When Louise Phillips loses her job as an editor, she has mixed feelings about returning home to her small Yorkshire town, Applethwaite, to live with her mum... in her late thirties. She also has mixed feelings about reopening the family bakery when her real dream is to open a bookshop.
As Louise embraces small-town life and reengages with one of her old hobbies, baking, the locals become entranced with her gorgeous ginger cake and stunning scones. With the help of her step-daughter, Maddie, Louise realises that she doesn't have to choose between her own dreams and her family's legacy: she's going to open a Bookshop Bakery.
But starting a business is always tough and when Louise seeks financial help from her mother, Elizabeth, the loan comes with a catch - she must hire local architect Giacamo to do the work. Whilst the two share an initial dislike of being forced together, they grow to like and respect one another as they work.
Between the rocky road to business success, budding romance and big decisions, will the Bookshop Bakery bring everyone together or drive them apart?