[Booktalk] Velvent Creek - Luke & Stella

Titel:  Velvent Creek - Luke & Stella
Autor: Freya Miles
Genre: Slow-Burn, Small Town Romance, second chances
Verlag: selfpublishing
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Seiten: 250
Preis: 17,99€ Paperback, 3,99€ E-Book  
Reihe: Velvet Creek
Band 1: Luke & Stella
Band 2: Erik & Charlotte
Band 3: Annie & Dean
Bewertung: 3,5 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸

Zusammenfassung
Mara hat alles im Griff – wenn sie nicht gerade den Zwergspitz ihrer Chefin hüten muss und ihr Verlobter Sebastian sich nicht aus heiterem Himmel von ihr trennt und sie aus der Wohnung schmeißt. Plötzlich steht Maras ausgeklügelter Lebensplan kopf, und sie muss sich nicht nur einen Plan B überlegen, sondern auch eine neue Bleibe finden. Fürs Erste fällt ihr da nur das Co-Working-Office ein. Doch dort trifft sie immer wieder auf Marius. Seines Zeichens Filmemacher, wahnsinnig charmant, sieben Jahre jünger, und planlos glücklich. Also definitiv kein Mann für Mara. Bis sie merkt, dass sie ihm nicht nur seinen Joghurt klauen kann, sondern dass manchmal gar kein Plan auch eine Lösung ist ... Quelle Cover und Klappentext: Forever

[Booktalk] Pumpkin Spice & Everything nice

Titel: Pumpkin Spice & Everything nice
Autor: Katie Cicatelli-Kuc
Genre: Jugendbuch, Romance, Smalltown
Verlag:  Scholastic
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Seiten: 336
Preis: 11,50€ E-Book
Bewertung: 3,5 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸

Zusammenfassung:
Gilmore Girls fans! Pour yourselves a hot cup of tea and get ready to fall in love with this heartwarming teen romance that will have you dreaming of autumn all year long! Fall is a big deal in Briar Glen, a quaint and charming village in New England. That's when tourists from all over the country descend upon this picturesque town to see the babbling brooks and colorful leaves while sipping hot chocolate or pumpkin spice lattes. But sixteen-year-old Lucy Kane hates the uber-popular PSL. She finds it overrated - especially when you consider the fact that there isn't even pumpkin in it! - which is bad because she works at Cup o' Jo, the local coffee shop her mom owns. Business at Cup o' Jo hasn't been great in the off-season, but that's okay because it always picks up during the fall...Until Java Junction, a multinational coffee chain, opens across the street and makes things harder for the small shop. And to make matters worse, it turns out Jack Harper, the new kid in school and Lucy's secret crush, is the son of the owner. Suddenly, fall doesn't seem like it'll be all it's cracked up to be. Will Lucy find a way to save her mom's coffee shop?Quelle Cover und Klappentext: Scholastic

[Booktalk] Embers in Autumn

Titel: Embers in Autumn
Autor: L.V. Rivers
Genre: Romance, Smalltown
Verlag: selfpublisher 
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Seiten: 223
Preis: 10,69€ Paperback, 2,99€ E-Book
Bewertung: 4 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸 

Zusammenfassung:
After a brutal breakup, Amber traded city chaos for small-town quiet and opened a little bookstore in Maplewood Harbor. She promised herself she was done with men. Then Dean walked in, a firefighter with broad shoulders, a crooked smile, and a daughter who loves books as much as she does.

What starts with coffee and banter quickly turns into heated kisses, late-night texts, and the kind of passion Amber thought she had lost forever. Dean is steady, protective, and knows exactly how to set her body on fire. But letting him in means risking her heart all over again.

Embers in Autumn is a cozy, small-town romance full of falling leaves, found family, and open-door spice hot enough to fog the bookstore windows..Quelle Cover und Klappentext: Amazon

[Booktalk] Flawless

Titel: Flawless
Autor: Elsie Silver
Genre: Romance, One Bed, Small Town
Verlag:  Little, Brown Book Group
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Seiten: 416
Preis: 13,60€ Paperback, 5,99€ E-Book
Reihe: Chestnut Springs
Band 1: Flawless
Band 2: Heartless
Band 3: Powerless
Band 4: Reckless
Bewertung: 4 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸

Zusammenfassung:
The rules were simple . . . Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.
But now I'm stuck with her. There's only one bed. And, well, rules are made to be broken. I'm the golden boy of professional bull riding. Or at least I was until it all blew up in my face. Now, my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I'm stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my "full-time supervision." But I don't need a goddamn babysitter, especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk, and a mouth she can't stop running . . . A mouth I can't stop thinking about.
She says this means nothing. I say this means everything. She says there are boundaries we shouldn't cross. That my reputation can't take any more hits-and neither can her damaged heart. I say I'm going to steal it anyway.…Quelle Cover und Klappentext: Little, Brown Book Group

