The Gingerbread Bakery - Laurie Gilmore

The Gingerbread Bakery

By Laurie Gilmore

  • Release Date: 2025-09-11
  • Genre: Holiday Romance

Description

The highly anticipated new Dream Harbor romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café! 🥐

Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.

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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 TownForced Proximity
Readers love Laurie Gilmore

‘A charming break from reality’ Publishers Weekly

‘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’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFE:

‘Gives off the same level of endorphins as taking a sip of an actual pumpkin spice latte… all the makings of a top tier Hallmark movie that happens to include a nice dash of spice’—People

‘With a name this cute and a cover this autumnal, how could I not cozy up with my blanket and relax with this adoring book?’—New York Post

‘Witty and fun… set in a small town an entertaining enemies-to-lovers read that gives all the feels’ Reader review

‘I truly adored the setting, this adorable little town where I'd move in a heartbeat, and Jeanie and Logan were absolutely fantastic’ Reader review

‘Fall is my favorite season and this book totally captured that perfectly’ Reader review

‘This book is what happens when you turn a pumpkin spice latte into a story… perfect for fans of Hallmark movies’—People