The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

#168 in Romance

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

Laurie Gilmore

First published 2025Original language EN

7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 1098 ratingsConfidence 39%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#168 of 200 in Romance ahead of 16% of the category
384
Pages
about 7 h
Reading time
  • NYT bestseller · 2 weeks on the list, peaked at #2

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About the book

This Indigo exclusive edition includes a bonus scene not available anywhere else. Fall in love with the brand new spring romance set in Dream Harbor, from the bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store 'A charming break from reality' Publishers Weekly Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when it's suggested that Archer is looking for a live-in nanny, she almost runs in the opposite direction. Now, Iris finds herself in a whole new world. One where her gorgeous new boss lives right across the hall and likes to cook topless... Keeping everything strictly professional should be easy, right? The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is a cozy romantic mystery with a single dad and found family dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed! Tropes Single Dad Forced Proximity Slow Burn Found Family Praise for Laurie Gilmore 'Gives off the same level of endorphins as taking a sip of an actual pumpkin spice latte...

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.6 across 98 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.7. That is how 7.6 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover7.698 100%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “This one was my least favorite, like I was more interested in the other characters than the main characters. Maybe it’s because I dislike the power dynamic troupe, like I have a deeply rooted pet peeve about not mixing Buisness and pleasure…especially when it’s your…”

    ★ 3.5/5Good_Dog92 on Hardcover

Frequently asked

How long is The Strawberry Patch Pancake House?

It has 384 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Romance.

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