The Books and Bakes Shop

Katie grabs an unexpected chance. Can she also find love in her new Suffolk seaside life?

Katie is stuck in a rut. She lives in a dismal bed-sit in London after splitting up with her boyfriend. Her dream of starting a family dashed.

Her uncle unexpectedly dies and leaves her a rundown bookshop in a Suffolk seaside town. She grabs the chance to change her life and moves to take over the shop. Inspired by the taste of some amazing, locally made cakes, she creates the Books and Bakes Shop.

It is not just a taste for cakes she develops, but also one for Joe, a carpenter, who renovates the shop. Katie’s thoughts return to an intense, teenage holiday romance she shared with Joe one summer while staying with her uncle. Yet again she falls for him and dares to hope he feels the same.

Will her longing for love and a family finally be fulfilled or will the unexpected arrival of her ex-boyfriend jeopardise her chance of happiness?