Whole Latte love

ISLA: coffee shop owner; everybody’s friend. Brown hair and eyes; female. SHELLY: perky but scatterbrained; new barista. Blonde hair, blue eyes; female. PAULA: impoverished flower seller; believed to be homeless. Pretty, with chocolate brown curls and deep emerald eyes; female. WENDELL: bossy mystery writer; humorous. Brown hair, blue eyes; male. DALTON: Wendell’s harried writing partner; funny. Blonde hair, blue eyes; male. VIVIAN: elderly customer; mostly annoyed. Grey hair, green eyes; female. EDITH: Vivian’s friend; sweet but silly. Grey hair and blue eyes; female. MITCHELL: arrogant, 25-year-old landlord. Brown eyes and brown hair; male. BRANDON: high schooler; hides his feelings. Brown hair, blue eyes; male. KELSEY: another student; painfully shy. Blonde hair and blue eyes; female. THELMA: gruff health inspector; a 37 stickler for the rules. Brown and slightly greying hair, blue eyes; female. Ann: hard-nosed loan officer. Blue eyes and blonde hair; female. JAMES: another loan officer; humorless. Blue eyes, brown hair; male.