


I have the Brazilian blend, which is a full bodied, organic blend that has a smooth flavor. Now cancer free and going strong, John and Pat are proud to say their coffee is not just served at their cafe, but sold wholesale, served locally, and now available online. Between chemotherapy treatment, he received a temporary ileostomy, all while he and Pat kept working on Buona Caffe and the dream they held on to. In 2013, just as they were planning on opening their first location, John was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer. But as they were setting sail on their new dream of having a brick and mortar cafe, the couple received some news that shook their world. Soon, they were bagging their blends and selling it to the public in 2010. John and Pat Curry started roasting their own coffee beans in their kitchen, jumping into a new hobby that first caught the attention of friends. In business since 2010 and with their own cafe since 2013, Buona Caffe has a backstory as rich as their blend. Julie Sturgeon is an editor at Tule Publishing and she was lovely enough to send me a bag of coffee from artisanal roaster and coffee bar Buona Caffe in Augusta, Georgia. I’ve been busy social distancing, so I’ve been brewing my coffee at home. Iced, hot, whipped, I’ll drink however, whenever. It’s no secret I feel coffee is basically a food group. Their pasts become her reality, and it’s up to her to write their ending. The young woman Sophia is no longer just a name on paper and John isn’t some blur of a man with eyes like a storm sea. One in particular carries a cargo too precious for words, and soon Sophia is entangled in a world of secrets and the handsome John Moray who has a price on his head.Īs Carrie works to separate fact from fiction, her book begins to unravel family secrets. Sophia will be on the coast of Scotland, overlooking the North Sea and the strange ships that carry hints of Jacobite rebellion and encoded notes. Orphaned and alone, she goes to live with a distant relative, the Countess of Errol, at Slains Castle. In 1708, Sophia Paterson has not lived an easy life.

She moves to a cottage in Cruden Bay in the shadows of Slains Castle to work on another book, one that will hit closer to home than any before. Carrie’s always heard whispers, seen hints of things that have happened, and knows how to research into her visions to dig up the true facts behind old ruins and aged letters. Not every tale comes from her imagination, though. Genre: Historical/Contemporary Fiction/Romanceīestselling author Carrie MacClellan travels the world, following the stories she writes.
