This is a set of two Christmas stories. I think I liked the first one, Dashing through the snow, the best. It involved train travel which I love, excursions, chess matches, great characters, and even an odd little dietary aspect. I especially liked Clarence and Ian.
It focused on Willow's healing from a break up. The end scene with Jonas made me laugh. It was perfect!

Pining for You is about second chances. Theo and Skye were best friends 14 years ago before Skye moved away. Now she's back and Theo is thrown together with her. They seem like an unusual pairing until you start learning more about their pasts.

These stories are pretty light, enjoyable listens. The narrators were good. It's fun. Thank you to Thomas Nelson audio for providing me with a free audiobook. All opinions are my own.

A great duo of two stories set in the winter. The narrators are great and are easy to listen to.

Dashing Through The Snow is a funny, laugh out loud story that includes a Christmas Elf, a Train, and a mysterious older gentleman.

Pining For You is set on a Christmas tree farm. It is a second chance, small town romance.

🎧Audiobook Review🎧

Thank you NetGalley for audio ARC of this book!

First of all this is two novellas in one. So with this audio you get a 2 for 1! I have never read anything by this author but now I’m looking for more!

Dashing Through the Snow
4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️

Pinning for You
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First of all I enjoyed the narration of this audiobook. I am always a sucker for dual narration. I love that! They did a great job portraying the characters. I enjoyed the plot and characters. Short and sweet stories! Would recommend to others for sure!

I enjoyed these two novellas. The audiobook was narrated well and the stories were clean and entertaining. Thank you, NetGalley. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Two short stories. The first is definitely Christmasy. Willow has tickets on the Christmas Train but her boyfriend who bought the tickets dumped her two days before. She is definitely quirky as she has nutritional yeast in her suitcase and wears Christmas sweaters and elf shoes (just what is needed on the Christmas Train. The second book is not a Christmas story but is about Skye whose heart was broken 14 years before by Theo, her childhood friend. Can she trust him when he comes back to the farm?

This was quick Christmas novellas, but the problem with that is that you just barely get into the world and then everything is finished. I didn't get enough time with the characters and no time to work through problems so everything resolves so easily. I guess some people would like that especially around the holidays but I like more drawn out stories. I liked the first novella better than the second one for sure.

Snowy Serendipity offers a charming premise with its wintery backdrop and themes of unexpected romance. The characters are relatable, and the setting is beautifully described, evoking a cozy atmosphere. While it has its sweet moments, it ultimately lacks the depth and originality to leave a lasting impression. A nice read for the season.

I wish I waited a few more months for this one but I still loved it. it was super cute and light and I loved our fmc. I usually dislike the dmc so that's saying a lot from me.

Romantic, feel-good holiday stories, with narrators that really pull you in to the holiday spirit.

Snowy Serendipity consists of two novellas, Dashing Through the Snow and Pining for You. Each one has that Hallmark-Happily-Ever-After feel that makes you want to curl up with a blanket in front of the fire. The storytelling has you smelling the pine trees and fresh snow in Pining for You and tasting the hot chocolate while being whisked away on a train in Dashing Through the Snow. I loved the ancient history romance in Pining for You, where our characters are reconnected after years apart, and the fated meet cute in Dashing Through the Snow. Each story gives you all the warm-fuzzies and brings that good-old holiday romance cheer that everyone could use a little bit more of. If you love feel-good, HEA, sweet romance, then this duo is for you!

I enjoyed the narrator of this audio book and the two stories are both quick reads full of holiday magic, romance, sweet love and interesting characters that you root for.

Two cute holiday stories. Not much substance to them for only being two stories in the collection. Cute. Fine. Nothing special.

Who says that Christmas novels can be read only on Christmas? I was wrapped up by the coziness of the story even in April!
Two short stories, both very sweet and heart warming.

Snowy Serendipity by Melissa Ferguson is a collection of 2 sweet , fun, romantic holiday stories.

Dashing Through the Snow tells the story of Willow a fun, adventurous, full of life young woman who is broken up with after 7 years. And on the night before they are supposed to take a romantic holiday trip, the trip of her dreams. Willow goes on the 2- week Christmas Express train trip alone. She has dreamed of this trip and will not let the breakup ruin her fun. She meets 3 special men along the trip and they change her perspective on her situation.

