Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Cafe, is in love and couldn't be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem quite as upbeat about the upcoming season of snow and merriment. But when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York, Issy is forced to face up to the prospect of a long-distance romance. And when the Christmas rush at the cafe - with its increased demand for her delectable creations - begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.

This December, Issy will have to rely on all her reserves of courage, good nature and cinnamon, to make sure everyone has a merry Christmas, one way or another . . .

Indulge yourself and your sweet-toothed friends with Jenny Colgan's new novel, simply bursting with Christmas cupcake recipes and seasonal sugar-fuelled fun.

Review

The perfect escape Woman Magazine Light and fun read for the sweet-toothed, with a clutch of recipes as the icing on top Choice This tale is even sweeter than the first. Festive and charming, it's another triumph for Jenny Colgan Cosmopolitan

About the Author

Jenny Colgan is the author of twelve bestselling novels - most recently Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams. Her first novel featuring cupcake baker Issy Randall, Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe, was also a Top 10 bestseller, and won the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance 2012. She is married with three children and lives in London and France. For more about Jenny, visit her website and her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter: @jennycolgan.