Caffeine, Clenched Jaws & Closure : A Romantic Comedy (A Matchmaker Moms Romance #61)
Dalton Douglas
“You’re clenching.”
Tanner Teller—Dalton’s buttoned-up banker with a spotless tie and a jaw made of pure denial—does not want a dental diagnosis from a stranger at 7:42 a.m. He wants coffee, silence, and a day where nobody in this town looks at him like he’s personally responsible for their feelings.
Dr. Griffin Wheeler has other plans.
Griffin is Dalton’s calm, wry dentist with a dangerous talent for reading stress like a second language. When he clocks Tanner’s TMJ in real time, he offers a simple fix: a night guard, a few stretches, and one inconvenient truth—Tanner isn’t “fine.” He’s functional.
What starts as reluctant appointments and banter-filled follow-ups turns into recurring proximity: coffee “thank yous” that become a habit, small-town gossip that becomes a problem, and a banker who’s terrified of being seen needing anything… falling for the one man who refuses to let him hide behind competence.
But when a high-stakes “closure” decision at the bank ignites town pressure and corporate scrutiny, Tanner does what he’s always done—withdraw. And Griffin, who equates distance with rejection, does the only thing he knows: he backs off.
Until they stop clenching long enough to talk like adults.
Because healing isn’t a finish line.
It’s a series of small choices…
and one brave conversation at a time.
Caffeine, Clenched Jaws & Closure is a warm, funny M/M small-town romantic comedy packed with sharp banter, found-family chaos, a meddling town chorus, and a happily ever after that tastes like coffee and relief.
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