What a heartwarming holiday story! Set on the shores of Cape Cod this bed and breakfast is one I would love to stay in!!! Breakfast, wine & cheese party’s and chocolate turndown service makes this a home away from home. Through no fault of her own Riley ends up leaving Manhattan to go home to Cape Cod to help her mom run the bed and breakfast while recovering from a broken leg. Riley realizes how much she has missed home and the people she loves. The holidays are so special and there is a lot of love in the air, Riley, her mother and the people they have come to love have a lot of decisions to make! This was such a heart warming Christmas Story!! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely love this time of year to read Christmas books! I absolutely adore them and this one will forever be on my top list of Christmas romance!

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this. Riley returns home to help her mom. She brings new ideas to her moms inn to generate more visitors. She meets an old love she still has feelings for. An enjoyable holiday book.

I loved this book it made me feel like I was in a hallmark movie! It had all the cozy good feels to it! It was such a good vibe to just to get up in the holiday spirit! This was definitely a 4 star for me!

Riley Sanders didn’t plan on losing her job as a content marketing manager right before Christmas. When she calls her sister Amy to vent, she learns that their mother has broken her leg and could really use some help at the inn. Riley decides to head home to the inn, nestled along the shores of Cape Cod, in time for the Christmas rush. She is happy to help and needs something to distract her as mistletoe is hung and snowflakes begin to fall. When she gets there, she not only finds delicious cookies and a crackling fire to lift her spirits, but also the sense of family she’s been missing all along. There’s Franny, a woman who has just lost her sister and has four unopened letters from her that she plans to use to open her up to new experiences on the Cape. And there’s Aidan, her high school sweetheart, now a widower, who is staying at the inn with his nine year-old son, Luke. What begins as a quick stay over the holidays to help her mom turns into something that means much more—a second chance at romance, a deeper sense of found family, and all the joy and wonder that comes with Christmastime on Cape Cod.

I am familiar with the author's name, but I think this is the first novel that I have read by her, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Her characters are well developed and her message of the importance of family and friends is evident. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for introducing me to this author.

There're parts of this story which I absolutely love, and then there were bits which bored me till I zoned out. We have 3 FMCs, all of them at pivotal times in their life and undergo a decent character arc over the course of the book. The setting and its descriptions were quite pleasant to say the least. I love that all of the characters get their happy ending in the end, but the process of getting there was pretty tedious. The writing was off at times, with way too much filler to unnecessarily lengthen the book and the character voices were at times hard to distinguish. The occasional scenes with lovely banter kept me going and that was the only thing that made the listen worthwhile.

What a sweet little book! It put me right in the Christmas spirit! 🎄 I'll be reading it again at Christmas time!

A sweet Christmas romance that covers three generations. First love, old love and new love. All center around a typical small town Christmas. Riley lost her job in New York and returns home to help her mom who broke her leg with the inn she owns. Things are slow at the inn and Riley using her business experience revamps the marketing. A surprise for her was that her old boyfriend and is son were staying at the inn. With the new marketing ideas the inn is sold out and Riley and Aidan along with his son Luke and fellow guest Franny and of course her mom bond together during happy hour.
As life takes them different ways they always return and strengthen the friendship that develops over a glass of wine. I did enjoy the audiobook and also read it. The narrator was very good, I felt like I could smell the meals being cooked. Thank you for this ARC, all opinions expressed are my own. #TheChristmasInn

This is a charming Christmas read. Riley Sanders heads home for Christmas after unexpectedly losing her job in Manhattan. Her mom has recently broken her leg and welcomes her home to help run her bed and breakfast. After a fun-filled, family-centered holiday, Riley is reminded of what she’s missing by living and working in Manhattan.

If you like Hallmark romances, this is the book for you. This book is cozy and a quick read, and it’s very enjoyable.

Thank you to NetGalley and Griffin for providing an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a quick read. It was pretty predictable. But it would be a perfect holiday read. Sometimes there was a little too much detail. But I enjoyed the characters.

My first holiday read of the year and it's a great one! Christmas doesn't really play a big role in the story. Even though I felt like some of the circumstances weren't true to life, I liked the book. Some days you just need something sweet and happy.

This is a feel good Christmas story reminiscent of a Hallmark movie. It has three different couples that find love at different stages in their lives. The central piece of the story is a beautiful inn in the small town on the Cape. Riley gets a second chance at love with her high school boyfriend Aiden, while Franny and Beth find someone to love for a second time. The plot follows each character as they discover the good that is coming their way. It is an easy to read book and will give readers a good feeling for the holidays.

