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Life By The Cove #2
Secrets At The Bakery
A quiet widower seeking peace. A lonely comedian who craves connection. And a charming island town with big secrets…
Tucked away on a beautiful island off the idyllic coast of Maine, widower Valerie Carnalli looks forward to a busy tourist season to keep her hands busy and her bakery afloat. But this spring will be anything but normal.
Because when the down-on-his-luck comedian and ventriloquist Stew Miltort arrives in town to visit, Valerie is plunged into a pair of perplexing mysteries that stretch deep into the waters of Lobster Cove.
Stew is desperate to reconnect with his teenage daughter. After Stew lets her start working part-time at Valerie’s bakery, he and Valerie quickly find their paths interlocked.
Lobster Cove has always been an island of secrets. And when Valerie receives an unexpected visit from a mysterious man, it challenges everything she thought she knew about Stew. And brings even more questions about her husband’s death.
Valerie loves the small town of Lobster Cove and her bakery. But will she find a second chance at love? Or will her hopes be swept out to sea and swallowed by the deep?
A feel-good clean romance and puzzling mysteries, Secrets At The Bakery is a delightful contemporary women’s fiction series that combines a beautiful small-town seaside backdrop and warm, lovable characters.
Tucked away on a beautiful island off the idyllic coast of Maine, widower Valerie Carnalli looks forward to a busy tourist season to keep her hands busy and her bakery afloat. But this spring will be anything but normal.
Because when the down-on-his-luck comedian and ventriloquist Stew Miltort arrives in town to visit, Valerie is plunged into a pair of perplexing mysteries that stretch deep into the waters of Lobster Cove.
Stew is desperate to reconnect with his teenage daughter. After Stew lets her start working part-time at Valerie’s bakery, he and Valerie quickly find their paths interlocked.
Lobster Cove has always been an island of secrets. And when Valerie receives an unexpected visit from a mysterious man, it challenges everything she thought she knew about Stew. And brings even more questions about her husband’s death.
Valerie loves the small town of Lobster Cove and her bakery. But will she find a second chance at love? Or will her hopes be swept out to sea and swallowed by the deep?
A feel-good clean romance and puzzling mysteries, Secrets At The Bakery is a delightful contemporary women’s fiction series that combines a beautiful small-town seaside backdrop and warm, lovable characters.
60 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 31, 2026
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February 2, 2026
Secrets
Very interesting read. So many secrets from the past threaten the small cove. A suspicious death causes a lot of unanswered questions. This is a short book but packed with lots of intrigue.
Very interesting read. So many secrets from the past threaten the small cove. A suspicious death causes a lot of unanswered questions. This is a short book but packed with lots of intrigue.
January 31, 2026
This one is a real twister.
"LEAVE THE ISLAND NOW!!!!"
"DON'T LEAVE THE ISLAND !!!!!"
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This is an advanced reader copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
"LEAVE THE ISLAND NOW!!!!"
"DON'T LEAVE THE ISLAND !!!!!"
What is going on?
This is an advanced reader copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 3, 2026
Book 2 is full of mysterious phone calls and/or notes. Stew is deciding whether to stay on Lobster Cove or get out. Guess we’ll see what’s next.
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