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How Snowball Stole Christmas by Kristen McKanagh is the 3rd book featuring a cat called Snowball. The smart, naughty feline lives at the Victorian B&B Inn, Weber Haus, run by Emily, her husband Lukas and Miss Tilly (Lukas's great-aunt) and Sophie Heidt is the manager there. Emily has a brother, Peter Diemer who runs the family bookshop, which is attached to the hotel. Lara Wolfe has returned to Braunfels to open a toy shop and she and Peter have met before when she stayed at the B&B. Peter wants to move the bookshop to new premises but Lara needs the same townhouse property for her shop. Snowball believes that the two should be together but do Peter and Lara feel the same?

I adored this hearty Christmas romance which gave me festive feels. The characters of both Lara and Peter have been well crafted and it was amusing to read about all of Snowball's shenanigans; her observations about the humans in her orbit are so humorous! A great little heartwarming Christmassy story that I recommend.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Kensington via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

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Even though I’m more of a dog lover, I still enjoyed this delightful read with Snowball, the matchmaking cat. Will she be successful in bringing two opposites together this time around? Peter and Lara are the lucky couple Snowball’s sure belong together. Grab your copy and get ready to laugh and cheer while enjoying this Christmas book with amazing characters, both old and new.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and this is my voluntary and honest review.

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Christmas magic, friends, family, and love abound in this fun story.  I liked Snowball playing matchmaker once again in this beautiful story about Peter and Lara, who met each other two years ago, but a lot has changed for them both since then. 
The antics of the sweet cat were so much fun.   I especially enjoyed the epilogue and that there are more books to come in the series.  I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.

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This is a fantastic Christmas time romance. If you like cats then you will love Snowball. I love Snowball as a matchmaker. Lara, Peter, Ben and Snowball are fantastic characters. I love that the story made me laugh and cry. I did not want to put this book down. I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.

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Thank you NetGalley, Kristen McKanagh and Kensington Books for the ARC of How Snowball Stole Christmas. This is my personal review.
All I can say is YAHOO Snowball is back! A Christmas story with a cat is one that will always but a smile on my face. A fun romance with a cat being a matchmaker named Snowball. I want everyone who needs a comfortable fun book to read should grab this book and a comfy place to read for a few hours. You will be so glad you did.

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Super sweet Christmas story , I love that the cat had her own narriative in the story, Laura and Peters love story emerges slowly with a fun feel like grinch finding his heart .I will defintly look up the other two stories in this series . A cat playing match maker , too fun!

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Oh……this needs to be made into a Christmas movie. Love how Snowball is telling the story and playing matchmaker. Maybe not the perfect matchmaking abilities but that doesn’t stop Snowball from trying.
Peter and Lara had briefly meet before at the Weber Haus. Peter and fellow friends enjoyed flirting with the out of towner, but now Lara has returned to open up a toy store. Unknowingly Peter is upset that the last available store was gone, outbidded by a outsider. Venting on the town online forum Peter was getting nasty, but he can’t help control his temper.
Lara at last was grasping for her dream, moving to a new town, getting a townhouse and finally outbidding the final interested candidate for the last store at the Weber Haus shopping village. Perfect timing to open up a toy store with Christmas around the corner, but then the nasty remarks are posted on the forum, she winds up babysitting her nephew 6 year for a month. Burning the candle at both ends, but Snowball sends her help, a grumpy guy she meet before.
Such a cute fun read….just couldn’t wait for read what Snowball does next. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story. #NetGalley #HowSnowballStoleChristmas

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I know, I know but go with it. Snowball the cat has had a good run of matchmaking and now she's working on Peter and Lara. Peter wanted an empty shop for his bookstore but Lara got there first with her toy shop and he, unwisely, has been anonymously posting bad things about it on line (really? not good at all). Snowball, however, thinks they are right for one another and through kitten-y ways helps them along. Peter has been doubting himself since his head injury but now he's opening up. Snowball periodically gives her POV (I actually liked those chapters best) and she's working her paws on another couple as well (no spoilers). Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. It's a sweet and entertaining read.

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What a wonderful perfect Christmas book. Loved this book from start to finish. Was such a easy loving read and can't wait to read more from this author. Was easy sucked into her writing. A very romantic lovely Christmas read

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Christmas cuteness overload! Snowball is back for more antics and a homemade toy shop being added to the town brings love and Christmas cheer.

