Having recently lost his longtime lover, David hasn’t been single for that long, and he is clearly still grieving. It isn’t until David finally appears at a Portland Pride Festival that Robby finds the courage to take their relationship to the next level.ĭavid isn’t in the best place.

The finance director doesn’t work too far off from Robby’s cart he always eats lunch by himself, seemingly lost in his own world. The self-employed individual boasts a pretty busy cart, though the crush he has been nurturing for David, one of his customers, has proven to be quite the distraction. Portland, Oregon is brimming with coffee shops and restaurants, not to mention bakeries, many of them operated by hard-working men ready to meet weary customers who walk through their doors every day.Īs far as Baristas go, Robby doesn’t appear to be anything special. Annabeth has described herself as a professional grammar nerd, obsessive reader, and a frequent tweeter. Rather, she also has a day job, one that is not only rewarding but which she has shown no signs of throwing aside for the sake of her writing career.Īdditionally, her two toddlers keep Annabeth rather busy, this while proving inspirational in the writing process. While Annabeth loves to write, the activity doesn’t consume her every waking hour. The passionate gay rights supporter is always looking for unique pairings to explore in her novels, individuals with variable quirks but whom, through Annabeth’s creativity, can find common ground. Those are the kinds of stories Annabeth always gravitated to as a child, so it comes as no surprise that she has learned to reproduce them. Not many voracious readers can claim to have added so much to the very field of literature they loved as a child but that is exactly what Annabeth has done, becoming a multi-published Pacific Northwest romance writer.Īnnabeth’s stories have been called sexy, emotionally compelling and surprisingly funny.

Over time, her tastes grew and came to encompass all manner of subgenres within the field of romance.Īnd today, she isn’t afraid to publicize her all-consuming passion for all things romance. In fact, she often reminisces about having to hide the romance novels under her bed covers, reading them by the torchlight even while hoping to remain inconspicuous.īack then, Annabeth’s interests in the romance genre were pretty specific.

It’s one of those genres that always appealed to her.

Annabeth Albert is an author renowned for her unique approach to the genre of romance.Īnnabeth Albert will be the first to tell you that she has loved romance for as long as she could remember.

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