Christmas stories are my absolute favorites and this one sure hit the mark. I also have a soft spot for books involving inns. It always brings characters into the book that have their own different backgrounds and stories.

Riley has come back home to help her mother run the inn while she recovers from a broken leg. Staying at the Christmas Inn is an older woman living out quests from letters left her by her deceased sister. There is Aiden (Riley's old boyfriend) and his young son. Could there still be something there between them? Other character help round out the entertaining cast.

I alternated between the digital and the audio version of this book narrated by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker. The narration was excellent and just what I hope for in a Christmas book. The voices were easily distinguishable and pleasant to listen to.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio for the copies. All thoughts are my own.

Sometimes you just find a book that totally fits your lifestyle, your thoughts and your likes, and you find it at just the right time! The Christmas Inn did that for me, and I loved it from start to finish! Thanks, NetGalley for letting me read an advance copy of this book for an honest review.

This is about family helping family, finding love a second time around, and realizing that small town life can be much more rewarding than the hustle and bustle and demands of the big city! The author incorporated so many wonderful extras into her story - when she wrote about a cheese shop that Franny went in, she actually mentioned and described specific cheeses. She had her characters talk about wines the same way, and mentioned authors and books when she wrote about going into the bookstore, to browse and buy books and my favorite paragraph described how sometimes the first sentence of a book just lets you know that you were meant to find that book at that time and that you were meant to buy it and read it!

So now I want to go back and write down all the cheeses, wines, books and authors she mentioned so I can try them as well. I think that says a lot about how I felt about this book! Great job!

I received a free copy of, The Christmas Inn, by Pamela Kelley, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The Christmas Inn was a sweet and cozy read. I really enjoyed the characters, the descriptions, the story, and the romance. As always, Kelley's books are a joy to read.
Riley has been laid off from her job in New York, and learns that her mom has a broken leg. She heads back home to Cape Cod for the holidays and to help run her BnB. There is romance for three generations of women, and we meet several other residents of the town. Will Riley find another job and head back to New York? Can the inn find more guests and survive? Will they all get their happily ever after? Read on to find out!

When Riley loses her job right before Christmas, she heads home. Her non runs a bed and breakfast on the shores of Cape Cod. Her mom had recently broken her leg so Riley volunteers to help out at the in for a while. When she runs into Aiden, her high school flame, she realizes the flame is still burning. Will Riley take another job in New York or will she find a way to stay in her hometown. This is a cozy, feel-good story just in time for Christmas reading. Thanks to @NetGalley for the ARC of this book. I really enjoyed it.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. This was the perfect book to get me in the season. Pamela M. Kelley is an auto read auto for me and this book was adorable.

Riley thinks that she is happy with her life In New York until she loses her job. She goes home to Chatham to help out her mother and reconnects with old friends and makes new ones. Feel good Christmas story.

The Christmas Inn
by: Pamela M. Kelley
St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffith
Pub Date: Sept. 24, 2024
General Fiction (Adult), Romance, Women's Fiction

The Christmas Inn is as satisfying as the hot chocolate and tea served at the inn during the Christmas season. Kelley had me cheering for all of her main characters, including Riley, who returns to Cape Cod to help her mother Beth, the innkeeper, after she breaks her leg. I was engrossed in the holiday feelings experienced at a warm, cozy inn with a Cape Cod setting.

Kelley's gentle writing style is so descriptive and engaging, from the food and events at the Chatham Coastal Inn, to the Christmas atmosphere in the community. I especially enjoyed the relationship building of the story, with family, new friends, and second chances at romance. Consider this book for your holiday and winter reading pleasure!

I received an advance reader's copy from Net Galley and
St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffith. My review is my own.

Note: Review will be shared on my Bookstagram during the week prior to publication.

This is the book you've been waiting for! Multigenerational look at life, love and loss with a dose of second chances and starting over mixed in. Set around the Christmas season so brew up a cup of cocoa, coffee or hot cinnamon tea to set the mood and dive into the book! However, I must warn you that you need to make sure that you block the day off so you can spend it wrapped up in the lives of characters in this book as you won't want to put the book down for even a second! The characters are extremely well thought out with unique personalities, quirks, insecurities and charm to make them relatable and realistic. They will draw you into the story and keep you invested to the last word! FYI: If you like audiobooks, this book is available in audio and the narration is outstanding as well. The narrator does an amazing job of taking a well written book and bringing it even further to life. So, whether you prefer to read the book yourself or you like a narrator to do it for you, you can't go wrong with grabbing this book! I'm already planning on making this the book that I give to my reader friends for Christmas this year. The plot is well thought out, heartwarming and engaging! I can't wait for this author to create another world for me to fall into!