The first book of the viral Dream Harbor series by #1
New York Times
and
Sunday Times
bestselling author Laurie Gilmore!
TikTok Made Me Buy It – Winner of the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024,
Sunday Times and USA Today
bestseller. As seen on
Good Morning America
!
When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.
Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor’s gossip at all costs. But Jeanie’s arrival disrupts Logan’s routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.
Will Jeanie’s happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won’t fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes…
The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic novel with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!
Tropes:
Grumpy x Sunshine
Small town
Found family
Spicy
The Dream Harbor Series
The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore
The Christmas Tree Farm
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
The Gingerbread Bakery
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop (coming May 2026)
Readers have fallen for Dream Harbor, will you?
'This is everything I love! Cozy small town romance,
fall vibes
, coffee house vibes, and grumpy x sunshine trope that was done perfectly!’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘
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,
the cast of people around Jeanie and Logan amazing, the story soooo heartwarming’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'
Ooohh I adored this!
Fall setting, small town, coffee shop, grumpy sunshine!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book
makes my heart happy!
’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'As a lover of fall and small town romance, this book was
the perfect kind of romance
for me’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This was a gorgeous cinnamon spiced huge mug of psl and cozy jumpers and autumn leaves sort of a book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘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