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Leafwood Falls #2

The Copper Kettle Cafe

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A comforting story of love, community, humor, and the magic of finding home!

What happens when a perfectionist chef who demands uniformity meets a stubborn organic farmer who believes imperfection has character?

Can be read as a standalone or part of a the series!

Olivia Mercer's meticulously planned culinary career lies in ruins after her prestigious Boston restaurant collapses in scandal. With her reputation tarnished and job prospects nonexistent, she reluctantly returns to her hometown of Leafwood Falls to temporarily manage the town's café, while family friend Maggie undergoes cancer treatment.

The Copper Kettle Cafe seems stuck in the past, from its ancient, temperamental espresso machine that seems to have opinions about who operates it, the mysteriously changing chalkboard quotes that appear each morning, to her grandmother's recipe box that somehow always produces exactly the recipe she needs at exactly the right moment. And then there's Hemingway, the cantankerous orange cat from the nearby bookshop, who has a mysterious talent for showing up precisely when Olivia needs guidance. Whether she wants it or not.

Olivia's plan is maintain the café for six months, then return to the culinary world where she belongs. But Leafwood Falls has other ideas.

When she clashes with local farmer James Foster over his "inconsistent" organic produce, sparks fly in more ways than one. James believes food should have soul. Olivia demands technical perfection. He grows vegetables with personality. She creates dishes with precision. They're completely wrong for each other. Except for their undeniable chemistry and shared passion for creating something authentic.

As Olivia rediscovers her grandmother's recipes and begins to reimagine the café's future, she finds herself questioning everything she thought mattered in her career. But when a prestigious job offer arrives that could salvage her culinary reputation, Olivia must decide what truly satisfies her—the high-stakes restaurant world she's always pursued, or the small-town connections and imperfect farmer who are showing her that the most delicious recipes are the ones that don't follow the rules.

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez, and Jenny Colgan, this delicious small-town romance serves up a perfect blend of witty banter, laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt connections, and the special magic that happens when someone finally finds where they belong.

Return to the beloved town of Leafwood Falls, where a sprinkle of magic, a dash of community, and one opinionated bookshop cat make every story sweeter.

314 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 5, 2025

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Profile Image for Angela Chatham.
28 reviews1 follower
November 25, 2025
4.5 🤩 I’ve enjoyed this series, a sweet Hallmark/Gilmore Girls vibe romance. Loved the banter between the FMC and MMC. Very tasteful, no spice, but refreshing easy read.
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734 reviews12 followers
October 5, 2025
𝑶𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒌𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍!!! 😘😘😘

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒇𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 200 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒂𝒚??!! 𝑶𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒗𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔. 𝑰 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒖𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆. 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒃. 𝑬𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚!!! ☺️☺️☺️
Profile Image for Wafa Alobaidat.
82 reviews2 followers
August 3, 2025
I absolutely loved The Copper Kettle Café! This cozy little story felt like watching a warm, comforting movie—I could easily imagine it on screen starring Katherine Heigl. The book is calm, sweet, and full of heart, and the whole storyline has that perfect small-town, cozy café vibe. I listened to the audiobook and found myself genuinely looking forward to car rides just to keep the story going. My only critique is that the final chapter felt a bit too long and dialogue-heavy, and trimming it would have made the ending stronger. Also, the cover and title really don’t do this story justice; with a better design and a more inviting title, I think it could reach a much wider audience. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Profile Image for Laura.
370 reviews63 followers
July 5, 2025
I didn’t think I could enjoy a book more than one about a cozy bookshop with a judgemental ginger cat then a book came along featuring a cafe with a temperamental coffee machine and I fell hard.

The banter, the will they, won’t they, the everyone else can see what they can’t between Olivia and James. Delicious.

It was wonderful reconnecting with characters I have got to know from The Next Chapter book shop and of course meeting so many new ones.

I once again loved my visit to Leafwood Falls and hope I can return time and time again.
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806 reviews11 followers
October 15, 2025
I loved this book! After reading the first book in this series, my expectations were so high that I was bound to be disappointed. This book was not as good or atmospheric as the first one, but it had its own quirky charm. It was set in the same town, Leafwood Falls, a quaint cozy Vermont town where the residents are like family to each other. This book didn’t have the wonderful autumn vibes the first book had, but it did have an ancient temperamental espresso machine that made its opinions known, and Hemingway, the same huge orange cat that knew what you needed before you did and made sure that you knew it too. I didn’t care much for Olivia, the snobby chef who was insulting and rude and looked down her nose at people she considered inferior for much of the book, but I loved James, the gorgeous farm owner who gave Olivia as much snark as she gave him. Mia, who appeared in book 1 as well, was one of my favorite parts of this story. The romance in this book was slow and very G-rated, but the story was well-written and entertaining.

I read this book on Kindle.
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24 reviews1 follower
November 7, 2025
A charming, cozy read with a sweet concept at its hear

That said, the book does suffer from a few distracting elements. There are noticeable editing errors throughout, and several phrases are repeated enough to feel redundant. At times it seems like the story is over-explaining, especially when pointing out that everything belongs to Martha—something I didn’t need reminded of quite so often. These repetitions made some conversations feel like déjà vu, rather than new character development.

