A nice holiday chick lit romance, set in the lovely town of Maine, with great descriptive writing, so easy to imagine the setting. A typical light hearted fluffy romance, but perfect in the days leading up to Christmas with some interesting characters in it.

Another series where I hopped in the middle as this is book seven in a series. After researching I knew I could hop in as each book centers around a different character in this small town in Maine. Nell King moved to Yorktide in a transitional time in her life as her husband had left to pursue a relationship with a different woman and she wanted a new home for her and her girls. Now her girls are older and are on the cusp of leaving home and Nell is seeing this Christmas as one of the last and must make it more than perfect if it is the final one.

I am not a parent, so the empty nest syndrome isn't something I will experience, but while reading this book it made me think of my parents and the feelings they felt as my sister prepared to leave the house and then as we had spouses and had to juggle having more than one commitment around the holidays. I think this book would be a great read for someone who is cherishing a holiday season that could look like the last of the current normal and a new normal is on the horizon.

I loved that while Nell is a mom and she finds that to be a part priority for her life, she was also seeing the other side of an empty home with the flourishing of a old/new relationship and maybe the positive of a new season brewing.

This was a great book and another one where at the end, I wanted to dive further into the series and read more from this small town and possibly see Nell through a different lens and another person's story.

I am not up to date on this series unfortunately, I wish I had time to get caught up! I love Holly Chamberlin books and I'm sure this series is amazing.

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is the second book I’ve read by Holly Chamberlin. She has a way of grabbing her readers and she never lets us go and now I’m kicking myself for not making time to read all of her books! Nell is spending Christmas with her two daughters, Molly and Felicity. Molly is planning on moving to Boston and Felicity will be going away to college soon as she is a senior in high school. Nell is determined to show them how great Christmas can be at home with her since she knows this will probably be the last one they might all spend together. Since she became a mom, Nell has lived her life for her girls and now she is freaking out knowing that soon she will be faced with an empty nest. She feels as if she has lived a low key life and now wonders what she is going to do with herself to feel useful.

Molly is going through some tough times and all of a sudden she breaks up with her longtime boyfriend who she has always planned to marry and help him with his farm. Molly is afraid she won’t ever know what her true potential will be if she marries Mick. Mick is so sweet and treats her like a queen and it’s killing her not to be honest with him. She wanted to wait until after Christmas to let him know how she felt but feels the noose tightening as everyone thinks he is going to ask her to marry him on Christmas. HOME FOR CHRISTMAS has Nell reconnecting with her college boyfriend, Eric, who was the boy she broke up with to start dating her ex husband. She broke his heart and never really gave him the truth as to why she didn’t love him anymore.

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is filled with twists and turns and had me staying up way too late one night to finish! I had to know where Holly Chamberlin was taking us and what would happen to Nell. There is so much heart in Holly’s writing that I was left with a huge smile on my face and my heart very happy. All of the characters are very interesting and believable, so much so that I felt as if I’ve known them for a long time. Even though this is the 7th book in the Yorktide, Maine series, you can totally read it as a stand alone as I did. Now I need to figure out how to fit more of Holly’s books into my reading plans! I can totally see HOME FOR CHRISTMAS becoming a Hallmark movie that I would love to watch.

Chamberlain hit it out of the park with this one! Molly and Felicity are typical daughters, wanting to spread their wings and leaving Mama scared they won't return. I loved the theme of the 12 Days of Christmas in Mick's gift ideas. Characters and plots were well-developed and it was a light read! Highly recommend to anyone who loves love stories that remind us that happily ever after really can be true.

This is the seventh book in the Yorktide, Maine series but I loved this Christmas story as a stand alone. Holly Chamberlin has written a sweet, gentle Christmas story with a bit of romance and family dynamics. It is a reminder of what is really important in life, especially around the holidays.

Nell and her two daughters live in a small Maine seaside town. Nell is divorced and her husband has remarried. Nell is worried that this might be her last Christmas with her girls. Molly is a senior in college who has been seriously dating Mick with the expectation of marrying him. Felicity is a senior in high school and has just announced that she is spending next Christmas abroad with her father and his wife. When Molly announces that she is moving to Boston and breaks of her relationship with Mick, Nell doesn't know what to do to help her. When Nell's college boyfriend, Erik comes to town for a book tour, she is worried about what will happen when they meet up. She made a decision to break up with him after her parents convinced her he was not good enough for her. When they reconnect, she begins to wonder what her life would have been like if she had been stronger and made different decisions.

