An adorable Christmas romance that holiday romance lovers should all give a try for the vibes and the characters!

This was a cute winter story! I loved following each of the characters through their journey of growth and finding themselves. The Inn was such a welcoming place and I loved how a few staying at the Inn formed such a strong bond. Definitely a great feel good book!

Loved this story! Riley has lost her job and she comes back to the Cape to help her mom who has broken her leg and is struggling with keeping up with running the B&B. Frannie is staying at the inn after her sister passed and left her 4 letters, to be opened one a week. It gives her a chance to get to know the area she grew up in again. This was a sweet and special story full of all the feels. I highly recommend it.

Riley Sanders is a content marketing manager and right before Christmas she lost her job. She called her sister to vent and learned that her Mom broke her leg. Deciding that her Mom may need her help at the inn she journeys back to the inn, amongst the shores of Cape Cod, just in time for the Christmas rush. Needing something to distract her she’s more than happy to travel back during this delightful holiday season.

When she gets all the way home, she not only finds sumptuous cookies and a crackling fire, but finds much needed sense of family. Fanny who just lost her sister has 4 unopened letters to help her experience the wonders and joys of Cape Cod. Aidan which happens to be her old high school sweetheart. He’s a widower with a 9-year old son, Luke. Staying there too. What starts out as a quick stay could it turn into a second chance romance, have a sense of family and experience all the happiness and excitement of Christmas time in the Cape?

This book is heartwarming and has unforgettable characters! You will fall in love with them! You can just picture the lights twinkling and snowflakes falling with all the guests getting together at the Christmas Inn. Love is in the air! Another unforgettable book by Pamela Kelley! You won’t want to miss this one! The narrator was very good! Clear voice that’s easy to understand and follow. Speaks at the right speed. She brought life to the characters! Great combination of author and narrator! A must listen!

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers in letting me read this book and allowing me to leave an honest review.

This is the perfect Hallmark-y read for Christmas set in Cape Cod at a family-owned inn. Riley heads home to get her life together after she loses her job, and it's the perfect time because her mom needs help at the Inn. This is not just a story about Riley, though. All of the female characters are in a state of transition, and the Inn is the perfect place to find what's next for each of them. Pamela Kelley delivers a feel-good holiday story that is perfect for the season.

This was a fun read for the Christmas season. Light frothy holiday fun. But it didn't have anything that will stick with me.

Lots of food details, especially about specific cheese and wines. Even down to brands of wines and what it pairs well with. It got very old after a while. We don't need details of every single meal. More emotional details would have been much better.

Plus, I wish the audiobook had different voices for the different characters. The perspectives of three women of all different ages, but with the same voice was a bit bland.

Overall a fun and yet unmemorable Christmas read.

Thanks to Macmillan Audio and St. Martin's for the gifted title. All opinions are my own.

The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley
Narrated by Stephanie Németh-Parker
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genre: Romance, Women's Fiction
Published: September 24, 2024

The Christmas Inn is a standalone romance by Pamela M. Kelley. I loved this heartwarming Christmas story!

I loved the characters and thought the story was wonderful! This was such a treasure to read over Christmas time!

I loved the narration by Stephanie Németh-Parker!

I definitely recommend reading this!!!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This was a good heartwarming story that involved women who were figuring out their lives and what they truly wanted after going through tough times. I enjoyed the characters, their stories and overall ending. The narrator did a wonderful job. There were just some minor things I found annoying, but nothing that ruined it for me.

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this ALC!

The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley is what I would call your typically, traditional holiday read. This book centered around three women of different generations which was interesting, especially since they were all looking/not looking but finding love. Add in your Christmas setting with the inn mixed with a bunch of typical Christmas activity and you have this whole novel in a nutshell. I did not love this one, but I enjoyed it. I did not love all the FMC but I enjoyed most of them.

Overall, an average holiday read that did not wow me, but had me questioning why there were whole entire recipes in the novel and not at the end of the book as a fun appendix.

Thank you to MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for my gifted audiobook copy in exchange for an honest review.

When Riley Sanders is laid off from her job, she travels home to Cape Cod to help at her mother’s inn. She reconnects with a former boyfriend, meets interesting inn guests, and enjoys the slower pace of life on the Cape.

I loved the Christmastime setting on Cape Cod and the narrator was great. The Christmas Inn was an easy listen and a cozy story. The dialogue of the novel soon became monotonous, though. There were more details than needed in the story.

I was also not a fan of the food phobia throughout the novel. The daily meals of the characters played too big a part in the story. Rather than cozy treats and meals woven into the story, there was so much food guilt. It was so distracting and off putting.

I also really couldn’t stand the FMC, Riley. She was so focused on the fact that her sister was a stay-at-home mother. Riley kept bringing it up so confused as to why her sister wouldn’t want to be exactly like her.

Franny’s character was lovely though. I would have loved to read more about her instead.

Thank you to MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for an ALC of this title.

I really wanted to love this book. I love small town, cozy holiday reads but this one just didn’t do it for me. The characters are stereotypical (which I actually don’t mind in a cozy holiday book) but they didn’t have a lot of personality. The characters felt interchangeable and I would confuse them at times. I think having 2 narrators for the audiobook would have been helpful for the POV switches. There wasn’t much of a plot and the storyline felt forgettable. It was a sweet Christmas read but it didn’t stand out to me. Plus, there is a lot of unnecessary details about cheese

"The Christmas Inn" is a sweet story of coming home and second chances at Christmas.

