The Christmas Tree Farm: The grumpy sunshine viral TikTok sensation in the bestselling Dream Harbor cozy spicy romance series (Book 3)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe comes a #1 Sunday Times bestselling grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom! ❄️ 'A charming break from reality' Publishers Weekly
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Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.
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 trying to take a break from both his life and his constant desire to fix things.
But somehow fate finds Ben trapped by a blanket of snow at Kira's farm, and, despite her Grinchiest first impressions, with the glow of the fairy lights twinkling in the trees, and the promise of a warming hot chocolate, maybe, just maybe, these two lost souls will have a Christmas they'll remember forever...
The Christmas Tree Farm is a spicy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed, perfect to curl up with this winter!
Tropes:
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- Small Town
- Forced Proximity
- One Bed
The Dream Harbor series
- The Pumpkin Spice Café
- The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore
- The Christmas Tree Farm
- The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
- The Gingerbread Bakery
- The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
- The Apple Pie Ice Cream Parlor (A Dream Harbor Novella - pre-order now)
Readers have fallen for Laurie Gilmore: 'Wonderful story with tears, laughter, mysteries, uncertainty and happiness' ★★★★★
'Compelling, cozy and delightful narrative' ★★★★★
'A charming small town romance with sizzling chemistry and plenty of spice' ★★★★★
'I LOVED THIS SO BAD. The vibes of the small town were immaculate' ★★★★★
'This book makes my heart happy!' ★★★★★
'The perfect kind of romance for me' ★★★★★
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One of the things that I’ve been posting about this series ever since I started reading it was that it is just too hot and steamy to be a Hallmark holiday romcom. So, upon opening the book and reading the dedication below, I started cracking up.
”For anyone who ever wished Hallmark Christmas movies were steamier, this one might do the trick”
Laurie Gilmore
This series has definitely been like an R-rated Hallmark holiday romcom marathon, for those of you who appreciate this type of info/trigger warning.
For those readers who read the second installment, we met Kira at the end, when she comes into town to take possession of her property and makes it clear to everyone that she will NOT be selling Christmas trees. On that note, I LOVE KIRA!!! Yes, she is a grumpy sourpuss and is a little brusque at times, and flat out rude other times, but she is also really funny!!! Most of my fave FMC’s are queens of the ”snarky attitude”, at all the right times too. However, what is the best thing about Kira? She’s a big-time dog person and is a completely different person around dogs; dogs bring out the best in her. I’m sure a lot of us dog parents out there can relate to that. All that makes her good people in my book!
The book summary pretty much lays out the whole storyline, so I’m not going to repeat any of that here. What the book summary doesn’t mention is why Kira, a transplant from GA, who has never lived on her own or run a business, bought an abandoned Christmas tree farm, with its run-down and dilapidate house. Kira is grieving the loss of her best friend and sister – who got married and moved to Denmark with her husband! Yes, Kira is a bit immature and self-absorbed, but she comes to her senses pretty quickly and realizes that her inheritance that she used to buy the farm and house is not going to last long if she doesn’t find an income source. So, she quits her whining and wallowing and she does what she needs to do to get the tree farm up and running. None of this is a spoiler since it’s basically how the story started.
Bennett, who is in town visiting his sister, Jeanie (from the first installment), and staying in her apartment, since she moved in with Logan (also from the first installment). Bennett is a “tech bro” from CA who has a terrible record with the women he dates. Bennett is the proverbial “too nice guy” who women always seem to take advantage of. He has vowed that he is going to stop being so nice and letting women walk all over him. However, old habits are hard to break, and Bennett can’t stop himself from being a nice guy and offers to help Kira with stuff around the farm (heating, wifi, etc...). This wouldn’t be a Dream Harbor story without the smoking hot chemistry and inst-love. The rest is your standard holiday romcom stuff.