This is a cute, fun, sweet, story of finding oneself after.a break up, adventuring and meeting the people that come up along the way.
5stars

Pining for You is the story of Theo Watkins, a Christmas tree farm owner who runs into his childhood best friend Skye Fuller. Somehow he agrees to accompany her on a trip to Virgina in order to win her heart. He plays farmer and falls for her further but farm life isn't so much his jam. Does their location and his attitude prevent love or do they both realize their feelings for one another?

This is a cute story but is a hard followup to Dashing Through the snow as it jumped right into the action where Pining for You was a slower start. But so well done.

The Narration was superb as well!

Two Christmas novellas. While I liked the first well enough, the amount of miscommunication in the secound annoyed me. For me the main focus of a christmas romance is kitsch and christmas magic. Didn't work out too well though. I was rather disappointed with this one.

This was good to get into the Christmas spirit, but they where not my favorite stories.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

A fun Christmas story told brilliantly by the narrator. Really enjoyed listening on the run up to Christmas

This was such a sweet book! I loved the characters, and their love story. The dialogue was realistic and enjoyable.

Thank you so much to the publisher and to Netgalley for the opportunity to read Snowy Serendipity by Melissa Ferguson. This audiobook included 2 novellas.

I really enjoyed the first novella. This was a Christmas romance that was sweet and I really enjoyed it. Liked the characters, the plot progression and the spirit behind the story.

I unfortunately did not enjoy the second story as much. I think this story had potential for everything I would and should like but I did not like some of the turns in the plot or some of the phrases used by the characters. There were some off hand and negative comments about both ramen and basket weaving that I found a bit tasteless and unnecessary.

The rating for this book is based on the first novella alone as I would have not finished the second one. The writing seemed quite different and I wonder if they were written with some distance between them? Based on the first novella I will pick up further books from this author .

Thank you to Netgalley, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio, and author Melissa Ferguson. I received, Snowy Serendipity audiobook for my review.

Christmas Hallmark vibes are within these 2 Holiday short stories. I have never read anything by this author but found the stories to be fun Christmas reads. Good pace for novellas and kept me interested, both are character driven.

Willow, 25 year old, has just been dumped by her boyfriend of 7 years. Willow is traveling home expecting all the questions soon to arise from her family. As everyone had expected a proposal this season. The story takes place entirely on a train. This story was very cute and was a fun ‘Polar Express’ atmosphere. Despite her friend Elody’s advice she immediately started pining after Ian (elf). This read was very fun and I loved the showing description of the train and the secondary characters.

I absolutely loved this story, the warm and cozy environment that ended too soon. I found the story to be the perfect Christmas story. This story will make one want to take a train ride. To where? You will have to read to find out. Willow’s situation is all too familiar and yet such a good heartfelt reminder to take an opportunity when it arises. As a reader this story is so relatable and fun.

Pining For You Opening
Theo,35 year old on a date with Ashley eating when all of a sudden he gets a phone call. An emergency at the Evergreen Tree Farm.

Sky finds herself back in her Virginia family home, after she left for Seattle 14 years ago. Returning to help her injured father, manager of the tree farm.

Instant tension unfolds between Sky and her father and between Sky and Theo. Due to the past history of Sky and Theo seeing each other for the first time after 14 years. Evergreen Tree Farm has them pushing past their feelings and working on the task at had. Broken heart and untold undertones.

This book had very different vibes from the first book in the collection. Told from dual POV you get the perspective of both Theo and Sky as well as their history. I found this book hard to follow in the beginning with the relationship dynamic of Theo and Ashley instantly had me anxious. The story is largely character driven but in such a short read I was immediately annoyed between Theo and Sky’s dynamic. I get there is history but how the story unfolded didn’t make a ton of sense. Very insta love (not a fan) and second chance romance. Seemed to be a very miscommunication trope. If you want a drama filled with a slight Christmas story this one's for you.

Dashing Through the Snow was a good audible because the narrator kept my attention, but it’s nothing heavy that I need to pay close attention to. It’s not the most griping or interesting thing I’ve “read.” A little cheesy.

The second novella—Pining for You—was a little better, with a more interesting plot. Again, easy to listen to, nothing you have to pay close attention to.

Total rating for the two: 3.5 stars

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.