Spring at the Café at the End of the Pier

by Helen Rolfe

Spring is coming to The Café at the End of the Pier... A feelgood novella and the start of a brilliant new series...

Jo has settled into running her grandparents' little café at the end of the pier in Salthaven. She's given it a spring-clean and a spruce-up and she's getting to know the locals and starting to enjoy life by the sea.

But when her Harry, her ex-boyfriend, turns out to be her new accountant, feelings from the past start to flood back. He's here to help sort out the café's finances, which Jo's grandparents left in a mess, but Harry seems to have a hidden agenda and Jo isn't entirely sure spending time with him is a good idea.

Jo throws herself into her new plans for the café - turning it into a real café of love by arranging blind dates for some of the regulars. Her own love life might be non-existent, but it doesn't mean she can't bring a little bit of magic to the locals who have made her so welcome. This time she chooses single-dad Ben and doctor Jess. Will they find love at The Café at the End of the Pier?

And will Jo manage to put aside her feelings for Harry in order to give the café the future she dreams of for it...?

83 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 22, 2018

About the author

Helen Rolfe also writes as Helen J. Rolfe

Helen Rolfe writes contemporary women's fiction and enjoys weaving stories about family, friendship, secrets, and relationships. Characters often face challenges and must fight to overcome them, but above all, Helen's stories always have a happy ending.

Location is a big part of the adventure in Helen's books and she enjoys setting stories in different cities and countries around the world. So far, locations have included Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Connecticut, Bath and the Cotswolds. She also loves creating village settings or places with a small-town feel and a big sense of community.

Born and raised in the UK, Helen graduated from University with a business degree and began working in I.T. This job took her over to Australia where she eventually turned her attentions back to the career she'd dreamt of when she was fourteen. She studied writing and journalism and wrote articles for women's health and fitness magazines. Helen began writing fiction in 2011 and hasn't missed the I.T. world one little bit... in fact she may just have found her dream job!

To learn more about Helen, find her at:

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Reviews

[Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This continues on from "Valentines Day at The Cafe at the End of the Pier", where Jo helps out at the cafe.  Now she is running her Grandparents cafe for four months and is really getting a feel for her regular customers, and realising that there is more to the business than she originally expected.  Paperwork, need I say more? 

Helen has done it again for me with this book.  This book for me is very believable, I work in a cafe/ restaurant in Cornwall, a rural but near the coast location.  I love the way author has picked up on all the little aspects of this type of business, not just the achy feet, the customer nuances but also the behind the scenes aspects.  But then wrapped around this busy cafe is the story of Jo, she has a chance at a new start.  Her return to her home town means she will have to deal with an ex boyfriend, she will have to leave the bitterness of their separation behind her.  

Helen gives wonderful descriptions of the cafe, the people, the town and the food.  I have a feeling that this author has a thing for cakes and smoothies as she describes them wonderfully.  I can close my eyes and see this cafe from the descriptions Helen has woven, if only it were real so I could eat those cakes. Into this there is the romantic side of Jo, too busy to look for love herself, she sets about trying to link up a couple of her customers.  

I was gutted by the time I got to the end of this book, I was totally immersed in the story.  It is a wonderful story that meanders through the life of Jo, and the romantics will be spoilt for choice.  A perfect, quick read that is beautifully written feel good story that will make you smile as you read.  

I love this series and I am eager to read the next one in June. Highly Recommended.

[Jeanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

Loved being back at the cafe at the end of the pier great to see jo making good with it and all the romance going round where will romance take her can't wait for summer edition to come out

[Stephanie Wood · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an absolute delight! I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet tale which is the first in the series and can't wait to discover more about the dynamics of these characters' relationships.

[Vickie Richens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed it, can’t wait to read the next part

[Kat Mitcheson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read by this author. This book follows the prequel of Valentine's day where she turns up at salthaven sands to run her grandparents cafe which as the title predicts is at the bottom of the pier. It's spring but Toby all accounts of a British weather it's not all sunny days and the main character is running the cafe mostly single handed and happily after moving down from Edinburgh. she's set up a blind date for two single locals and they enjoyed each other's company then a man appears named Curtis but who is he? .... to be continued

[Lisa Bentley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part Two of the Café at the end of the Pier series was just as eventful and intriguing as the first. We welcome back Jo who seems much more settled and confident than she did in the first book. She is still intent on putting her own spin on the café that she has taken over from her grandparents and she is determined to make it a success…even if she may be having financial problems already.

What is especially great about Spring at the Café at the End of the Pier is that we learn a little more of Jo’s back story. We learn more about her mother and her siblings and also more about what drove her to move to Scotland all those years ago. Furthermore, familiar faces are popping up and appear to be trying to rock the comfy boat that the café has been for Jo.

I am really enjoying this series and I have already pre-ordered the third because I have to know what happens. Helen Rolfe, I am realising, is a master of slowly dripping tantalising information into the story to keep you hooked. Very clever.

If you want to make a clever decision today then that should be to download the first two books in the series and binge on them. They are perfect stories for those who love the comfort found in between the pages.

Spring at the Café at the End of the Pier by Helen Rolfe is available now.

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[Melanie Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely feel good read following the Valentines book. Jo is trying to get the café off of the ground and in amongst running the café and playing cupid trying to find love for others in Salthaven, could she have a secret admirer herself.

This is a really nice book for Spring, looking forward to reading Summer.

[Sarah Baines · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting there.

This little series is starting to warm up nicely. For anyone wanting to read this book, I do suggest reading Valentine's Day at the Cafe at the End of the Pier first as this one follows on from that. Full of interesting characters and the book is so descriptive that I want to move to Salthaven!

[angela tulloch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jo.

Just keeps getting better with each book. And jo. Is a great character in the story ,can't wait for the outcome . Would love to go for lunch here , love the seaside .got me hooked

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loving this series - review to follow

[Marie Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loving this series can’t wait for summer!!!!

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

[Emma Dargue · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good start to a sweet little romance series.

[Rosemary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lightweight holiday read..nice if you just want something sweet and simple..sometimes we all do..

[Gail Marchant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely story of people of Salthaven and their lives told at the Little Cafe at the End of the Pier an enjoyable read - the cafe, the postcards, the food & ofcourse love

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Joanna Sanger-stephens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this series 😍

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this first book of four in the series. Looking forward to starting the second one later today.