Awkward for Hank.

It's nice that she saved her mother's pride.

Jack is a douche. She's been unemployed for twelve hours. What resume gaps?

I like Riley's ideas for the inn.

Franny's story is also interesting.

Does Riley really have a life in the city, though? No one seems to miss her.

I look through books the same way, Franny. And now I want cheese.

Beth is right. There is no career growth at a law firm.

Franny needs to eat more.

The job at Jack's firm is getting more suspicious by the day.

Aww.

Like I said, a douche.

That seems about right. You get punished for working fast.

She should set up an LLC.

Wow Riley really goes all-in!

The copy I am reading does need a fair amount of editing.

Title: The Christmas Inn
By: Pamela M. Kelley

Genre:
Fiction, Women’s Contemporary

Summary:
Thanks to the new and upcoming AI, Riley’s marketing position at work in Manhattan is terminated. Riley’s sister calls to notify her that their mom broke her leg and needs help at the Airbnb her mom owns. Without any hesitation, Riley leaves her lawyer boyfriend, Jack, behind and heads to Chatham, Massachusetts, her small hometown in Cape Cod. Christmas in the Cape is special at Christmastime. While in Chatham, Riley runs into her boyfriend from high school, and the old spark is still there, however, she’s with Jack and her life is in the city…or is it? Which life will she choose? Is there a right decision?

Review:
“The Christmas Inn” is a perfect blend of a warm and cozy novel with a hint of suspense! This is my first novel by Pamela Kelley, but not my last. I can’t wait to read more of her books. I loved every part of this storyline. The author masterfully navigates the plot from the small town comfy Christmas Inn, to the charming characters, to the importance of family, and the significance of work- life balance. In “The Christmas Inn” Pamela Kelley has created a relaxed, welcoming narrative whose overall theme is the importance of second chances. I highly recommend not only this book, but most definitely this author.

Thank you Pamela M. Kelley, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy for free. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's for the opportunity to read The Christmas Inn by Pamela Kelley, an author I can always count on for a satisfying, heart warming read. I loved this one.

Riley is from Cape Cod and lives in New York. She works for a company that does content marketing. Right before Christmas, the company lays the entire department off. Riley’s mom broke her ankle so she goes home to Cape Cod to help her mom run her B&B.
Riley’s high school boyfriend and his 9-year-old son are staying at the B&B because their house flooded.
Can you see where this romance book is headed? Another great book by Pamela Kelley!
Thank you to St. Martin’s Publishing Group and to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book for my honest review.

The most darling Christmas book! Loved the characters, the details about food and the Hallmark movie feel!

Highly recommend picking this one up this holiday season.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

The Christmas Inn is a delightful book that flows very smoothly. The characters are memorable and you feel like you are part of the family. The story is very believable and easy to read. You don’t want to put it down once you begin reading it.

What a wonderful, feel good story of the holidays in the special village of Chatham Massachusetts. It is set in a family owned bed and breakfast. The snowy days paint the perfect picture of the days before Christmas in such a way the reader longs to be there. The characters are charming and the story is enchanting. Put this book on your must read list and you will not be disappointed. I look forward to reading all the books by this author and highly recommend it.

I wish to thank Net Galley and the publishers, St. Martin’s Press - Griffin for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book. I have voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was my first Pamela Kelly book and I do not think it will be my last. Our main character moves home to take care of her mother who runs a bed and breakfast because her job was replaced with Ai. ( I believe this will happen more in the near future.) While helping her mother she is introduced to a whole inn full of people from different backgrounds. When the time comes to move back home and get a job, she does, working at her boyfriends workplace. But is it what she wants now. Does the city life she loves have the same pull? I loved the characters and the narrator was wonderful. Thank you #NetGalley for the ARC.

This was an absolutely delightful holiday story that truly reads like a Hallmark Christmas movie. The characters are completely enjoyable, and the setting was perfect for the story. The plot was filled with everything one would expect from a holiday story - love, loss, friendship, family, and starting over. Looking forward to reading more books by this author.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

The Christmas Inn is a sweet, feel good, easy read. The premise is mother gets hurt, daughter loses her job and comes home to help run the inn. There is a lot of talk of food, budding romances & holiday festivities. I did enjoy this light read but did find some topics repeated often.

