Christmas at Sleigh Bell Farm

Loved this Christmas romance that will give you plenty of warm Christmas fuzzies. Nothing is better than spending time in Marietta at Christmas time, it will for sure put you in the holiday mood. Great chemistry between Lucky and Rachel. Loved Betsy and Dave too!!

Lucky has returned to his grandparent’s farm to help through the holidays when he meets podcaster, Rachel with her contest of first kiss, when he enters his grandparents. Lucky soon needs to make the decision to keep the farm going or returning to vet school.

This is the story “about finding your way home again”. I highly recommend this book, can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

What there perfect book to put you into the Christmas spirit. It has a noisy family and small town ready to help neighbors and hot cowboy and cowgirl I mean what more does it need. This book really was a fun read, the author has you laughing and crying all at once. I enjoyed coming back and reading about Marrietta. This book does have sex in it but it does not have any foul language. I really enjoyed how not matter what Patrick and Lucky were close like brothers and they seemed like two peas in a pod. I lived Rachel and Cloe for the same they were like sister and always willing to do anything for each other. OH and I loved Bill I think we all have a Bill in our lives for sure. If you are looking for a fun book this one will not disappoint.

This was such a beautiful story. From the very beginning I knew this was a special story with characters to match. Thus far this is one of my favorite Christmas reads this year. Believe it or not I have already read at least ten! I have actually read a few other books by this author and enjoyed them all. If you’re looking for feel good romance, I do recommend you check out this author.

Rachel and Lucky…..
When Rachel and Lucky first spy each other from a distance, there is attraction. But neither knows the other nor are either looking for a relationship. Lucky is only in town long enough to give a hand to his beloved grandparent’s farm. Then he’s back to Vet school to fulfill his parent’s wishes. Lucky had a horrible incident happen in his past that keeps him from trusting his own instincts, wants and needs. As a result, he finds himself consistently seeking approval from his father. But does he really need it? Is his father that much of a tyrant? Lucky will soon find out that it’s important to follow your heart if you want true happiness. In life and in love.

Rachel is a server at the Graff Hotel in Marietta. But her passion lies with podcasting. One day she hopes her show will be popular enough that podcasting could be her only occupation. Rachel is currently running a contest to award free publicity for the month of December to the winner. All the applicants need to do is send in “First Kiss” stories. And when she receives Lucky’s story, she is inspired. Lucky entered the contest with the story of his grandparent’s first kiss.

When Rachel and Lucky officially meet, their attraction grows and so does their relationship; albeit slowly. The development of Rachel and Lucky’s relationship grew from friends to more with a believable pace which I appreciated. I felt connected to these two wonderful characters. As the story rolls on, there is a bit of angst and an obstacle here and there to which gives the story some complexity. Rachel and Lucky will have a bit of work to find that happily-ever-after. Don’t worry, I promise you there is a wonderful ending. This was such an enjoyable book and I definitely recommend it for a sit-by-the-fire, comfy chair and hot cocoa Christmas read for anyone looking for a feel-good holiday romance.

This is my honest and unbiased review. Thank you for taking the time to read it. 🙂

I always enjoy revisiting Marietta.

What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Part of a series: The Elliotts of Montana
Standalone
HEA
Epilogue

I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from Tule Publishing.

Lucky Elliott is always trying to please his family and friends. He wants to do what he thinks is best for everyone else. His Dad wants him to be a veterinarian just like he is. Lucky has a way with animals but he doesn’t want to be a veterinarian, his dream is to have an animal sanctuary. He doesn’t tell his family because if he continues his grandparents dream he will be running the sleigh bell carriage rides. If he follows his father’s wishes he will be taking care of animals too. Both of these would be profitable businesses but the sanctuary is not a guaranteed success.

Lucky gets called home from school to help his grandfather for a little while, then he has decided to go back and get his degree. While he is home trying to help them save the farm he enters a contest for a podcast called First Kiss. He tells them the story of his grandparents first kiss and wins the contest. This gives him free advertising for a month which he thinks will help them get through the holiday season.

He brings Rachel to the farm to meet his grandparents and interview them for the contest which they have won.

I love to read Christmas & Holiday books all year long. This is one of those books that I will be reading and re-reading for years to come. Let’s head back to Marietta my favorite place to be in the entire world…if it were real that is. Lucky Elliot comes home from vet school to help out his grandparents on their farm at the holiday time and to make some tough decisions. He thought he was only making decisions about the farm but life is funny like that you know.

