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Dandelions and Smoke (Cozy Pines Cafe, Book 2) by Alyssa-Ray Bouman

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Bittersweet small-town romance • Cozy Pines Cafe setting • found family • age gap • ADHD rep • one-night stand → lovers • attentive MMC • guilt/healing • “she’s too much” heroine loved as-is

Perfect for readers of:

Small-town romances that feel like a warm drink with a sharp edge of emotion
Found family stories where the town becomes home
“She’s too much” heroines who finally get loved without shrinking
Healing love stories with an attentive, steady MMC

Spice: 3/5

Romance-forward with a one-night-stand start and emotional depth (reads more tender/bittersweet than purely spicy).

The vibe

At Cozy Pines Cafe, love isn’t rushed—it’s slow-brewed.

Rory Bolton is chaos wrapped in pink curls and sharp wit: bold, blunt, and carrying years of hurt behind her smile. She’s spent most of her life convinced she’s too much—too messy, too impulsive, too chaotic to be chosen. But when Rory lands in Turtle Bay, she finds what she never expected: a home, a family, and people who make her feel wanted exactly as she is.

Chief Garrett Mason knows guilt the way some people know air—like smoke in his lungs. Since his marriage fell apart, he’s blamed himself for everything, convinced that loving someone means setting yourself on fire just to keep them warm. Then Rory crashes into his life, and suddenly the rules he’s lived by don’t make sense anymore.

When Garrett realizes the fiery mystery woman from one unforgettable night didn’t leave town, he can’t stay away. Rory may call herself a mess, but Garrett loves every chaotic piece of her—the way she blooms stubbornly through every crack life leaves behind, like a dandelion growing through concrete. And somehow, in the middle of all the smoke, she becomes his oxygen.

Cozy Pines Cafe Series In Order:

Thorns and Ashes (Book One)
Dandelions and Smoke (Book Two)

Indie Exclusive Edition includes (while supplies last):

Signed Paperback
2 stickers
4 x 6 character art cards
2 2.5 x 3.5 cards

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Dandelions and Smoke (Cozy Pines Cafe, Book 2) by Alyssa-Ray Bouman