Beginnings at the Bakery by the Sea
(2025)(The first book in the Sunsets in Strawberry ... Family, Bakery, and New Beginnings series)
A Story by Molly Cook
Chloe Hallam has enough spunk to stand up to her boss -- but does she have enough spunk to start a whole new life in a new place?
After losing her parents, Chloe has been working hard as a chef. When she quits her job in defiance of her mean-spirited boss and loses her apartment in the same day, she doesn't know what will happen to her. She heads to the cozy town of Strawberry Cove, wondering if she'll stay there for an afternoon or forever.
When an accident leads Chloe both to the handsome hardware store owner Antony Daniels and a kind woman with her same last name, Chloe begins to put down deep roots in Strawberry Cove. She learns that Irene Hallam, who owns the bakery Strawberry Sweets, is her cousin. It becomes clear to both of them that family secrets lie in their past, secrets they want to uncover.
Strawberry Sweets Bakery is failing after a season of terrible luck, and Irene is at her wits end, wondering how to save it. The arrival of Chloe and an unexpected furry friend may be just what she needs to save the bakery.
Romance is in the air all summer as Chloe and Antony make eyes at each other and Spencer Spruce, the introverted owner of the Lonely Pine Inn, falls head over heels for a visiting professor. The most heartfelt romance of them all, however, comes when Irene's long lost love Luke returns to Strawberry Cove.
Will Chloe and Irene be able to save the bakery in time? Will Antony ever work up the courage to ask Chloe out on a date, and will Irene allow herself to open her heart up to Luke again?
Find out, as you take an uplifting and wholesome journey alongside this charming cast of characters who will soon feel like old friends! Revel in the breathtaking seaside air and the delicious food of Strawberry Cove as you become swept up into a story as sweet and satisfying as a strawberry.
Genre: Romance
After losing her parents, Chloe has been working hard as a chef. When she quits her job in defiance of her mean-spirited boss and loses her apartment in the same day, she doesn't know what will happen to her. She heads to the cozy town of Strawberry Cove, wondering if she'll stay there for an afternoon or forever.
When an accident leads Chloe both to the handsome hardware store owner Antony Daniels and a kind woman with her same last name, Chloe begins to put down deep roots in Strawberry Cove. She learns that Irene Hallam, who owns the bakery Strawberry Sweets, is her cousin. It becomes clear to both of them that family secrets lie in their past, secrets they want to uncover.
Strawberry Sweets Bakery is failing after a season of terrible luck, and Irene is at her wits end, wondering how to save it. The arrival of Chloe and an unexpected furry friend may be just what she needs to save the bakery.
Romance is in the air all summer as Chloe and Antony make eyes at each other and Spencer Spruce, the introverted owner of the Lonely Pine Inn, falls head over heels for a visiting professor. The most heartfelt romance of them all, however, comes when Irene's long lost love Luke returns to Strawberry Cove.
Will Chloe and Irene be able to save the bakery in time? Will Antony ever work up the courage to ask Chloe out on a date, and will Irene allow herself to open her heart up to Luke again?
Find out, as you take an uplifting and wholesome journey alongside this charming cast of characters who will soon feel like old friends! Revel in the breathtaking seaside air and the delicious food of Strawberry Cove as you become swept up into a story as sweet and satisfying as a strawberry.
Genre: Romance
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