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First Dates at the Cat Cafe

An absolutely uplifting and cosy romantic comedy to warm your heart
Brief Description
Love is in the air at the cat cafe... Will everyone find their purr-fect match? Grace adores her job as a barista at the cafe, but dreams of one day setting up her own matchmaking agency to help pet lovers find true love. When Catpurrcino partners... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Get ready for a summer of first dates, fake dates and stolen kisses under a blanket of stars - with your favourite feline friend on hand for emotional support at all times! This romantic read is perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Lucy Jane Wood and Sarah Morgan.

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Love is in the air at the cat cafe... Will everyone find their purr-fect match?

Grace adores her job as a barista at the cafe, but dreams of one day setting up her own matchmaking agency to help pet lovers find true love.

When Catpurrcino partners with a dating festival for the whole of August, it seems like it is meant to be.

The last thing on Grace's mind is her own love life.

Until she is matched with musician Nathan, who is only at the festival so he can perform.

Grace knows from the very first moment that Nathan is not the man of her dreams.

But no one is going to take romantic advice from someone who can't even get through one successful date. So Grace and Nathan make a pact: they will pretend to be smitten with each other until the end of the festival.

The more time Grace and Nathan spend playing the perfect couple, the more Grace wonders if her fake feelings are becoming real... Could Nathan ever feel the same?

Tropes

Matchmaking

Fake Dating

Enemies to Lovers

Small town

Found family

Series: A Cat Cafรฉ Romance

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399752077

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Illustration: N/A

Contributors:

  • Read by Lucy Brownhill

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 235g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Rachel Rowlands lives in Manchester, England, with her husband and two cats. She grew up devouring any book she could get her hands on, and after earning her degree in English and Creative Writing, she built a career as a freelance editor while working on her own stories in her spare time. When she's not writing or editing, she enjoys playing video games and crying over romance Kdramas.

You can find her on Instagram @racheljrowlands and at racheljrowlands.com.

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