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The Candy Apple Café: An utterly addictive, cozy and heart-warming Scottish small-town romance
Paperback
Series: Honey Haven, Book 1
ISBN13: 9781807220365
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: Aug 25 2026
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Falling in love can be sweet and spicy...
A sunshiney queen of cakes with a heart of gold. Her gruff neighbour. A tiny Scottish town. Is this a recipe for love - or disaster? This is the utterly unputdownable spicy Autumn romance you've been waiting for!
When Izzi pulls up in her battered old car outside The Candy Apple Café, she takes a deep breath and channels her trademark optimism. She's run away to Honey Haven to escape the mess her life is in right now. Only, she hasn't bargained on a handsome, broad-shouldered Scotsman appearing out of nowhere and grilling her on why she's parked there... it turns out the baking work she has lined up is in his gran's café and he's her new landlord...
Cameron is immediately rubbed up the wrong way by Izzi's chirpy demeanour, and yet, his eyes keep meeting hers across his gran's cake display at The Candy Apple Café. Cameron's heart beats a little faster every time she looks up at him through those long, dark lashes and there are only so many times Izzi can pretend she hasn't noticed the way he towers over her, his dark brooding eyes failing to avoid hers...
Then Izzi and Cameron find themselves thrown together to organise the town's Autumn festival. Planning a spectacular cinnamon-scented event as a surprise his gran, they find themselves pressed up against each other as they work to turn a crumbling castle into the perfect haunted house filled with sweet treats...
But he's closed off his heart. And she's only meant to be in town for a few weeks.
Will the heat between grumpy Cameron and sunny Izzi dial up a notch? Or will their relationship turn as chilly as the Autumn air in Honey Haven?
Snuggle up with a steamy hot drink and bed down with this spicy romance, filled with grumpy sunshine vibes and a dreamy HEA. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Harper Graham, and The Gilmore Girls!
Tropes:
Grumpy x Sunshine
Small town
Found family
Spicy
What readers are saying about Donna Ashcroft:
'I loved every minute... I laughed out loud so many times!!... All of the Christmas feels and then some. Just adored this!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Delightful... A joy to read... So hilarious... I couldn't help but laugh out loud... perfectly sets the stage for the Christmas season... Truly captivating... I loved every aspect of this.' Page Turners, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Exceptional, witty and heart-warming... tons of sparkle, cheer, charm and romance... I adored this... Off the charts!... Lots of friction and sparks!... Good for the heart and medicine for the soul... Bursting with enchanting chemistry... A red hot captivating Christmas story!' Cindy L Spear, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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