Lori Hayes

Coffee Break Lori Hayes

Feel-good coastal love stories from award-winning author, Lori Hayes, romantic books you're sure to love. (Stand-alone novel--can read out of series sequence)




Coffee Break offers a rich blend of romance in a cozy, small-town setting, with a light flavor of wild horses.




Tension begins to percolate when coffee shop owner, Jenni Stallings, struggles to keep the doors of her beloved shop open. She wants to earn her dying father's approval, to convince him that she is financially secure so he can die peacefully. She also strives to win the marathon, Run for the Horses, to benefit the nearby wild islander ponies.




When bank vice president and old high school crush, Scott Botticelli, temporarily moves back to the small, seaside town, he threatens to reject her much-needed loan. When he takes up running, she realizes he has rediscovered his passion for the sport, and for her. Despite the fact he holds the power to squelch her dreams, a romantic interest starts to brew between them. Always the determined competitor no matter the game, Jenni finds herself facing her failing business, her father's mortality, and the race of her life-against the man she loves.