Riley Sanders loses her job right before Christmas and has to do some soul searching about what her future holds. She's been seeing her long-term boyfriend, Jack, for many years now, but it's not really going anywhere. Between his crazy job schedule and her recent job loss, she decides to head home to the Cape for the holidays to get some much-needed rest and relaxation, and to regroup to figure out what to do next with her life.

It turns out, the timing couldn't be more perfect for her mother, who recently fell and broke her leg. An extra set of hands to help out at the Inn is just what she needs.

While there, Riley is reminded how special home is, even if is was a place she once thought she'd never want to return to. Running into her high school boyfriend reminds her of what it's like to feel appreciated, which is more than she can say about Jack! And as an ideal job opportunity slips through her fingers, she is reminded what community is all about.

Riley had expected to find rest and relaxation in Chatham, but what she found was people she loved, a passion for her profession, and a purpose for her life.

Thank you to Pamela Kelley, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

What a sweet book! I read this book after taking a trip to Cape Cod/Nantucket, so I was laughing at how the characteristics of these people who can afford to not only live there, but BUY and run an inn, were supposed to be middle-class folks, but that was my only hang up. I love a good multi-generational story, and throw in some romance and Christmastime, and I will eat this one up! I wish there had been a little more closure with one of the storylines, but overall I thought this was a very good read!

I really enjoyed this book! While the plot wasn’t especially unique or groundbreaking, it had a comforting, heartwarming feel that made it an ideal read during the holiday season. The story provided the kind of cozy escapism that’s perfect for curling up by the fire or listening to while preparing for the festivities.

What stood out most to me were the characters. They were well-crafted, relatable, and felt like real people, which made it easy to connect with their journeys. Their personalities and interactions brought the story to life and kept me engaged.

My only critique is that some sections felt a bit weighed down by excessive detail. While the descriptions helped create a vivid picture of the setting and characters’ lives, a bit more conciseness would have kept the pacing smoother. Despite this, it was still an enjoyable and uplifting read that I would recommend to anyone looking for a feel-good book during the holidays!

This was the perfect cozy listen during some dreary winter commuting days! Heartwarming & endearing, I instantly felt attached to the characters. The same feeling that Hallmark movies give where you don’t care if you know who is going to end up with who, just as long as the journey there is full of festive cheer, coziness, and love.

This was such a heartwarming story. Riley's character development as the story progressed was just what I like to see. Self-realization, working on becoming a better person, and being open to Aiden, her high school sweetheart. The whole setting of the inn at Christmas time, crackling fires, hot cocoa, and the sense of family that develops between those closest to you even if not a blood relative. Truly a feel-good Christmas novel.

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This was a nice little story that gives you all the Christmas small town feels. I really enjoyed listening to this as the narrator had such a great voice. It is refreshing to read books with mature characters and I don't mean mature in age. People you feel like you can kinda relate to and imagine the setting. There are a lot of food and wine references which I thought was a lot of fun. I am curios if the book has any of the recipes in it. Overall it was a nice cozy read and perfect for the season.


Thank you to Macmillian Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this book.

As I while I enjoyed this book. However listening to this I did struggle a bit keeping track of all the characters and story lines right away. There were 3 different storylines to follow and although I liked Franny I wasn’t sure her storyline was needed in this book. I honestly forgot about her until about half way through when she was mentioned again and I was questioning what was happening for a bit.

Reading The Christmas Inn was like watching a Hallmark Christmas movie. It was like a warm hug. I just loved it. There were several character stories happening at once but it was so easy to follow. Riley loses her job right before Christmas. As she is venting to her sister, she learns that her mom broke her leg and could use some help at her Inn. She is happy to help. While at the Inn she sees that her mom is lonely. There is a guest who lost her sister stying through the month of December to follow the letters her sister sent her of things to do after she dies. Riley's high school sweetheart and his little boy are also staying at the Inn until their house their house is being renovated. There is found family and some romances. All the sweet hometown feels of small town Christmas. It was just what I wanted this holiday season. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio arc in exchange for my honest review.

This book was exactly what I needed. 💞 Thank you! I enjoy reading light holiday reads in December, and The Christmas Inn did not disappoint! I adore Hallmark-style stories, and the Cape Cod Christmas time setting was absolutely perfect. 📚
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In The Christmas Inn by Pamela Kelly, Riley Sanders loses her job just before Christmas and returns to her family’s inn on Cape Cod to help her mother, who’s recovering from a broken leg. Riley reconnects with her sense of family, forms a bond with Franny, a guest dealing with her own loss, and rekindles a romance with Aidan, her high school sweetheart and widowed father of a young son. ⛄ What starts as a holiday visit becomes a heartwarming journey of love, family, and with plenty of Christmas spirit. 🎁
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I listened to this one and the narrator, Stephanie Nemeth-Parker, was wonderful. A perfect pick to narrate this book.🎧
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If you’re looking for a cozy, heartwarming holiday story, The Christmas Inn is the perfect audiobook to set the festive mood!