They keep getting better and better, I know every time I say it’s my new favorite. I fall in love with every single character. I love how all of the characters from the previous books come back & have roles. I fell in love with Olive, Archer and cried happy tears, sad tears, & had chills. I wish I could go eat at the diner and go to the book club and vacation in dream harbor.

Paris chef Archer comes to Dream Harbor when he is informed of the death of the mother of his five year old
daughter Olive. In order to return to his life in Paris, he needs to build a relationship with the daughter he never
knew about before relocating her. Iris, a native of Dream Harbor works at various jobs to support herself. When
she is informed of the job as a llive-in nanny, the position solves her current financial problems. Iris and Archer
will have to work at building relationship with Olive. Archer must also adapt to his new job as chef at the local
restaurant, cooking for patrons who don't appreciate the changes to the menu. Both fight the growing attraction between
them. Charming small town romance.
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If you’re a Gilmore Girls fan, this book will feel like coming home. It’s a charming, fast-paced single dad/nanny romance with just the right balance of spice and swoon-worthy moments.

Back in Dream Harbor, we’re introduced to some fresh new faces while also catching up with our favorite familiar ones. The small-town vibes? Absolutely immaculate. The townspeople? Delightfully nosy in the best way. And Olive? She’s an absolute delight from start to finish.

If you’re looking for the perfect palate cleanser—light, romantic, and utterly dreamy—this book is a must-read!

3.5 ⭐️

First off, thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book, all opinions my own.

Secondly, YAYYYYY another Dream Harbor book! 😄 This series is like my favorite guilty pleasure series to read- so cozy with all the small town vibes. The town and all its citizens are so well fleshed out and I’ve had a pleasant experience so far and will gladly read every book that is released in this series and that the author Laurie Gilmore writes.

This story follows Iris: town resident/yoga instructor, and Archer: chef who found out he has a daughter and is her new guardian. I love seeing his relationship build and grow with his daughter and Iris. He ended up being such a softy as the town grew on him. It was a very cute story (much like all the others) however the back and forth with “we can’t be together but we want to be together” was a little much especially because they were always saying that to each other but flirting and hooking up and it was super redundant and I was a little bored after a while of it. I did like the way it ended though and I teared up at the end in the final scene with *the moment* between Iris and Olive.

Definitely recommend if you have enjoyed the others in this series.

Thank you to Harper 360 and NetGalley for the ARC.
This series has become one of my favorites because of the cozy, small-town charm. This book was a slow burn between the two main characters and I loved the edition of the daughter, Olive. Overall loved reading this one and getting to immerse myself back into Dream Harbor. I’m sad I have to wait til the fall for the next book in the series.

One of the things I love most about the Dream Harbor series is its cozy, small-town charm—it gives you that Gilmore Girls feeling, but with spice. You know exactly what you’re getting when you pick up one of these books, which is why I chose this one as a palate cleanser after reading some much darker, heavier books back to back. I wanted something comforting and relaxing… but instead, my emotions were all over the place. Laurie, you got me with this one!

I was completely invested in this little ragtag, thrown-together family. I desperately wanted everything and everyone to work out, and my heart broke for Iris, Olive, and Archer throughout the book. Before this, I had enjoyed the series, but I wasn’t necessarily attached to the characters in the same way. This time, though? I was rooting for them with every page.

Just like Archer, I find myself growing more and more attached to Dream Harbor with each book. I can’t wait to see where the next installment takes us!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper 360 for the early eARC.

Living in a small town, Dream Harbor hits close to home and is such a great series. Laurie really did us fans a solid with a single dad/ falls for nanny trope. The tension between the characters was great. I love how easy and light hearted this series is. No skimping on the spice either!

Laurie freaking Gilmore, you absolutely outdid yourself with this one! Strawberry Patch Pancake House has me ready to book a one-way ticket to Dream Harbour. This book is hands down the best addition to the series, earning a perfect 5-star rating from me. I laughed, squealed, cried, blushed, and felt every emotion in between. The dynamics between Olive, Iris, and Archer were so beautiful to witness. Olive’s journey through grief was written with such delicacy, and I can’t help but applaud your incredible writing. This book has everything a cozy romance needs while diving into real emotional depth. It’s the home run of the series. Every book has been great, but this one is the strawberries and cream on top. Thank you, Laurie, for this absolute masterpiece!

What happens when your dreams change, when you discover that, what you thought you wanted, wasn’t really what your heart desired?

Hot guys who can cook, vulnerable little girls, and a town that can’t help but meddle all add up to a delicious read.

Publication Date:  3/18/25

Warning: will make you hungry for pancakes

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archer is a world renown chef, he moves to a small town to open a pancake restaurant, he hires Iris as his nanny. very sweet read.

This story follows Iris and Archer - two inhabitants of small town Dream Harbor - when they both find themselves in need of a job. Dream Harbor needs a new chef and Iris needs to make rent. When Iris learns of single dad, Archer, she is presented with the perfect opportunity to help them both. Archer never planned on leaving his chef dreams in Paris, but when he finds himself with a daughter in Dream Harbor, he discovers his dreams lie elsewhere.

I loved being back in quirky Dream Harbor and reading Iris and Archer’s story. I usually don’t like the single dad and pregnancy trope, but Laurie did an amazing job with their story. I finished this book in one sitting and actually caught myself tearing up a few times. I love reading each couples love story and how they’re intertwined with the town. I can’t wait to read Annie and Mac’s story next!!

