The Gingerbread Café
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Chocolate…the most irresistible temptation?The Gingerbread Café is all a buzz! This Easter, Lily and the rest of the town of Ashford, Connecticut are planning a truly decadent Chocolate Festival. Cooking up a storm, CeeCee and Lily are not just baking a batch of their sinfully delicious chocolate-dipped gingerbread men, but an excess of chocolate truffles, squidgy, cinnamony hot cross buns and melt in your mouth chocolate eggs. The Gingerbread Café staff have definitely enjoyed the tasting process!Add in Damon’s cute-as-a-button seven year old daughter, Charlie, up for a visit and Lily’s perfect Easter may just be around the corner. Until her ex-husband Joel turns up demanding twenty thousand dollars… Suddenly the future of the Gingerbread Café is not so clear…and Lily finds herself eating far more of The Gingerbread Café’s treats than her skinny jeans allow…Can Lily concoct a brilliant plan to save her beloved café, convince Damon she has no feelings for Joel and still throw a Chocolate Festival the town will be talking about for years? There’s only one way to find out…Welcome back to the warmth, cupcakes and hot chocolate of The Gingerbread Café – your home away from homeThis is the second story in The Gingerbread Café seriesBook 1 – Christmas at the Gingerbread CaféBook 2 – Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread CaféBook 3 – Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread CaféThe Bookshop on the CornerSecrets at the Maple Syrup FarmPraise for Rebecca Raisin'Wow – loved it, loved it, loved it! Having read the first novella Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe I knew I'd love it and I wasn't disappointed. It was just like I was visiting with old friends, Rebecca's descriptions are so vivid I could very well have been stood in the cafe, hugging CeeCee and waddling out after sampling all the different choclatey delights on offer. My mouth literally watered with every turn of the page. …I don't know what I'm going to do whilst waiting for the next book – Christmas is so far away!!' – Crooks on Books'This book is sweet & delicious, and I am looking forward to the next in the series as they end all to quickly!' – All Booked Out‘Christmas at the Gingerbread Café is a lovely, cheery festive read, a good old-fashioned feel-good romance to warm the cockles of your heart. This is one of my favourite Christmas reads of the year.’ – Books with Bunny‘…the perfect read to get you in the mood for Christmas and my mouth was watering after reading about all of the delicious-sounding baking. If you are looking for a Christmassy romance then don’t look any further than Rebecca Raisin’s brilliant debut.’ – Bookbabblers on Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe‘Raisin not only excels in creating a festive mood – the tone of family and friends coming together is sweet – but also portrays a lovely winter wonderland setting, where things are covered in snow…It’s definitely an uplifting read.’ – Sam Still Reading on Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe‘This is a short and incredibly sweet novella that explores a very endearing and unexpected romance. It is definitely one that will make you laugh and warm your heart, and one that can be happily devoured in one sitting.’ – Louisa’s Reviews on Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe‘If you love Christmas, romance and HEA then you will love this sweet novella.This one gets an A.!’ – Clue Review on Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe
The Gingerbread Café
‘Christmas at the Gingerbread Café is a lovely, cheery festive read, a good old-fashioned feel-good romance’ – Books with BunnyThe icing on her Christmas cake!Christmas is the season the Gingerbread Café in Ashford, Connecticut was made for…but owner Lily couldn’t be feeling less merry if she tried. She’s spent another year dreaming of being whisked away on a sleigh-ride for two, but she’s facing festive season alone – again. And, just to give her another reason to feel anything other than candy-cane perky, a new shop across the road has opened… Not only is it selling baked goods, but the owner, with his seriously charming smile, has every girl in town swooning.But Lily isn’t about to let her business crumble – the Gingerbread Café is the heart of the community, and she’s going to fight for it! This could be the Christmas that maybe, just maybe, all her dreams – even the someone-to-decorate-the-Christmas-tree-with ones – really do come true!Finalist for the RWA Ella Award 2014Don't miss any books in The Gingerbread Café series:Book 1 – Christmas at the Gingerbread CaféBook 2 – Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread CaféBook 3 – Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread CaféThe Bookshop on the CornerSecrets at Maple Syrup FarmCheck out Rebecca Raisin’s newest series: The Little Paris Collection Book 1 – The Little Bookshop on the Seine Book 2 – The Little Antique Shop Under the Eiffel Tower Book 3 – The Little Perfume Shop Off the Champs-ElyséesPraise for Rebecca Raisin‘If you are looking for a Christmassy romance then don’t look any further.’ – Bookbabblers‘Raisin not only excels in creating a festive mood … but also portrays a lovely winter wonderland setting, where things are covered in snow’ – Sam Still Reading‘This is a short and incredibly sweet novella that explores a very endearing and unexpected romance. It is definitely one that will make you laugh and warm your heart’ – Louisa’s Reviews‘If you love Christmas, romance and HEA then you will love this sweet novella.’ – Clue Review
