A down-on-her-luck craft beer brewer and her privileged new boss clash as they work together to save a quirky brewpub in this enemies-to-lovers workplace rom-com perfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomons The Ex Talk. Kat Malone is left cash-strapped after a job loss and a bad breakup (pro tip: never offer to pay living expenses for a freeloading poetry major) when she discovers a surprising new career path: craft beer brewer. When the brewpub is sold the new owner places his light-on-experience son in charge of the pub. Ryan is as basic as a pale lager and aims to turn quirky Resistance into a run-of-the-mill sports bar. Worse he wont consider Kat for the position of brewers assistant--the job shed been promised by the previous owners. Despite clashes between Kat and Ryan he confides that Resistance is in financial trouble and that drastic changes will be needed if the pub has any hope of survival. Forced to collaborate Kat realizes Ryan isnt as bland as she assumed--he might even be exactly what shes been craving. But just as Ryan promises Kat a true partnership in the face of his fathers opposition Kat is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Marrying the beer used to be Kats only goal but can she craft a brew for her life that allows her to have it all? Fans of Kate Clayborn and Mariana Zapata will be raising a pint to this crisp satisfying slow-burn romantic novel.
