Although not a book I would purchase in my professional role, it is one that I will be recommending in my personal life! Thank you so much for allowing me to have access to the digital arc!

An author who has to do a christmas camp and a novel about christmas, a season she doesn't like. Enter the manager of the christmas camp and sparks begin to fly. An enjoyable romance. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.

Karen Schaler is the writer behind Netflix's A Christmas Prince, so I was excited to have the opportunity to read and review this book. Christmas Ever After follows romance author, Riley, who hasn't celebrated Christmas in decades. However, when she's required to write a Christmas love story to save her career, she fakes being Miss Christmas at a fan-focused Christmas camp in Colorado, which is held at a lakeside lodge owned by the handsome (and single) Luke.

But this is just one part of the story, as when Riley is caught off-guard during an interview and mentions she's already met "the one," her three ex-boyfriends turn up at Christmas camp thinking she's talking about them. Revisiting each relationship through a series of dates, Riley does eventually get her own happily ever after...

So, Christmas Ever After was made to be a Hallmark Christmas movie. It's fun, it features a slew of likeable characters, but it also has heart and depth. You will be transported to Colorado at Christmas time through Schaler's writing and you will undoubtedly fall in love with Comet, the resident Bernese Mountain dog. Christmas Ever After also features original Christmas recipes and fun holiday crafts and activities. So if you want a fuzzy heartwarming book to read this festive season, I highly recommend Christmas Ever After.

Thank you to NetGalley and HawkTale Publishing for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

A modern-day Scrooge romance, set in a bustling New York City. The Christmas scene is set with a small cosy café, mulled wine, cinnamon and an arrival of snow. One unhappy Riley Reynolds is struggling as an author. A clash with an interviewer on television causes her to walk out mid interview.
A non-debatable travel to save her career results, all the way to Christmas Lake Lodge. This is a wonderland covered in snow and the scene is completed with hot chocolate, cosy fires and Christmas lights. The problem is that Riley really doesn’t do Christmas.
Riley meets the handsome owner of the Lodge, but the bigger surprise will be the three boyfriends of her past. Each believes that when she was doing the television interview, she was talking about them. We discover exactly why Riley doesn’t celebrate Christmas. Riley remembers the love of each romance and makes discoveries of herself. During all this she discovers her true love and Christmas.
I found that this was an easy-going book that gave the reader the feel-good factor of Christmas. It was a good escape, making me want to read her other books and watch the films again.
I would like to see the novel as a film as I felt that I could envisage the typical Netflix Christmas romance through her style of writing.
Many thanks to Karen Schaler, her publishers and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Author Riley Reynolds is in for a Christmas season she will never forget. While being interviewed on television she lets slip that she has had one great love of her life. Imagine her surprise when three of her exes turn up thinking’s she is talking about them.

If you’re looking for a Hallmark film in book form, this is perfect for you!

Book Review:

I received “Christmas Ever After” by Karen Schaler from Netgalley for my honest review.

Christmas for most is a magical time of year and so we meet Riley Reynolds an author who has been successful journalist, travel writer and writer of romantic novels but never a book about Christmas. Riley hasn’t celebrated Christmas since her dad passed away when she was 8 years old. Now Riley is thrown into an interview that her publisher Mike has set up to announce a Christmas Camp Event at a Lodge in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado where she will be running a weekend of fun to promote her future book relating to Christmas. Riley is in over her head since she has doesn’t celebrate Christmas. Luckily she has Luke Larchmont whose family owns the Lodge but Initially he’s not to thrilled with her behavior. You see Riley runs into a bit of trouble during the interview when she is asked about her love life which is nonexistent and ends up saying she has had a true love. Now Riley has had 3 great loves in her life but none presently. This angers Riley so much that she runs out on the second half of the interview and Luke is left to talk.

Well needless to say Luke and Riley work it out and Christmas Camp is magical. Events get planned and romance is in the air. Except who is this romance with? Riley’s 3 ex-boyfriends all show up to Christmas Camp believing they are the one true love. What will Riley do and does she still feel that “spark” with one of them. Well get on board and find out for yourselves lovers of Christmas Romance.

