The Gingerbread Bakery

From the international bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store, comes the highly anticipated Dream Harbor romance for 2025!

‘A charming break from reality’ Publishers Weekly

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A wedding in Dream Harbor can only mean one thing, everyone wants to get involved!

With Jeanie and Logan set to tie the knot, and Kira desperate to hire out her newly renovated barn at the Christmas tree farm, everything seems to be going well. Annie has agreed to bake the cake, and Mac is responsible for, well… just being Mac. And as the whole of Dream Harbor comes together to celebrate the wedding of the year with the snow falling around them, can Annie and Mac put aside their dislike for each just long enough for the ‘I Do’s’ or is that one request too far…

The Gingerbread Bakery is a cozy romantic novel with an enemies to lovers dynamic, small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:
Enemies to loversFound familySmall Town Forced Proximity
Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.

Readers love Laurie Gilmore

‘I absolutely loved this small town, cosy romantic and very steamy novel just as much as The Pumpkin Spice Cafe’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wonderful story with tears, laughter, mysteries, uncertainty and happiness’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Compelling, cozy and delightful narrative’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A charming small town romance with sizzling chemistry and plenty of spice’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I LOVED THIS SO BAD. The vibes of the small town were immaculate’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book makes my heart happy!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The perfect kind of romance for me’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Perfect for reading in the evening with a little fire going’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I enjoyed this so much! Completely heartwarming and unputdownable, the steamy scenes were a bonus’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘[This] gave me everything I needed from an easy read and was the perfect addition to the Dream Harbor series’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I read it in one sitting because I couldn’t bear to put it down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Just the perfect amount of sugar and spice… a literal dream to read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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.