After a disastrous break-up with her now ex-fiancé, Gwen needs a date for her sister's wedding, where her ex will also be in attendance. Enter Logan Fyfe: her temporary Scottish gazillionaire neighbour, who she decides to fake-date to get her mother off her back.

This is a dual POV, opposites attract, fake dating, small town romance. The characters are adorable and head over heels for each other.

Overall, this was more of an insta-lovey read rather than a slow-burn which I love, but the characters made up for it. I also would have preferred more development on their relationship, but all in all it was a cute Christmas romance read.

~ 3 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

I received this book off of NetGalley as an advanced reader copy. Thank you for the opportunity to allow me to review this book!

For me, this book was such a cute, easy Christmas love story to read! I felt that the characters were well developed and that I got a sense of knowing who they were, rather than just words on a page. The characters both had frustrating circumstances in life, unsure of how to move forward with her current situations. Upon meeting and getting to know each other, the future becomes less complicated as things change when both characters help each other to realize the other's potential and what is important to them. Throughout the book, with Christmas fun as the backdrop, the characters learn more about themselves, each other, and whether Logan's stay in Gwen's town could turn into something less temporary.
I enjoy books where the female character is unsure of herself and the male character is there to lift her back up.

This book was low on the spice level but it really was a sweet love story. It didn't need all the spice to make it a great read!

I really, really liked this! It was my first Christmassy romance read of the season, and I was not disappointed.

Gwen is a small-town bakery owner who cannot seem to get things right. She feels like a constant source of disappointment to her mother, she's unlucky in love, and feels stuck. Her sister is getting married, and she is afraid that all attention will be on the fact that her own wedding fell apart the year prior. Enter Logan...a big, hot Scotsman who is in town for her sister's wedding, and also happens to be running from his own family burdens.

I adore a good fake-dating trope, and this one was so sweet. Logan and Gwen had the perfect awkward meet-cute, and although the timeline of their romance felt a little rushed for me, it also felt natural. I also love the small town setting where everybody knows everyone else's business, as it's very accurate! I feel as though the characters were written well and realistically, and Gwen is particularly relatable--her plus size figure, her family struggles, and not feeling as though she's worthy really struck a chord with me. While Logan is from a wealthy family, his character is written in a way that is not haughty or flaunting it constantly, which I appreciated. They had great chemistry and the tension could be felt without it being explicit.

Overall a really enjoyable, closed-door holiday romance!

Overall Rating: 3 - I liked it!
Spice factor: 🌶️

This contemporary romance is a light and fun read, perfect for a quick mental escape during a busy holiday season. I consider it “brain candy” and I will definitely read more by Lucy Day!


I like to rate my books based on five specific categories: personal impact, characters, plot, writing style, and satisfaction. I rank each category 1-5 and take the average for my final score. I also give romance novels a spice rating between 1-3 🌶️🌶️🌶️.

Personal Impact - how long will this book stay with me? Will I continue to think about it?

***2/5 Aside from a few life lessons that Logan shares with Gwen, I’m not likely to spend time thinking about this book in the future.

Characters - how real and complex are they? Is the protagonist likable? Am I invested?

***3/5 Gwen is likable and relatable, while Logan is a fantasy man in every way. They are not incredibly complex, but they are perfect for the contemporary romance genre.

Plot - are there stakes? Does the tension build? Does the action keep moving forward?

***3/5 The plot points are predictable tropes, but kept my interest.

Writing Style - how much did I enjoy the author’s use of language, details, etc?

***4/5 I enjoyed the author’s writing style. It is accessible and fun to read. No flowery language and just the right amount of detail to set the scene.

Satisfaction - was the ending satisfying or frustrating? Did it leave me with questions?

***3/5 The ending is satisfying enough, but it arrived too soon. Without spoiling anything, I will say I wanted more.

Thank you to NetGalley and Blue Crow Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!

This was a very sweet, lighthearted small town romance. I throughly enjoyed it. I didn’t know it was the 3rd in series but I don’t feel like I missing anything important. I’m looking forward to reading the other two now.

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley.

this is such a sweet, tender, fun, heartwarming story! Gwen and Logan have an instant chemistry that becomes a lovely friendship and deep connection. I loved seeing them both lean on each other, even as it went against their grain, to overcome familial toxicity and stress and unreasonable expectations. both Gwen and Logan have the biggest kindest hearts, and people in their lives have taken advantage of that. Logan’s vacation to Gwen’s small town was him learning to take care of himself while still loving his family and cutting out the toxicity, which ultimately helps helps him show Gwen how to do the same. the way Logan shows Gwen what a healthy love and support looks like is so heartwarming.

