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The Toasted Teacake Cafe: A sweet small town romance

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Fall in love with this sweet small-town romance series by bestselling author LC Dounaeva


When Lilly Pear catches her boyfriend cheating with her best friend, she doesn’t cry. She buys a café.

Overnight, Lilly finds herself the unexpected owner of The Toasted Teacake Café in the charming Cornish town of Jellyfish Bay. It’s impulsive. It’s reckless. And it might just be the fresh start she desperately needs.

Trystan, the infuriatingly handsome video shop owner, is less than impressed. He’s lived in Jellyfish Bay his whole life and isn’t about to be charmed by some sassy city girl with half-baked ideas and no clue how to run a business.

Yet the more time Lilly spends in Jellyfish Bay, the more it starts to feel like quirky locals, small-town gossips, and unexpected friendships included. The café just needs a little love, and so, it turns out, does Lilly.

But starting over isn’t as simple as a fresh coat of paint. Can she turn the rundown café around, or will this new beginning end in disaster?


You will love this feel-good romance with its grumpy x sunshine mix, cozy small-town setting, and a happily ever after that’s sweeter than a Cornish cream tea. The perfect read for autumn!

The Jellyfish Bay sweet romance series is recommended for fans of Holly Martin, Phillipa Ashley, and Sarah Hope.

315 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2025

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L C Dounaeva

2 books

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