Thank you NetGalley & St. Martin’s Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

A holiday story about family, friendship, and second chances.

Set at Christmas with a Cape Cod backdrop, it has multiple romances and is an overall feel good story. I liked the family bond, how the Inn was welcoming and cozy, and the multiple romances of varying ages. I did find it a bit slow for me, but still a good, light read. If you love the Hallmark Channel, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this book!
Reviewed by Comfy Chair Books (August 6, 2024)
eBook ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley

Reviews posted as book is released

Pamela M. Kelley always writes such sweet stories. I love being at the Cape again and this puts me in the Christmas spirit. I just missed reading it in Christmas in July. I love that there was no cheating and a lot of adult talk. Like actual adults having real communication.

Riley Sanders is laid off just before Christmas. Her sister calls to inform her that their mother has fallen and broken her leg, asking if Riley can come home. Her mother operates a B&B Inn on the cape, and Riley left for the big city as soon as she could. She packs her bags and her cat and returns to town to assist her mother. She has been in a relationship with a lawyer for the last few years, but he seems unable to take a break from work to maintain the relationship.

Upon her return, Riley discovers her high school sweetheart living in the inn with his son. His wife has passed away, and his house is undergoing renovations due to flooding. The inn hasn't been doing well lately, so Riley sets out to update the website and social media, which brings in more business. As she reconnects with her hometown, family, and friends, she begins to question whether NYC is still where she wants to be.

When her boyfriend visits for the weekend, he spends the evening working on his laptop and leaves early the next day to return to work on a case. Riley heads back to NYC before Christmas to interview for a job she's interested in and another position at her boyfriend's law firm. After spending Christmas back home, she contemplates whether the life she has in NYC is truly what she desires.

She does go to work at the law firm; but finds the job is not what it was supposed to be.

The Christmas Inn is my first foray into Christmas reading this season. I enjoyed the story from the beginning. I felt the cold chill of winter when Riley's position as a contente editor is replaced by artificial intelligence just before Christmas as makes her way alone to her apartment. Her boyfriend, who is on track to make partner at his law firm, cancels their date, making the day that much colder.

If this were a made for television Christmas movie, I could almost cast the characters with todays favorite actors. It is not, however, because it is a book and a book is always better. Pamela Kelley has developed likable characters that come alive on the Cape at Christmas.

Life doesn't just happen in the big city. After losing her job, Riley returns ho
me to help her mother recover from a broken leg. As she sends out resumes for a new job, she learns more about herself than she could possibly dream of. Her life is in New York, her boyfriend is in New York. As the story grows, so does Riley. Just as others before her, she has some decisions to make and soon.

The story is a little predictable, it is a Christmas romance story after all but there is always one little thing that keeps you interested because the story twists are just enough to keep you reaching for this heartwarming story. So, grab that hot chocolate, or pretend you are visiting the local wine and cheese shop for that glass of Cabernet. It is time to start reading your Christmas to-be-read pile and The Christmas Inn is just the book begin. It has all the charm and elements to make you smile.

A perfect book for those searching for a warm holiday story! When Riley loses her marketing job in NYC just weeks before Christmas she is dismayed, but it turns out that the timing coincides with her mother breaking her leg. So, Riley heads for Cape Cod to help her mother run her B&B…and the hotel guests, along with other family and friends, help her to enjoy a wonderful holiday season and rethink her priorities. This novel, filled with characters from Pamela M. Kelley’s other novels set in Chatham, is a tale of love, second chances, and the search for work-life balance. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and you can’t beat Kelley’s novels to make you feel as if you are actually on the Cape. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC and provide an honest review.

The Christmas Inn is an enjoyable heartwarming holiday story. When Riley unexpectedly loses her job, she heads home to help her injured mom at the Inn. While back at the Inn with family and friends, she realizes her life back home isn't all that she thought it was.

The three storylines in this book flow very nicely together and the character development - especially with Riley is really good. This Hallmark-worthy story will take you back to the Cape where the holiday season brings you family, friendship, second chances, and love.

