Summer at Juniper Bay

She came home to sell the bakery. She never planned to fall in love.THIRTY DAYS TO DECIDE. A LIFETIME TO REMEMBER.Pastry chef Nora Bennett hasn't set foot in Juniper Bay in ten years. But when her beloved Gran Posy leaves her the little seaside bakery that raised her, there's one request attached: spend thirty days in town, then decide whether to sell or stay.It should be an easy choice. A hotel developer is offering more money than Nora ever dreamed of. Her boss is holding a glittering promotion in the city. Everything on paper says go.Then she opens the green door of Posy's Bakery and finds a man on a ladder in the front window.Daniel Reyes is the carpenter she left behind ten years ago. He is the boy who sketched bakery signs with her at eighteen, and the man who quietly asked her to stay at twenty-two. He has spent months repairing her grandmother's roof, and one look at him brings every old feeling rushing back.As the cinnamon rolls rise, the whole town wanders in for a taste of Gran's famous recipe, and Nora finds herself laughing again. Daniel's eight-year-old niece, Lucy, appoints herself assistant manager. A storm rolls over the bay and leaves two guarded hearts sharing cocoa on the kitchen floor at dawn. And as Lantern Night draws near, the town's beloved festival of floating lanterns, Nora must face the question she has been running from for a decade.Will she choose the safe dream she built in the city, or the home her heart never left? And will Daniel, who swore he would never ask her to stay again, risk his heart a second time?Behind the flour-dusted counter of Posy's Bakery, Nora finds more than her grandmother's recipes. A short note tucked inside an old green recipe book nudges her toward the courage she has been missing. Gran left her more than a building. She left her a way home.This is a story about coming back, about forgiving the people we were at twenty-two, and about how some loves wait patiently, like dough that knows exactly when it is ready.WHY READERS WILL LOVE IT* A heartfelt second-chance romance with a happy ending you can count on* Cozy seaside small-town charm: a bakery, a lighthouse, and a sky full of lanterns* Clean and sweet: no swearing, no explicit scenes, just warm hearts and gentle kisses* A lovable cast of neighbors, plus one very bossy eight-year-old* A short, feel-good read that is perfect for an afternoon, a lunch break, or a cozy eveningTROPES: second chance, small town, return to hometown, inherited bakery, working side by side, festival finale, happily ever after.Fans of heartwarming small-town love stories, cozy bakery settings, and sweet romances with a lantern-lit ending will feel right at home.Summer at Juniper Bay is a sweet romance novelette and Book One in the Juniper Bay Romance series. Every story can be enjoyed on its own.Pour a cup of tea, settle in, and come home to Juniper Bay.