The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is the next book in the Dream Harbor series.  In this one, we meet Archer who has been living his best life in Paris as a renowned chef, determined to get his Michelin star.  He then finds out that he has a daughter, Olive.  He had no idea that she even existed, she was the product of one of his many flings and the mother, Cate, never told him and was raising Olive on her own.  Suddenly he finds that he has to step up and be a father to this little girl and has to give up his dreams and move to the sleepy little town.  He gets a job at the local diner and tries desperately to revamp it, much to the dismay of the town.  He needs help with Olive so he can work, they Mayor suggests Iris, whose life is in turmoil and she's barely scraping by.  Although she really doesn't want to be a Nanny, it's an offer that she can't refuse.  It's a live in position and she really needs this for some stability in her life.  Olive is sad and struggles to connect with her new Dad.  Iris really helps bring her out of her shell and bring the family together.  Just one problem, these two have chemistry that is off the charts.  They try to manage their desires for Olive's sake, but of course that plan doesn't go well.  Can they both overcome their issues and make this little family work?

I was a little leery going into this one because it can be tricky to write a romance novel with a small child in the mix, but somehow Laurie managed to pull it off and create a really good story.  As always, I had fun spending a little time in Dream Harbor and connecting with some of the other townspeople.  Thank you to @netgalley and @harper360 for this #gifted copy.  Looking forward to the next one!