Love & Gelato meets the cozy café romance trend in this irresistible opposites-attract summer fling story set on an idyllic trip to Japan.

MATCHA & MATCHES
by Cara Tanamachi
Avon A/HarperCollins, April 2027

THE VACATION FLING COLLIDES WITH THE CAFÉ CRUSH: Matcha & Matches serves up a new swoony, contemporary romance where a girl unexpectedly find love—and herself—in charming café aboard, proving that sometimes the best romance comes with splash of matcha foam.

TIKTOK-FRIENDLY TROPES: Combining forced proximity and rivals, MATCHA & MATCHES might hook BookTokers with the tropes they crave, but they’ll stay for Rina and Takashi’s unmistakable chemistry.

LAYERS BENEATH THE ROMANCE: The novel gains extra emotional heft by diving headfirst into Rina’s complex family dynamic: growing up with divorced parents, trying to bond with a father who’s lives an ocean away, and navigating cultural gaps she’s only just beginning to understand.

MORE TO COME: Readers won’t have long to wait for a new Brewed with Love book—next stop is Mexico! Horchata & Hearts is planned for Summer 2027.

Cara Tanamachi is the USA Today bestselling author of The Takeover, and the Diverse Writers and Readers International romance book literary award winner, The Second You’re Single. She also writes under the name Cara Lockwood, authoring 40 books, including I Do (But I Don’t), which became an original Lifetime Movie. She wrote the novelization of The Dater’s Handbook, a Hallmark movie starring Meghan Markle.