The Gingerbread Cafe: life, love and hockey

The Gingerbread Cafe is the fifth book in the Hockey Sweethearts series by Jean Oram. Miranda Fairchild has bucked the system. Her family thinks she’s crazy. She bought a failing hockey team in Texas, with it a small bit of fame and she moved to a small town out in the country. But worst of all, she is still single! Miranda has high standards that she feels no man could ever understand her. One day, she walks into The Gingerbread Cafe , hiding her true identity, pretending to be an average woman. Dak, the down-to-earth owner of The Gingerbread Cafe, seems to understand her. He is not only handsome but he knows how to laugh and make her laugh. What Miranda doesn’t know is Dak knows exactly who she is because he is a former NHL player and is trying to work with her team’s charity. As their attraction grows, Dak fears what will happen when she discovers who he really is. Will she be able to put aside her preconceived notions for a chance of a great love? 

While The Gingerbread Cafe is the fifth book to be released in the Hockey Sweethearts series, it is a prequel with events occurring before the events of The Cupcake Cottage, the first book in the series. The Hockey Sweethearts is also a spin off of Ms. Oram’s Sweetheart Creek series. The Gingerbread Cafe is a sweet, clean romance. Miranda is a woman in a man’s world and gets bad press for it. What could a woman possibly know about hockey? Dak is a former NHL player who loves the game but doesn’t really want to play again. Fate together in the sweetest way. Despite Miranda’s misgivings, Dak is perfect for her. Her heart knows it but her head won’t let her put aside her fears. Dak is a man who has learned from his wild rookie days and wants to guide new rookies away from the fast party life he knew so well. Together Dak and Miranda work well, professionally and privately. I loved everything about their love story and I look forward to reading the rest of this series. I highly recommend The Gingerbread Cafe. 

The Gingerbread Cafe will be available in paperback and eBook in November 2023 

The eBook is currently free at bookfunnel.com