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Cupcake Café Books in Order

Part ofJenny Colgan Books in Order

See the Cupcake Café books in order by Jenny Colgan, with quick summaries, series background, and the best place to start with Issy’s bakery story.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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Cupcake Café books in publication order

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Meet Me at the Cupcake Café

by Jenny Colgan

2011

Issy Randall’s London life unravels, and she falls back on the one thing that still brings her joy: baking. A job in a cupcake shop turns into a bigger dream, and an unexpected romance makes the risk feel real.

2

Christmas at the Cupcake Café

by Jenny Colgan

2012

Issy’s cupcake business is taking off, and Christmas brings nonstop orders, family expectations, and a few hard truths about love and work. Keeping the shop running is one challenge, deciding what she wants next is another.

Cupcake Café books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Meet Me at the Cupcake Café"

    Meet Me at the Cupcake Café

    by Jenny Colgan

    2011Cupcake Café, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Christmas at the Cupcake Café"

    Christmas at the Cupcake Café

    by Jenny Colgan

    2012Cupcake Café, Book 2

Series background & context

At the center of the Cupcake Café books is Issy Randall, a London woman whose life takes a sharp left turn when work and love both wobble at once. Baking is the one thing she can control, and it turns into a way back to herself.

In Meet Me at the Cupcake Café, Issy finds a job in a small cupcake shop and starts learning what it really takes to keep a food business alive. There are early mornings, cramped kitchens, and the kind of friendships that form when you are exhausted together.

Then the feelings get complicated.

Christmas at the Cupcake Café picks up with bigger ambitions and the extra pressure that comes with the holiday rush. Issy has to balance what she wants for the shop with what she wants for her life, and those two things do not always line up.

Across the series, the tone stays warm and funny, with plenty of cake, a little chaos, and a lot of second chances.

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