The Christmas Countdown

By: Holly Cassidy Many thanks to Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! This book was super cute! Callie has had a bit of a rough year. After her boyfriend of 10 years has her move for his job, he breaks up with her. Callie moves in with her sister, AnitaContinue reading “The Christmas Countdown”

Wish I Was Here

By: Melissa Wiesner Many thanks to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and the author for the ARC of this book! This was an interesting book! Catherine Lipton lands her dream job as a math professor at a university but when she shows up for orientation, she finds out that her human resources paperwork was rejected. ItContinue reading “Wish I Was Here”

Christmas in Chestnut Ridge

By: Nancy Naigle Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin, and NetGalley for the ARC of the book! Sheila goes to Chestnut Ridge for a few weeks in December to visit her friend Natalie and to help Natalie enter her tree into the Christmas Tree Stroll contest. Chestnut Ridge is a small townContinue reading “Christmas in Chestnut Ridge”

I Did Something Bad

By: Pyae Moet Thet War Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! Wow! This book blew me away! Khin is a freelance journalist who is recently divorced after about one year of marriage. Vogue has reached out to her to do a celebrity profile onContinue reading “I Did Something Bad”

Some Like It Cold

By: Elle McNicoll Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! I wasn’t sure about this book when I first started reading it, but I wound up really enjoying it! I think it’s because the first part of the book felt a little disjointed for me. IContinue reading “Some Like It Cold”

The Merry Matchmaker

By: Sheila Roberts Many thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing, The Hive, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! This was an okay book. Frankie Lane owns a Christmas shop, her daughter works there part time, as well as her mother. She is a widow and claims that she is happy the way her lifeContinue reading “The Merry Matchmaker”

The Christmas Inn

By: Pamela M. Kelley Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! This book was written to be made into a Hallmark movie! It gives the reader a sense of warmth. Riley loses her job right before the holiday and calls her sister Amy to talkContinue reading “The Christmas Inn”

The Childminder

By: Hayley Smith Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! I really enjoy this author! One dad and four moms form a parent group. Each day of the week, one parent watches all the kids after school until 6pm. All of the parents receive a letter about revealing their darkestContinue reading “The Childminder”

The Slowest Burn

By: Sarah Chamberlain Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! This book may be titled The Slowest Burn, but a slow burn romance this was not! Ellie is a ghost writer for cookbooks and Kieran just won a cooking show and is now doing aContinue reading “The Slowest Burn”

Can’t Help Falling in Love

By: Sophie Sullivan “Many thanks to St. Martin’s Griffin and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! This book is sweet! Lexi is struggling, she’s working two jobs while taking classes for her degree, takes care of her mother since her dad passed away and the debts he left, and their house isn’t doing soContinue reading “Can’t Help Falling in Love”