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Summer at the Café at the End of the Pier
Since moving to Salthaven-on-Sea to help her beloved grandparents run their charming little café at the end of the pier, Jo has blossomed.
The café is at the heart of the community, and Jo is determined to serve up a little romance to her customers alongside her delicious cooking. As summer sizzles, her plans to bring the town's lonely hearts together on blind dates, each with a specially designed menu, are finally getting into full swing...
Spring in Salthaven brought new friendships, lost loves, and a little flirtation... But as a fresh opportunity threatens to tempt Jo away from the town, will she find where she belongs - and her own love story - at The Café at the End of the Pier?
78 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 14, 2018
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Helen Rolfe
71 books132 followersHelen Rolfe also writes as Helen J. Rolfe
Helen Rolfe writes contemporary women's fiction and enjoys weaving stories about family, friendship, secrets, and relationships. Characters often face challenges and must fight to overcome them, but above all, Helen's stories always have a happy ending.
Location is a big part of the adventure in Helen's books and she enjoys setting stories in different cities and countries around the world. So far, locations have included Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Connecticut, Bath and the Cotswolds. She also loves creating village settings or places with a small-town feel and a big sense of community.
Born and raised in the UK, Helen graduated from University with a business degree and began working in I.T. This job took her over to Australia where she eventually turned her attentions back to the career she'd dreamt of when she was fourteen. She studied writing and journalism and wrote articles for women's health and fitness magazines. Helen began writing fiction in 2011 and hasn't missed the I.T. world one little bit... in fact she may just have found her dream job!
To learn more about Helen, find her at:
www.helenjrolfe.com
https://www.facebook.com/helenjrolfew...
https://twitter.com/hjrolfe
https://www.instagram.com/helen_j_rolfe/
Helen Rolfe writes contemporary women's fiction and enjoys weaving stories about family, friendship, secrets, and relationships. Characters often face challenges and must fight to overcome them, but above all, Helen's stories always have a happy ending.
Location is a big part of the adventure in Helen's books and she enjoys setting stories in different cities and countries around the world. So far, locations have included Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Connecticut, Bath and the Cotswolds. She also loves creating village settings or places with a small-town feel and a big sense of community.
Born and raised in the UK, Helen graduated from University with a business degree and began working in I.T. This job took her over to Australia where she eventually turned her attentions back to the career she'd dreamt of when she was fourteen. She studied writing and journalism and wrote articles for women's health and fitness magazines. Helen began writing fiction in 2011 and hasn't missed the I.T. world one little bit... in fact she may just have found her dream job!
To learn more about Helen, find her at:
www.helenjrolfe.com
https://www.facebook.com/helenjrolfew...
https://twitter.com/hjrolfe
https://www.instagram.com/helen_j_rolfe/
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June 17, 2018
I’m not going to lie, I love this series.
Each new instalment is like catching up with old friends. With the cafe being the centre of the series, I like to think of myself as sitting at a corner table listening in to the local gossip and seeing new people whilst drinking a mug of black coffee and eating one of Jo or Molly’s scrumptious culinary creations.
So through the previous stories I have got to know a little about the cafe and its owner Jo, how her life has changed since running the cafe. A few months in and the work is hard, the days are long but the rewards are definitely worth it. There is a downside however as she realises that things break, things need replacing, these are the standard run of the mill problems and give her pause for thought.
The old characters are still here and I gradually get to know a little more about them and their lives. New characters are introduced to me, though they are regulars to Jo and the cafe. A nice amount of romance is in the air as she tries her hand at match making again, and who is on the horizon for Jo? There are a few contenders and I know who I would like to see her matched up with!
There are ongoing themes from the previous stories regarding a rift, the match making, Jo’s personal life and also that of her grandparents and mum. This is where I advise reading this series in order as you build up a relationship with the characters and discover the things that make them who they are and discover how the community of Salthaven clicks.
These are wonderful stories set in an idyllic seaside cafe and it’s surrounding area. I work in a cafe/ restaurant/ice cream parlour and so know the ins and outs of working in this environment and the author really does have several aspects of the business down to a tea (pun intended 😉).
The author has built a fabulous community around the cafe and it is a hub for grandparents, parents, teenagers, couples and those who are alone. They have been incorporated into a story that has some realistic scenarios and by the end of this book there was a definite Oooohhh moment, a sneaky ending and roll on the next one.
If you are after an escape for an hour then you really must pay a visit to the Cafe at the End of the Pier series, it is charming and delightful with a warm welcome, some fabulous food and company with a side order of romance. An Absolutely Highly Recommended from me.
Each new instalment is like catching up with old friends. With the cafe being the centre of the series, I like to think of myself as sitting at a corner table listening in to the local gossip and seeing new people whilst drinking a mug of black coffee and eating one of Jo or Molly’s scrumptious culinary creations.
So through the previous stories I have got to know a little about the cafe and its owner Jo, how her life has changed since running the cafe. A few months in and the work is hard, the days are long but the rewards are definitely worth it. There is a downside however as she realises that things break, things need replacing, these are the standard run of the mill problems and give her pause for thought.
The old characters are still here and I gradually get to know a little more about them and their lives. New characters are introduced to me, though they are regulars to Jo and the cafe. A nice amount of romance is in the air as she tries her hand at match making again, and who is on the horizon for Jo? There are a few contenders and I know who I would like to see her matched up with!
