A sweet Christmas book, starting when Megan skips out on her wedding to Isaac.

Meeting up with an old school friend, Christian, in Dublin he convinces her to have a 'fake relationship' with him, making returning to her village at Christmas a little easier.

The storyline is predictable, but it's a pleasant journey to get there.

A perfect story for a cold winter afternoon.

What a breath of fresh air! What I loved:

~A main character who has had relationship trauma in the past, but who has DONE THE WORK, with the help of time and a good therapist. She has become able to stand up for herself and be an equal partner in all of her relationships!

~No ridiculous, contrived conflicts to manipulate the drama. There is normal, real-life drama, mainly centered around family relationships.

~The main characters COMMUNICATE with each other, and don’t play mind games. It is SO refreshing to see healthy relationships represented!

~These two main characters are FUNNY! They are dry and sarcastic…so much, that a few times I had to go back and reread to make sure I was “getting it.” They played SO WELL off each other, without missing a beat! This is my favorite kind of humor!!

This is maybe a weird image, but while I was reading it, I felt like I was floating peacefully in a lazy river. The story flowed at a great pace, and the twist and turns were graceful, not jarring. It was just such a satisfying read!

It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that I could simply say I loved. There was nothing I *didn’t* like, and I would change nothing! I highly recommend! This is my first time reading this author, but I will NOT be the last!! And I will definitely reread this one!

A cute story with some of my favorite tropes. I loved the setting. I loved the families. I didn’t feel the connection between the main characters like I wanted to but enjoyed the story.

this was such a fun, sweet, awesome Holiday Romance sequel!!! Megan and Christian are so freaking cute together, I love their connection from the very beginning. They seem to really get each other, or be able to have the patience, time, and care to give the other as they figure themselves out. I love a good fake dating trope, and they’re something about a holiday fake dating story that is just so fun and festive. I love how both Megan and Christians families love them in their own round-about, messy family way (feels very authentic). And I especially loved how Megan’s family protects her and defends her past decisions to their small local town where everyone gossips about everything.

I loved seeing Megan and Christian find such trust, patience, kindness, acceptance and love with each other, especially when they’re snowed in a romantic holiday cabin, to be able to find their happiness with each other.

thank you for the arc!!!

I have received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. So thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity!

I mean how can one not love fake dating and forced proximity? Come on!
This help me get into the winter/Christmas spirit even though it’s a little early for it.
I always love fake dating romances and this was no exception.
4/5

I thoroughly enjoyed Snowed In. It had great chemistry between Megan and Christian, excellent banter, well developed relationships and I loved the sibling banter/relationships too.

I smiled throughout and have already downloaded another book by the author..

What a lovely book! It keeps you engaged, entertained and hooked to the story! It is full of depth, fun (because the characters have a great sense of humor, I love the puns) and it is very authentic and realistic. Megan is a really sweet girl, and you just can’t help falling in love with Christian yourself (Christian at the fundraiser - swoon!).
I like that Megan and Christian don’t just decide to be each other’s fake date after five minutes, but that there’s serious thinking involved. It makes the story realistic. I like them discussing it at length. The pace of the book is just right. Megan and Christian have great chemistry. Their romance is not forced or rushed but develops beautifully.
The secondary characters are also fun and interesting. I just didn’t get why Aidan was grumpy so often. I really like Zoe and her sense of humor!
I love Christian’s talk with his brother Andrew. This book just makes you smile!
Megan and Christian texting about random thoughts - hilarious!
I love the many puns and that sometimes they get back to a specific inside joke. But at the same time the book is also serious and handles trust issues, growth, insecurity, how you can be tagging along on a life journey when you suddenly realize that that’s not what you want. It is a very honest story, very real, funny, serious but not heavy. I can highly recommend this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I have no doubt you will, too!
Thank you Netgalley, Catherine Walsh and Bookouture for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I will read anything Catherine Walsh writes. Give me the phone book, penned by Catherine Walsh, and I guarantee I'll be kicking up my legs and giggling. The banter! The tension!! The complete LACK of a third act break up! Inject these Irish romcoms straight into my veins.

