Moments like this : from Kona with love #1 / Anna Gomez ; Kristoffer Polaha.

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Title:

Moments like this : from Kona with love #1 / Anna Gomez ; Kristoffer Polaha.

Author:

Gomez, Anna

ISBN:

9781645480457

Publication Information:

Los Angeles, CA : Rosewind Books, 2021.

Physical Description:

285 p.

Series:

From Kona with Love #1

Abstract:

After Andrea "Andie" Matthews chooses her career over a marriage proposal and then loses a promotion she worked so hard for, she jumps at the chance to take a break and help run a friend's coffee shop. Alone in Hawaii, Andie befriends the staff and quickly grows to care for them, making her determined to revive the company. As luck would have it, she meets the mysterious Warren Yates on Christmas Eve. They share a cup of coffee, some conversation, and even a moment, which leads to many more in the coming weeks. But when Andie learns who Warren really is and what he actually wants she is torn between her feelings and his deception. Will Warren be able to win her heart back?

Subject Term:

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Marriage -- Fiction.

Deception -- Fiction.

Coffee shops -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Hawaii -- Fiction.

Genre:

Love stories.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Status
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Book One in the From Kona with Love series depicting multicultural romance, love, loss, and redemption woven into a family saga set in the beautiful islands of Hawaii. Though connected, each installment can be read as a standalone.

After Andrea "Andie" Matthews chooses her career over a marriage proposal and then loses a promotion she worked so hard for, she jumps at the chance to take a break and help run a friend's coffee shop.

Alone in Hawaii, Andie befriends the staff and quickly grows to care for them, making her determined to revive the company.

As luck would have it, she meets the mysterious Warren Yates on Christmas Eve. They share a cup of coffee, some conversation, and even a moment, which leads to many more in the coming weeks.

But when Andie learns who Warren really is--and what he actually wants--she is torn between her feelings and his deception.

Will Warren be able to win her heart back?

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Gomez (The Year I Left, written as Christine Brae) and debut author Polaha kick off their From Kona, with Love series with this atmospheric romance. After Andie Matthews loses the promotion that she's sacrificed friends, fiancé, and free time for, she heads to Hawaii to relax and help out at her friend Api's coffee shop while Api is out of town. She's hoping to find herself and her new path in life--instead, she meets the hunky, mysterious Warren Yates, who she believes is a surfing instructor. In reality, Warren's company is scheming to acquire Api's shop. He met Andie while looking for Api, failed to tell her his real reasons for visiting the coffee shop, and now his lies have piled up. Andie's temporary stay should fit perfectly with Warren's love-'em-and-leave-'em attitude, but her spontaneity, positivity, and intelligence soon have him thinking long-term. Gomez and Polaha's descriptions of Hawaii are postcard worthy, but while Andie and Warren clearly have fun together, their deeper emotional connection is less convincing and the drama feels contrived. Still, the breezy pace and gorgeous setting will stoke readers' wanderlust. Agent: Italia Gandolfo, Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary. (Mar.)

Booklist Review

Andie sacrificed everything for her career--her health, her sanity, and her relationship with her now ex-fiancé. None of her actions resulted in a promotion, and Andie feels like her world is crashing down. To disconnect from her heartbreak, she takes the opportunity to leave Chicago and work at her friend's café and coffee farm in Oahu, Hawaii. Andie hopes that the change of place will help her find what she truly wants in her life and heal the damage she has done to herself. When a mysterious man named Warren captures her attention and steals a kiss on New Years' Day, she discovers that Hawaii's opportunities are more significant than she anticipated. Author Christine Brea, writing under her real name, Anna Gomez, and actor Kristoffer Polaha cowrote this sweet, closed-door, multicultural romance that focuses on Andie's budding relationship with Warren and her friendships with her longtime friend Api and her coworkers at the coffee shop. Andie's struggle to balance her intense drive and her desire to be vulnerable will resonate with readers.

1 Heartless	p. 1
2 Flowers in Every Corner	p. 7
3 Hold Your Horses	p. 12
4 Walk of Shame	p. 18
5 Dead of Winter	p. 23
6 Leaving on a Jet Plane	p. 28
7 Arriving	p. 34
8 Api's Place	p. 38
9 A Kiss for a Cup	p. 42
10 What If I Tried	p. 49
11 Christmas Eve	p. 54
12 Stranger in the Night	p. 59
13 New Year's Eve	p. 67
14 Boulder on the Sand	p. 72
15 Resolutions	p. 76
16 That Kind of Kiss	p. 80
17 What Plantation?	p. 85
18 That Playlist	p. 91
19 Family	p. 97
20 Let's Make a Deal	p. 102
21 The Lighthouse Keeper	p. 115
22 Dancing Queen	p. 120
23 What Drives You	p. 125
24 You Can't Fight Fate	p. 131
25 Shave Ice	p. 137
26 Marigold Loop	p. 140
27 Hitachi Tree	p. 148
28 Watch Out for the Fins	p. 152
29 Pink Bikini	p. 159
30 Aries	p. 164
31 Where the Hands Move	p. 170
32 For So Long	p. 179
33 Chiquita's Confession	p. 189
34 The M Word	p. 197
35 She Wore Pink	p. 206
36 Lucas and Jade	p. 211
37 Past and Present	p. 219
38 Chasing Sunsets	p. 223
39 Who You Are	p. 228
40 I'm In Love with You	p. 234
41 The Truth	p. 238
42 Exposed	p. 244
43 Hiding in Place	p. 253
44 Best Laid Plans	p. 261
45 The Foghorn Sounds	p. 270
46 Maybe Tomorrow	p. 275
Acknowledgements	p. 287
About the Authors	p. 295

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