This was the perfect Christmas book! I loved reading about Riley and accompany her on her (surprising) romantic adventures. The plot was the best thing ever - it was unlike anything I've ever read before. The supporting characters, the festive ambience, the setting of Christmas Lake Lodge, the friendships and the romance were just perfect. I enjoyed reading it so much! ❤

My only complain : I felt like the story dragged a bit after the first half. It might be just me though. 4.75/5 stars!

This was a lovely seasonal read, well written and fun. The first I’ve read by Karen Schafer but it won’t be the last.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me read this book in exchange for a review. I will be putting this review on Amazon too.

Love this sweet Christmas romance.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

This author is not my favorite. I gave her a second chance after not liking "Christmas Camp", but I didn't love this one either.

Thank you to Netgalley & Karen Schaler for my copy of Christmas Ever After, for an honest review. Riley Reynolds is a famous author and she is reeling from her last book’s, poor reviews. Her publisher and her agent mobilize to turn things around by having Riley write a Christmas book. With the holidays, approaching they jump on the bandwagon and have Riley go on tv to promote her upcoming novel. During that tv interview, Riley sends out the wrong message to 3 ex boyfriend’s. Along with the tv interview they also plan a Christmas Holiday vacation in a small, snow filled community. The setting is perfect, the lodge is amazing and the owner is wonderful. The week at the lodge is filled with confusion, fun times and love. Will Riley, who never liked Christmas to begin with, learn to love it and write a book? Or will this whole plan back fire and leave Riley in worse shape than before? This was a very cute, quick read. I enjoyed the story and the characters. This story has everything a Rom Com, Holliday book should have. I am glad I had a chance to read it. I gave this one 4 stars. I have also shared this on my Instagram page.

A sweet, fun, and entertaining Christmas story that’s original and full of character. A bestselling author who knows next to nothing about Christmas forced into pretending she does and also forced into being in the most Christmasy of Christmas places ever. Her being reunited with people from her past is almost a sweet and funny play on A Christmas Carol, although it was nothing like that. Loved the setting of the cottage. A fun read.

Christmas Ever After was a perfect holiday comfort read. It was like watching a Hallmark movie! The characters were adorable, I loved Riley, and though you knew what was going to happen it was still enjoyable. A light hearted and easy read I would absolutely recommend!

This arc copy was provided by netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love Christmas books and Christmas films and this was one of the best.
The descriptions of Scotland were fantastic. This was a perfect Christmas film in the making.

3.5 stars, rounded up to a 4. This is a Hallmark Christmas movie in book form - you know from the first moment that the characters are introduced who will fall in love, and what the stumbling blocks will be, but it's still an enjoyable read. Zero steam but I didn't expect any going in so wasn't disappointed.

Riley, who doesn’t do Christmas, finds herself having to write a Christmas romance novel in order to save her writing career. When a journalist asks her how she can write about romance when she hasn’t found the one, Riley really starts to feel the pressure. After making an offhand remark Riley about having had great love in her past her three ex-boyfriends decide to show up at her Christmas Camp book event to win her back.

So Riley finds herself at a place in the country with an owner who seems to have a less than positive opinion of her, three ex boyfriends all vying for her and a bunch of fans who are expecting her to regale them with stories of her past Christmasses, little knowing that she hasn’t celebrated Christmas since her dad passed away when she was a child.

There are of course the usual misunderstandings, and misreading of situations in this book which all help to keep the story light hearted and festive. I did find the first few chapters a bit surreal and wondered if she was going to wake up and find it was all a dream as it was just a bit farcical.

That being said, following Riley as she not only tries to find her way back to enjoying Christmas but also finding her way back to her ex boyfriends was a really pleasant read. Is it one that will stay on my bookshelf….probably not. Would I read another book by the same author….yes I would. Are the recipes at the end of the book any good….yes they are. Book may be worth it just for the recipes alone!

This book has been made into a film and was on Channel 5 over Christmas, however the film has a very loose link to the book so if you go to watch it expecting to see Riley learning about the Christmas Angels or why the tree on the lake is always lit then you will be disappointed.

