The Books and Bakes Shop

Book one in the Broxburgh series

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What is it about?

The Books and Bakes Shop is a contemporary romance set in a fictional seaside town of Broxburgh in Suffolk. The story centres around Katie who longs for love and a family but finds her hopes dashed after she split up with her long-term boyfriend.

 

Who are the main characters?

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Katie: Warm hearted, with much love to give and a longing for a family of her own. She is hard working and when she inherits a book shop, she turns it  into a successful business.

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Joe: Kind, strong and handsome but is emotionally sensitive thinking he could never be good enough for the business savvy, Katie.

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Sally: Joe’s sister and Katie’s friend. She is bubbly, feisty and emotionally resilient after becoming a widow in her early twenties and left to bring up her two children as a single mum.

 

​What happens?

Katie unexpectedly inherits a run-down bookshop. She up sticks from London and moves to take over the bookshop to try and turn it back into a viable business.

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The story follows Katie as she increasingly grows in confidence and self-belief. She employs Joe, a carpenter, who helps with the renovations to her shop.  Joe is not a stranger as she once had a holiday romance with him as a teenager.  Their feelings for each other revive but Joe also lacks confidence believing he is not good enough for Katie. He is only a carpenter and she is a successful businesswoman.

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These misunderstood feelings threaten to jeopardise their chance of happiness, particularly when Katie’s ex unexpectedly shows up.

 

Read The Books and Bakes Shop to find what happens next!

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