The Soulmate Bakery

Author: Ahmed, Safa

Reading age: from c 14 years (Young Adult)

Published on 15 October 2026 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Penguin Books Ltd) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Maple Falls' series.

Paperback | 352 pages
197 x 130 x 25 | 248g

This cozy, romantic fantasy is perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls, The Baby Dragon Cafe and Legends and Lattes!'The perfect autumnal escape!' - A .T. Qureshi, bestselling author of The Baby Dragon Cafe🍁 ? Welcome to Maple Falls ? 🍁A town full of wonder and magic, where all manner of fantastical creatures live in perfect bliss.

Unless you’re Maya Reverie.

Done with being a walking disaster, kitchen witch Maya knows the exact thing that’ll help get her life on track. . .finding her soulmate. It shouldn’t be difficult since she has all the ingredients for the ultimate soulmate-finding-cookie.

But disaster strikes when her cookies end up at the town's Annual Fall Bake Sale and wreak havoc. Maya will do anything to fix her latest mess-up. Even, ask Orion Hawthorne for help.

The surly dragon-shifter has always been a thorn in her side, but he is the town’s best curse-breaker and, whether she likes it or not, she’ll need his help.

Because to fix this spell she’ll need to; find her actual soulmate, confess and cast a counterspell of epic proportions. Easy.

TROPES:Small town 🍂Love triangle 😏Best friend's older brother 🔥Soulmates 💗Bakery setting 🍪Low spice 🌶'The Soulmate Bakery is the perfect autumnal escape. This was the charming mash-up of Gilmore Girls, Halloweentown, and The Summer I Turned Pretty that I didn’t know I needed!' - A. T. Qureshi, bestselling author of The Baby Dragon Cafe