Meredith Bailey is a woman who doesn’t do emotions, doesn’t do cake, and she absolutely does not do cosy Dorset villages. But when she’s sent a photograph of a little café overlooking a picture-perfect bay, Meredith does what she always does – she draws up a spreadsheet and makes an offer.

Cherie Moon, owner of the Comfort Food Café, has other ideas. She isn’t selling. But she is, rather inexplicably, offering Meredith an apron.

What Meredith doesn’t account for is a very handsome vet in a Santa hat, or a village with the magical gift for thawing the most frozen of hearts – one mug of the world’s best hot chocolate at a time…

Warm, funny and full of hope, this is the perfect read for snugging up with on long winter nights.

‘Oh how I wish the Comfort Food Cafe was real!’ ★★★★★

‘I felt like I was returning home to friends who I hadn’t seen in a long while…warm hearted and just plain lovely’ ★★★★★

‘What a wonderful return to the Comfort Food Cafe…had me smiling from start to finish’★★★★★

‘A sheer delight’ ★★★★★

‘I'm sure you'll fall in love with the cafe and all its regulars’ ★★★★★

'Thanks, Debbie, for many hours of gorgeous escapism!' ★★★★★

'Beautifully written, with characters that just jump off the page, this is a gem of a book that I can't recommend enough.' ★★★★★

'I can’t tell you how much I loved this book' ★★★★★

'If only real life was like this, it would be amazing' ★★★★★

'I didn’t want to put it down' ★★★★★

'The absolute worst part of a Debbie Johnson book is turning over the last page and there is nothing more to read' ★★★★★

'Just brilliant!' ★★★★★

'Loved loved loved it!!' ★★★★★