Velvet Bean Press

Books • Coffee • Stories

Where stories linger long after the last page.

ABOUT THE IMPRINT• Velvet Bean Press is an independent imprint created by Anne Holmes,
dedicated to elegant, emotionally rich fiction—
where quiet moments hold secrets, and every story lingers.

about author

Hi, my name is Anne!It has been my dream to become a published writer ever since I was a kid. I’ve always loved getting lost in stories, and somewhere along the way, I decided I wanted to create worlds people could escape into, too.I’m a huge reader myself—I have a soft spot for Pamela Morsi novels, and, to be honest, I also enjoy a bit of dark romance. I love stories that feel emotional, a little messy, and just intense enough to make you forget the real world for a while.When I’m not writing, I’m probably sipping coffee, overthinking a scene, imagining new plot twists, or trying to make my characters behave (they rarely listen). I also spend time working on my little author world, one step at a time—because for me, writing isn’t just a hobby, it’s something I truly want to grow into.Thank you for being here and taking a chance on my stories. 💕

works

COFFEE BREAK (BOOK 1)

The numbers didn’t lie. They simply vanished.One day, Celestine Bellini was the heartbeat of a multi-billion dollar dynasty. The next, she was a ghost in her own life. No inheritance. No explanation. Just a name people have already started to forget.Exiled from the high-rises and stripped of everything she knew, Celestine finds herself in the quiet corners of a forgotten shop-house—where the scent of roasted beans lingers, and life moves at a rhythm she never asked for.She is learning to breathe in the silence.But the silence is heavy.And in the slow, unyielding weight of her new reality, Celestine isn’t just searching for a second chance—she’s searching for the truth buried beneath the ruins of an empire.Some legacies are built on gold. Others are built on secrets.

COMING SOON

Coffee. Chaos. Questionable decisions.Celestine thought the café would be her fresh start—a quiet place filled with warm light, good coffee, and people who somehow became family despite being one small inconvenience away from arguing over absolutely everything. For a while, it worked. The biggest problem was a temperamental espresso machine and the ongoing mystery of who kept stealing the teaspoons.Then the past showed up. Uninvited, as usual.Names she hasn’t spoken in years have started resurfacing, slipping into conversations and coincidences with a persistence that feels a little too deliberate to ignore. What used to be easy to dismiss now lingers, heavier than it should, as if something—or someone—is quietly arranging things behind the scenes.And then there’s the lawyer.He’s almost always in the corner, watching in that thoughtful, unsettling way of his. He’s a man who believes in logic, in evidence, in things that make sense when you look at them long enough. Celestine is none of those things, and yet he keeps paying attention—not like he’s building a case, but like he’s already reached a conclusion he isn’t ready to explain.The café hasn’t changed, at least not in any way you can point to. The coffee still tastes the same. The lights are just as warm.But the air has shifted.And whatever is moving beneath it all doesn’t feel accidental anymore.

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