There are ongoing themes from the previous stories regarding a rift, the match making, Jo’s personal life and also that of her grandparents and mum. This is where I advise reading this series in order as you build up a relationship with the characters and discover the things that make them who they are and discover how the community of Salthaven clicks.
These are wonderful stories set in an idyllic seaside cafe and it’s surrounding area. I work in a cafe/ restaurant/ice cream parlour and so know the ins and outs of working in this environment and the author really does have several aspects of the business down to a tea (pun intended 😉).
The author has built a fabulous community around the cafe and it is a hub for grandparents, parents, teenagers, couples and those who are alone. They have been incorporated into a story that has some realistic scenarios and by the end of this book there was a definite Oooohhh moment, a sneaky ending and roll on the next one.
If you are after an escape for an hour then you really must pay a visit to the Cafe at the End of the Pier series, it is charming and delightful with a warm welcome, some fabulous food and company with a side order of romance. An Absolutely Highly Recommended from me.
October 18, 2018
Must read
I absolutely loved this book.was amazing would highly recommend it to anyone can't wait for next instalment of.it Helen should write more
I absolutely loved this book.was amazing would highly recommend it to anyone can't wait for next instalment of.it Helen should write more
June 27, 2018
I’m so enjoying this series – happy to have Jo as my best friend, watching her making wonderful bakes with her daily fresh produce, serving up dishes of fresh berries topped with greek yoghurt, seeing her lovely exchanges with the cast of characters who visit the cafe (who are now my friends too), feeling for her with her struggles to make ends meet, and so hoping that she can have her own love story and find her own happy ending. But she first needs to escape the attentions of her accountant ex Harry – please don’t let her give in to him, he’ll only hurt her again! – and decide what to do about Curtis’ tempting offer. And she just can’t seem to see the perfect man who’s already in her life – oh, I do hope this works out the way I want it to! And I’d really like her to understand and resolve the problems between her mother and her lovely grandparents too…
This is another absolutely gorgeous story – another attempt at matchmaking (and a rather lovely one), an innovative solution to newspapers caught by the wind, a lovely friendship between two younger cafe visitors, all set against the beautifully drawn backdrop of the cafe itself and the sounds, smells and tastes of the Salthaven-on-Sea setting, and so beautifully written. Goodness, I’m looking forward to Autumn already – what a perfect cliffhanger ending!
This is another absolutely gorgeous story – another attempt at matchmaking (and a rather lovely one), an innovative solution to newspapers caught by the wind, a lovely friendship between two younger cafe visitors, all set against the beautifully drawn backdrop of the cafe itself and the sounds, smells and tastes of the Salthaven-on-Sea setting, and so beautifully written. Goodness, I’m looking forward to Autumn already – what a perfect cliffhanger ending!
June 16, 2018
Utterly fabulous.
Was so good to visit summer at the café at the end of the pier catching up with Jo and friends I can smell the salty air reading this book and the heady air of romance in the air iam so intrigued as to who her admirer is so until autumn will just have to keep guessing again a fabulous book ❤❤❤
Was so good to visit summer at the café at the end of the pier catching up with Jo and friends I can smell the salty air reading this book and the heady air of romance in the air iam so intrigued as to who her admirer is so until autumn will just have to keep guessing again a fabulous book ❤❤❤
August 18, 2018
I'm really loving this series and can't wait for the next installment!
June 19, 2018
Such a great summer read, Jo has settled back into Salthaven and now knows lots about the locals. She is still playing cupid with Geoff and Valerie up next for a date, will this one turn to romance?
Jo was given a proposition at the end of Spring and this is still something she has thinking about, will things at the café work out for her and will it all get too much.
Is her ex, Harry, the one sending her postcards or does she have a secret admirer.
This one ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, I cannot wait for Autumn.
Jo was given a proposition at the end of Spring and this is still something she has thinking about, will things at the café work out for her and will it all get too much.
Is her ex, Harry, the one sending her postcards or does she have a secret admirer.
This one ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, I cannot wait for Autumn.
June 19, 2018
Jo..and her cafe
Loving these books I'm hooked ,it's getting exciting .l know who l want it to be ?? But it's one or the other .l love her cafe and the food sounds so yum .l want to drive there
Loving these books I'm hooked ,it's getting exciting .l know who l want it to be ?? But it's one or the other .l love her cafe and the food sounds so yum .l want to drive there
July 10, 2018
Lovely storyline
Can't wait to find out what happens next. All the characters are so real. Jo deserves to find a little love for herself,looking forward to finding out who is waiting for her at the end of the pier.
Can't wait to find out what happens next. All the characters are so real. Jo deserves to find a little love for herself,looking forward to finding out who is waiting for her at the end of the pier.
August 1, 2018
can't wait for the next part. just need to wait til it's out. it's preordered already
November 20, 2018
enjoyed this book
November 28, 2018
Enjoyable read.
4.5 stars
I'm really enjoying this series and thoroughly recommend it. This series is all I've read by Helen Rolfe and I really must get some of her others!
4.5 stars
I'm really enjoying this series and thoroughly recommend it. This series is all I've read by Helen Rolfe and I really must get some of her others!
December 9, 2018
really cool continuation of a sweet series of novellas following jo the proprietor of a pier cafe.
November 4, 2020
Loved book two of this "Cafe at the end of the pier" series. Looking forward to book three.
July 5, 2018
I managed to read the whole book in one sitting today. Very easy to read but not much happens and in my view could have had a different ending. A nice story to read while on holiday relaxing on the beach or in the garden. Need the next book in the series to see what happens next.
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