Laurie Gilmore has crafted the perfect cozy small-town setting of Dream Harbor. I love all the characters and enjoy getting to keep coming back to the town with each new release. The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore was the perfect combination of cute and cozy with the right amount of spice added. I love how a town with so many characters can have such well-rounded and well-written personalities. Hazel and Noah may be my new favorites or maybe that will keep changing with each book release. I read this right at the beginning of September and as a seasonal reader, I loved the end of summer beginning of fall setting for this one. I hope to continue reading the Dream Harbor series and if I could have it my way more residents would keep showing up in this town that are perfect for each other, so that Gilmore will keep releasing books!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book so much that I bought a physical copy so I could read it again!

4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
After devouring pumpkin spice cafe, I was very fortunate to get approved for a copy of this book from netgalley! Thank you!

Another great fast read! Especially considering that I finished this book in one day. And a work day no less! Once I got home, I had to finish this after reading bit by bit during my day. It is saying a lot because I have been having a harder time keeping up with my physical/kindle reads as opposed to audiobooks since I can listen for most of my day.

I loved the opposites attract, he falls first tropes of this book. Both characters had their insecurities that got in the way and made them keep each other at arms length. Like the first book, this was a little miscommunication-y but more like the characters were keeping up their guards instead of not talking to each other or omitting truths. They both were saying things and acting in what they thought the other wanted or needed, which I found less grating than in the first book. This was the only detractor for me, but it was more forgivable here

And extra credit for the book club mentioning a sub genre of romance books and specific things I've come to love and VERY much enjoy recently *blushes hard* it made me giggle and I love that this book and the last one made me smile and giggle while reading.

Now, do I dare move on to christmas tree farming while fall isn't here yet?! I'm probably going to have to!

Cute romance that’s heavier on the smut. Don’t be fooled by the title - this book is a summer romance! I definitely liked the book as a follow up to “The Pumpkin Spice Cafe.” I liked how Gilmore roped in the previous book’s characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper 360 for the advanced copy!

Another perfect story in Dream Harbor. I think I liked this one more than the first because there’s a lot of similarities between me & Hazel. I’m a homebody. An indoor cat. Like Hazel, as I approach my thirties I worry I’ll regret how I’ve spent my time. But unlike me Hazel decides to do something about it. Hazel & Noah decide to have a summer of fun before her 30th birthday. Noah is a total cinnamon roll book boyfriend which couldn’t be more fitting given the title of the book. This was seriously just a fun & cute read. And yes there’s spice too. I’m excited for the 3rd in the series, The Christmas Tree Farm, which comes out next month.

Thank you NetGalley & Harper Collins 360 for the advance copy.

There is a reason this series is an internet sensation! I loved the first book in this series and the second one did not disappoint! I think I speak for all of us readers to say that we love anything in a bookstore and one that has cinnamon rolls on Sundays what could be better than that. I really enjoyed following Hazel and Noah as they investigated the clues left around the shop. I feel like I was more invested in the character of this book and really enjoyed watching both fall in love! This is the perfect fall book to cozy up with and I can’t wait to disappear back into dream harbor I need the next book ASAP. I would rather hangout with the characters in dream harbor than work any day of the week! Great HEA! I also enjoyed the level of spice in this book.

Thank you, Net Galley, the author, and the publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I did not finish this book. I stopped at 55%. I really wanted to like this book but it got repetitive and tiresome. I got really tired of the miscommunication between Noah and Hazel. Both characters were wallowing in self pity/self doubt which I truly do not enjoy in characters. I wanted to love this book so much because I identified with some aspects of Hazel's personality but I just couldn't keep pushing through the tenth time that they doubted themselves and the feelings they were developing.

If you are interested in a cozy fall book with a little bit of spice in a small town this book is for you. I was hooked from the beginning and I have told all my friends about it! I'm so grateful for the opportunity to receive this arc. Thank you and hope everyone enjoys this cozy fall book.

I’ve been excited to read Noah and Hazel’s story ever since I read The Pumpkin Spice Café last year. I had so many theories about how their story would play out, and none of them were right, but I LOVED the way it unfolded. Seeing Hazel open up to the world was so heartwarming, and seeing Noah's sensitive side and insecurities made me just want to hug him. I had so much fun reading this book, and now I really need Mac and Annie’s story!

Thank you so much, NetGalley and Harper 360 for sending me this ARC.

HANSOF! HANSOF! HANSOF!
I loved Hazel and Noah so much!!! The way this man was down bad for her from the beginning is everything.
“I was prepared to read every damn book in the bookstore just to spend more time with you.” MY HEART! It’s giving Gilmore Girls when Dean is like “We could go to a bookstore and I’ll watch you browse for six or seven hours.” 😭 I’m so happy I read this now instead of waiting for Autumn. The book is mostly late Summer going into Autumn towards the end.

4.5 Stars
Medium Spice level

I have decided that Laurie Gilmore is the queen of adorable seasonal reads with the perfect amount of spice.

I haven't yet read The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and I feel like it's absolutely okay to read these out of order, but after this I definitely plan to read her other books in this series.