However, I do want to mention that there is another storyline (sort of) that the tree farm is haunted by the previous occupants, according to the smutty book club members, and that there may be some treasures buried there somewhere. Initially, Jeanie, along with some smutty book club members, convince Bennett to go out to the farm and get to know Kira and check out the place. I swear, that smutty book club and its members are a bunch of scoundrels
The character development of Bennett and Kira was well done, and Iris was a nice addition to the motley cast of characters in Dream Harbor. Would have liked to know more about Iris, but it looks like I have to wait until the next installment (that is already on my to-read list). The pacing is what to be expected for a holiday romcom with the 0-60, insta-love/chemistry. The story was amusing and entertaining and the writing was on par with the rest of the series. I’m looking at an overall rating of 3.8 that I’m going to round up to a 4star review. I want to thank NetGalley and Harper 360 for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #Harper360 #TheChristmasTreeFarm
”For anyone who ever wished Hallmark Christmas movies were steamier, this one might do the trick”
Laurie Gilmore
This series has definitely been like an R-rated Hallmark holiday romcom marathon, for those of you who appreciate this type of info/trigger warning.
For those readers who read the second installment, we met Kira at the end, when she comes into town to take possession of her property and makes it clear to everyone that she will NOT be selling Christmas trees. On that note, I LOVE KIRA!!! Yes, she is a grumpy sourpuss and is a little brusque at times, and flat out rude other times, but she is also really funny!!! Most of my fave FMC’s are queens of the ”snarky attitude”, at all the right times too. However, what is the best thing about Kira? She’s a big-time dog person and is a completely different person around dogs; dogs bring out the best in her. I’m sure a lot of us dog parents out there can relate to that. All that makes her good people in my book!
The book summary pretty much lays out the whole storyline, so I’m not going to repeat any of that here. What the book summary doesn’t mention is why Kira, a transplant from GA, who has never lived on her own or run a business, bought an abandoned Christmas tree farm, with its run-down and dilapidate house. Kira is grieving the loss of her best friend and sister – who got married and moved to Denmark with her husband! Yes, Kira is a bit immature and self-absorbed, but she comes to her senses pretty quickly and realizes that her inheritance that she used to buy the farm and house is not going to last long if she doesn’t find an income source. So, she quits her whining and wallowing and she does what she needs to do to get the tree farm up and running. None of this is a spoiler since it’s basically how the story started.
Bennett, who is in town visiting his sister, Jeanie (from the first installment), and staying in her apartment, since she moved in with Logan (also from the first installment). Bennett is a “tech bro” from CA who has a terrible record with the women he dates. Bennett is the proverbial “too nice guy” who women always seem to take advantage of. He has vowed that he is going to stop being so nice and letting women walk all over him. However, old habits are hard to break, and Bennett can’t stop himself from being a nice guy and offers to help Kira with stuff around the farm (heating, wifi, etc...). This wouldn’t be a Dream Harbor story without the smoking hot chemistry and inst-love. The rest is your standard holiday romcom stuff.
However, I do want to mention that there is another storyline (sort of) that the tree farm is haunted by the previous occupants, according to the smutty book club members, and that there may be some treasures buried there somewhere. Initially, Jeanie, along with some smutty book club members, convince Bennett to go out to the farm and get to know Kira and check out the place. I swear, that smutty book club and its members are a bunch of scoundrels
The character development of Bennett and Kira was well done, and Iris was a nice addition to the motley cast of characters in Dream Harbor. Would have liked to know more about Iris, but it looks like I have to wait until the next installment (that is already on my to-read list). The pacing is what to be expected for a holiday romcom with the 0-60, insta-love/chemistry. The story was amusing and entertaining and the writing was on par with the rest of the series. I’m looking at an overall rating of 3.8 that I’m going to round up to a 4star review. I want to thank NetGalley and Harper 360 for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #Harper360 #TheChristmasTreeFarm
tbh this gets a 3 from me SOLELY FOR THE LETTERS AT THE END. without it, it’s a 2 dawg. The third book in the dream harbor series lives up to the grumpy x sunshine premise. However I felt that at times the grumpy was too much of a grump to even relate to or root for. The romance between these characters seemed rather boring to me😭 what does that say about me? idk but i’ve liked the other books in this series more than this one. i will still be reading the 4th one next.