Melanie Milburne, Never Say No To A Caffarelli and Giveaway!

We have author Melanie Milburne, who is celebrating the release of her 50th title, Never Say No To A Caffarelli.

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Tea and coffee scenes in novels are said by literary agent and writing craft guru Donald Maass to be low-tension points that writers should avoid including in their manuscripts. Margie Lawson would describe them as walking the dog scenes.

I decided with my 50^th novel to have a tea-drinking scene that was a high point of tension. You have to know the rules so you can break them, right?

 

Poppy Silverton runs a tearoom in a quiet English village but super rich and super ruthless Rafe Caffarelli wants to develop the local manor house (her childhood home) into a playboy hotel. She lives in the dower house on the estate bequeathed to her by the late Lord Dalrymple and won’t sell it to Rafe for any price.  

Did I mention Rafe doesn’t like tea?!!

 

Here is where Poppy gives him a private tea tasting…

 

‘Um, do you take milk?’

‘I don’t know.’ He gave her a wry smile. ‘Should I?’

‘It rather depends on the type of tea,’ Poppy said. ‘I drink English breakfast with milk, but I drink Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Russian Caravan and Jasmine black.’

‘Give it to me straight. Just like my coffee.’

She poured him a cup and watched as he took a taste. He wrinkled up his nose and put the cup back down in the saucer.

‘Well?’

‘It’s a bit flavourless.’

‘Flavourless?’

‘Bland.’

‘It’s the highest quality Ceylon tea, for God’s sake,’ Poppy said. ‘What is wrong with your taste buds?’

‘Nothing’s wrong with my taste buds. I just don’t like tea.’

‘How about if you try it with some milk and sugar?’

‘I’ll try the milk but not the sugar.’ He gave her a heart-stopping smile. ‘I’m sweet enough.’

 

There is much more to this scene than this space allows so I hope you will read the rest of the book to find out if Poppy successfully converts the espresso only Rafe into an Earl Grey fan.

Oh and if you’re wondering about any walking the dog scenes, Poppy’s three little dogs, Pickles, Chutney and Relish provide plenty of tension along the way!

Warmest wishes,

Melanie Milburne

 

 

 

Never Say No to a Caffarelli

Those Scandalous Caffarellis

(The first book in the Caffarelli Brothers Trilogy series)

"I play by the rules, but they're my rules." Poppy Silverton is as untouched as the leafy English
village where she runs a tearoom. But her home, her livelihood and her innocence are under threat.... Rafe Caffarelli is a mouthwatering specimen of Mediterranean manhood. He's a playboy billionaire and determined to buy Poppy's historic dower house. Poppy will not give up the only thing that remains of her childhood and family. She'll fight Rafe-and her attraction to him-all the way. And be the first woman to say "no" to a Caffarelli!

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