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It’s no secret that Portland, Oregon, has some of best restaurants, shops, and cafés in the country. But it’s the hard-working men who serve it all up that keep us coming back for more...

One of Portland’s hottest young baristas, Brady is famous for his java-topping flair, turning a regular cup of joe into a work of art. Every Wednesday—aka “Knit Night”—hordes of women and their needles descend on the coffeehouse, and Brady’s feeling the heat. Into the fray walks a tall, dark, and distractingly handsome stranger from New York. His name is Evren, and he’s the sexy nephew of Brady’s sweetest customer, the owner of the yarn shop down the street. He’s also got a killer smile, confident air, and masculine charm that’s tying Brady’s stomach in knots. The smitten barista can’t wait to see him at the next week’s gathering. But when he tries to ask Evren out, his plans unravel faster than an unfinished edge. If Brady hopes to warm up more than Evren’s coffee, he’ll have to find a way to untangle their feelings, get out of the friend zone, and form a close-knit bond that’s bound to last a lifetime…

Praise for the Portland Heat series

“Tremendously charming and sexy.”—RT Book Reviews on Served Hot, TOP PICK

“A really enjoyable story.”—Joyfully Jay on Baked Fresh

“Sometimes an author just gets everything right…Absolutely perfect.”—Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews on Delivered Fast

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Lyrical Press
Publication date

April 12, 2016
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ASIN : B0120AT3JG
Publisher : Lyrical Press (April 12, 2016)
Publication date : April 12, 2016
Language : English
File size : 557 KB
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JL Austin

M/M Sweet Romance

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019

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I have enjoyed this series, but this one wasn’t my favorite. Brady is a barista who has been raising his younger siblings since the death of his parents. He works hard and has sacrificed a lot for his family. Brady is doing everything he can to keep his family together. One of his favorite nights is Knit Night at the coffee shop, hosted by the yarn street on Alberta Street. Through knit night Brady has become close with the Mira, owner of the yarn store. And now Evren, Mira’s nephew has joined the group. Brady is instantly attracted to Evren, but he knows he has too much on his plate. He should be focused on the upcoming barista competition that could help his family financially.

Evern has come to town to help his aunt Mira, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Evern is very reserved. Evern is not looking for a relationship. His focus should on his aunt and her care. Evern keeps denying his feelings and refusing to consider a relationship. Eventually, Evern and Brady do connect and develop their relationship.

I don’t feel like we really get to know Evern. The emotional connection just wasn’t there for me. The connection between Evern and Brady was also very slow to develop and then rushed at the end. Overall, the book was okay. I will read more of the series. Each of these books can be read as a standalone.

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Maria Rose

Bittersweet but lovely romance

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2016

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This fourth story in the Portland Heat series brings together a barista and a knitting designer. (Let's just pause and reflect on the awesome uniqueness of that combination for a moment......okay, on with the review). I really enjoyed the previous stories in this series (which were all food or drink related in some fashion) and we get that link here with Brady, a top notch barista at a Portland coffee shop. When he's not working he's helping his 18 year old sister care for their two younger siblings after the tragic death of their parents. Between working full time and supporting his family, he's got no time for a relationship - but that doesn't stop him from eyeing the new addition to 'Knit Night' at the cafe. Evren is in town to take care of his aunt, a woman who had a big hand in raising him, and who is part of the knitting group that meets Wednesday's at Brady's work. She's unfortunately been diagnosed with cancer and unable to keep running her yarn shop without help, which is where Ev has stepped in to help manage the shop and care for her during her treatments. Brady can't help flirting with Ev when Ev indicates a similar interest. But Ev is also there only temporarily, ready to move back to his regular life once his aunt is better. Stealing a few moments together here and there seems to be all they can manage - but will they take a leap of faith and try for more?

I loved this story. It's rather bittersweet, with Brady's responsibility as essentially a single parent, and Ev's role as caregiver for his dying aunt (and to be clear, if you are sensitive to the big C in your stories, you should be aware of this subplot) making their romantic forays that much more meaningful. The first stumbling block to them getting together is actually not the lack of time but rather Ev's personal conviction to not get involved with a bisexual, much to Brady's disappointment. That Ev would think that because Brady is bisexual he would not be committed to a relationship with a gay man is hurtful and at first damaging to the tentative steps they've made towards a relationship. Ev's had bad experiences in the past with bisexual lovers, and his fear of getting involved with Brady comes from that background. But he is unable to resist taking the friendship he and Brady are developing further, first with flirtation, and then more when it becomes clear that Brady is willing. The two of them are very compatible sexually, with Ev liking to take a dominant hand in things, and Brady quite happy to let his submissive side out to play, a break from his constant need to be in control at home all the time. Ev has some interesting quirks in the bedroom that amuse Brady, but for the reader, it makes their relationship feel believable. They are definitely hot together once they let down their guards, and the result is some steamy scenes.

Trust is the biggest factor in holding Ev back from opening himself up fully to Brady, and combined with Brady's belief that his siblings would be a drawback to any man wanting a relationship with him, make for a lot of hardships for this couple to overcome. They are both really likable characters, and I loved seeing Ev open himself up to Brady, and in turn show Brady that it's okay to have someone else to lean on. In the end we get a story about two men who take each other's flaws hand in hand with their positive qualities and a reminder that romance can flourish in any situation. 5 stars.