I liked the romantic from the aspect that Lara turned grumpy Peter into a more happy guy. I could imagine her toy shop really well and loved the inclusion of the icecream. Besides a new business and romance, Lara also ends up watching her nephew Ben.

It's always fun to read the portions of the book from Snowball's perspective. She's always helping everyone find love, but when will it be her turn outside of her human family? She made quite the messes in this book, but didn't make anyone too upset.

This book is just a light and cute Christmas book and so were the previous books.

Thank you yo Kensington and Netgalley for providing me a copy of this ARC for my honest review.

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I loved this book! This is the perfect book to curl up with. It's a sweet romance with Snowball playing match maker. I loved all the other books, but this one was my favorite. It's a heartwarming fun read that's perfect in every way!
I received a complimentary copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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This was a cute book. I enjoyed it. It was a fast and easy read. It held my interest throughout. I will look for others by this author.

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This is my favorite of the three Snowball novels. Peter and Lara have a fun grumpy/sunshine vibe for the first part of the book, but Peter begins to loosen up fairly quickly. He is especially sweet to Ben, Lara's nephew. Lara has a few lessons to learn about trust and giving. And Snowball has some challenges to face as she grows up, too. A fun Christmas novel!

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I really enjoyed this book and snowballs adventures had me giggling. Her matchmaking or attempts at it, were cute and her feelings made you really feel for her at times.

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Cute Christmas story! Snowball is quite the clever cat, with all her clever tricks. Peter, although grumpy at times proved to a wonderful character. Loved the toy shop setting. I liked that the author realistically showed both Peter and Lara's faults. The story was rather predictable but sweet. Recommended.

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This book was just pure joy! All the feels of what makes the holidays wonderful and a super awesome, mischievous feline to boot. I adore the Snowball stories and cannot wait for more to come!

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The promise of a Christmas romance combined with an adorably mischievous kitty cat? Sounds like my favourite cup of literary tea. I had never read the previous installments in the Snowball series, so I delved into this story not knowing much about Snowball’s previous antics or personality. Overall, it can be read as a standalone, but I would still love to read the other books, just to know more about the feline star of the show.

Basically, you get what you’re promised: a festive romance, a bookshop and a toyshop, as well as a cheeky kitty playing matchmaker, all complete with Hallmark-esque vibes. On the downside, I did feel as though the story was dragging quite often. On the upside, the parts I enjoyed the most were the ones where Snowball is the narrator.

It’s a cute and cosy read! Thank you to Kensington Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Another one of Snowball
Romance author Kristen McKanagh presents the third book in the "Snowball" series entitled "How Snowball Stole Christmas", published by Kensington Books. Snowball the cat, greeter and at the Weber Haus Inn, talks from his view and is miffed because his owners Emily, Lukas, and Miss Tilly, left him with Emily's brother Peter. He feels abandoned but decides not to worry. Peter had been in an accident the previous year and the coma caused some personality changes. He runs into Lara Smith whom he had met two years earlier. Lara has decided that failure is not an option in regard to her plans, one of them being to open her toy store before Christmas. Snowball considers himself a "kitty matchmaker" with the goal to bring the couple together as often as possible. But the question is, while he succeed in his goal?
This was the first book by this author which I read and, although it is the third one in the series, it can well be read as a stand-alone. I look forward to read more books of her. I liked the believable and cute characters and the clean story and I highly recommend it to readers who like romances that are combined with suspense and mystery.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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And she's back in her third book--Snowball, that lovable mischievous , matchmaking ball of white feline fluff is on a new adventure. Peter's grouchiness increases when he discovers that he's been outbid on the perfect new location for his family's bookstore.. Lara Wolfe's dream is about to become a reality as she prepares and opens hew own toy store--in the shop space that Peter wanted! Will these two "enemies" be able to ever get along with each other, or perhaps even LOVE each other? Will Snowball's matchmaking skills triumph once again?

Don't miss this next heartwarming installment of the Snowball saga, releasing Sep 27..

Thanks to Kensington books and #NetGalleyfor an ARC. All opinions expressed are strictly my own.

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How Snowball Stole Christmas is a sweet, fun "Hallmark movie" story that I immensely enjoyed. I love the toy shop theme, the grumpy Peter, and the cute little Snowball. Easy, fast read that I recommend.

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