Thank you to Pamela, her Publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of The Christmas Inn. I enjoyed this book and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was a wonderful story where everyone gets a second chance at love. An honest to goodness feel good story about 3 generations of women who find love again. Two with men from their pasts and one with someone new. I loved all 3 stories that intertwine nicely and help us get to know Riley, her mother Beth, and Franny so well.
When Riley loses her job the timing is perfect for her to go home to Chatham and help her mother with the Inn. It turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to her in many ways. Aidan and Luke are a nice surprise. Being around them because they are staying at the Inn while their house is repaired, helps her see what’s important in life. Before anything happens there though she discovers on her own that her boyfriend Jack was clearly not the one for her because he is married to his career and she will never be priority. Good timing because seeing Aidan again has definitely caused feelings to resurface.
Beth had no intentions of starting to date again especially with her leg in a cast, but she meets Sean and that changes her mind quickly.
The letters Franny’s sister left her are great and they tell her she has to follow what they ask her to do. They lead her to some big amazing changes and leave her wanting to stay in Chatham. The very last letter is just the best one of all and quite a surprise.
I really enjoyed this much easy read that has three HEAs.

Book Title: The Christmas Inn
Author: Pamela Kelley
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press-St. Martin’s Griffin
Genre: Women’s Fiction/Romance
Pub Date: September 24, 2024
My Rating: 4.2 Stars
Pages: 320

It is right before Christmas and Riley Sanders has just lost her job in Manhattan (Who besides Scrooge gets someone go right before Christmas? Actually her boss feels bad – it seems AI is replaces many people.)


Riley’s sister Amy calls to let her know their mother Beth fell off a ladder and broke her leg, Riley tells Amy that is perfect timing as she can return home to Cape Cod to help Mom at her B&B.
Riley does misses her boyfriend Jack who is back in Manhattan.- he is able to get away and spend the Holidays with her only things get super busy at the law office and he has to return to New York.
However, Riley remembers one of her mother’s sayings - “Everything happens for a reason!” She is wondering if going back to Manhattan is the right thing to do. She has been enjoying meeting new friends and getting reacquainted with old friends including her love from tenth grade Aidan Shaw. She and Aidan broken up in college and both had different ideas on what to do after college. She married however his wife was in a fatal automobile accident. So he is now a widower with young son Luke.

There are a couple side stories going on – one is with Riley’s mother who has been divorced
since Riley was twelve.

I read a lot of thrillers ~ this was such a great change and I totally loved it!

Want to thank NetGalley and Saint Martin’s Press- St, Martin’s Griffin for granted me this enjoyable early Christmas digital galley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for September 24, 2024.

Stepping into a Pamela Kelley book is like coming home. That is, if your home is the type of place everyone wants to be. Warm, welcoming and full of the best characters.

Grab your cocoa and sit by the fire while we decorate the Christmas tree!

Riley has come home for a couple of reasons. Her job is over. They are all being replaced by AI. And her mother has broken her leg and could use some help at the inn.

Staying at the inn are Franny, who has just lost her sister and is a bit sad, and Aiden and Luke. Aiden is an old crush and he is now a widower. They are a bit sad.

Between Riley and her mother they plan on putting the joy into everyone this year!

Such a lovely story!


NetGalley/ St. Martin’s Press September 24, 2024

Pamela Kelley delivers another heartwarming story in her latest book, perfect for those looking to get into the holiday spirit. The plot follows Riley, who, after losing her job in Manhattan just before Christmas, returns to her hometown of Chatham to help her mother at her bed and breakfast. Despite missing the hustle and bustle of Manhattan and her boyfriend, Riley soon finds comfort and familiarity in her hometown.

Kelley's writing shines as she introduces new friends and rekindles old flames for Riley, making the reader feel as though they've made new friends by the end of the book. The characters are down-to-earth and likable, drawing you into their lives and making you root for them throughout the story.

The narrative is reminiscent of a Hallmark movie, offering a cozy and enjoyable escape. It's a nice break when you need to relax and immerse yourself in a feel-good story. While Riley grapples with whether to search for a new job in Manhattan or embrace the new possibilities in Chatham, readers are taken on a delightful journey of self-discovery, friendship, and romance.

In conclusion, if you're in the mood for a heartwarming holiday read that feels like a warm hug, Pamela Kelley's latest book is a perfect choice. It’s a story that will leave you smiling and filled with holiday cheer.