As with any family at Christmas, everyone is busy and it seems that Nell's plans to make this the best Christmas her girls have ever has, is not working. Felicity seems to be star struck by her step-mother, not realizing how much she is hurting her mother. I wasn't sure if I liked Felicity at first, she seemed self-centered and a bit selfish, but she comes around later in the story. Molly is running scared from the possible engagement and life on a farm. Of course, the best story line is the reconnecting of Nell and Erik. It seems natural and flows easily. The romance is sweet, slow and of course, successful. There is nothing sexual in this story, but the romance is evident. Of course there is a happy ending for all concerned, which is my expectation when reading these cozy Christmas Romances. I would definitely recommend this one to any who enjoy a sweet Christmas Romance.

Well written and an enjoyable story. I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more by this author.

Home for Christmas was a charming holiday story. It was a fairly quick read with enjoyable characters.

A really lovely and heartwarming Christmas tale. Faced with spending their Christmas without their husband and father, mother Nell and her daughters Molly and Felicity are struggling. Memories of her daughter's past picture perfect Christmases flash through her head as Nell reminisces. With her oldest daughter a senior in college and her youngest a senior in high school she is already feeling the empty nest syndrome and doubting her usefulness anymore. She over compensates by going way overboard with her shopping,holiday baking and decorating. Her oldest daughter wants to break her relationship off with her long time boyfriend because she feels she won't be her own person once they marry. Small-town Yorktide, Maine is beautiful this time of year an the homes so cozy.
When Nell sees her first love at a book signing feelings resurface she thought she had left behind back in college. Will Nell and Molly get a beautiful Christmas miracle of true love? A beautifully told story of the importance of family not only during the holiday's but all year long!
Pub Date 31 Oct 2017
Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for a review copy in exchange for my honest review.

Nell is a divorcee with two daughters who are growing up fast, feeling that it might be the last Christmas they all spend together for a while she is determined to make it the best ever

Nell is persuaded by a friend to go to a book reading..... but it is not any old book reading it is Eric the love of her life from years ago. When he sees her he wants to meet up.... could she really rekindle what she threw away so long ago?

Anther lovely story about Yorktide....I always enjoy books by this author.... they are not full of intrigue just warm stories with lovely characters

Home for Christmas by Holly Chamberlin.
Nell is a Mum to two teenage daughters, she is divorced from her husband and has moved to a small town called Yorktide. They are all happy and settled or so she thought. As Christmas approaches Nell thinks that this could be last Christmas her two daughters will want to spend with her, so she goes all out to make it the best Christmas ever.
Her daughter Molly is struggling with University and her relationship, while her other daughter Felicity is excited about going on a skiing holiday the following year with her father and his new family.
Nell is persuaded to go to a poetry reading by her friend. The author happens to be an old boyfriend, they reconnect and part of this story is their story.
This novel is well constructed and the characters are believable. You really cared about the characters and what was happening to them.
A great read that makes you want to curl up with a cuppa, a cookie while the fire crackles and the tree lights twinkle.

This was the first Yorktide book I read. I’m not sure how I felt about the book. At times it was predictable. But it was also sweet to see the mother/daughter bond.

Home for Christmas is a true Christmas romance and holiday story. In this book, Nell is at home in Yorktide, Maine, where she and her daughters have lived since her divorce several years ago, trying to make this the best holiday ever. Nell worries things will never be the same as her two daughters prepare to leave the “nest”, and thus wants to have one last Christmas to remember. One daughter is off to college. The other is supposed to marry her long-time love, but is having second thoughts, wanting to experience life before settling down. All this has Nell worried and concerned, as any mother would be. One day, Nell discovers her one, true love from years ago, Eric Manville, now a famous author, is in town for a book reading and signing at the local book store. Though confused and racked with doubts, Nell goes to the event, where Eric asks her to have lunch with him the next day. Now, Nell must decide where her heart lies--meeting Eric and finding out if her ever forgave her for her rash actions years ago while figuring out, with Eric, if there is any future for them, and making the holiday the best ever for her and her daughters.

This is a true romance for the holidays. There is no real mystery or thriller action involved. I personally would have preferred a little bit of anxiety and drama, but that was not meant to be, not in this book, anyway. This book definitely will put the reader in the holiday spirit and provide some good respite from the daily activities and preparation that tend to consume us, especially at this time of the year. I found the two main characters, Nell and Eric, enjoyable and realistic in many ways. Still, things flowed just a bit too pat and perfectly for me to really get into the book’s story. I have read many books by Holly Chamberlin. I enjoyed this one, though it will never be one of my favorites. Nevertheless, the book will appeal to readers looking for and enjoying a good holiday romance or an escape from the hustle bustle around us all or who enjoy her books. I received this from NetGalley to read and review.