[Buchbesprechung] The Christmas Tree Farm

Titel: The Christmas Tree Farm
Autor: Laurie Gilmore
Genre: Romane, Smalltown, cozy romance, grumpy x sunshine, one bed, forced proximity
Verlag: One more chapter
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Seiten: 368
Preis: 13,5€ Paperback, 4,34€ E-Book
Reihe: Dream Harbour
Band 1: The Pumpkin Spice Café
Band 2: The Cinnamon bun book store
Band 3: The Christmas Tree Farm
Band 4: The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
Band 5: The Gingerbread Bakery
Bewertung: 4,5 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸

Zusammenfassung:
Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good. Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor taking a break from his life in California. And most importantly, taking a break from his latest run of disastrous dates.After a run in with Kira in her fields, Ben has no intention of offering to help the grumpy owner set up her tree farm, despite the fact she’s clearly got no idea what she’s doing.Kira knows she should stop being so stubborn, but her farm is not all cute and cozy like people always show on social media, it’s borderline dangerous with no heating, and she’d rather no one saw it.But somehow fate finds Ben at Kira’s farm once more, and as Kira watches him swing an axe at the first tree, she finds herself appreciating his strength and questioning why she refused help in the first place… Quelle Cover und Klappentext: One more chapter

[Buchbesprechung] The cinnamon bun book store

Titel: The cinnamon bun book store
Originaltitel: The cinnamon bun book store
Autor: Laurie Gilmore
Genre: Romane, Smalltown, cozy romance
Verlag: One more chapter
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Seiten: 304
Preis: 14€ Paperback, 9,99€ E-Book
Reihe: Dream Harbour
Band 1: The Pumpkin Spice Café
Band 2: The cinnamon bun book store
Band 3: The Christmas Tree Farm
Band 4: The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
Bewertung: 4 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸

Zusammenfassung:
'A charming break from reality' Publishers Weekly
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 needs 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...Quelle Cover und Klappentext: One more chapter

[Kurzmeinung] Meet me in Autumn

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Titel: Meet me in Autumn
Originaltitel: The Pumpkin Spice Café
Autor: Laurie Gilmore
Genre: Romane, Smalltown, cozy romance
Verlag: Harper Collins
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Seiten: 304
Preis: 14€ Paperback, 9,99€ E-Book
Reihe: Dream Harbour
Band 1: Meet me in Autumn
Band 2: Love me in Autumn
Bewertung: 3,5 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸

Zusammenfassung:
Gilmore Girls but make it spicy ...
Als Jeanies Tante ihr das geliebte Pumpkin Spice Café in der Kleinstadt Dream Harbor schenkt, ergreift sie die Chance auf einen Neuanfang abseits ihres langweiligen Schreibtischjobs. Dort angekommen trifft sie auf den Farmer Logan, der nichts für den Klatsch und Tratsch der quirligen Kleinstadtbewohner übrig hat und lieber für sich bleibt. Doch Jeanies Ankunft bringt Logans Routinen durcheinander, und er will nichts mit der irritierend unbekümmerten Frau zu tun haben - auch, wenn er sich auf unerklärliche Weise zu ihr hingezogen fühlt.
Kann Jeanies fröhliche Einstellung den mürrischen, aber attraktiven Logan überzeugen, oder hat das City Girl die einzige Person in der Stadt gefunden, die nicht ihrem Charme oder ihren Pumpkin Spice Lattes erliegt? Quelle Cover und Klappentext: Harper Collins Verlag

[Kurzmeinung] Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist

Titel: Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist
Originaltitel: Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist
Autor: Ali K. Mulford,  K. Elle Morrison
Genre: Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Magie, Smalltown, Hexen, RomCom
Verlag: Selfpublisher
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Seiten: 280
Preis: 17,39€ Paperback, 2,69€ E-Book
Reihe: Maple Hollow
Band 1: Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist
Bewertung: 4,5 von 5 Kirschblüten 🌸

Zusammenfassung:
Get ready for a bewitching tale of love, laughter, and supernatural shenanigans in the heart of Maple Hollow! The last thing apothecary witch, Jordyn, had on her mind was romance, but when she got witchy-wasted, she cracked open the coffin of her love life and conjured the ghost of her ex-girlfriend. Jordyn is in for a spell of trouble now that the snarky specter is determined to haunt her until she finds someone new. Enter Harlow, the new girl in town, who just wants a job in her sister's cafe but she discovers that the spooky town of Maple Hollow is more than just a gimmick. Real magic lives here. But after run-ins with vampires and one too many grave cafe blunders, she's ready to hop on a broomstick and fly out of town. Until she finds herself falling under the spell of the enchanting witch who asks her on a date. As sparks fly and cauldrons bubble, will this unlikely pair brew up a love potion that defies the ghostly odds? Or will Jordyn's shade-y ex be the ultimate buzzkill to their budding romance? Grab your broomstick and buckle up for a cozy sapphic paranormal rom-com that's sure to cast a spell on your heart this fall season!
Quelle Cover und Klappentext: Ali K. Mulford