Verdict:

I love Christmas and romance so this book had me from the start. I love how descriptive of both the surroundings and the people Ms Schaler was in this beautiful novel. For those like me you will love this book. It’s a heartwarming of rediscovering Christmas and love. I give this book a 5/5 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

If you love Hallmark movies or classic romance stories set during the holidays, this book is such a cozy and perfect read for the holiday season. It incapsulates the magic and beauty of Christmas and I truly enjoyed reading it; it put me into the holiday spirit and mood instantly! The writing of this book is gorgeous and I love the lush descriptions and cozy feeling this book offers.

As a Christmas Hallmark and Bachelorette fan, there was so much to love in this story.

Riley is a romance writer, who’s last book struggled so her publisher asked her to write a Christmas book and host a Christmas camp to drum up interest. During a promotional interview, her words were taken out of context and interpreted that she had one great love instead of 3 great loves that were in her past. As a result, her old boyfriends all show up at the Christmas camp to surprise her.

The writing was easy and enjoyable. I enjoyed the development of the main character. The only negative was I almost felt like there were added storylines that weren’t necessary. I think it could have been a really sweet story without the addition of the last boyfriends. Although I understand their importance, I don’t think quite enough time was spent on them because they took away from the main romance. I loved all the Christmas talk. Despite how much I love Hallmark Christmas movies, this was actually my first Christmas book! It was a good first one to check out. I could definitely see this as a movie!

I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my opinions.

A cross between The Grinch and Mamma Mia!, Christmas Ever After is a wonderfully festive read, full of heart and Christmas spirit. This read is perfect for getting in the festive mood with snowball fights, Christmas baking, ugly jumpers and of course, some romance. I absolutely loved the setting of this book- it was cosy and so comforting to read. It was also great to see Riley Reynolds truly come around to Christmas, embracing the memories of her past, with some emotional moments.
This was my first book by Karen Schaler but now need to pick up all her other books as I am hooked!

When I was given the chance to review this book by Netgalley I was delighted.

Riley is an romance author who seems to have hit a bit of a blip, as a last chance to save her career she has to deliver a Christmas Camp at Christmas Lake as she is Miss Christmas - only problem Riley hasn't celebrated Christmas since her father died.

Just before Riley leaves for Christmas Camp she is invited to attend an interview with a local tv station, unfortunately the host she was expecting was called away unexpectedly and the host filling in does a hatchet job on Riley.

Riley heads for Christmas Camp trying desperately to retain her job but how can she share her Christmas traditions when she doesn't have any, but when her ex boyfriends turn up too how on earth is she going to get through this.

Luke is looking after Christmas Lake Lodge for his mother while she recovers from injury, this is going to be their last Christmas here and he really doesn't want to have the complication of Christmas Camp how is this all going to end.

I loved this book the characters are engaging and even her ex boyfriends were really nice people. My favorite character was Comet.

I loved this Christmas story and can't recommend it highly enough.

I enjoyed this book. A great story line and very likeable characters led to a pleasant reading experience.

This is the second book I've read by this author and I've really enjoyed both books. They would really appeal to anyone who likes Hallmark Christmas movies. They have that same cozy, pleasant, heartwarming feeling to them. And the plot is very similar to that kind of movie.

I love Christmas and Christmas stories. I really like how the main character changed from the beginning to the end. It was wonderful to see how close a community can work together and how traditions are important to continue for future generations. I also love a happy ending. This was a great book to read. We need more uplifting stories like this that give people hope for the future.

I loved this book! It was just what I needed to escape into a different time where COVID isn't happening, my kids aren't distance learning, and I can see my friends. What better place to escape to than a Christmas camp? I loved the snappy pace, the cute details (I want that dog!), and the Hallmark-ish plot. This is my first Schaler book, but I imagine I'll have read through all her books before COVID is over!

Thanks to NetGalley for the free book in exchance for an honest review.

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I want to go to Christmas Camp!!!! Riley never celebrates Christmas and Luke's family makes Christmas wishes come true. Then as luck would have it, they have to work together to save Christmas Camp and get what they both need. If you are a fan of Hallmark Movies, The Bachelorette, and Christmas then this is the book for you. I can't wait to read more books by this author. I hope there is a Hallmark movie made from this book.

