A perfect little holiday story packed with plenty of fun character, holiday cheer, and of course a romantic subplot. This book would be perfect for holiday reading! It is cozy, sweet, and full of holiday magic. I love the cover, its cute and gives that small-town holiday charm feel.

It was a fun story how it all came together in the end! This was a really cute holiday read! I definitely need to read more by this author.

Perfect Hallmark Christmas joy! Thank you Carina/Harlequin and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Such a cute, wonderful and perfect Christmas read! Also, the cover is gorgeous! Loved this town, the residents and this one is so dang cute - perfect for holiday romance lovers!

Yo se que es enero y casi el final de este mes pero quería leer un libro de navidad como quiera! Y este libro fue lindo y me dio todas las vibras que necesita para finalizar la navidad hasta finales de noviembre. Este libro se sintió como una película de hallmark y me gusto!

This was a super cute second chance romance in a small Christmas town of St. Nicholas Colorado! This book made me want to go there just as a person who loves Christmas but the idea of trying to chance a Scrooges ways was so fun to read about! I love idea of Santa's mailbox and how the town itself works! So fun!

If Colorado Christmas Magic does not get picked up and turned into a Hallmark movie, I will be very surprised. This book has everything a Hallmark Christmas movie lover would enjoy. A small town. Two main characters skeptical about Christmas magic. And two main characters with a tangled romantic history. Like I said all good stuff for a feel good Hallmark movie.

Charley is a blogger who relies on the "cold hard truth". When she writes a blog about why avoiding Christmas may just be the best choice, she is immediately labeled as a Scrooge. She is offered the opportunity to spend a week in St. Nicholas, Colorado where it is said that after a person spends time there, they will return a changed person and love Christmas as much as Santa. She is reluctant to attend but agrees with the idea to prove the whole thing is a conspiracy. At the same time, Detective Jack Brody is assigned to check out the Scrooge legend for fear of people being swindled out of money. When both characters arrive in St. Nicholas, they come face to face for the first time in years.

It was easy to root for Charley and Jack as a couple. The two were high school sweethearts who broke up but never fully got over each other. It is a shock for them to see each other again and to find out they are both there for similar reasons of proving the Scrooge legend to be a falsehood. It doesn't take long to see the chemistry between these two characters. There are several cute moments in particular when they are on their "stakeouts". The town also provides a good background for these moments.

St. Nicholas is a place of happiness and magic. Every one is there to help each other and continue the spirit of good will. It is all very cutesy and put me in the holiday spirit. I enjoyed reading about Charley and Jack's reconnection both to each other and to their forgotten enjoyment of Christmas. I also liked owners of the B&B where they are staying. They are so good at spreading the good will and conspiring to help Charley and Jack and the legend of Santa's mailbox.

Colorado Christmas Magic is exactly like the the implies. It is a Christmas story that is filled with holiday spirit, holiday magic, holiday romance, and second chances. I'm not sure if this is a solo story or if there will be more. Honestly, I think there is potential for more based on the way it ended but I also understand leaving it as it is with the sense of magic. If you are looking for a story filled with all the good things of the holidays, I would definitely recommend this one to you.

Charley is not a fan of Christmas. She is a writer and in her last column, she wrote about canceling Christmas. As expected, the readers didn't take that well. :)

Then she is sent on assignment to St. Nicholas in Colorado. The place is thought of as magical and the home of the scrooge legend. She doesn't think much of it, but some things about that place don't add up. She sets out to investigate, with detective Jack Brody.

Jack is sent to the town to investigate it. People come out of it transformed and reformed. He is determined to get to the bottom of it. The town is picturesque, and the people there are good and inviting. It all seems too good with help of Charley, they get to investigate.

As they spend more time together, they are reminded of the feelings that they use to have for each other and discover the magic of the town... :)

It's just the sweetest, most magical Christmas story! Highly recommend it! It would also make an awesome movie. :)

This is a wonderful story about finding the love and meaning of Christmas. Charley Dawson writes a blog for Authentic Lifestyles called the Cold Hard Truths. Her last post was all about canceling Christmas and received a lot of negative comments. Her boss decides she needs some Christmas spirit and sends her on assignment to St. Nicholas, Colorado, home of the Scrooge Legend. The legend states that any Scrooge that enters the town will end up loving Christmas as much as Santa. Her purpose is to prove the legend to be false, but St. Nicholas and it's citizens have other ideas. Detective Jack Brody also assumes it is just a legend, but when he is awarded a free stay, he things someone is trying to scam people, so he and his boss agree to let him investigate. St. Nicholas is a winter wonderland, full of friendly people, but also close-mouthed about the legend. The other thing, or should I say person, he finds is Charley, his high school sweetheart he has never forgotten, Charley and Jack team up to prove the legend false.

COLORADO CHRISTMAS MAGIC by Caitlin McKenna is the kind of read that is full of Christmas spirit and gives you all the great feels of the holidays. I really enjoyed the story, with its charming setting, fun and sometimes quirky characters, and all the Christmas traditions. I really liked both Jack and Charley and enjoyed learning about their past as well as seeing them move forward and begin to build a possible future. This book definitely has a Hallmark Movie vibe with the cutesy town, the quirky characters and the romance. I will say there is a few other things going on in some parallel storylines that pull on the heartstrings. Colorado Christmas Magic was a fun, quick read, with an interesting plot, and some mystery. It is a heartwarming and magical read; perfect to put you in a festive mood.

