This is my first book by Laurie Gilmore, but it won’t be my last. In fact, I did not realize this book was number 4 in the Dream Harbor series. So, to answer your question, yes it can be read as a stand alone. I loved it so much, I already have purchased the others in the series. The book is filled with all of the emotions. A really nice family story with a surprise kid, romance, food and sex all taking place in a small town where everyone knows your business.

Thank you #NetGalley, #HarperCollinsPublisher, #Harper360, #LaurieGilmore and #TheStrawberryPatchPancakeHouse for the advance copy for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. This was CUTE. It was fast paced and stereotypical, but that’s expected. I love Dream Harbor and already can’t wait for the next one!

I had so much fun reading this book! This entire series is just so yummy! Laurie Gilmore literally knows how to write a yummy MMC!

A single-dad romance, which is usually my least favorite trope, where Archer comes to town all the way from culinary heaven in Paris to small town head chef at a diner. Not exactly in his plans.

Iris, our fun and flighty FMC, needs a job and a place to stay so of course there’s no reason to not take the live-in nanny position that Archer needs filled. Their attraction is instant and the slow burn and build-up is just delicious. Archer can play in my strawberry patch anytime! 😘

This book gets a 3/5 for spice. I love her spice scenes.

Highly recommend if you’ve been enjoying this series as thoroughly as I have!!!

Thank you NetGalley, Laurie Gilmore and publishers for this opportunity!

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is number 4 in the Dream Harbor series by Laurie Gilmore. I've enjoyed each offering in the series. Characters show up in other books but reading them out of order won't make these books any less enjoyable. The Dream Harbor series are cozy romance books with a bit of spice.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital review copy.

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House follows Archer who is a single dad and is a renowned chef. He moves to Deam Harbor because they need a new chef and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter Olive. Iris is looking for a job and becomes the live-in nanny for Olive. Soon Archer and Iris start hitting it off. Will this mess up what they have going on?

I have read all of the books in this series. This series is just such a cozy small-town romance series. This might be my favorite in the series so far. I thought Archer and Iris were so cute. I will say every book in this series lacks spice. Which I prefer in my books. I don't think this series is super life-changing. But they are fun cute reads. I would suggest this series. 

Thank you, Laurie Gilmore, Harper Collins, and Netgalley for the ARC of this book.

I'll say it again like I did with the others in the Dream Harbor series to date: Laurie Gilmore is striking gold. I have to start out by being very honest. For some reason I totally glossed over the fact that Iris is a young adult in The Christmas Tree Farm - I thought she was an older lady ((*face palm*)) - then I saw the blurb for this book and I said to myself "now, wait a minute".

Iris is a unique character and I feel a kinship with her. I was expecting daddy issues galore in this forced-ish proximity single-dad story but was very happily surprised that that was hardly the case. Iris feels human. She stumbles, she doubts herself, she cares deeply. And Archer...so headstrong, determined, dedicated...I, like Iris, found myself practically in instant-love with Archer. Did not know that I love a single dad trope but I do! Their chemistry and attraction was maple syrup sweet. Throw in Olive and you get some very funny, very adorable, sometimes heart squeezing/teary eyed moments through the innocence of a child.

This is another hit - another comfort read - and I'm waiting on pins and needles for The Gingerbread Bakery!!!!!!

Thank you Harper360, Laurie Gilmore, and NetGalley for the eARC!

Laurie Gilmore doesnt miss with these books. I absolutely loved Iris and Archer's story. Cannot wait for Annie's next. Might have to convince my bookclub to read this one soon. Thanks NetGalley and Harper 360

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore is a sweet and cozy romance perfect for a weekend escape. Archer and Iris's slow-burn relationship is heartwarming, and the small-town charm of Dream Harbor makes the story even more inviting. With lovable characters, a touch of mystery, and a charming forced-proximity trope, this book is a delightful read for romance fans! 🍓🥞✨

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore is such a cozy and heartwarming book! It’s the perfect mix of small town charm and slow burn romance with a hint of mystery. The story follows Archer, a single dad and chef who finds himself running a pancake restaurant in Dream Harbor, along with Iris, who has never been able to hold down a job but somehow ends up as his live in nanny. Their relationship builds slowly, but it’s so worth the wait! This book is sweet, comforting, and full of characters you’ll wish were real. Perfect for a quick weekend read!

“The Strawberry Patch Pancake House” is the latest novel in the Dream Harbor romantic series. It follows the once prestigious chef Archer as he stumbles into his new life as a single dad and cook at a pancake house. Unable to find balance in his new world, Archer takes on the equally unstable Iris to be his new nanny. Unsure of each other at first and their new situation, Iris and Archer find that change might not be all the bad, especially if it comes with a bit of blossoming new love.

I found Gilmore’s voice getting stronger and stronger with each novel in the series and with this latest book, the characters felt so engaging, genuine, and incredibly romantic. I loved how she utilized the romantic trope of forced proximity in a unique way and the blending of the older characters in with the new. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a bit of a romantic escape. 🍓🥞✨