The Cracks That Form Us

Kyra Bennett can’t stand coffee.But for her, there’s no avoiding the stuff, not if she wants to help her dad get back on his feet and save their failing coffee roasting company after her mom abruptly packed her bags and left the family. But helping out and being okay isn’t as easy as she hoped it would be, especially when they’re floundering without her mom’s expert business skills, her friendships have become distant and strained, and her sister can’t keep her intense emotions to herself.When her dad announces that in order to save the roastery, they have to move it into a local coffee shop, Kyra doesn’t hesitate to help out. Kyra is determined to keep her ironic hatred of coffee and her family’s situation hidden from the tight-knit crew that runs Clara’s Coffeehouse. But it doesn’t take long for her to be sucked into their orbit, or for Jason—a coffee-obsessed and highly intuitive barista—to learn her secrets and set out on a mission to change her perspective.As Kyra spends more time at the shop and even starts to come around to Jason’s point of view, she finds it increasingly difficult to ignore the feelings creeping up inside of her. And when two parts of her life start to intersect in ways she couldn’t have predicted, and her dad brings more shocking news to the family that throws her for a loop, Kyra has to decide whether to run and hide or to let herself truly feel it all.. The Cracks That Form Us is a heartfelt and tender coming-of-age novel filled with heartwarming friendships, sweet romance, and (of course) lots and lots of coffee.