For someone who is obsessed with Christmas let me tell you that this should be added to your holiday tbr. This gives off those hallmark small town Christmas vibes. I felt like I was watching a movie right on the pages. The town is so cute and I loved everything about the Christmas tree farm. This was a quick and fun read about a girl named Kira, who moved away from her life to start over. Thinking she just bought a house with a plot of land she quickly finds out that it is actually a Christmas tree farm and she has to get to work. Then we have Bennett, who is in town visiting his sister. He quickly takes a liking towards Kira and will do anything to keep seeing her.

Read if you like:
- holiday books
- Small town
- Grumpy x sunshine

This book is such a cute fun Christmas read! Definitely perfect for the upcoming seasons! I can’t wait to dive back into this story closer to Christmas!

Many thanks to HarperCollins Publishers for providing an advanced reader copy via NetGalley in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.

Just in time for the holiday season, The Christmas Tree Farm brings all the cozy, warm vibes. In this grumpy + sunshine, found family delight we follow Kira who blew her entire trust fund on a Christmas Tree farm. Her idea of a “fresh start” turns nightmare quick with one disaster after another. But just as she’s running out of hope, she meets Bennett who’s in town for the holidays. Ben enjoys being useful and quickly gets to helping Kira, however, he may or may not have been put up by the townsfolk to hunt for a hidden treasure or DEAD BODY (gasp!) on Kira’s farm.

Imagine your favorite Hallmark movie with just a touch of spice! Grab a warm beverage and cozy blanket and cuddle up for this cozy, romantic delight!

I loved this book! I have read every book by Laurie Gilmore and let me just say they keep getting better and better! This was my favorite of the series so far! It is such a cozy romance and perfect for a Christmas read!

A perfect Christmas season romance. This was such a cute story. I love a Christmas tree farm and Dream Harbor is already so cute and Idealic that adding one to the mix is giving me major fomo. I need to live in this small town. Kira is new to Dream Harbor and though it takes her awhile to fit in, she’s a great addition to the growing list of characters. Then there’s Jeanie’s brother, Bennett, visiting from California with his 3 adorable pups. After a not great first impression Bennett and Kira eventually become friends he helps her start to fit in. But what happens when Kira starts to have feelings for this man she knows is only visiting for the holidays? *cue suspenseful music* You’ll have to read to find out.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper 360 for the advance copy.

This was everything I never knew I needed from the Dream Harbor series. Now I’m biased because Christmas is my favorite holiday, but this book was just a spicer version of a Hallmark movie.

I got to see some of my favorite DH characters and live out a dreamy love story on a Christmas tree farm (cue Taylor’s song). Kira and Bennett were so fun to get to know and I cannot wait for everyone to meet them when this book is released later this month!

This was really cute. I didn’t think I’d be in the mood for a Christmas book in the middle of October, but this got me hearing Mariah Carey 🤣

My family would always cut down our Christmas trees at a Christmas tree farm, so this brought back some memories.

Bennett was a told golden retriever. He was so sweet. Kira came off black cat energy, but deep down she was a softy.

This book is cute for those who loved the previous 2 books and love all things Christmas. I also enjoyed the scene during the secret Santa exchange. Love seeing all the previous characters. I already know the main characters for the next book, but I’m BEGGING for an Annie and Mac book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC, I squealed when I opened my email.

The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore is the third book in the Dream Harbor series. The story follows Kira North, the new owner of the old Dream Harbor Christmas tree farm. This was a very quick read for me and I absolutely adored it.
This is my favorite book in the series so far.
Overall, it was the perfect book for a cozy season!
Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a fun, hallmarkesque Christmas romance! It’s definitely my favourite of the series so far. I thought that Bennet and Kira balanced each other so well, and I loved them together and individually. As always, I also loved seeing the whole cast of characters together, and had a great time reading this book! I 100% recommend this whole series :)

So so cozy and warm and Christmasy!!

This book made me start wishing fall was already done and over with so I could have Christmas and snow already! Our couple was so cute and I loved their relationship and how they felt like they truly loved one another.