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Not Your Usual Romance

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2016

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Brady seems to be one of the rare Portland baristas who doesn’t aspire to be something else. He is good at his job, and in any case, raising his three younger siblings after his mother dies doesn’t leave him any time to consider something else. Once a week the coffee shop hosts the ladies from the knitting shop down the street. “Knit Night” isn’t exactly Brady’s favorite night to work, but it keeps the shop busy. However, when the nephew of the knit shop’s owner stops by one night, he instantly captures Brady’s attention. Evren seems to push all of Brady’s buttons. The two men have a lot in common, as well as some fundamental differences, and they’re both dealing with family issues that consume most of their time, so it seems that despite a strong mutual attraction, nothing can happen, right?

“Knit Tight” isn’t your usual romance story. Although it does manage to trot out a few of the standard clichés, such as two people sensing an instant connection across a crowded room, the book does manage to avoid many of the well-trodden romance tropes. While Brady and Evren may have some common interests, they aren’t the perfect fit that so often appears in romance. Their differences are real enough and significant enough to give both men pause about the wisdom of pursuing a relationship. In the end, these issues are not what really gets in the way of romance, and here again the usual plot devices are avoided. What keeps Brady and Evren apart is not some dark, overly dramatized secret, it’s just the perhaps mundane but very real pressures of dealing with the other things going on in their lives that they can’t ignore. Brady has his three primary-school aged siblings to take care of, with only his younger sister to help, while Evren is dealing with his elderly aunt’s terminal illness.

As you’ve probably already guessed, the characters in this book are complex and multi-dimensional. The story is related from Brady’s point of view, and we quickly learn that he’s not your stereotypical Portland barista — someone who is just working the job until his stall at the Saturday market takes off, or his band makes it big — Brady has a family to support, he’s very good at his job, and he doesn’t really know how to do anything else. Evren is a bit more of an enigma to the reader, but that’s exactly what he is to Brady as well. We really do get to know Evren through Brady, so we only know what Brady manages to work out. It’s a quite natural depiction of how two people get to know each other.

There aren’t many sex scenes in the book. Given their situations, Brady and Evren’s encounters are mostly short and furtive, but there is a tinge of kink to their more intimate encounters. Brady is surprisingly submissive and Evren seems to know how to use that. However, kink is not a central theme of the story, or even the relationship, so I haven’t tagged this with a D/s label. Just be warned that the story includes a bit more spice than the warm and fuzzy cover might suggest.

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Victoria Green

Love Brady and Ev

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2017

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I think this is my favorite of the Portland Heat stories so far.

Brady is such a sweet character. Loyal, hardworking and so tired from caring for this younger brother and sisters after the death of their parents 2 years previously. The whole family is beautifully drawn - and for all of their imperfections and difficulties, you can tell they love each other deeply. I completely fell for Ev and loved the use of his blog as chapter openers - setting the scene but also giving us more insight into him as he's clearly a quiet complex person. The horrible pain of caring for someone with cancer is really well dealt with for such a short book. I definitely shed a few tears towards the end. It is not full of hot and heavy sexy times, which totally fits with the story - but I still felt the romance. Not everyone likes the same things in bed and it was good to see that represented too. All in all I loved Brady and Ev, loved their story and will look forward to re-reading this one.

Andrea

Portland heat 4

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2019

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Brady finds himself surrounded each week in his coffee shop by cute older ladies knitting, one of whom has a very cute nephew he needs to work hard to get out of the friend zone and to see he wants more with Ev

Charles Thompson

Very enjoy able.

Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2016

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Very enjoy able ....Well written and like able characters ....Heart warming ...Sensitive ...pulls at your heart ..Time well spent ...Annebeth never disapoints us

Otterpuss

5 stars I am a huge Annabeth Albert fan but this book was a big disappointment. I've loves the Portland Heat series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2016

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2.5 stars

I am a huge Annabeth Albert fan but this book was a big disappointment.
I've loves the Portland Heat series, each book has got better and better...until this one.

After his parents death, Brady, who is 23, is trying to work and bring up his younger siblings with the erm...help? of his somewhat immature and incredibly selfish 18 year old sister.
Enter Evren the nephew of the owner of the local knitting shop who was abandoned by his Turkish family when he came out.

I really liked Brady in the previous book but I wasn't crazy about him in this one, he lost his charm for me somehow.
I found everything about Evren just a bit...odd and I didn't really warm to him despite how sweet he was with his Auntie and with Brady's siblings.
I never really felt their connection and didn't feel invested in them as a couple.

I disliked Renee intensely. Selfish doesn't begin to cover her attitude.
Mira was sweet and beautiful and wonderful.

There's not a whole lot of romance and the sex scenes were...awkward and frankly a bit odd, and not in a good way. Unlike the sex scenes in previous books I just didn't find these...sexy.

The writing is as always top notch, smooth, flowing and polished, but it felt like there was something missing for me and it all felt a bit flat and, considering my enjoyment of this series, a bit of an anticlimax.

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