Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read "Christmas Ever After" in exchange for my honest review.

A book by Jaimie Admans is ALWAYS worth more than 5 stars. Her stories are always heartfelt and incredibly well written. You feel you know the characters a few pages into the stories because they all come to life on the pages.

The story is set in Herefordshire and we meet Franca Andrews who opened The Nutcracker Shop on the Christmas Ever After cul-de-sac 4 years ago. She's had a crush on Jorge the baker but things happen and she learns he's not all he seems to be. Then she meets Raphael Dardenne who owns a matchmaking snow globe shop. Franca has been holding bitter feelings against the entire Dardenne family because her parents were matched by one of their snow globes and they had a disasterous marriage. She's complained so much that the council has decided that one of their shops will have to go in the new year. So Raff has to make 5 real love matches or Franca has 5 postings from happy nutcracker customers - whoever doesn't, they will have to leave the cul-de-sac.

Their are so many laugh out loud moments in a Jaimie Admans book. Franca considers Raff her "arch-nemesis" but he really comes through for her when she's hurt and can't work. His family welcomes her with open arms and she realizes what a real family christmas is supposed to feel like.

This is a fantastic feel-good Christmas story, it will make you laugh, it will make you cry and it will make you believe in Christmas.

This was such a fun and cute holiday read!! It was a rival holiday store story line with nutcrackers and snow globes, only one can remain. It was such a funny cute book and I loved it.

Franca makes nutcrackers. Raff makes snow gloves. They both have shops on Christmas Ever After, and they are bitter rivals. Raff’s grandfather started the business and his snow globes were said to move if you held one with your soulmate, and he has continued the business. Franca thinks the “magic snow globes” are nothing but trickery and a con. Their bickering has been incredibly disruptive to all the other business on Christmas Ever After, so a challenge was issued to the two and the winner gets to keep their shop.
I love the Ever After Street books, they are so fun and sweet. I really enjoyed the Christmas spin off street. This book can absolutely be read without having already read the rest of the Ever After Street books if you just want to jump right into a Christmas-y story. In typical @jaimieadmans1 style it’s a fun love story with a couple that is a delight to watch fall for each other. Thank you to @theboldbookclub and @netgalley for providing me with the advanced copy to review.
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A Christmas instalment from Ever After Street! This book is in the Ever After series but can be read as a stand alone. We are in the Christmas part of the street, following Franca who owns the Nutcracker shop and Raff who owns the snow globe shop.

This gave me Christmas magic vibes it was so fun and some parts really made me laugh, Franca and Ralf are really fun and willing to show how much they can change for each other even if they have to compete between them

We are back on Ever After Street but this time the Christmas themed part of the community! Franca makes nutcrackers but someone she’s in a competition with Raff at his snow globe shop. Why are they enemies? Can they get along for the holiday season?

Oh wow I absolutely adored being back on Ever After Street so much. It didn’t even bother me that I was reading a Christmas book in August! As Jaimie Admans takes you on a journey where you completely forget where you are. I was totally invested in Franca and her nutcracker business the love that Jaimie has for nutcrackers just shines off the pages I love it!

Raff is such a character too and I really wanted one of his snow globes they sound amazing and beautiful. I was rooting for Franca and Raff just to get along for the sake of the festive spirit and for the community they know and love.

I would totally want to visit Christmas Ever After if I could. It sounds just magical, like a place where actual magic happens and that’s what Jaimie never fails to bring to her books and writing. I’m always on the lookout for her new books as I’ve read all of her backlist.

I can’t wait to read more for the Ever After Series. If you want a story to get you into the festive mood then look no further than ‘Christmas Ever After’ it’s full of magic, friendship and a very tight knit community which I love. I highly recommend this book and the others in the series, of course! 🥰❄️

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

A Christmas instalment to the Ever After Street series - yes!
Franca and Raff are sworn enemies in Christmas Ever After, they both think each others businesses are ridiculous. After a heated council meeting, they receive an ultimatum from the council, and only one can remain!
I loved the story, and actually would quite like to live and work in Ever After Street myself!