The Bookshop On The Corner
Who said that only real heroes could be found in fiction?Sarah Smith had an addiction – she was addicted to romance novels. The meet-cute, the passion, the drama and the gorgeous men! Now this wouldn’t have been such an issue if she hadn’t been the owner of the only bookshop in Ashford, Connecticut.Ever since her close friend Lil, from The Gingerbread Café, had become engaged she had been yearning for a little love to turn up in her life. Except Sarah knew a good man was hard to find – especially in a tiny town like Ashford. That was until New York journalist, Ridge Warner stepped into her bookshop…Love could be just around the corner for Sarah, but will she be able to truly believe that happy-ever-after can happen in real-life too!Shortlisted for the Festival of Romantic Fiction Best Short Romance AwardFrom the brilliant author of The Gingerbread Café trilogy don't miss this linked novella to get a sneak-peek at how Damon and Lil are getting on before the next book in the series Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread Café out now!Also by Rebecca Raisin: The Gingerbread Café trilogy: Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread Cafe Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread CaféSecrets at Maple Syrup FarmThe Little Paris Collection The Little Bookshop on the Seine The Little Antique Shop Under the Eiffel Tower The Little Perfume Shop off the Champs-ElyséesPraise for Rebecca Raisin'How I wish this magical little bookshop was around the corner from my house! Brimming with heart, hope, and wisdom, THE BOOKSHOP ON THE CORNER is a wonderful novel about love, life, friendship, romance, books galore, and finding that happy ending.' –Mia March, author of THE MERYL STREEP MOVIE CLUB and FINDING COLIN FIRTH‘This story couldn't be anymore perfect if it tried. I am in love with Rebecca's characters, the heart-warming connection between them all and the intertwined lives within the tiny town of Ashford. Rebecca, a huge well done to you! The Bookshop On The Corner was remarkable.’ – Becca’s Books (5 cupcakes)'A delightful little story about love and taking chances' – cayocosta72 on The Bookshop on the Corner'Wow – loved it, loved it, loved it! … I don't know what I'm going to do whilst waiting for the next book – Christmas is so far away!!' – Crooks on Books on Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread Cafe
Christmas Wedding At The Gingerbread Café
You are invited to the wedding of the year!Snow is falling thick and fast outside the Gingerbread Café and inside, its owner Lily is planning the wedding of the year. Her wedding! She never dreamt it would happen, but this Christmas, she’ll be marrying the man of her dreams – in a Christmas-card-perfect ceremony!The gingerbread is baking, the dress is fitted and the mistletoe’s in place – for once, everything’s going to plan. That is until her mother-in-law arrives… Suddenly, Lily’s famous cool is being tested like never before and her dream wedding is crumbling before her eyes.In the blink of a fairylight, the Gingerbread Café has been thrown into chaos! Lily thought she had this wedding wrapped up, but with so much to do before she says ‘I do’, can Lily get to the church on time – and make this Christmas sparkle after all?Also by Rebecca Raisin: The Gingerbread Café trilogy: Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread Cafe Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread CaféThe Bookshop on the CornerSecrets at Maple Syrup FarmThe Little Paris Collection The Little Bookshop on the Seine The Little Antique Shop Under the Eiffel Tower The Little Perfume Shop off the Champs-ElyséesWhat readers are saying about Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread Café‘Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread Café is simply divine, with stunning writing slipping between being utterly romantic, charming and fun-filled and a little emotional.’ – Reviewed the Book‘[Rebecca Raisin]’s a modern Maeve Binchy.’ – Books for Bunny‘A truly beautiful story, this is one to put you into the festive mood and keep you there for the whole season.’ – Sam Still Reading‘a book that’s sure to leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, with a healthy dose of Christmas Spirit.’ – Paris Baker’s Book Nook‘I just love this series. It's got drama and romance, but most of all it's got a more general sweetness and love and happiness that is often hard to find these days.’ – Love Reading Romance‘I’d absolutely recommend picking up this series in the lead up to Christmas, they’re fun, quick, festive reads that’ll leave you glowing from within.’ – Into the Bookcase‘the sweetest romance novel readers have yet to read! I found this story to be funny, romantic, and very believable.’ – UniversalCreativityInc14'It has everything, from sensational food to gorgeous romance and all the little things in-between.' – Becca's Books