THE CHRISTMAS TEA SHOP & BAKERY (The Tea Shop & Tearoom Series Book 1)

The Christmas Tea Shop & Bakery is a light-hearted romance set in a seaside town in Scotland.

It is a 22,000 word novella. It's the first book in the Tea Shop & Tearoom series of books.

Book 1 - The Christmas Tea Shop & Bakery
Book 2 - The Christmas Chocolatier
Book 3 - The Chocolate Cake Shop in New York at Christmas
Book 4 - The Bakery by the Seaside
Book 5 - Shed in the City

These romances can be read in any order.

Story:

Erith leaves behind her old life, and her ex-boyfriend, to start afresh. She moves to a lovely Scottish seaside town and opens up a vintage tea shop and bakery selling cakes, bread, scones and tea.

Although Erith wants a quiet life, baking during the day and sewing her quilts in the evenings in her house above the shop, the local shopkeepers soon involve her in their festive plans.

Stuart, who owns the shop that sells everything, flirts with her. Handsome interior designer, Muir, takes an interest in her, but is she interested in him? And what about Zack, the gorgeous bad boy?

Erith bakes everything from chocolate bread to traditional Victoria sponge cakes. She blends her special selection of teas. She becomes friends with the local sewing bee women, Doreen, Millie and Belle. She also realises that when it comes to love, she has to trust her instincts rather than listen to local gossip.

Set in a Scottish seaside town, there's baking, sewing, snogging and sexy men in this light-hearted romance.

Amid the chaos, will Erith find time for love? Will there be a romantic proposal? Who will be Santa and switch on the town's Christmas tree lights? In the busy little town there's only one thing for sure - no one wants to dress up as the reindeer's bum.

About the Author:

De-ann Black is a bestselling author, traditionally published for over 15 years, with more than 50 books published. She's also a scriptwriter and former newspaper journalist.

She worked as marketing editor for a glossy magazine, helped organise fashion shows and photo-shoots, trained for many years in martial arts, and was a full-time newspaper journalist. De-ann loves to sew, knit and is also a fabric designer and artist. And she loves to bake cakes.

Books by De-ann Black include:

The Sewing, Knitting & Baking series:
Book 1 - The Tea Shop
Book 2 - The Sewing Bee & Afternoon Tea
Book 3 - The Christmas Knitting Bee

The Tea Shop & Tearoom series:
Book 1 - The Christmas Tea Shop & Bakery
Book 2 - The Christmas Chocolatier
Book 3 - The Chocolate Cake Shop in New York at Christmas
Book 4 - The Bakery by the Seaside
Book 5 - Shed in the City

The Tea Dress Shop series:
Book 1 - The Tea Dress Shop At Christmas
Book 2 - The Fairytale Tea Dress Shop In Edinburgh
Book 3 - The Vintage Tea Dress Shop In Summer

And - Christmas Romance in Paris
Christmas Romance in Scotland

The Bitch-Proof Suit - fashion and romance set in Dublin and New York
Oops! I'm the Paparazzi - romance in New York
The Cure For Love - set in Cornwall

New releases for 2014

THE CHRISTMAS KNITTING BEE
THE SEWING BEE & AFTERNOON TEA
THE TEA SHOP
SHED IN THE CITY
THE BAKERY BY THE SEASIDE

New releases for 2013 & 2012 include:

CHRISTMAS ROMANCE IN PARIS
THE CHOCOLATE CAKE SHOP IN NEW YORK AT CHRISTMAS
THE CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATIER
THE CHRISTMAS TEA SHOP & BAKERY
CHRISTMAS ROMANCE IN SCOTLAND
THE VINTAGE TEA DRESS SHOP IN SUMMER
THE FAIRYTALE TEA DRESS SHOP IN EDINBURGH
THE TEA DRESS SHOP AT CHRISTMAS
DUBLIN GIRL - HOT SUMMER IN THE CITY
THE BITCH-PROOF BRIDE
THE BITCH-PROOF ROMANCE
SHOPPING FOR MEN
SHOPPING FOR MEN AT CHRISTMAS
OOPS! I'M UP TO MISCHIEF
OOPS! I'M A SECRET AGENT
OOPS! I'M A HOLLYWOOD AGENT
I'M HOLDING OUT FOR A VAMPIRE BOYFRIEND
WHY ARE ALL THE GOOD GUYS TOTAL MONSTERS?
The crime thriller SHADOWS OF MURDER
And the international spy thriller ELECTRIC SHADOWS