I loved the side story of Gwen’s sister standing up for herself and Gwen as well. just overall a fun, sweet, tender story of love and acceptance

thank you for the arc :)

Hallmark Christmas movie vibes. Small town bakery owner and visiting millionaire staying next door. Really liked the personalities of both main characters, and Gwen’s coworkers and friends were great secondary characters. Realized in the middle of the book that it’s the 3rd book in a series but it can be read as a stand-alone.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Watch for One Sweet Holiday to come out November 6, 2023.

thanks netgalley for the arc!
this book was a great first holiday read of the year, super light and quick and easy to read. it is a little bit on the insta-love side but it's sweet enough.
i do, however, wonder if the writer has ever met a scottish person in their life... the back and forth between random english and irish mannerisms, to the very occasional actual scottish word was a little grating to me (i am probably biased).
in any case, pretty likeable characters and a sweet read!

I thoroughly enjoyed this! Perfect, light fare for a friendly, easy, feel-good read.
I wasn’t aware “Jasmine Falls” was something of a series, but I definitely like that these books can clearly be read as stand-alones.
As this is an ARC, one tidbit of feedback regarding “The Princess Bride”: the hero’s name is Westley, not Wesley. Check the credits at the end of the movie, and/or the book.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.

This is a quick cute christmas read.

Gwen is a bakery owner in small town Jasmine Falls who needs a date to keep her mom and the town off her back. Logan is renting the house next door to escape his family and attend an old friend’s wedding. Fake dating for Christmas ensues....

Like i said at the beginning, this was cute. But there is no spice. Like no open door, no closed door, not nothing.

If that's your thing, go for it.

Thanks to NetGalley for the Arc. All opinions are my own.

This is a cute read with sweet heat (clean, but cozy). Logan is escaping a difficult family situation over in Scotland, and temporarily moves in next door to Gwen, who is dealing with her own version of a difficult family situation, in South Carolina. They help each other to overcome personal struggles and manage to fall in love along the way...

This book has small town romance, fake dating, family drama, and Christmas spirit all rolled up into one pretty package. Gwen and Logan are adorable and I couldn’t get enough! Although it felt like instalove, their sweet love story was encompassed with valuable life lessons and healing. Wonderful short read to get into the holiday season. Thank you Net Galley and the publisher for this ARC!

Such a sweet Christmas Romance, I want to live in Jasmine Falls where Christmas is everything. Gwen is a small town bakery owner who finds it difficult to ask for what she needs, Logan is a Scottish billionaire there to help.

I loved the cutsey holiday vibe and the characters, they were believable and had good back stories. My only critique is that Logan is Scottish and I feel like its a bit overdone in some places and he also uses lots if americnisms that British wouldn’t use.

Loved the story all the same.

YAY Christmas stories. This was adorable, fun and sweet. Gwen and Logan were so charming together and I truly enjoyed their romance. This just made me so ready to celebrate the holidays.

Wow! This book is absolutely amazing. The descriptions are so touching and vivid. As soon as I started reading it I couldn't put it down. I recommend this book to every other reader out there.

Gwen is a bakery owner in small town Jasmine Falls who has trouble asking for help. Logan is visiting to escape his family and attend an old friend’s wedding. When Gwen needs a date to her sister’s wedding to keep her mom off her back, Logan is up for the job.

This cute, small town, fake dating romance was a quick and easy read that I couldn’t put down. Gwen and Logan are so relatable and Lucy Day makes you feel like you’ve known them forever.

I’m excited to read the rest of the Jasmine Falls stories!

This was such a wonderful and enjoyable read!!!! I loved this book and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this genre. Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for this ARC!

I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a holiday romance with a bit of substance in terms of understanding the importance of asking for help. The female lead is well-written in terms of plausible backstory leading into present issues, which I appreciated.

My only complaint is the use of common romantic tropes. Some parts do fall into damsel in distress tropes that I don’t always feel mimic real life, but it’s made up for by the male presence also acknowledging past failures and makes sense given the age and experience gap between the leads. I’m also not a huge fan of “love at first site” vibes which this book kind of gives, but I think the author infuses enough personality to make up for it.

Overall, a strong 4/5 in the romance category.