Sometimes love needs a little help from Mother Nature—and what better time than the holidays to let it snow . . . and snow . . . and snow . . . STARRY NIGHT * Fern Michaels As the host of a radio program for the lovelorn in Chicago, Jessie Richmond is surprisingly lonely, especially with the holidays approaching. So she decides to make the trek to her uncle’s bookstore in rural New York state … uncle’s bookstore in rural New York state and hold a speed dating event—only to find herself snowed in—with one very special single . . .
MISTLETOE AND MIMOSAS * Tara Sheets
After years of hard work, real estate agent Layla Gentry has her dream home on Pine Cove Island. She’s perfectly content to be on her own. Until her childhood nemesis, Sebastian, comes to town. When a snowstorm and a stranded kitten bring them together on Christmas Eve, Layla discovers he’s all grown up—and she may have one more dream left . . .
MISSING CHRISTMAS * Kate Clayborn
It’s all work and no play for two longtime friends-turned-business-partners Kristen and Jasper—until an unexpected kiss turns things personal. Will it mean the end of something, or the beginning? With a major contract in the balance, Christmas around the corner, and a lot of unspoken feelings, it may take an unpredictable blizzard in New England to seal the deal . . .
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Fern Michaels’ A Snowy Little Christmas was an enjoyable read. It is actually three short stories by Fern Michaels, Tara Sheets, and Kate Clayborn. Each is a completely different Rom-Com with the Christmas season as the backdrop. I would definitely recommend this book.
Truly enjoyed “Missing Christmas” by Kate Clayborn 4
A clean, dual POV that flowed rather well. Friends to and business owners to lovers, what a mess that could be, at least according to Jasper. I felt so bad for him, he truly had no way to understand commitment, forever or unconditional love. Kristen however, is all sunshine and rainbows, bubbly personality. It’s why they run such a successful business. They get stranded and a lot of thoughts and feelings get revealed–and none of them to do with business. There’s even an epilogue as they make new Christmas traditions–HEA here!
Really enjoyed “Mistletoe and Mimosas” by Tara Sheets 4
Clean Romance–easy read, Layla and Sebastian, poor girl, rich boy way back in high school. All is not always as it looks from the outside, when these two finally get stranded at Seb’s vet clinic, much is revealed. Layla’s foster kitty, Toonces, unwittingly played a part in all this, which made for a bit of tense reading, but furbabies are always bonus in books for me.
There was a bit of humor throughout, but one line, very memorable, coming out of little Charlie “Then he’s taking her to pound town for dessert.” Big LOL here!
I could’ve used a more finished HEA, felt like it just stopped too fast considering it’s a Christmas Romance, an epilogue would’ve been good here too.
An okay read “Starry Night” by Fern Michaels 3
This was a good Christmas story. Smalltown togetherness and lots to do with all the townspeople participating. Descriptions were good, but I felt no romance here. I like it to be more visible, with a defined HEA.
I’ll admit I wanted to read this Christmas anthology because of Fern Michaels being a contributing author. However, the novella I ended up liking the best was by Kate Clayborn. I had never heard of her before, but her novella that was told from the dual point of view was different enough to really catch and grab my attention. The story line of two business partners who have been fighting their attraction to each other was fun, quirky and so much fun. I especially enjoyed the male character’s expression of his feelings.
I love Christmas anthologies because you can complete a story in a short amount of time and get the feel good out of it before you have to put it down and do something else. This anthology was very enjoyable because all three stories had a “stranded in the snow with someone of the opposite sex” theme going for it. That is one of my favorite. This was definitely worth reading!
I was given a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.
This was an enjoyable collection of Christmas novellas from Fern Michaels, Tara Sheets, and Kate Clayborn. Each of the stories involves couples getting snowed in and realizing that they are meant for each other.
This is a wonderful collection of holiday romance novellas.
Great book
love her books can’t get enough.
This was a really good collection of 4 stories by different authors. There is something here for everyone. Each story has characters that are well developed & easy to connect to. A great collection of Christmas stories, each one is different but carries the America’s vibe. Really enjoyable collection to read.
Two Out of Three is Terrible
This is a set of 3 novella-length stories that occur at Christmas time. The first story; Starry Night by Fern Michaels is a solid 5 star, a clean tale of community at Christmas. The next two, Mistletoe and Mimosas by Tara Sheets and Missing Christmas by Kate Clayborn are too smutty for me. Both are about sex, not romance. For a short, novella length story to emphasize physical attraction does not leave enough room to have a plot about anything else. I was disappointed. I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review.
A Snowy Little Christmas is a collection of novellas for the holiday season. It includes Starry Night by Fern Michaels, Mistletoe and Mimosas by Tara Sheets, and Missing Christmas by Kate Clayborn.
These enjoyable tales center around the theme of home: finding home, coming home, and home being where you are as long as you are with the one you love. Each story features strong characters and interesting settings. These stories will add just a little bit extra Christmas cheer for the reader.
I did enjoy this anthology and do recommend it!
Christmas romance novellas you can’t miss. this book has a great selection of authors for you to choose from. All very well written and smooth storylines. Has all the ingrediants for a heartwarming read. Adventure, romance and life. Nice quick reads to help pass the time and loose yourself for a while
“A Snowy Little Christmas” by Fern Michaels Tara Sheets Kate Clayborn
I requested an ARC from the publishers for this 3-novella book. Yes it was granted, thank you very much, and my honest opinion of these stories is this. IF you like sweet contemporary short stories with a twist of romance, a few road-blocks and mis-directions along the way to the possibility of a HEA then I think you will like these stories just as much as I did. This book is worth the read. Happy Reading !!