Thank you NetGalley for sending me this copy of Christmas Ever After. I have seen The Christmas Prince on Netflix but haven’t read any of Karen Schaler’s previously. I can say I thoroughly enjoyed both and can see this Christmas story also on Netflix!
Riley is a Christmas Bah Humbug and ends up in a Christmas Lake Lodge with a Santa themed bedroom. There are lots of comical moments throughout the book and also the Christmas magic and romance that is a must in a Christmas story. A really quick easy read, perfect to settle down with and look forward to the holidays.

Riley was supposed to be interviewed by Tom early on in the book but ended up been interviewed by Joe which is where it all started to go wrong. However, when Riley & Luke are talking about the interview they refer to him as Tom which was confusing.

3.5 starts for this sweet, cute, pretty predictable, feel-good seasonal offering. I wondered how a Christmas Grinch was going to pull off being "Miss Christmas," but thanks to her innate goodness, she pulled it off, eventually (and predictably) emerging above the demons that were suppressing her completeness. She demonstrated that she was NOT the shallow person she seemed at the beginning. And surprise, the "villains" of the story turned out to be instrumental instead!

Now I'm curious about Cayllee & Paul's story, past, and future...

Still quite a few spelling errors in my ARC, but a satisfying beginning for the Christmas season.

#NetGalley #ChristmasEverAfter

Christmas Ever After is the warmhearted tale starring author Riley Reynolds. After she bungles an on-air interview with questions about her love life, Riley realizes that the only way to save her writing career is to host a Christmas Camp reader event. Riley hasn't celebrated Christmas in years since the death of her father tainted the holiday in her eyes. Now she works to pretend she knows and loves everything about it.

Add in the complication of the three ex-boyfriends showing up at Christmas camp. The three individuals showing up felt authentic, but their individual dates and Bachelor type "decide if I'm your true love" was too over the top.

Overall, the writing was excellent and made you feel ready to celebrate the holidays.

Put a little Christmas in your hear with Christmas Ever After. It's never too late for love!

This is a book has my two favorite things, Christmas time and love itself. Riley Reynolds is an accomplished writer and is doing an interview to promote her new book. While there, she is asked a question she was not prepared for. How can you write stories that contain true love when you yourself are single? Her comment would change her life and the life of three of her ex boyfriends. She now has an opportunity to find true love once again however, it seems that she may have found it three times.... can that actually happen? Well in Christmas ever After you will have your heart strings tugged and for us single gals, hopes that one day we too will meet a guy.....or three.... that can show their true love how bad they want to spend ever after with someone special.

Thank you to netgalley as well as the author/publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and HawkTale Publishing for kindly providing me with a digital copy of this book for review.
Well I’m going to start with the obvious first- I’m not sure anyone can fail to notice how stunning that thing is. I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, and I read a lot of old classics whose covers are often blank or very bland, so I clearly am willing to look beyond a cover. But it sure don’t hurt to have a thing of beauty to look at does it. Well done that person who designed that- you instantly made me want to read the book.
And it just got better! The story starts off with a real punch and I defy anyone not to actually sing in their heads all the carols first mentioned. Safe to say, it instantly gripped me and I stayed invested throughout the whole book.
It ticked so many Christmas boxes for me- a snowy lodge, a Scrooge type character learning the spirit of Christmas, lots of people coming together to do Christmas traditions (thinking caps on folks because we might need new ones for socially distanced 2020- but that’s another story, feel free to write it someone!) I am notoriously stingy with my 5 star ratings and the only thing that stopped me slapping one of those onto this review was I found one plot point just a bit too convenient and unlikely. I wouldn’t expect to find all my ex partners to still be single and pining for me (as fabulous as I am) and willing to drop everything and race cross country to win me back. Maybe it’s just me.
But putting that aside this was a wonderful Christmas romance and it did stand out amongst the pack for all the Christmas feels for me. I’ve promptly put all this author’s other Christmas books on my TBR, and if you want a visual festive treat- go check out those covers for yourselves and thank me later. You’re welcome.