This novel is standalone-ish - you could totally read it on its own, but you will be happier if you also read Holiday Romance, as many characters appear in both. Read this first, read it second, who cares - just read them both! Megan is such a badass character, letting herself be vulnerable but not completely bowled over by other peoples bad behavior. And Christian is giving non-toxic masculinity to the extreme. These two could not be lovelier. I believe in love again!!! JK but I believe in love for Megan O'Sullivan and Christian Fitzpatrick specifically.

5 stars. Read this on literally any day of the year but especially on a cold winter day, curled up with a cuppa and snuggled into a blanket. Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

Shouldn’t expect anything but perfection from Catherine Walsh! Another Holiday Romance to rival all the others out there!! Fake dating?!? Sign me up! Absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a laugh out loud rom-com with a touch of poignancy.

I loved this book. A easy read fake dating romance. I have read a few of her books and all of them have been brilliant. The way she writes her books make it easy to follow the story. Amazing book. The two main characters are very different and I really enjoyed them.

This is going to be the holiday book of the season! A friends to romance book! So so sooooo good! I couldn't put it down!

Over the last couple of years, I've become such a huge fan of Catherine Walsh's writing. It started with Holiday Romance and from there I gobbled up every single book she had out. It feels fitting that the book that I would be given an ARC of through NetGalley would be her latest holiday book. What an absolute literary treat it is to read a rom-com novel done so incredibly well. I will be a fan forever! This "fake" relationship that honestly never felt "forced or faked" was pure gold. I don't always think the faking it trope works because not all writers can spell out the chemistry quite right. In Snowed In, Megan and Christian simmer from their first meeting in the book (although they have known each other nearly all their life). Banter, Banter, Banter... its another absolute plus in this book... the innuendo and the teasing coupled with the sarcasm feels like what a real couple would do. At least in my world... sarcasm is MY love language! I cannot wait until the audiobook version comes out so I can hear the gorgeous Irish brogue. There are layers of pain in this story from both main characters and I loved how the layers get revealed slowly over the course of the story to explain so many of the motivations of our MMC and FMC. It's a holiday novel but it really is a love story that I will cherish over an over!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5)
Steam Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (very descriptive open door scene)
Trigger Warning: controlling relationship recounted

Megan O'Sullivan became the town pariah when she ran from her wedding to Isaac Quinn five years ago. Now she's about to head home for the holidays for the first time since her ruined nuptials, and it's something she'd love to avoid. That's where Christian Fitzpatrick comes in. When these former schoolmates run into each other one night, Christian proposes a perfect plan. They'll go home together as a fake couple so that he won't be the only single person at his house, and so Megan has someone to defend her when Isaac's friends come around. But when the line between real and fake begins to blur, these two will be forced to confront their growing feelings and decide if they want to make this thing between them real.

Another excellent romance from Catherine Walsh! After briefly meeting the mischievous flirt Christian in Holiday Romance, we got to see his romantic, protective side in this story. I absolutely loved him! Watching him convince Megan to be his fake girlfriend and then taking care of her on multiple occasions was so swoony. These two had instant chemistry right from the start, and I loved how Megan surprised Christian with her flirty, playful side. This was definitely the spiciest book from Catherine Walsh, but it did match the characters and didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story. Be aware, though, that despite the name of the book, the snowed in portion of the story is very minimal. I promise you won't even be upset since there's so much goodness packed into the rest of the story. If you enjoyed Holiday Romance, then definitely pick this one up to continue the story and fall in love with another Fitzpatrick man!

Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I was in the mood to read to read something fun and light so this book was the perfect palette cleanser. It is definitely the season of rom-coms and I am not complaining at all. Except for the fact that it makes me feel a tad lonely. Cold.