The vibes and feels of this book are so perfect for the winter! Definitely pick it up near Christmas for maximum cozy vibes!!

I absolutely adored this book. This reverse grumpy/sunshine had me from the first page. The FMC is grumpy, feisty spitfire, The MMC is a cinnamon roll of the first order and I cannot recommend this book enough!

From book 1 of the Dream Harbor series I was ready to order every book!! I’ve already pre-ordered the next in the series.
I’m in love with the characters and I love that you can meet with them again in the new storylines.
It’s small town with a touch of spice!
Easy reads that I just can’t put down!

I don’t reread books, but I will reread this series!!!

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions.

I will absolutely read anything this author writes now. I read this book in one sitting. I could not put it down. It seems like every time she puts out a new book it’s just as good as the last one. I don’t know how she does it.

Kira North has bought a Christmas tree farm but doesn’t really like Christmas. Bennett Ellis is just in town to visit his sister for the holidays. Can he convince her leave behind her grumpy ways and learn to love Christmas and him?

I absolutely loved this. It’s so cute. The whole series is so Hallmark with spice. I hope the series keeps going and going because I will keep reading every single one that comes out. I cannot wait for the next one.

This is a five out of five stars for me and I would highly recommend it to everyone.

The dedication in this book said something along the lines of if you like Hallmark movies but wish they had more spice, this is for you. And you know what, she’s right! 😂

Kira and Bennett meet in a small town when Kira moves in and decides to open a Christmas tree farm. Bennett is sent to have a look around the farm by the townies for a dead body that’s rumored to be there. He keeps making excuses to go back and look for the body but in the meantime Kira catches his eye in more way than one.

This book was the perfect amount of funny, sweet, spicy and a dash of mystery. I have not read the other books in this series but I will be adding them to my list for sure. I feel like I missed out of a few things and jokes from prior books but either way the book can stand alone. Loved the writing style.

This is the first ARC copy from NetGalley, so I was really excited to read this. This book was super cute! Very much hallmark vibes, and I loved every minute of it. The fact that there was also some spice in it made it even better for me. This book was a very cute, cozy, fluffy romance.

I picked this up after seeing the author’s last book, The Pumpkin Spice Café, all over social media. The Christmas Tree Farm is the third book in the Dream Harbor series and it’s a cozy, Hallmark-like romance. It's a sweet and spicy, small-town story with loads of charm.

Our heroine Kira has landed Dream Harbor, a small town in New England. She wanted a fresh start after her twin, Chloe, married and moved to Denmark. Kira grew up in Georgia, a rich girl with all the privileges of wealth, and, in an effort to prove to herself that she can make it on her own, she used her trust fund to purchase an old farmhouse in Dream Harbor sight unseen. She has depended on her family all her life, especially Chloe, and is determined to learn how to fend for herself. She has dreams of having a garden and making pickles.

But when she gets to Dream Harbor, she realizes the house has a Christmas tree farm and now that her boiler is barely working, she needs to get the tree farm up and running so she can afford a new one and doesn’t freeze over winter. (She is determined not to use her family money to solve her problems.) She's feeling pretty stressed and, one day, when she's both cold and grumpy, she runs into Bennet and his three dogs, walking through her farm. She gives him the cold shoulder and tells him he’s trespassing, but she loves dogs so she pets them and gives them doggie hugs before they leave.

Bennet grew up in the area and is visiting his sister, Jeanie, and staying in the apartment above the Pumpkin Spice Café. He'd moved across the country to California with a woman several years ago, but they broke up. He's in town for the holidays and working remotely (he’s a software engineer). Jeannie asks him to come to a town meeting and meet her friends. When he gets there, he finds a lively group making plans for the Tree Lighting Festival. When they find out he met Kira at the tree farm, they ask him to go back up and check on her because they think there could be a dead body or possibly a treasure on her property! Apparently, there was a cryptic letter in the house when the old owner, Edwin, died that claimed he had buried something important there. Bennet, who is sure Kira does not wish to see him, demurs. However, when they all stare at him, he gives in and says he will do it, even though he doesn't think she will talk to him.