A pod-cast & contest about love’s first kiss can get Sleigh Bell Farm it’s much needed advertising for free if they are the one’s picked. Rachel O’Rourke is the pod-cast reporter and she and Lucky get close as he helps her get to know his grandparents.
This book has everything I could want and more in a book at anytime of the year. It has the perfect amount of push and pull between characters, both main ones and supporting ones as well. There is so much true life written into this story that it simply gave me goose bumps sitting here writing this out. Our author has her hands and heart plugged into the cowboys, farmers and yes, those we call middle America and it shows. Marietta, Montana is a fictional town but it is one so many of us love like it is our own hometown. Reading this book I cried thinking I might be losing an institution long dear to our hearts. This book is now one of my two favorite Christmas books.

Christmas at Sleigh Bell Farm by Kaylie Newell
It’s going to take more than luck to make his Christmas dreams come true
Jim “Lucky” Elliott is the country boy next door – charismatic, handsome and charming. But when he has to drop out of vet school to try and rescue his grandparents’ Marietta-based sleigh ride business and family farm, Lucky faces his hardest struggle yet.
Podcaster Rachel O’Rourke is done with broken hearts, but she can still find joy in other people’s happily-ever-afters. When she holds a contest on her show for the best first kiss story, her bruised heart beats a little faster when she reads Lucky’s submission. He doesn’t have a story, but his grandparents do, and free advertising for the winner is just what he’s looking for.
As they start spending time on the farm, Rachel finds herself not only drawn to the sweet setting, but also to the man. But when a real estate developer sets his sights on the Elliott land, Lucky will have to decide if the money means security for his family, or if he’ll fight for Sleigh Bell with Rachel by his side.
This is Rachel O’Rourke and Jim “Lucky” Elliott’s story.
Rachel O’Rourke looked up when the guy in the sheepskin jacket walked in. It was kind of hard not to.
She’d seen him outside the bar doors while she’d been bussing table four. He’d been reading her flyer. And then he’d taken it down and put it in his pocket.
Her heart had skipped a beat at that—a handsome young guy responding to her first kiss contest. But then she remembered he was probably taking the flyer because he had a first kiss story to tell. Which meant he was taken. Which meant she needed to concentrate on getting through her shift instead of daydreaming about first kiss stories, or her podcast finally taking off, or hunky men in Wranglers who looked exactly like young Clint Eastwood with the blue eyes to match.
Picking up a couple of beer mugs with a clink, she reminded herself she was done with men for a while anyway. She was done with their empty promises and fake declarations of love. And she was definitely through with thinking romance was in the cards for her. At least not the kind of romance she talked about on her show. The kind that you bored your grandkids with fifty years later.
Lucky Elliott wasn’t always lucky. Not by a long shot. But that’s what folks in town had always called him, and he’d always answered to it. Good-naturedly, of course. Because that was his thing.
But standing there, looking up at the Graff Hotel with the first snowflakes of the season swirling around his head, he wondered if anyone would ever call him by his given name. Or if they’d ever know him well enough to try.
Hunching his shoulders against the chilly Montana breeze, he reached for the door handle and opened it to a blast of warm, fragrant air. The place always smelled like cinnamon and wood smoke. And home. It was his favorite place to grab a beer whenever he came home from college. He hadn’t been back in a while, though. Graduate school, or trying to stay in graduate school, had overshadowed everything else lately, including stopping in at the Graff, and catching up with his friend who tended bar there.
Christmas at Sleigh Bell Farm by Kaylie Newell is a 5 star book.
I highly recommend reading.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Kaylie’s Books with Tule:
Falling for the Ranger
Men of Marietta
Christmas at the Graff
Holiday at the Graff
Tanner’s Promise
The Harlow Brothers
Luke’s Gift
The Harlow Brothers
Judd’s Vow
The Harlow Brothers
Christmas at Sleigh Bell Farm

A sweet Christmas read with family drama, precious memories like a first kiss, saving a farm before it’s too late, a couple of donkeys and so much more. Lucky is home from the vet school working to find a miracle to help save his grandparent’s farm. He’s one that tries to be a people pleaser and puts others ahead of what he truly wants. Part of it stems from guilt and regret. Previously attending vet school was part of that. He wants to open an animal sanctuary but for him it’s an unreachable pipe dream until he means Rachel who is a podcaster. Winning a contest gives him some hope along with her believing in him. Plus seeing Rachel reach for her dreams and working to make them come true. They seem to instantly connect but their relationship grows slowly as time they spend together. Will Lucky ever believe in himself? Does the farm get saved in time? Overall an enjoyable read. I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from Tule Publishing.