The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore Published by Harper Collins on March 13, 2025
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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Fall in love with the brand new spring romance set in Dream Harbor, from the bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café.
As a 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 Mayor Kelly suggests Archer is looking for a nanny, and Iris might be available, she shudders at the thought. But in need of money she reluctantly agrees.
As Archer and Iris get used to their new roles, is it possible that they might have more in common than they first thought, or is Olive just determined to play match-maker…
Tropes:
• single dad
• forced proximity
• slow burn
• found family
• one bed
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Archer drops everything when he finds out he has a daughter he never knew about and that her mom has passed. He moves into the small town of Dream Harbor to give his daughter Olive some normalcy so they can get to know one another. With no Michelin star restaurants to pick from he settles for running the town’s local diner and promptly changes the menu much to the town’s surprise. Archer hires a live-in nanny to give Olive the support she needs and the tension between the two start flying immediately.
Iris is brand new to this nanny gig, but she desperately needs the money and place to stay. Add in that she has a knack for having Olive open up, plus the perk of a hot chef practicing pancake recipes in the middle of the night is always a plus. I really enjoyed Iris’s character, she is kind of a free spirit and really balances out Archer perfectly.
I am addicted to this series. It feels like each one has a different romance trope and I am here for it. This time around we have a grumpy single dad, and a forced proximity trope mixed together. It made for one heck of a story you will not want to miss.
