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The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick

The Time Hop Coffee Shop

A Novel

Phaedra Patrick

Park Row Books · Print & ebook · December 9, 2025

“A delightful tale, full of heart.” –Evie Woods, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop Welcome to the Time Hop Coffee Shop, where wishes can come true… Greta Perks was once the shining star of the iconic Maple Gold coffee commercials, the quintessential TV wife and mom.

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Who it’s for
A cozy, lightly speculative read with a gentle emotional current.
Genres
Magical Realism, Time Travel Fiction, Cozy Fantasy
Published
Park Row Books, December 9, 2025

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About this book

“A delightful tale, full of heart.” –Evie Woods, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop Welcome to the Time Hop Coffee Shop, where wishes can come true… Greta Perks was once the shining star of the iconic Maple Gold coffee commercials, the quintessential TV wife and mom. Now fame has faded, her marriage is on the rocks, her teenage daughter has become distant and Greta’s once-glittering career feels like a distant memory.

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When Greta stumbles upon a mysterious coffee shop serving a magical brew, she wishes for the perfect life in those past Maple Gold commercials. Next thing she knows, Greta wakes in the idyllic make-believe town of Mapleville, where the sun always shines and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and second chances fill the air. Given the opportunity to live the life she dreamed, Greta is determined to rewrite her own script. But can life ever be like a coffee commercial? And what will happen when Greta has to choose between perfection and real life, with no turning back?

Softly Offbeat

A cozy, lightly speculative read with a gentle emotional current.

Come here for

  • coffee-shop comfort with a time-bent edge
  • warm, easy immersion

Expect

  • family-and-relationship tangle
  • book-club-friendly conversation

Where it sits

Time Travel Fiction64%
Magical Realism40%
Cozy Fantasy33%

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Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Fantasy
  • Funny Fiction
  • Psychological Fiction
  • Alternate History
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  • Coming-of-Age
  • Women's Fiction
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Parenting & Family
Authors
Phaedra Patrick
Publisher
Park Row Books
Published
December 9, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Contemporary Fantasy