Summer at the Ice Cream Café
  • Published: 6 October 2011
  • ISBN: 9781473596863
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
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Summer at the Ice Cream Café

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6 Oct 2011
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8 Jul 2023
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Bestselling author Jo Thomas has everything you'll need in her brand-new summer novel - sunshine, seaside and a family-run ice cream café, it's the perfect holiday read.

'Full of love and warmth, tears and laughter, another gorgeous book from Jo Thomas' Katie Fforde
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A dream home
Beca Valentino is ready to escape the city. When she sees the perfect house for sale in her hometown, it seems like fate. Is this her chance to build the foster family she dreams of, on the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast?

A big mistake?
Returning home isn't as easy as she thought, however. Her family's beloved ice cream café is gone - turned into a soulless wine bar by her hateful ex-boyfriend. Reconnecting with her oldest friend, fisherman Griff, isn't straightforward either. And when, instead of the children she expected to take in, two wary teenage boys appear on her doorstep, Beca fears she's made a terrible mistake.

A recipe for change
But an old family recipe book is just the inspiration she needs. Soon, with a little help from friends old and new, Beca is selling mouth-watering homemade gelato from a pop-up café on the beach.

Then disaster strikes. Will the Valentino family legacy be lost forever? Or can Beca create a new recipe for happiness?
  • Published: 6 October 2011
  • ISBN: 9781473596863
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
Categories:

About the author

Jo Thomas

Jo Thomas worked for many years as a reporter and producer, first for BBC Radio 5, before moving on to Radio 4's Woman's Hour and Radio 2's The Steve Wright Show.

In 2013 Jo won the RNA Katie Fforde Bursary. Her debut novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller in ebook and was awarded the 2014 RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the 2014 Festival of Romance Best Ebook Award. Jo lives in the Vale of Glamorgan with her husband and three children.

portrait photo of Jo Thomas

Also by Jo Thomas

Christmas at Hollybush Farm
A Place in the Sun
Love In Provence
A Recipe for Christmas
Countdown to Christmas
Snowed in for Christmas
Retreat to the Spanish Sun
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Praise for Summer at the Ice Cream Café

Full of love and warmth, tears and laughter, another gorgeous book from Jo Thomas

Katie Fforde

Another winner from Jo Thomas, gorgeously evocative, happy-making and full of love!

Jill Mansell

Delicious and delightful - Jo sweeps you away to a better place with every book, which are always filled with warmth, love and a big spoonful of happiness

Veronica Henry

A delicious and touching summery read in a beautiful setting that Jo's fans will simply adore

Phillipa Ashley

An uplifting, summery comfort read that will tug on your heartstrings and leave you with a big smile

Rebecca Raisin

We love the way Jo's glorious novels always transport you to somewhere beautiful, and [Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe] is no exception . . . This touching novel, full of love and hope, is an uplifting summer read.

My Weekly

A warm-hearted treat

Best magazine

A feel-good story about finding your place in the community

Coast magazine

This warm-hearted, uplifting story is filled with happiness, summer sun and ice cream. It's the perfect holiday read.

Daily Record

The perfect summer romance novel to give you butterflies, celebrating all things sunshine, the seaside and ice cream - yes please!

Chat magazine

The perfect summer read to pack in your suitcase

Candis

A lovely, heart-warming read

Culturefly

This story of friendship, family and community is guaranteed to lift your spirits.

Good Housekeeping

Picking up a Jo Thomas book is a treat for the senses. With sumptuous food and a romantic outcome, Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe is another winner to satisfy your appetite this summer.

People's Friend

The ultimate seaside escape story

Woman and Home

A perfect read for your holiday

That's Life!

This is the ultimate summer seaside getaway read

Woman