Tropes: single dad, found family, small town romance, accidental pregnancy, grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins for this ARC!!

This entire series is such a fun, cozy read. As we make it back to Dream Harbor we have Archer coming into town because surprise, he has a 5 year old daughter who is now parentless. In the hopes of figuring everything out and determining next path, he hires Iris as a live-in nanny. And bring a Dream Harbor book, you can probably guess what happens. The best part about this one - when the book club trash talks the single-dad trope and kids in a romance book. Amazing 😆

This is another great installment in the series. If you loved the first books, this one will be your next perfect, fun romance.

the perfect palette cleanser read!! she came with sweetness and spice, which was perfect for sitting down and binging this in one sitting! i’m not certain if this is the last book, but if you enjoy gilmore girls, this series is practically that personified 💞

✨ (Diner) Chef
✨ Small town
✨ Single Dad x Nanny
✨ Found Family
✨ Forced Proximity

It's no secret that I love the Dream Harbor books and this book definitely lives up to its predecessors.

I love how we're thrown into this plot. It starts a little sad but it immediately had my heart clenching and I wanted to sob about all these lost souls. Iris and Archer were both struggling and needed a little help to find their ways. They, of course, figure out a way to do that together and I was rooting for them the whole time!

I'm not big on kids in real life and I hate most pregnancy tropes buuuut toddlers in books can be super cute and I LOVED Olive. She was seriously so sweet, my heart melted. There are so many great Olive moments and this book is honestly worth it just for that!

The tension and will-they-won't-they had me squealing! I love a taboo trope where they catch feelings for someone they shouldn't; and many a feeling was caught between Iris and Archer. I also personally felt that the approach to these feelings was pretty realistic and I loved the way it was handled in the book.

For my fellow Dream Harbor fans (are we also Dreamers?), we get some great little cameos from the characters in the previous books. While I will always recommend reading every book in this series and I prefer them in order, I think this one is an easy standalone because of how removed Archer is from the town while going through his personal home and life changes. As I mentioned, there are cameos but none of them play a big enough role to make it absolutely necessary to read the other books first.

I am so so happy with another addition to this delightful series! The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is an adorable (and spicy) book that gives you all the smiles, feelings, and small-town escapism a lot of us need these days.

(Also loved the use of the line "why are they always so sticky?" in reference to kids because of the parallel with that exact line from Luke in Gilmore Girls. Plus Archer is the chef in a diner like Luke - these books are always keeping with the Gilmore Girls theme and I'm here for it 100%)

This was such a cute and cozy read. Dream harbor is the cutest little town, that I would pay to visit! Archer and Iris didn’t really strike me as a good couple is the first part of this book. I felt they were too different. Until they started this little found family with Olive at the center. This adorable little 5 year old changed them and made them fit so perfectly. I loved how this book portrayed the real messiness of having kids and also the moment that make it all worth it. This book was real and sweet and a total dream.

This might just be my favorite in the series! It’s such a quick and cozy read.

Archer, a world famous chef turned small town pancake house owner, never expected to put down roots in Dream Harbor. But with his daughter, Olive, to care for, he needs a fresh start and a little help. Iris has never quite figured out how to stick with a job but somehow ends up as his nanny.

One of the best parts of this story was watching Archer go from his carefree, bachelor lifestyle to fully embracing fatherhood! His relationship with Olive was so sweet.

The chemistry between her and Archer was so good!

This series is just so charming, and coming back to this little town always feels like a treat!

Thank you NetGalley and Harper360 for the gifted copy!

I received an arc from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

This book was a little on the spicy side for me but I did enjoy the storyline and single Dad/Nanny trope. Archer had a lot to learn in his new job and with fatherhood, once he found out he had a daughter but he hires a nanny to help. Little did he know she would change his life and his daughters forever.

Nice small town read.

Iris is anything but nanny material. Archer just found out he’s a dad. He needs help. She needs a job and a place to stay. Together, they work out their fears and take care of little Olive. A mingling of new characters and old faithfuls in my favorite New England setting make this romance a hit!

This is my favorite of the Dream Harbor books, which is saying something because I’ve loved them all. The involvement of kids, new characters and the “single father”trope (iykyk) make this refreshing and fun. I love the ending and I’d love to try one of the pancakes!

Thank you Laurie Gilmore, Harper Collins and Net Galley for allowing me to be an Advanced Reader for this one!

This was a ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 star for me. I love every chance I get to visit Dream Harbor because I enjoy a small town setting. However, this was not my favorite from the series. I did not find myself as invested in the characters or the plot as I have in the other books. Thank You to Harper Collins for this arc read through NetGalley!

This series is just so cozy and cute and I love it!

Yes, the town very much gives Stars Hollow from the Gilmore Girls. It is just so cozy, I want to go there.

This book follows the new chef in town, Archer, and his daughter (that he didn't really know that he had, it's a whole thing, you'll see). Archer finds a nanny in Iris, the woman who bumped into him on the way to pick up his daughter, spilling a green smoothie all over him (those are nasty and pointless by the way).

These books are just so quick and easy to read and there's nothing wrong with reading a book for that very reason!

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.