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The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore is the third small-town holiday romance in the Dream Harbor series. A grumpy meets sunshine, snow storm forced proximity romance complete with hot cocoa, family and new beginnings. You’ll want to curl up by the fire and enjoy this one.

From the author of the viral TikTok sensation, The Pumpkin Spice Café, comes the only spicy grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom you need this year!

Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.

Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor taking a break from his life in California. And most importantly, taking a break from his latest run of disastrous dates.

After a run in with Kira in her fields, Ben has no intention of offering to help the grumpy owner set up her tree farm, despite the fact she’s clearly got no idea what she’s doing.

Kira knows she should stop being so stubborn, but her farm is not all cute and cozy like people always show on social media, it’s borderline dangerous with no heating, and she’d rather no one saw it.

But somehow fate finds Ben at Kira’s farm once more, and as Kira watches him swing an ax at the first tree, she finds herself appreciating his strength and questionning why she refused help in the first place..

The Christmas Tree Farm is a spicy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls with a HEA guaranteed!

This is the third standalone romance in the Dream Harbor series. The first two, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store are sitting in my TBR pile waiting for me. I am looking forward to reading them. While other couples in the small-town made appearances, I do not think i’ve spoiled anything by reading this one first, so dive in!

Kia North made a hasty decision to give herself a fresh start and ends up buying a farmhouse and Christmas Tree farm, sight unseen. Turns out the farm needs a lot of work, and to pay for it, she’ll need to open up the Christmas Tree farm. Did I mention Kia hates Christmas?

Bennett Ellis is home visiting his sister and enjoying Dream Harbor from her coffee shop as he works remotely. Bennett moved to California for all the wrong reasons but won’t admit that to his family.

I loved the small-town of Dream Harbor and laughed at the mystery surrounding the tree farm. The tale has all the trimmings of a Hallmark movie, with a cute pups, a grumpy meets sunshine couple and a winter blizzard to keep them in forced proximity. It had sexy moments, tender moments and delivered character growth.

Mix in family, Christmas tree lightings, celebrations and truths for a sweet small-town romance that I quickly inhaled. It took a while to warm up to Kia, but the secondary characters and townsfolk added to the story, and allowed the author to develop Kia. I ended up closing the book filled with the warm and fuzzes one hopes for in a holiday romance.

I recommend The Christmas Tree Farm to fans of small-town holiday romances and Hallmark Christmas movies.

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About Laurie Gilmore

Laurie Gilmore is a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller and a USA Today bestseller who writes steamy small-town romance. Her Dream Harbor series is filled with quirky townsfolk, cozy settings, and swoon-worthy romance. The first book in the series, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe, was featured on Good Morning America and was named the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024. She loves finding books with the perfect balance of sweetness and spice and strives for that in her own writing. If you ever wished you lived in Stars Hollow (or that Luke and Lorelai would just get together already!) then her books are definitely for you.

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About Kimberly

Kimberly is a coffee loving book addict who reads and listens to fictional stories in all genres. Whovian, Ravenclaw, Howler and proud Nonna. She owns and manages Caffeinated PR. The coffee is always on and she is ready to chat. BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram

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