Book Synopsis:
When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.
Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor’s gossip at all costs. But Jeanie’s arrival disrupts Logan’s routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.
Will Jeanie’s happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won’t fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes…
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe is a cozy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls, with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!
My Review:
I loved this book which is just perfect for cosying up with this autumn.
Firstly I absolutely loved the setting and would love to move to Dream Harbour straight away. The town sounds absolutely lovely and I enjoyed exploring it throughout the book. The author does a great job of describing the scene so I felt like I was actually there experiencing everything alongside the characters. I’d love to be able to stroll around the town, visit the bookstore, get a latte from the cafe and visit the wonderful sounding Autumn festival.
There are some wonderful characters in this book who I warmed to quickly and enjoyed getting to know as the story continued. They are a wonderfully eclectic group who I wish I knew in real life. I loved the mayor who relied on his dreams to decide what to do and I especially loved the book club which sounded like a right laugh. I think I’m going to have to set up a similar bookclub as it sounded such fun.
I thought the book had a great pace to it and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me reading. Even when there wasn’t I was just happy hanging out with the wonderful characters. I did get a bit frustrated with Logan and Jeanie at times as they seemed to always find excuses not to be together. I wished I could go into the book and give them a talking to.
The ending was wonderful and I felt very sad to leave Dream Harbour and it’s inhabitants behind. I’m excited to learn there’s going to be a sequel featuring the same characters and based in the bookshop which is great as I always love a book set in a bookshop.
If you’re a fan of romance books, small town settings and grumpy/sunshine couples than you need to read this book.
About The Author:
Laurie Gilmore writes small-town romance. Her Dream Harbor series is filled with quirky townsfolk, cozy settings, and swoon-worthy romance. She loves finding books with the perfect balance of sweetness and spice and strives for that in her own writing. If you ever wished you lived in Stars Hollow (or that Luke and Lorelai would just get together already!) then her books are definitely for you.
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