Bennet is a super nice guy but has recently realized the girls he dates seem to be only interested in him when they need help with something. He’s a fixer and loves helping people but he also wants to be loved for himself, not for what he can do for someone. When he goes to see Kira, he tells her he wants to buy a tree for Christmas. Their conversation is funny and they make each other laugh. He asks her if she’s going to the Tree Lighting Festival and tells her she should go to let everyone know that the tree farm has reopened. When he offers to help her with things at her house (his dad was a contractor), she asks him if he gets off on helping people and lets him know that after having people help her all her life, she wants to try and do things on her own. However, when her tree farm gets busy and things become harder than she'd hoped, she begins to see that accepting help can be a good thing.

This story has tons of holiday festivities. There's ice skating, snow ball fights, hot chocolate, gingerbread cookies and making new friends. When a storm moves in and the power goes off, Kira and Bennet get snowed in at Kira’s place and enjoy their time in front of a crackling fireplace. One thing leads to another and they decide to have a holiday fling until Bennet has to go back to California. Together, they are spicy and sweet.

Kira and Bennet begin to fall for each other but they’ve only known each other for a month. Kira is worried about being hurt when Bennet goes back to California. Bennet wonders if what they have is real enough to uproot his life and move back across the country for. There is a third act break up--not my favorite--but it doesn’t last long.

This is my first book by Laurie Gilmore and while there were a few spots where I thought it was almost too sweet, I really loved the holiday festivities and romance. I think readers looking for a lighthearted, cozy and spicy holiday story to curl up to will find themselves smiling through this one.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper 360 & Laurie Gilmore for the chance to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Let me preface this by saying I've read the two books that came before and I will absolutely be reading the book(s) that come after. This series is PERFECTLY cozy and I'm all in.

With The Christmas Tree Farm we've arrived at Christmas time! Yay! We get the fun dynamic of a black cat FMC, who reluctantly must run the Christmas Tree Farm, and a cinnamon roll MMC, who just HAS to help. We get the setting of a CHRISTMAS TREE FARM and all the cozy vibes and holiday tropes (I'm looking at you, snowed in) that come with it. Just like the first two books, very coastal Star Hollow mood- very appreciated.

I'm definitely ready for the next installment- The Strawberry Patch Pancake house- featuring Iris. I'm hopeful we'll eventually get Annie's book. The buildup between Annie and Mac in these first three books has that anticipation building!!

The perfect cover. The greatest story. Pure indulgence at holiday time if you love to read spicy books! Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

This was a really fun holiday romance! Kira starts as the grumpy to Bennett's sunshine, but by the end of the novel, she's battled most of her demons, and her true self shines through. I love all the characters in this series, and it's nice to see how the others are progressing in their relationships. I need Annie and Mac's book, though! I'm rooting for those two!

As author Gilmore says in her dedication, “For anyone who ever wished Hallmark Christmas movies were steamier, this one might do the trick,” and how right she is. Like the movies, it’s a small town Christmas romance between a pseudo-local guy (his sister now lives in the town where they both frequently visited as kids) and a former Georgia debutante who buys a farm sight unseen because she’s running away from her oppressive, uber wealthy, socially-conscious parents after her twin and best friend “abandoned” her to follow her new husband to Denmark. Turns out the farm grows and sells Christmas trees, and Kira doesn’t know the first thing about the business (other than what she’s gleaned from homesteading influencers), and, ironically, doesn’t even like the holiday. Bennett’s love language is acts of service, but his compulsive need to fix things has made him a human doormat. He’s a gorgeous, kind, cinnamon roll book boyfriend and she’s the grumpy to his sunshine. However, at some point, she’s going to have to begin believing in herself and making new friends and he’s going to have to realize that not all women just want to use him.

Gilmore makes good on her promise to make this steamier than the traditional made-for-TV movies by giving us a male lead who is the good kind of alpha in the sheets and a female lead who matches his enthusiasm. Their chemistry is hot, but the spicy scenes are also full of laughter and strong feelings. Mix in a trio of friendly mutts, a low-key treasure hunt, a plethora of Christmas activities, and busybody friends and neighbors, and it’s a winning recipe. Recommended!