that breaks all the rules. Dive into this heartwarming, sizzling story that proves the sweetest romances can often be the most unexpected.

𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:  

·       Brother’s best friend romance

·       Forbidden love in a small town

·       Steamy coffee shop encounters

·       Former NFL player hero

·       Fierce, independent businesswoman heroine

·       Small-town competitions

·       Family drama and loyalty tested

·       Guaranteed HEA

Content Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content and is intended for mature audiences 18+