The Christmas Cookie Wars is a delightful holiday romance with a touch of mystery. Melody and Jonathan have been navigating single parenthood without much knowledge of one another other than a few exasperating parent-principal confrontations. When Charlene, a bossy know-it-all fellow parent, threatens the town's holiday traditions by unilaterally disbanding the school's cookie committee, Melody volunteers to keep things on track. While her decision was made partly to show Jonathan she is not simply a hot mess always running late, it also fuels her desire to preserve her own family holiday traditions for her growing sons. As Jonathan and Melody work together to pull off what seems an impossible feat, they start to develop feelings for one another. But someone isn't happy about how well things are moving along, both in terms of the holiday events and the relationship growing between Melody and Jonathan. Sabotage threatens a principal's career, family relationships and a town's traditions. Despite the obstacles, Jonathan and Melody band together to save Christmas, unmask an unlikely sabatouer, and build a future for themselves and their children.

I loved everything about this Christmas story, there is romance, cookies, mayhem, community spirit and a lot of love. This is the kind of story that will make you wish you it would go on forever.
Although, at the beginning of the story there is a little tension between the main characters, it will soon go away when Melody takes charge of the Yuletide Cookie club. It will force Melody and Jonathan to put their heads together and save the day and make Christmas truly memorable.
I also loved all of Melody's family who stand by her and help in anyway they could to help with the events and her love life and its very endearing and sweet. I also loved when a catastrophe happens to one of the events the community came together to help.
Finally, the romance between Melody and Jonathan is the kind that grows as they learn and understand about each other and will make you wish you had a Jonathan in your life too.
This is truly a delightful tale.

I want to thank PENGUIN GROUP Putnam | G.P. Putnam's Sons and NetGalley for an advance copy of this wonderful Christmas story.

A feel good holiday read! This is just like the Hallmark movies that I love to watch (and there are plenty of movies with baking themes so this fits right in!!)
We have a single mom (widower) that is trying to keep it all together with her twin boys. She is understandably frazzled most of the time as she tries to balance everything. Did she have the time- or skills- to take on the cookie committee? Nope. But she did it to keep traditions alive for her sons and community which I loved!! Now bring in the cute Principal and you know where this is going!!
It was predictable, but adorably so! I will be re-reading in December!!!

This was a cute holiday read! Why am i reading it in March? Who knows!

I liked that this was a more mature romance - I feel like there isnt enough representation for older characters. A cute, predicable hallmark like movie read- it was a great book, but not one that will be on my mind for several weeks after.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book!
All thoughts and opinions are my own.

So obviously it’s not Christmas time currently but I still love a good Christmas read. This book gave me the warm holiday feelings. I loved the romance between Jonathan and Melody. It was just sweet, shy and slightly awkward but oh so adorable. I think the kids were my favorites. Those boys are precious and Ainsley was so sweet. I would definitely read this again. Such a heart warming read!

A rom-com holiday romance, I’m in!!!

This was super cute, fun, and fast paced. I enjoyed this book and all the characters! Not to mention, I love a good single parent romance and this was just that! It was a Hallmark movie in a book! Johnathan was a dreamboat plus he could bake… the total package! I definitely recommend this one!

This cute Christmas rom-com was easy to connect with, as Melody could be a next door neighbor! Her twin boys overwhelm her, as 5th grade boys will do, but she attempts to be the best mother she can. Her new role as the head of the cookie fundraiser puts her in more direct contact with Jonathan, the hunky school principal. Something that is a welcomed change from her day-to-day life.

I enjoyed this one, and the fact that these characters are a bit older, and have a more mature romance. This definitely has a made-for-tv holiday movie vibe, and left me with a warm, contented feel after the last page was read.

I thank Netgalley and the publisher for my complimentary ARC, and happily leave my review. Grab your hot cocoa and settle in for a cute and enjoyable holiday read.

This book is a fun and engaging read. Both the main character and the principal are interesting and loveable characters in the story. The book kept me hooked throughout.

A warm adorable Christmas hug. Is it predictable? Of course! Did I care?? No! A baking principal who falls first? I’m here for it.

I really enjoyed this book! The characters were very complex and the setting was gorgeous. I loved the little details, to me they really make the story. I would definitely recommend!

This feels like a script to an upcoming Hallmark Christmas movie (although MMC is divorced). Pleasant, predictable, slow-paced chaste story of a widow with twin school aged boys coming out of grief and getting into the holiday spirit by leading a bunch of cookie theme events for the town. Along the way, she gets to know the school principal outside of her boys’ office visits. The divorced dad is also coming out of a funk after his marriage and is learning to let go and have fun. Oh, he’s also a good baker. Story takes an enjoyable, predictable path.

Thank you Penguin Group Putnam for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Do you need a book that feels like a Hallmark movie to snuggle up with during the holiday season? If you answered yes, this book by Eliza Evans is for you. Grab the cocoa and a cookie while you indulge in this book about a mom of twins that needs all the help she can get when the fundraiser that raises money for the only club her children like is cancelled. She decides to take it upon herself to resurrect all of the Cookie Craziness even when another mom is thwarting her at every turn. Insert one handsome, single, principal that's also on the committee and the heat gets turned up as they work together.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this title in advance.

I needed something uplifting and fun and this book satisfied the need. Cute hallmarky fun story. Single parents trope mixed with a school theme. I loved the characters. It seems like it feel together very easy but that makes it an uplifting simple read.

A perfect Christmas book!

-hallmark feels
-he falls first
-widow x divorcee
-Christmas
-kids help parents get together

Wish I read this during Xmas with a cup of hot cocoa and a gingerbread cookie

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC

The Christmas Cookie Wars by Eliza Evans is a holiday-themed clean rom-com. Melody, widower and mother to two twin boys in fifth grade, is barely hanging on. She’s overwhelmed with trying to be the best mother she can be and ends up taking on the role of leading the cookie fundraising committee at her sons’ school to try to save not only their STEM club but also the Christmas traditions their family has had for years. This leads to Melody having more frequent contact with the school’s handsome principal Jonathan Baxter and their eventual romance.

This was a cute read! I liked the characters and how they were older than ones in typical rom-com books.There were both funny and sweet moments throughout the book. This is a fast-paced easy read and fans of holiday rom-coms will enjoy this.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for granting me an eBook ARC in return for my honest review. This book is expected to be published on October 22, 2024.

This story is fast-paced, festive, exciting, and quite engaging read. Any fan of romance is going to devour this book in a couple of sittings.

Very cute story with a competition over cookie baking! So fun! I liked the story a lot and the mom with her sons was super sweet. This will be great at Christmastime. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

What a beautiful, fun, story about a mom trying to save Christmas for her 9 year old twin boys. There was humor, romance, and lots of cookies. I really enjoyed it.