The Cinnamon Bun Bookshop is definitely one of my favorite sweet romances I've read this year. It's a great palate cleanser and the perfect book to get you in the fall mood.

I can't wait to read about the other couples in this town.

I loved the first book and was so excited to read this. This book is perfect for the fall and was so cozy. Small town romance, bookstores and fall - the best combination in my opinion.

Thank you to Netgalley, Laurie Gilmore, and One More Chapter for the gifted ebook ARC! I LOOOOVED the Pumpkin Spice Cafe, so I was thrilled to get my hands on this one before it released!

This book is so stinkin’ sweet! I love a bookish story, especially when the books are a part of the story. Our MC is finding “clues” written in her beloved romance books and a local (hot) guy is willing to help her figure out what they mean by carrying the adventures written on them out. He clearly has a crush on her, and she’s a bit of a homebody trying to live it up before she turns thirty.

Small town vibes + bookstore vibes + “just friends”

I’m not typically one for romance books, but this was so cute! I love the story, characters, pacing and the writing was very easy to read and flow through. It’s definitely a cute “we found love at a pumpkin patch” kind of book!

I had so much fun reading this book! Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the first book in the series (The Pumpkin Spice Cafe), but something about Noah and Hazel as characters, their relationship, and the premise of the book as a whole resinated with me moreso than the first. Must be because it is about a shy girl with a bookstore trying to learn to be more adventurous… that feels a bit more personal! :) I was rooting for them and their relationship from the get go and it felt more developed with a better set up than I felt of the characters in the first book. They were more dimensional and you were able to get to know them as characters and then as partners in a relationship which made them more dynamic as a whole!
The tension, the story, the relationship, the book as a whole brought me lots of smiles, kept me engaged, and had me rooting for the characters all the way through the end! The lack of a third act breakup and the loveable characters and scenery of the bookshop and incorporation of book quotes made my heart happy! This book is a sweet, loveable story especially for those of us who tend to search for most of our adventures in books! I give this book 5⭐️s and am so SO lucky to have been able to receive this book as an ARC! I can’t wait for the next one in the series, which I also have the privilege to have ARC access to as well!

This small town romance was the perfect ending of summer read!! Hazel works in a bookstore and is feeling regretful for not letting loose during her 20s as she approaches her 30th birthday. She starts finding defaced books that lead her on a scavenger hunt, and Noah is going along for the ride!! I can’t even explain how this book, especially the ending, gave me all the emotions and tugged at my heartstrings!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore

👩‍❤️‍👨opposites attract
🏠small town
💙forced proximity
🤭he falls first

I loved this 2nd book in the Dream Harbor Series. Just like the 1st one, The pumpkin Spice Cafe, this book gives you all the cozy romantic mystery vibes, Hazel has started to notice interesting book placements of some of the romance book in the book store where she works. Some books are in the wrong place, highlighted and dog eared. Who would do such a thing to books? Especially ones that not have been purchased yet. Hazel starts to think whoever is messing with the books is trying to send her a message of some sort.
Hazel is about to turn 30 and realized that she has missed out on all the fun you are supposed to have in you 20's. Along with the help from a hot fisherman named Noah, Hazel is determined to live up her last couple month in her 20"s as while trying to figure out these clues.
I loved this book!

Thank you to Laurie Gilmore and NetGalley for the ARC.

#TheCinnamonBunBookStore #NetGalley

This was truly a treat! The perfect book to transition from summer to fall with cozy beach scenes to pumpkin spice appreciation. This was the perfect mix of cozy with spice- with a side of mystery attached. Truly can’t wait for the rest of the books to come out.

Thank you NetGalley and Lauri Gilmore for the ARC!

This book is truly the perfect cozy mystery for those who are over the summer heat and ready to dive into the cozy season. This definitely had the small town Gilmore Girls feel to it, and the mystery aspect was so fun!

Our FMC is an introverted bookworm who feels like her life has been slipping away from her, and wants to find some adventure to spice things up. As our story progresses, we get to see her come out of her shell with the help of Noah, the town's resident (hot) fisherman who's been secretly harboring a crush on Hazel. It was very heartwarming seeing the two of them grow as characters while falling in love!

I definitely think that this series is an essential fall tbr book - it has everything you'd want in a cozy read for the upcoming season!

This book is so cute and spicy and perfect to read in September!

I loved this book, I couldn’t put it down. We follow Noah and Hazel follow “clues” left in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore leading up to Hazels’ 30th birthday however no one in town is admitting to leaving the clues.

Over the course of two months, Noah brings out the fun side of Hazel and they engage in little adventures around town while trying to figure out who the culprit is. They learn a lot about each other along the way. If you are a fan of When Harry Met Sally, this is the perfect book for you!

I would say this is an emotional slow burn that has very well executed spicy scenes 🌶️🌶️🌶️
I loved Noah’s character and arc, I was falling in love with this man! 🥵

spoilers:
-i wish this man didn’t wink so much lol
-if this happened to me i would literally be so embarrassed i would have to move out of town
-age gap✨ with a man 5 years younger but with a developed frontal lobe 👍🏻