-- Meet Me at the Cupcake Caf?

'A sheer delight from start to finish' Sophie Kinsella ***WINNER OF THE RNA ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013*** Can you hear the jangle of pocket money, the rustle of striped paper bags . . ? 'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes 'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes 'Irresistible' Jill Mansell 'Just lovely' Katie Fforde 'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell 'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle ___________________________________ Rosie Hopkins thinks leaving her busy London life, and her boyfriend Gerard, to sort out her elderly Aunt Lilian's sweetshop in a small country village is going to be dull. Boy, is she wrong. Lilian Hopkins has spent her life running Lipton's sweetshop, through wartime and family feuds. As she struggles with the idea that it might finally be time to settle up, she also wrestles with the secret history hidden behind the jars of beautifully coloured sweets. Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams - a novel - with recipes. ___________________________________ Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan 'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside' 'Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished' 'There's something so engaging about her characters and plots' 'Her books are like a big, warm blanket' 'Her stories are just so fabulous' 'She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life' 'The woman is just magic'

Fans of Debbie Macomber and Jojo Moyes will love this warm, funny, moving holiday tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Christmas at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery. It’s a white Christmas in England, and Rosie Hopkins is feeling festive: Her sweetshop is festooned with striped candy canes, luscious chocolate boxes, and happy, sticky children, and she and her boyfriend are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their families. But when a tragedy strikes at the heart of their charming town, all of Rosie's plans for the future seem to be blown apart. Can she and her loved ones see their way through the difficult times? Sweet and soulful, heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is the perfect novel for the holidays (or any time of year).

Pa Brindle helps Ma bake her irresistible sweet dream pie, and the whole neighborhood is affected.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery and The Bookshop on the Corner comes a delightful holiday tale full of sweetness, love, heartbreak, and happiness—perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Elin Hilderbrand. Rosie Hopkins, newly engaged, is looking forward to an exciting year in the little English sweetshop she owns. But when fate deals Rosie and her boyfriend Stephen a terrible blow, threatening everything they hold dear, it’s going to take all their strength and the support of their families and their friends to hold them together. After all, don’t they say it takes a village to raise a child?

Land of Sweet Dreams was born out of the author's need to get her little boys to sleep. It is written with the hope that it will help parents the world over to address the age old nightly challenge: how do I get my little ones to sleep'. For most of us, the bedtime routine is the same: bath, supper, prayer, a bedtime story, and a goodnight kiss. "Sweet dreams" is usually the last thing said before they go to sleep. The author decided to take those words literally. After frequent failed attempts to get her boys to sleep, the author took a path that appealed to the boys' colorful imaginations, and their love of mouthwatering treats. With the author's creativity, and the boys love of everything sweet, land of sweet dreams came to life. This is a land that kids are happy to visit in their dreams and parents are happy is only a dream. This adventure is sure to encourage any child to close his eyes and drift off into this whimsical dreamland. Once asleep, this land comes to life with vivid colors, and the most delightful sweets, such as, cotton candy, ice cream, candy canes, candied apples, marshmallows, muffins, and other treats. The boys depicted in this story not only visit this land, but they also fly through the sky enjoying the dazzling colors below. It is the hope of the author that kids and parents will look forward to bedtime: kids will use their imagination to create their own land of sweet dreams, and parents will encourage their little ones to close their eyes and drift off into this magical land. Finally, a note to parents: you are never too old to dream, so join in the fun, it's only a dream.

As spring arrives in the Candy Kingdom, Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy is honored to be selected to make the chocolate eggs for the royal parade, but a selfish troll has other plans.