However, this book swooped in to save me from this harsh cold. Christian and Megan were a delight to read about. This is my first book from the author and after going through her back catalogue, I noticed that her works were mostly set in the holidays/Christmas so I am strapped in to go through them. Without spoiling much, I would say that the banter between the characters was fun and I absolutely devoured the fake-dating premise, so kudos to the author for doing it right.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for provokes me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

LOVED IT!

I had just finished a much heavier ARC and I needed light, funny and sexy. This was it.

I fell in love with Christian and Megan as a couple so easily. It was a fun way to get out of a reading slump. I liked this so much that I downloaded Catherine's first book onto my kindle.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC and I can't wait to see where Catherine takes me next! Definitly a new favorite romance author!

If you’re ready for Christmas, this is the perfect rom-com novel to kick off the holiday season.

This is my first novel by Catherine Walsh, and it will not be my last. I absolutely loved Meghan and Christian’s story. It was laugh out loud funny and swoon-worthy with a little bit of spice. I will be going back to read Holiday Romance now, and recommend that “correct” order to future readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reading copy.

I absolutely love this book so much! The characters were adorable, and the dialogue was fantastic. I actually laughed out loud at times. This was the perfect cozy Holiday Romance and I am now a huge Catherine Walsh fan and can’t wait to go back and read previous books by her. Highly recommend!

This book was so fun and cute and I’m definitely going to reread it once it’s the holiday season! I love love LOVED the banter between Megan and Christian and how real it felt between them. I am a true sucker for a fake dating trope and this book did it so well, I loved it! This was my first book I’ve read by this author and I will definitely be reading more!

This is my first book by this author and I throughly enjoyed it. The book opens in a small village in Ireland with Megan running away from her own wedding. She encounters Christian who helps her by directing her to the taxi stand.

Five years later they run into each other in a Dublin pub as Christmas nears. Megan hasn’t returned home since she fled but has promised her mother she’ll come home this Christmas. Christian dreads facing another visit home due to his family questions concerning his love life. He gets Megan to agree to pretend they are dating.

I loved the humor and the low angst of the story. I highly recommend it for readers who like sweet romances and enjoy the fake girlfriend/boyfriend trope.

ARC received from Netgalley.

‘Snowed In’ is Catherine Walsh’s second Christmas rom-com novel, following last year’s fabulous ‘Holiday Romance’ and it’s the perfect Yuletide read to enjoy with a mug of hot chocolate (or a glass of Prosecco if you’re feeling extra festive!)


The story begins with Megan O’Sullivan running away from her fiancé Isaac and her home town on her would-be wedding day. As she makes her escape, she bumps into Christian Fitzpatrick, ex-classmate and troublemaker extraordinaire who acts a little bemused but sends her on her way…


Five years later, and Megan is in Dublin, dreading returning to the small Irish town she grew up in for the holidays. We find her waiting in a bar for an online date to show up, mulling over how she can show up to support her mother’s fundraising and celebrate her brother’s return from the other side of the world while simultaneously avoiding awkward questions from ex friends and one probably-still-annoyed ex fiancé. In that same bar, Christian is lamenting his lack of significant other and dreading a Christmas dinner in the family home seasoned with well-intentioned but frustrating questions from loved-up relatives about when he will find The One and settle down…


Some spilled wine, a fainting episode, and a cocktail napkin and pen later, they’ve signed a contract and agreed to be each other’s festive fake partners. Our lying lovebirds head off from Dublin towards a small-town Christmas and the fun begins!


This book had so many things I love in a Xmas read: family traditions, slow burn romance, emotional confessions (why DID Megan leave all those years ago? What WAS Christian thinking when he saw her on that fateful day?) and a gorgeous setting for the titular “snowed in” section of the book. I raced through, enjoying every minute and would recommend to anyone who loves a merry and bright rom-com!


Thank you to NetGalley, and to the publisher Bookouture for approving my request to read an advance copy of this fab festive novel.