Laurie Gilmore

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store: The viral TikTok cozy fall romance for fans of opposites attract and small-town romcoms in 2025! (Dream Harbor)

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Last updated Nov 5, 2026 at 1:17am
Laurie Gilmore

About this product

By #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café ‘Unputdownable, I devoured [it] within days… Dream Harbor is not short of a vibrant and hilarious cast of characters to help breathe life into the already charming town’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚📚📚📚 Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. 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… The Cinnamon Bun Book Store is a Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling cozy spicy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed! Tropes:opposites attract
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The Dream Harbor SeriesThe Pumpkin Spice Café
The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore
The Christmas Tree Farm
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
The Gingerbread Bakery
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
The Apple Pie Ice Cream Parlor (A Dream Harbor Novella – pre-order now)
Readers have fallen for Laurie Gilmore ‘I absolutely loved this small town, cosy romantic and very steamy novel just as much as The Pumpkin Spice Cafe ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ 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 ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book makes my heart happy! ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ The perfect kind of romance for me’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Perfect for reading in the evening with a little fire going’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I enjoyed this so much! Completely heartwarming and unputdownable, the steamy scenes were a bonus’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘[This] gave me everything I needed from an easy read and was the perfect addition to the Dream Harbor series’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I read it in one sitting because I couldn’t bear to put it down ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just the perfect amount of sugar and spice … a literal dream to read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Laurie Gilmore's book 'The Gingerbread Bakery' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-09-22. Read more

Editor's Take

Amazon-style retailer reviews and book-review sites suggest The Cinnamon Bun Book Store is a cozy, small-town romance with strong autumn vibes, witty banter, and appealing chemistry between Hazel and Noah. Reviewers on Target and Apple Books praise it as charming, heartwarming, and easy to devour, while some readers on NetGalley and Goodreads mention that the plot can feel predictable or repetitive and that the spice level may be higher than expected.

On Reddit, readers describe it as a solid follow-up in the Dream Harbor series, often giving it around 3 stars and noting that they preferred the first book. Other review blogs are more enthusiastic, calling it a sweet, fun, and engaging seasonal read with lovable characters and a satisfying small-town setting.

For YouTube, a real review video was found for this exact book: one YouTube review discusses it directly and rates it 3.5 stars. A second YouTube result was not a genuine product-specific review video, so only one valid video ID is included.

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Genre Fiction
Illustrated No

Product Details

Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date September 3, 2024
Language English
Print length 384 pages
ISBN-10 0008641587
ISBN-13 978-0008641580
Item Weight 10.4 ounces
Dimensions 5.08 x 1.18 x 7.8 inches
Book 2 of 6 Dream Harbor
Best Sellers Rank #3,376 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Feel-Good Fiction #8 in Mystery Erotica #13 in Cozy Books, Bookstores & Libraries Mysteries
Customer Reviews 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (41,379)

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