Maxine Connolly has had a rough year with the loss of her mum, marriage, and job in quick succession, and she'd be the first to admit that she hasn't been coping. But when her teenage daughter, Sophie, applies for a job at the Comfort Food Café on her behalf, Max realises she's let things get out of hand. So, when the job offer comes, Max decides to embrace this unexpected opportunity and uproot her life for a fresh start on the south coast. And even though it starts with a vicious storm that rips apart the cosy cottage that was meant to be their new home, the warmth of the people of Budbury, and the reluctant hospitality of gorgeous local recluse Gabriel Moran, show Max that there's always reason to hope, and with cake in your belly there's nothing that you can't face...