Home for Christmas A Yorktide Maine Novel is an enchanting book written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Books.
It's a story about errors and forgiving, new identity passing through a story maybe of empty nest and a divorce, and "finding" a home for Christmas for someone else, that after all, it's one of the profound meaning of this feast.

One of the strongest thematic of the book is love: to be loved and being in grade to recognize real love.

Nell decides to return to Yorktide, Maine after his divorce with Joel. It was a sufferance although honestly she hasn't never loved him so much, but you know: two daughters, an existence spent together...

Joel was picked up by Nell's family. Her biggest love was Eric but her family ddn't think that the boy was a good choice for their daughter. But Eric with the time became a successful writer and most of his novels became great Hollywood's movies.

She has two daughters, Nell, Felicity and Molly, both big enough for starting to be independent and for leaving the home soon or late.

Nell has a friend in Jill a 70s adorable lady and confident.

Molly lives a long story with Mick the son of a farmer, but she thinks she would want to break up considering she wants to go to Boston for discovering life much more.

At the same time Eric, old Nell's flame afford to Yorktide in a moment of the year considered by everyone a real failure because there are just few people, it's winter-time, for the promotion of his latest book and he is there for staying for some weeks.

Nell during her existence with Joel was a good wife. She abandoned the church because Joel didn't love she enjoyed to go to the church; she abandoned to write poetry and she loved to write poetry.
She found one night in her attic the old journals of poems she wrote with an old biography about William Blake.

Great analysis of all characters, problematic of family lived very well, speaking a lot, talking a lot, thinking a lot and sorting out all together the problems. What I loved the most was this "being there for helping" for all the little or big problems although the final decision reserved to the single character.

Molly the most adorable, chaotic character of the book,

Enjoy this adorable Christmas Novel.
Highly recommended.

I thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for this eBook.

I love to read about Christmas this one focuses on family and the changes of a single mother of 2 adult girls who are either going to college and or are getting married. I liked Nell and how her relationship with her daughters changed over Christmas she was so focused on being alone she forgot to enjoy what was right in front of her a new life with Eric and her girls that will always be there ..the true answer is you always have home..to go too.


My thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lovely feel good Christmas read. Fell in love with the cover. I really enjoyed the book. It was just the most perfect christmas read. Lovely characters and belongs on a christmas movie

Home For Christmas

This is my first book to read by Holly Chamberlin and I truly enjoyed it!
Set at Christmas, this story is set around a mother and her two daughters (one 17 and one 21) and the fact that this could be their last Christmas together. While I am no where close to an empty nest, I really enjoyed this story because it was so easy to relate to how the mother, Nell King, was actually feeling in this story. Throw in her two daughters who know what they want one minute and not the next, and an old flame back in Nell's life and you have the makings of a story that just about anyone could relate to. This is sure to be an unforgettable Christmas for the King family.
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley, but was not required to give a positive review. This is my honest opinion of this book.

Home for Christmas by Holly Chamberlin is a Christmas story involving a mother and her daughters. Having nearly grown children, Nell is trying to make the best Christmas ever. There is the drama of the ex-husband and his new wife, as well as the daughters coming of age dilemmas. Change is often difficult even when it’s inevitable, as this story shows with grace and humor, as well as seriousness and family drama.

If you are old enough to be facing Nell’s struggles of a future empty nest, you will identify with her as I did. Even if you are much younger, this story is food for thought. Like Seashell Season, Home for Christmas is a sensitive, heart pulling story that is smartly written with unforgettable characters.

Holly Chamberlin is fast becoming one of my authors I turn to when I want some feel good family love. Home for Christmas is the second Christmas novel I have read of hers and it was a warm, cuddly read.

It is the Christmas season in Yorktide, Maine and Nell is trying to make a season her two daughters won't forget. Nell fears this is the last Christmas she will have her daughters before life takes them away. She turns to crafting and cooking to help her make it beautiful and fulfilling. One day while reading the local paper she sees an ad for a book reading and signing for Eric Manville, a famous writer who happens to be her one true love. Nell now needs to decide if she should see him and see if he has forgiven her or hide behind her Christmas quest of making it the best yet for her daughters.

If you love books that make your heart melt and are full of all things Christmassy then Home for Christmas is the book for you. Grab a warm blanket, a cup of tea and settle in for a winter's read you won't soon forget.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review in my own words.

This is a Christmas themed book about family and the choices we make at different stages of life. Nell's daughters are four years apart in age, which makes a huge difference in their maturity. While you might find Felicity insensitive at times, remember what it was like to be 17. I would have liked if Nell had been more supportive of Molly but .. There's a light second chance romance for Nell. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Try this one for a well written and entertaining read.