Broadway BeansΒ by Karen Cimms!! <— I dunno how I missed this one when it went live this year (considering he’s a famous actor and she’s a “normal girl” – the ultimate fantasy and I’m all over that!!) but I’m so thankful that the author is today’s newsletter sponsor, ’cause it’s right up our comedy romance alley!! And that title made me go… hrmmm? But it’s actually pretty clever since that’s what the coffee shop is called, where she works. π
P.S. There are quite a few amongst our crew that went crazy for another series by this author!! Remember that super-angsty rock star seriesΒ Of Love and Madness?Β Yep!
Nay: Another I loved is Karen Cimmsβ Of Love and Madness series. Some of the most wonderfully angsty books Iβve ever read, but those also handle some pretty heavy stuff…
Mind you, Broadway BeansΒ has a totally different feel (comedy romance instead of heavy angst). We can all you some lighthearted chuckles and swoons, now, can’t we? π
What’s it about?
Aiden Winchester: Call it self-preservation, but I need to get out of Hollywood. My heartβs just been shredded by my longtime girlfriend. Worse yet, we have to pretend weβre still Americaβs sweethearts until after our next picture is released. With the next six months looking more like American Horror Story than a Lifetime channel love story, Iβm heading east to make my stage debut.
Broadway, here I come.
Franky Marchesi: I love my close-knit Italian family. Iβd probably love them a lot more if they werenβt in my face all the time. So when my best friend begs me to move into her Upper West Side brownstoneβrent freeβto take care of her new pup whenever she travels, Iβd be crazy to say no. But while my living expenses are covered, I still need to make some money if Iβm ever going to save enough for college. So with a little luck and no experience, I land a job as a barista at Broadway Beans, a coffee shop in the theater district. But on my first day, I almost kill the hottest guy Iβve ever seen. With a latte. Who knew making over-priced coffee could be so difficult?
Itβs a hell of a great way to meet someone though.
A modern-day βMoonstruck,β BROADWAY BEANS is a friends-to-lovers romantic comedy.
Five fun facts about Broadway Beans
- The character of Aiden Winchester is loosely based on my cover model, Andrew Biernat. Andrew is funny, has a beautiful heart, looks super-hot in glasses, and is an aspiring actor. As I got to know Andrew and his sense of humor, I found I was writing more of a romantic comedy by incorporating more of his personality. I was having so much fun, I ran with it. Β
- Franky Marchesiβs crazy and somewhat overbearing Italian family is loosely based on my own. Technically, Iβm only half Italian, but I think even my father felt more Italian than Slovak around my motherβs family. Itβs the culture I feel closest to, and although some may think Frankyβs family seems stereotypicalβtrust me, itβs all true.
- While my Nonna didnβt curse like a sailor like Frankyβs Nonna, she was kind and loving and made the best meatballs. There was always a pot of meatballs and sauce simmering on her stove, and she always gave me two in a bowl with a juice glass full of 7UP.Β
- My knowledge of Bali came from stalking model Mitchell Wickβs Instagram feed and then following up from there. (Gotta love the internet!)
- I currently live in the coal region of Pennsylvania. Years ago I wrote an article (Iβve been a journalist for more than 20 years) about a playwright who wrote a one-man play about a coal miner, so thatβs where I got the idea to star Aiden in a Broadway show about working in the coal mines and the terrible conditions miners faced. The 1970 film βThe Mollie Maguires,β starring Richard Harris and Sean Connery and based on a true story about these coal miners, was partially filmed in the town where I now live and where the trial and hanging took place.
NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAYΒ
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Karen Cimms is giving away a signed copy of Broadway Beans!!
HowΒ to enter for a chance to win it?Β Just leave a comment belowΒ andΒ by 10pm EST, Sunday July 21st, 2019, I will randomly selectΒ oneΒ lucky commenter as the winner.
The winner will be contacted and will have 48hrs to respond confirming their mailing address, so if you are picked, do not delay or you will lose your chance. The signed book will be sent to the winner directly by the author.
Giveaway open to US!!!Β
Broadway Beans is delightful! Absolutely loved it, as I love Karen Cimms as an author. Using Andrew Biernet one of Karen’s favorite as a cover model and vision for the book made it easy to read and picture Andrew in the book while reading. The At This Moment series is heart warming, heart wrenching, and just down right so very good.
This is a 10* read… so funny and an awesome storyline… would love a signed copy…love this author!!
I can’t wait to read “Broadway Beans’.! I have read and reread your previous ” Of Love and Madness “book series!
This looks good! I haven’t read anything by this author yet, but I love trying new authors! Thank you for the chance!
I haven’t read any Karen Cimms novels. I would love to start with this one.
Love the premise! Thanks!
Havenβt read this author and am very curious.
I haven’t read this book yet, but for those of you who love angst, you MUST read her Of Love and Madness series. It’s AMAZING!
This book looks really good! Famous actor and a normal girl – how can you go wrong? Thank you for the chance to win this book.