This is the story about a Riley, an author and a self proclaimed grinch who has to become Miss Christmas for a Christmas Camp she is hosting for a new Christmas book she is supposed to be writing. Then it turns into an episode of The Bachelorette and I just wanted it to end. I will admit to enjoying the cheesiness of it all, it would make for a great Hallmark Christmas movie.

I received this eARC from NetGalley and I must say I couldn’t put it down. It’s a great one to curl up with. I was surprised to see a Lifetime movie already very close to it. Sweet and short read.

Another fun and charming Christmas romance from Karen. I have come to love her Christmas stories because they are always full of humor, romance and great characters and this one fits the bill perfectly. Riley was a great character and her predicament when all three of her exes show up to win her back was hilarious. Great Christmas read!!

Christmas Ever After is the perfect seasonal novel for those of us who love Hallmark Christmas movies and the bachelor franchise. It has everything you would expect, including a little bit of cheesiness and predictability, but it is heartwarming and festive! I felt like I had read this book with the Christmas camp premise before at first and was confused since it is a new release, but I realized afterward it is loosely tied to Christmas Camp, another Christmas book by Karen Schaler. The characters are likable, even the three ex-boyfriends who all show up to surprise Riley.

This book is total rom-com material. And is a perfect Christmas read. I totally judge a book by its cover and this one did not disappoint, and fits into the story beautifully.

Riley Reynolds our MC hasn’t celebrated Christmas for years and has become something of a christmas grinch, trying to save her writing career she is sent to most Christmassy of places and forced to endure getting in the christmas spirit. The book is fully of warm lovely characters, great friendship and reminds us what the season is all about. Beautiful written and perfect book to enjoy by the fire with a hot cup of cocoa.

Thank you to Netgalley for the copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was an adorable holiday story. A light, quick and funny read, I would definitely read another book by Schaler. Just like reading a Hallmark movie!

A cute Christmas romance. While Riley is out promoting her latest novel, a Christmas love story, she is asked a question that turns her world upside down. Three of Riley's old boyfriends make an appearance trying to win her heart back. Riley revisits each relationship and discovers a lot about her self in the process.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and HawkTale Publishing for my copy of Christmas Ever After by Karen Schaler. It published September 29, 2020.
This was just what I needed to finish out my 2020 holiday reading! This was a sweet and also funny book about finding your way back to the past, to traditions, healing from grief, and letting your heart be open again to love, faith, and wonder.
If you're looking for a romance that's not just a romance, this is a good one!

This Christmas story had a lot of layers.

Riley is a successful romance author but he’s most recent is poorly reviewed. She’s based her previous books somewhat on the men she has loved but people have said her newest book lacked heart. Riley has to admit that she hasn’t had love in her life for awhile.

When she gets asked an unexpected question on a tv show she accidentally makes it sound like she had one great love in her past and that her books are based on him. Her three ex boyfriends watch the interview and each one thinks she’s talking about him.

Another layer to the story, Riley has to write her next book about Christmas and she hasn’t celebrated since she was 8. After her dad passed away, she’s never celebrated the holiday again.

But her horrible publicist Mike tells everyone that Riley is Miss Christmas. He makes up a lot of lies about her saying they’ll save her career. Riley has to go alone with it.

She gets roped into something called Christmas Camp. She will meet a bunch of her fans at a Christmas themed weekend and they will get to submit ideas for her novel. So, that idea is genius right? She doesn’t do Christmas and she has a bunch of fans thrilled at the idea of inspiring ideas for her novel.
But her awful publicist also lied and told the guy who owns the lodge that Riley will have a bunch of ideas to help with the Christmas Camp activities.
Man did I dislike Mike the publicist.

But ultimately it is a really good thing that Riley goes to Christmas Camp. Her three exes all show up and she has a chance to figure out who she’s really supposed to be with. I’ll be honest and say that I felt really really badly for her exes. Each of these guys was still in love with her and thought she was still in love with him, she can only end up with one guy at the end of this story which means there will be a lot of broken hearts.

But Riley gets a chance at love, a chance to live Christmas again and to move beyond her past, she also has the opportunity for new inspiration for her novel.

I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley, thank you.

A sweet Christmas read that do have to say was a little on the cheesy side but was still an enjoyable and quick read.