Ready for a feel good read that will ease you into the Christmas spirit? Join forty-three-year-old newbie innkeeper Jenny Beckett at the Lakeside Resort on beautiful Heron Lake. Jenny’s dreading Christmas. With almost no cabins booked for the holidays, she’s accidentally made promises on social media about dazzling Christmas festivities happening at the Lakeside Resort. Trouble is, the holidays … holidays are fast approaching, Jenny’s not begun to finalize plans, and she keeps running into roadblocks.
Stretched tight, Jenny scrambles to book a decent Santa Claus, a horse-drawn wagon for Currier and Ives-style sleigh rides, and the Christmas choirs she’s so enthusiastically described online. To complicate matters, Mama has a frightening fall, Charlotte and Ashe are at odds about their upcoming wedding, and Jenny’s getting the jitters about marrying and building a cabin with her fiancé, Luke.
When Jenny shares her fears with Luke and her best girlfriends, she starts to feel the wonder of the season. Friends gift her a new vintage camper, Mama and Landis make a startling announcement, and friends and family pitch in to help her deliver the dazzling Christmas she’d promised. Jenny realizes she already has all she needs for a magical Christmas and a happy future.
With cozy romance, classic carols, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and happily ever afters, Christmas joy is always on tap at The Lakeside Resort.
USA Today Bestselling author Susan Schild writes heartwarming novels about women over 40 having adventures, falling in love, and finding their happily ever afters. Follow her on BookBub for updates.
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I don’t usually read Christmas books and I rarely read novellas but since I enjoyed the first two books in this series, it was a no-brainer to read this one too. And I’m glad that I did. It was great to go back to the Lakeside Resort and catch up with Jenny and her friends – both human and animal.
Jenny is in her early 40s. She owns a small campground and is struggling with her finances and knows that she needs to keep her cabins rented over the Christmas holiday. She really isn’t in a holiday mood but knows that she needs to come up with some great holiday plans to keep her cabins rented. She’s also very unsettled about making plans for her wedding to Luke. So she gets together with her mom and her best friend to make plans for Christmas – she wants a Santa Claus, a horse drawn sleigh and Christmas carols but how is she going to make it all happen in such a short period of time?
I highly recommend this series – it’s a fun series with well-written characters that you’ll come to love. It also has a main character over 40 which is something you don’t see often enough. The series is full of fun and adventure, problems and solutions, love and friendship and happily ever after endings for everyone. It’s a perfect series to read during the busy lives we all have during the Christmas season. I’m looking forward to book 4 due to be published in June, 2020 because I’m not ready to say goodbye to these characters yet.
Thanks to the author for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.
Mistletoe at the Lakeside Resort
Author : Susan Schild
Release date : October 25, 2019.
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Description:
Ready for a feel good read that will ease you into the Christmas spirit?Join forty-three-year-old newbie innkeeper Jenny Beckett at the Lakeside Resort on beautiful Heron Lake. Jenny’s dreading Christmas. With almost no cabins booked for the holidays, she’s accidentally made promises on social media about dazzling Christmas festivities happening at the Lakeside Resort. Trouble is, the holidays are fast approaching, Jenny’s not begun to finalize plans, and she keeps running into roadblocks.Stretched tight, Jenny scrambles to book a decent Santa Claus, a horse-drawn wagon for Currier and Ives-style sleigh rides, and the Christmas choirs she’s so enthusiastically described online. To complicate matters, Mama has a frightening fall, Charlotte and Ashe are at odds about their upcoming wedding, and Jenny’s getting the jitters about marrying and building a cabin with her fiancé, Luke. When Jenny shares her fears with Luke and her best girlfriends, she starts to feel the wonder of the season. Friends gift her a new vintage camper, Mama and Landis make a startling announcement, and friends and family pitch in to help her deliver the dazzling Christmas she’d promised. Jenny realizes she already has all she needs for a magical Christmas and a happy future.With cozy romance, classic carols, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and happily ever afters, Christmas joy is always on tap at The Lakeside Resort.
MY REVIEW
I loved everything about this book and would give it more than 5 stars if I could. Started this book last night and I just had to finish this book before I could try and go to sleep! I started and finished this book in just a few hours . The characters as always grabbed me and sucked me in. Buddy, Bear ,( Jenny’s two rescue dogs ) and Levi her miniature horse make the story so much better. You can’t help but laugh at some of the things they do. I love these 3 so much ! The author has a way of writing that makes me feel like I was part of it all. I love the authors writing style and the fact she describes all of the scenes so well. It was as if i was standing right there with them. All of the characters even the animals are well developed, and the plot is attention grabbing. I fell in love with Lake Heron and LakeSide Resort in book one along with all of the characters. I so wish all of it was real so I could go stay there, pet those adorable babies and set around a campfire with these characters. I loved getting to know Charlotte, Ashe, Alice, Claire and Landis as well. Will Jenny be able to pull off the Christmas she promised ? What about Charlotte and Ashe ? Will they cancel their wedding ? Will Jenny go through with her wedding ? Will Mama and Landis move miles and miles away to their new house and leave lakeside Resort and Jenny ?
The author did yet another amazing job with this story too. I can’t say enough good things about this heartwarming series and
I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
Mistletoe at the Lakeside Resort is absolutely the perfect holiday romance story that will keep you delightfully entertained and engrossed with all of the wonderfully touching moments. Even though this is book 3 the author wrote it in a way that can be read as a stand alone. If you are wanting a Sweet, Wonderful Christmas read this one is a great one, highly recommended.. As always if you like the book you read please take the time to leave a review for the author in places like goodreads & Amazon. It does not have to be long. Just a few sentences saying you liked the book will do. Authors really appreciate every review they get !
Thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are unbiased and entirely my own.
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This author never fails to deliver a sweet, southern story you’ll savor long after you turn the last page.
Mistletoe at the Lakeside Resort dials in on the secondary characters who’ve played a vivid role in the previous two books in the series. I enjoyed getting to know Charlotte, Alice, Claire, Ashe, and Landis, and of course the pups Buddy and Bear, and the miniature horse, Levi, who thinks he’s a people and has his own doggie/horse door.
Ms. Schild paints a lovely scene, the perfect setting for a Christmas story that wraps a warm blanket around the characters I’ve come to love. I’m certain if the Lakeside Resort did exist, I’d be first in line to book a weekend getaway.
I devoured this book (a short version of her others) and I’m looking forward to Luke & Jenny’s wedding in the near future. If you’re in the mood for a quick, feel-good Christmas story, this is it. I was given an ARC copy and I’m voluntarily leaving my review.
Wonderful continuation of a world anyone would like to step into. A delightful seasonal gift to all readers. I can’t wait to see what happens next at the lake.
Great book. Hard to put down.
These books are gems just waiting to be discovered. A beautiful read! You’ll want more Jenny stories when you finish one! You’ll find that each book has a well written storyline and well developed characters that make this a very enjoyable read! A+
I always enjoy this series and would love to check into one of the cabins for the perfect Christmas visit. From the characters to the mini horse to the dogs and the setting, it is all just perfect. A really good Christmas novella.
A sweet Christmas story for the holidays!
One of my Christmas favorites this year. If you would like to get into the spirit of the holidays start with this novella!! Feel good book, with everything that makes your heart warm!! Will definitely recommend this to anyone!
Good feeling easy read
Here we go again with another great read from Author Susan Schild! If your looking from a cozy, original story, with characters you’ll keep wanting to revisit time and time again; then look no further! The Lakeside Resort series is so inviting, you won’t want to put it down!
“Christmas at Lakeside Resort” is a feel-good, charming and always engaging story about people you want to know and a place you want to visit! I’d call ahead and reserve my spot if I could right now for this upcoming Christmas Season!
Since we can’t do that…I suggest you get lost in the land that Susan Schild’s created at Lake Heron called Lakeside Resort.
Between the wonderful town, amazing people and absolutely delightful animals I could not put this novella down. I know you will feel the same way!
This is part of a series, but I believe you could read this first and then go back to the others! So….Grab this little piece of the holiday joy now….so you can start your celebrations early!
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I have always been a beach girl, but Susan’s series on Heron Lake have turned me into a lake girl too. Reading this book was like being covered with a warm blanket while drinking a cup of hot cocoa with whipped cream. Jenny and Luke become your best friends and their friends and family become your family too. The exciting build up to Christmas and the future will have you eagerly awaiting their next adventure. Thanks for the beautiful moments.
A delightful read that really put me in the Christmas spirit already. Looking forward to Susan’s next book.
I really enjoyed reading Mistletoe at the Lakeside Resort and I wanted the story to keep going. I especially liked the friendship between Jenny and Charlotte. The story got me so in the Christmas spirit that I want to call and reserve one of the Lakeside Resort cabins for Christmas!
Loved loved this book! Such an enjoyable read for the holidays. I really want to see how the characters evolve in their lives.
Mistletoe at the Lakeside Resort is warm, relatable and romantic, and a fun fall read. I really enjoyed learning all about running an inn and managing repairs right along with Jenny, as it’s something I’m interested in, too. Jenny is a wonderful every-woman, faced with navigating the changing relationship with her mother and step-father, the strain of building a business she is just learning about, and handling the cascading feelings as she and Luke slowly head toward their wedding and a life together. The colorful characters that are part of Jenny’s community add fun and variety, and of course, the Lakeside Resort is a place that I dream about visiting. This is a lovely little addition to the series, and I can’t wait for the wedding next time!
Susan Schild has done it again. I loved this book. It was so nice to spend time with Jenny and all my other favorite characters and animals again. The characters are believable with real life issues and endearing friends. I really want to meet them all and spend time at the Lakeside Resort. I can’t wait for the next book in the series. If you are not perfect and things don’t always go right in your life you will relate to the people in the story. The humor that pops up unexpected through the story also adds so much entertainment.
The characters do not disappoint in Susan Schild’s Mistletoe at the Lakeside Resort. Jenny and the boys (2 dog and a miniature horse) ground the action in the resort, and Luke, Jenny’s parents and friends round out the entertaining and delightful crew. With the ongoing problems of maintaining and filling the 8 cabins at the resort, unexpected problems and surprises for Jenny and company keep the plot moving, and the interest at a peak! A little bit of suspense, a little bit of laughter and a whole lot of love make this read totally enjoyable and leave you waiting for the next chapter in the lives of the Lakeside Resort family and friends. Just the book to get you into the Christmas spirit.
It was like visiting a wonderful old friend — heading back to the familiar characters and lovely setting of Susan Schild’s Lakeside Resort! I was so looking forward to this next installment, and Schild delivered a winner. Jenny and Luke are as in love as ever, and the challenge to make this Christmas season at Lakeside Resort successful and memorable is well told. Jenny is a strong woman who’s living her own true life while making room for love and romance, and she makes for a great heroine. Interesting friends, a loving mom, and lively resort guests make this a smooth, fun, heartwarming read. Can’t wait for the next installment — I’m ready for the wedding!