Still, the premise is lovely, the characters are likable, and the cozy vibes hit the spot. With a bit of tighter editing, this could have easily been a standout favorite. Overall, a sweet read worth picking up for Mia and Hemingway alone!
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1,425 reviews12 followers
December 30, 2025
This is book 2 in the Leafwood Falls series of books about a small town where people come to grow and find what they have been looking for.

This book is about Olivia who is a chef abd was brought up in the town by her grandmother. After going to culinary school she becomes a chef in Boston but after the fall from grace of the person who owned the restaurant, she finds herself back in Leafwood Falls, managing the small cafe for one of her Grandmother's friends, Martha. Martha needs treatment for cancer and needs someone she can rely on.

I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more about this small town which has hidden powers.

The books don't need to be read in order of publication but characters from previous releases do crop up in subsequent books.
Profile Image for Jenn Day.
96 reviews
October 25, 2025
2,5. I don’t know if it was the book or the Virtual Voice narration, but this wasn’t a fun read. I didn’t like Olivia at all. She had tunnel vision about everything, and absolutely no loyalty to the people who went above and beyond for her. Mia is slightly less annoying than she was in the first book. At least this time she was pushing her advances on someone who clearly wasn’t on to it. At least Hemingway the cat was entertaining.
1,898 reviews5 followers
December 12, 2025
I loved this wonderful story of love, friendship, loss and redemption.
When a classically trained chef, falls from grace due to no fault of her own, she takes on the job of managing a café in the town her grandmother raised her. She attempts to replicate her grandmother’s recipes with her own twist and the fresh ingredients grown by a local farmer. It is a beautiful story and fine addition to the Leafwood Falls series.
224 reviews1 follower
June 20, 2025
Not what I expected

The Copper Kettle is not what I expected. I expected a mystery and after reading more then 60% I realized this was a romance. A romance for romance sake, which is not my cup of tea. Although not my type of reading material, it is, nonetheless, very well written. If you’re a fan of Hallmark movies then this is for you. (Not a compliment btw…)
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386 reviews17 followers
September 15, 2025
The Chef & the Farmer

An unexpected love story in the perfect magical town of Leafwood Falls. Mercer & Foster’s fun banter, a chef’s career gone astray, and learning what truly calls to her heart and soul. I just loved the feel good tones underneath this story! Ready for the next one!
24 reviews
October 3, 2025
Brooke Skie did it again. This book was just as cozy as the 1st. Where the 1st book fed my lobe of reading, this book fed my love of cooking.

The banter between the 2 main characters was fun...especially as it evolved throughtout the story. And Mia...always bringing the quirkiness.

This town is just Hallmark at its core and I am eating it up!!
57 reviews
August 19, 2025
A charming transformation

A fall from grace leads to a much needed reassessment of what’s important for a life well lived. We don’t need elevated food as much as we need evocative flavors.
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358 reviews15 followers
August 25, 2025
Do you have confort food? what about confort Book? This one is this type of book: light, fun, beautiful, full of friendship and inspiration. I read "The next chapter", love it and try this one. Very good...
61 reviews2 followers
September 11, 2025
Wonderful Story

Great characters. Good storyline. Enjoyed the various relationships. Wondered when Olivia would finally wake up and see the truth. Rather amazed Mia didn’t get fired with her antics. Overall, a really good story.
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133 reviews3 followers
September 11, 2025
Very cute book, had a bit of a hard time relating to the characters, especially the MFC. Her complete and unyielding stubbornness was hard to push through. Hard to feel any empathy for the character honestly. I'm glad the 3rd book goes back to the bookstore owner as she is very likable.
42 reviews
September 18, 2025
Easy Reading, Values Recognized

This was a delightful book. Maybe it was predictable, but it was charming. I was looking for a series that would help ground me and be a calming influence. I found it. Thank you, Brooke Skie.
4 reviews
October 2, 2025
Almost Four Stars

I wanted to give The Copper Kettle Cafe four stars, but I found it almost impossible to like Olivia until nearly the end of the book. Unlike Olivia, all the other characters, both animate and inanimate, were very likable.
Profile Image for Ashley Jeffcoat.
47 reviews
October 14, 2025
Loved this 2nd book in the series! Happy to still see the magic of Leafwood Falls woven into this story at well! I love all of the culinary/cooking aspects of this books, especially the family recipes! And happy to see Mia return in this book- I love her character!
1,243 reviews6 followers
October 15, 2025
The Copper kettle Cafe

A sweet and charming story. The characters are friendly, and likeable, the community is supportive, and the copper kettle has a mine of its own. What a fun and charming read. A must read. Enjoy
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3 reviews
August 8, 2025
Great story, But Voice AI was at times too much to listen to. You could tell a word was supposed to be pronounced a different way.
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1,015 reviews
September 14, 2025
Listened on audiobook. I think this would have been better if it wasn’t narrated with virtual voice. 3.5 stars
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22 reviews1 follower
November 18, 2025
Although I liked the premise of the story and I love a good Hallmark-y book, the main character Olivia was SUPER annoying…not a fan. I loved the other characters and that’s what made it a 4 for me.
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2 reviews
December 28, 2025
Love love love the book. Finished the book in two days.
It’s a heartwarming happy book with and ending that makes you feel perfectly happy.
9 reviews
January 1, 2026
beautiful cosy vibe read

Again, lovely book and story. Love the characters, just so easy to read, do get drawn into the characters and descriptions of them
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