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cat café series

Cake Off at the Cat Café

Cake Off at the Cat Café

Published by Hodder & Stoughton 27 March 2025

Available in ebook, paperback, and audio

View translations available here

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Whisks at the ready! This summer, two local cafes will go head-to-head in a baking competition where more is at stake than just the trophy… Will true love be the icing on the cake?

Clem is the baker in charge of creating delicious cat-themed treats for the loyal customers of the Catpurrcino cat café. From iced kitten doughnuts to macarons with ears and whiskers, Clem’s creations always bring a smile to the face of anyone lucky enough to taste them.

But outside of the café’s kitchen, Clem struggles with feelings of anxiety and where she fits in. Until Sylvie, the owner of the café, decides to push her out of her comfort zone. The Whisked Away baking competition is a chance for Clem to shine and find her inner confidence.

Also competing this year is Lucas, the owner of Muddy Paws café, accompanied by his faithful Golden Retriever Reina.

The stage is set for an epic cake-off between cats and dogs. But as Clem stumbles in the first challenge, Lucas always seems to be there with an encouraging word and a smile. The chemistry between them is soon undeniable.

Is this just the heat in the kitchen? Or something real? And can their feelings survive a showdown in the final round…

The most delightful read to curl up with and enjoy with a cup of tea and slice of cake – for both cat and dog lovers! Fans of The Cinnamon Bun Book Store, Catherine Walsh and Sarah Morgan will adore this charming, romantic story.



“This book is like the perfect pastry; warm, sweet, and filled with layers of charm and slow-burning romance… A warm hug of a book, best enjoyed with tea, cake, and a cat curled up by your side” Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A book set in a cat cafe mixed with baking in the style of The Great British Bake Off? Hell yes, sign me up!… I was absolutely hooked and could scarcely put the book down!… a stunning book that I absolutely adored” Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


“Beautiful story… A baking competition, a slow burn love story… Magical and moving. The cat café is lovely” Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I honestly cannot recommend this beautiful book enough. It’s the perfect cosy read for any time of the year!”
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A few bits of cat café news! My publisher has enr A few bits of cat café news! My publisher has enrolled Cake Off at the Cat Café in Kindle Unlimited! Snowed In has been on there for a while now, but you can now read Cake Off there, too, if you have a subscription! 🌸🐈🍰

We also have over a hundred ratings on Amazon which is amazing! Thank you so much if you left a star rating or a review. ❤️

And finally, Cake Off will be in The Works stores from June! I absolutely love The Works, so I'm very excited they are stocking it, and I'm going to be heading out looking for it next month! 🐱 And in even MORE fun news, The Works will also be stocking Snowed In at the Cat Café as part of their Christmas range this year, which is just dreamy and has me looking forward to the season already!🎄❄️
This little lady, Haru, has been in our lives for This little lady, Haru, has been in our lives for two years already! 🥹❤️ She really healed my heart and brings us so much joy every day with her quirky little personality. Our old lady, Jesper, even loves her like a sister now... within reason that is!
I finished Sunrise on the Reaping yesterday and I I finished Sunrise on the Reaping yesterday and I absolutely loved it! I adored the original Hunger Games trilogy like a lot of people did and I can't believe the first book came out sixteen years ago! I was eighteen when the first book released and you bet I did what a lot of people did while reading the series – wore my hair in a Katniss braid! 😂 I still have my mockingjay pin somewhere.

Anyway, this book felt like such a return to the original trilogy in the sense that I had that same inability to put this down, even though I already knew Haymitch's story wasn't going to be a happy one. I won't spoil anything but Suzanne Collins wraps up this book on such a beautiful and hopeful note in spite of that. I was hooked all the way through, there were moments where my jaw was on the floor, and the character development was masterful. Those 1984-esque elements of the Capitol always watching were as chilling and well done as they've always been.

Now I want to go back and reread the original series again. 🥹❤️ Maybe the audiobooks this time!

#sunriseonthereaping #suzannecollins
Hope you're enjoying the sun as much as Haru is. 🐈‍⬛️🌞

I've just wrapped up a big book editing project for a client of mine and, apart from a short story edit, I have three weeks to devote fully to working on writing my next book! 🥳 I'm currently halfway through my first draft and have to send it to my publisher at the end of May, so this time will be so valuable for getting it done. If you love my cat café books you'll be pleased to see the big reveal for this one soon... 💗

As far as editing goes, I'm almost fully booked for the rest of the year! I only have a couple of spots remaining for full manuscripts so if you'd like to work with me do get in touch on my website!
Meta must #DoTheWriteThing when it comes to AI and Meta must #DoTheWriteThing when it comes to AI and stop stealing authors' work. @meta ✋️

If you don’t know by now, the company Meta was found to have been using book piracy websites to train their language learning model, LibGen. A language learning model is a form of AI created to understand and generate text. It can do this because it is trained to do so. And how does this “training” happen? By feeding it text. Lots and lots of text.

Instead of going to authors and asking for permission to use their copyrighted works, Meta went to book piracy websites and downloaded millions of books to train their AI. 

My traditional debut, Snowed In at the Cat Café, was used. Something I absolutely do not agree with, and didn’t give permission for. Like many other writers, I worked so hard to get a book deal and to get to where I am today. I’ve been writing for my entire life, and many of you know how long it took me to get my publishing career off the ground. And yet, a huge company like Meta can steal my work, and use it in ways I had no say in.

This is unacceptable. Meta must be held accountable. AI companies cannot be allowed to get away with creative theft. 

Thank you to @thesocietyofauthors for organising a day of protest on this today and providing resources and social media images to spread the word. Please share as widely as you can!

#meta #metabookthieves

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