The Gingerbread Cafe, Anita Faulkner
The Gingerbread Cafe, Anita Faulkner
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The Gingerbread Cafe
Curl up this winter with the most heart-warming festive romance set in the Cotswolds

Author: Anita Faulkner

Narrator: Josie Charles

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2022


Synopsis

The brand-new Cotswold romance from Anita Faulkner, author of A COLOURFUL COUNTRY ESCAPE. Cosy up for chilly winter nights, falling snow and heart-stopping romance - the perfect festive read!

'Cosy, charming and utterly captivating' HEIDI SWAIN

CAN GRETEL FIND THE RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS?

The Gingerbread Café is always full of Christmas magic. Come rain or shine (or even a July heatwave), there's always a hot chocolate bursting with cinnamon and marshmallows waiting for you. For introverted Gretel, it's been the perfect escape from 'real life'. The owner, Nell, is Gretel's last link to her late mum, and hiding out at the café feels so much safer than making new friends.

So when Nell suddenly passes, Gretel is left heartbroken. Then she discovers that Nell has left the café to her - but there's a catch. Gretel has to share the running of The Gingerbread Café with the least festive person ever: Nell's nephew, Lukas. Head chef at the local fancy restaurant, Lukas makes it clear he has no time for the café, Gretel or even Christmas itself, and Gretel's too busy struggling to save her burnt batches of gingerbread to work out why.

Gretel is determined to keep Christmas alive and make the café a success before Lukas hands the keys over to the scrooge-like developers. But she can't do it alone; besides an over friendly ferret and a waitress with a secret, the only person she has now is Lukas. Will it take a Christmas miracle to get the pair to finally see eye to eye, or could the ice already be melting?

Packed full of sugar and spice, The Gingerbread Café will tick all the wishes off your Christmas list this festive period. Perfect for fans of Heidi Swain, Jo Thomas and Bella Osborne.

'Don't miss this enchanting sparkly Christmas read . . . grab it as soon as you can and devour, along with a steaming mug of hot chocolate, marshmallows and a gingerbread cookie!' GEORGIA HILL

'A beautiful Christmas story full of love and festive magic' KATIE GINGER

'One of the most beautiful Christmas books I've ever read. Warm, lovely, homely, and filled with community spirit and festive joy in all the right places!' JAIMIE ADMANS
PRAISE FOR ANITA FAULKNER:

'Full of fun and colour' BELLA OSBORNE

'A heart-warming and uplifting romance!' HOLLY MARTIN

'Such a fun ride! Faulkner brings colour and humour to every line' PERNILLE HUGHES

'I absolutely adored this book. Fresh, funny and upbeat' KITTY WILSON

'Pure delight - I loved it!' NICOLA MAY

'Endlessly joy-lit. Bursting with character and warmth' CHRISTIE BARLOW

'A vibrant, charming book. Makes me quite want to take a colourful adventure of my own, especially after these rather beige past couple of years!' ISLA GORDON

About Anita Faulkner

Anita Faulkner writes warm and fuzzy romcoms from her upcycled bureau in the south west of England. She grew up sniffing books and devouring stories. And she insists it was perfectly normal to squirrel boxes of pretty stationery that felt far too magical to actually use. She's also accumulated a brave and patient husband and a strong-willed little boy who brighten up her world. A Colourful Country Escape is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaimie on October 13, 2022

When I read A Colourful Country Escape earlier this year, I said Anita Faulkner had instantly become one of my favourite authors and this completely confirms it. What a masterpiece of a book! A Colourful Country Escape sparkled, but this one shines like a Christmas star! We go on such a journey with......more

Goodreads review by Sherrie on December 13, 2024

Not the best Christmas read I've ever had, quite predictable and dull, but ok for your average cheesy book for this time of year.......more

Goodreads review by Gem ~ on October 04, 2022

I absolutely adored this from start to finish, a really accomplished Christmas story about loss,love and finding community amongst the weird and wonderful! Lots of delicious treats such as lebkuchen, gingerbread, cinnamon hot chocolate, warming winter soups etc entice you in to the warm cosiness of......more

Goodreads review by Agi on December 17, 2022

What a lovely, warm and uplifting story it was! Yes, there were moments that I thought I will never finish it, it was rather on the long side and sometimes it dragged a bit, but altogether I completely enjoyed it. The characters were brilliant, so real and realistic, full of flaws, problems, secrets......more

Goodreads review by Julia on December 21, 2022

It took me a good long while to really care for the main character. I was interested in how she ended up where she was, and it was quickly obvious that she lived through some horrible things to become who she is. However the completely unprepared and thoughtless way she goes into things at the start......more