I am really bummed that this one was archived before I could download it. I actually was in Colorado for my father’s funeral, so I’m hoping I get a chance to pick this up this Christmas season, as it will have even more meaning now.

Magical Christmas romance.
Quirky, cozy Christmas romance.
What else do you need in a good book?
Pretty much Colorado Christmas Magic is a feel good, heartwarming story you should read.
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion. All opinions expressed are my own.

Colorado Christmas Magic is just that, magical. We have a second-chance romance, a family mystery, and a lot of heartwarming good times. I like how this book mixes romance and mystery. Charley and Jack team up to debunk the legend of this town and it just makes the book fun.

There was a subplot with Jack and an ex-girlfriend that I didn't think was necessary drama. While I understand why it's there, it just didn't jive with me, but this may just be a me thing.

Again, a heartwarming story full of magical surprises.

Ok, so you know Hallmark movies? Well this would fit right in. Especially as the most wonderful time of the year approaches. It is full of heart warming scenes.

It takes on the Scrooge idea. Charley who writes a blog has been called Scrooge by everyone. It is said that if you spend a week in St. Nicholas Colorado you will return a changed person and in love with Christmas as much as Santa.
Well she meets up with her long ago love and remembers the importance of family, love and christmas.

Told you it's a hallmark movie.
It's a fun read and gets you into the christmas spirit.
Enjoy!

Charley and Jack's story delivers just what you would expect from a Christmas romance in a very cute and fun way. Sweetness, emotion, humor, charm, drama, mystery and a sprinkle of holiday magic make a soft and comforting blend that is easy to let yourself get wrapped up in and be soothed by. A great read to help get you in the holiday mood and also a solid choice to help you unwind from all the holiday craziness.

This is a really good book. The two main characters are Charley and Jack. They were high school sweethearts, but Jack moved with his family and left Charley. A few years later they meet back up in St. Nicholas, Colorado. Charley is a writer and she was sent there to a story on the Scrooge Legend and Jack is a detective sent to investigate the Legend. Charley and Jack find out what the Christmas spirit is and fall in love.

Colorado Christmas Magic is a sweet, heartwarming holiday romance that takes place in the magical town of St. Nicholas, Colorado. A story that has a strong Hallmark Christmas Movie vibe and reads like a movie. I believe it’s a perfect story for a holiday movie.

Have you ever felt like the holidays were just too much? Have you ever been hurt by past tragedies or events at the holidays and so they scar or color the holidays differently for you?

If yes to either of the above questions you have to read this book. Charley has been called a “Scrooge” by everyone who reads her blog and her co-workers. “Magically” she is given a week in St. Nicholas, Colorado to take on the Scrooge Legend. The legend says that anyone who goes to St. Nicholas, Colorado and stays for a week “complementary” will leave changed and will love Christmas as much as Santa.

When Charley gets into town, within a few hours, her long lost high school love Jack is there and they start to pick up where they left off. Over the course of the week they realize the importance of love, family and the joy of the Christmas holiday.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin’s Carina Press for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for my honest review.

A delightful and heartwarming Christmas romance that made me smile and root for the characters.
The setting is delightful, the atmosphere is festive, and the characters are likable and fleshed out.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Thank you NetGalley, Caitlin McKenna and HARLEQUIN - Carina Press for the ARC of Colorado Christmas Magic. This is my personal review.
I love the title of this book. It put a smile on my face as soon as I read the title.
Charley Dawson looks at Christmas in a completely different way than other- the holiday has not been good to her but instead she tries to convince her readers by writing a column to cancel Christmas. This prompted her boss to send her to St. Nicholas Colorado to find out if the legend about this town is true. The legend says anyone who enters the town ends up falling in love with the holiday.
Detective Jack Brody himself is curious about this same legend so he heads there to find out the truth after his boss decides Jack need to find out if the legend is true. The truth has to be out there, and this is the only way for them to discover it.
Jack and Charley are both in town and meet each other there. They were sweethearts in high school and had not seen each other for years.
This story is a fun easy sweet romance that will put a smile on your face as you read like did for me.

COLORADO CHRISTMAS MAGIC follows Charley Dawson and Jack Brody. Charley used to love Christmas, until a string of breakups around her favourite holiday spoiled it for her. Jack is one of those breakups— he’s the one that got away when they were in high school. After writing a column suggesting that everyone skip Christmas, Charley gets a mysterious invitation for a free weeks stay at a little B&B in the little town of St. Nicholas where she is told no one leaves without finding the Christmas spirit. There, she learns about the Scrooge Legend and as she plans on debunking it, she bumps into Jack… can this be a coincidence, or is the legend true?
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This was a nice story. It has holiday magic, Christmas cookies, a second chance romance, a long overdue reunion, and of course, it’s filled with love. The mystery was fun and the romance was sweet. It is definitely a corny read, but I usually expect my holiday reads to be a little cheesy, so I didn’t mind it. If you’re looking for something light hearted to read while you’re busy with the holidays this year, add this one to your tbr. 🎄
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3/5 stars, COLORADO CHRISTMAS MAGIC by Caitlin McKenna is available October 5, 2021.
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Thank you to Carina Press and Netgalley for sending me an eARC to review.