When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can’t understand it. As more secret codes appear between the pages, she decides to follow the trail of clues… she just need someone to help her out.
Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman, Noah, is always up for an adventure. And a scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Even better that the cute bookseller he’s been crushing on for months is the one who wants his help!
Hazel didn’t go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might be just as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells…
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store is a cozy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed!
My Review
Omg, I love the playlist at the beginning of the story. This is Hazel’s story, and while the books are interconnected and standalone, it helps if you read The Pumpkin Spice Cafe. Hazel is a bibliophile, and her bookstore is what dreams are made of. But she feels stuck, stagnant. She is almost thirty, and she still has the same friends, the same small town, and no romance in her own life. Hazel is looking for an adventure, not just one, in her next read.
Noah, the town fisherman and playboy, seems hot for Hazel. But he is a sweet friend offering to assist her in her desire for adventure.
I have an idea of who is leaving the clues. It is obvious, but of course, the mystery has to continue. They are very swoony and romantic, minus the defacing of excellent books. But the author does a great job of capturing the seasonal summer vibes.
I don’t know that casual and more than friends are in Hazel’s vocabulary, but why not? It is summer, and Noah is like a summer breeze. Hot, swoony, sweet, and riddled with unexpected surprises. This book does get steamy, and they break more of their boundaries, and I love that he falls first. This is truly an opposites attract story.
The surprises keep coming, but this summer romance gets a little dreary toward the end, and then it pops back up like a heat wave. Noah is excellent, the perfect book boyfriend and Hazel has come a long way but still doubts herself.
Summer leads in Autumn as the story ends. The time jumps are fast, but the story is delightful either way. I loved this book. It was even better than The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore.
The ending of the book is fantastic and so sweet. After reading this charming summer romance, I’m so excited to read the next story by this author, The Christmas Tree Farm, all the winter vibes and swoony romance. You can preorder it now.
If you want to read The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore, you can find this book on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn on qualified purchases.
If you loved this story you may also enjoy books with these tags and categories: Small Town, Summer, and Opposites.
Read-Love-Review 