What a lovely, sweet and easy to follow read. Jaimie should be an all star Hallmark Movie Executive Producer for all the romance and cuteness she brings to her characters.
The story, well, you can literally smell Christmas Market Vibes, anyone who has been to a German one will know what I mean. We follow Franca and her broken fingers along with Raph on their journey from hate to tolerate, will there be room for more? You’ll have to read for yourself. 5 stars

Another wonderful magical visit to Ever After Street!
Jaimie has already gotten me addicted to Nutcracker Christmas decorations in one of her earlier books, and not she’s added snow globes too!
A charming take on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King fairytale (I adore how this series of books are intertwined with fairytales) I loved how to two main characters were set up in competition with each other at the start.
Franca is obsessed with revealing her nemesis as a fraud, and it was mesmerising watching their change in emotions for each other as the story unravels.
Raff surprises Franca by stepping in to help, he begins to bring back the magic of Christmas to her in the process, you can’t help but admire him and his kindness and are soon wanting to find out if they will get a happy ever after!
Such a sweet story filled with festive feel good moments and amusing happenings that kept me turning the pages.
Nutcrackers or snow globes?
I choose both!

2⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an advanced copy of Christmas Ever After.

This story centers around Franca who owns a nutcracker store on Ever After Street and staff who owns a snow globe store on Ever After Street. They are rivals who each want to keep their store afloat. But over time they see that there is a thin line between love and hate.

I love anything Christmas but I just could not get into this book. It was very slow and it wasn’t until the last quarter of the book until I felt like things started to pick up. I also struggled to connect with the characters.

Looking back, this was my first time reading Adman’s work and it was rather enlightening to see that she is such a talented writer. Thus, I did not read it as a part of Ever After Street Series and therefore, was not familiar with it. It was charming and delightful, making it an excellent Christmas story to read during this sweltering heat. This was a cute Christmas story that I recommend to all holiday readers.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

Another gorgeous read from Jaimie from and it was lovely to be back on Ever After Street with the other shop owners and with two new faces in Franca and Raff. This story was wonderfully romantic and was the perfect book for the run up to Christmas.

Jaimie's books are so relatable, I think everyone can see someone they know in each of the characters within Jaimie's books.
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A heartwarming Christmas story based on initial rivalry and in an interesting twist based round traditional treasures, The battle between the Nutcracker and the ephemeral snow globe. Franc the goes head to head with Raff in combat for business survival but in the magical world of a Christmas village will hate be transformed and their hearts melted

4.5 stars
I always love a Nutcracker in amongst my Christmas decorations and the snow globes made by Raff sounded so magical - bringing the magic of Christmas to life. Jaimie has certainly established a wonderful feeling of Christmas magic in this latest story from Ever After Street - from the Christmas market to Christmas traditions, we’re treated to all things festive and I for one am definitely up for that.
Seeing familiar faces is a lovely connection to the series and Franca and Raff’s rivalry and chemistry is a great opener to this one.

This was a lovely Chrismassy read,enjoyed the setting and the characters even though I had not read any others in the series it didn’t matter
Anyone who loves romance and Christmas combined will really enjoy this lovely read
I now want to read the rest of the series 😊

I think it was a very Christmassy book and I loved all the Christmas decor descriptions.

I liked what the plot could‘ve been and the fact that the main characters were enemies to lovers.

But the enemies to lovers didn’t last so long…
The vibe that the main characters gave off was that of friends and I didn't think they had much chemistry.

I thought Raff was very cute helping Fran with everything she needed and showing her what family meant.
I thought Fran really needed to let someone take care of her. And, in the end, she showed how much she liked Raff.

I loved the grand gesture that Raff made at the end.

I just have to say that I thought the chapters were very long 🙈

Reading Christmas books in the middle of the ridiculous hot summer brings me lots of joy. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I wish I had a place like Ever After Street to go to!

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books. ~I was given this book and made no commitments to leave my opinions, favorable or otherwise~

The story centers on Franca, an ex-ballet dancer who now runs a nutcracker shop on Ever After Street, where Christmas is celebrated year-round. Her shop's success is threatened by Raf, who runs a nearby snow globe shop that he inherited from his grandfather. Franca harbors deep resentment toward Raf, blaming him for her parents' divorce and her difficult childhood. Tensions escalate when the shop owners are told that one of their businesses will have to close, a situation worsened by an accident caused by Raf that injures Franca’s fingers, hindering her ability to work.

Franca, who reinvented herself after a betrayal ended her ballet career, is determined to save her shop by proving that Raf’s snow globes, which are believed to unite soulmates, are a fraud. Despite the slow pacing, the evolving relationship between Franca and Raf, along with the unique focus on nutcrackers and snow globes, adds a refreshing twist to the usual Christmas novel themes. The story also highlights the warmth of Raf’s supportive family, who embrace Franca during her most vulnerable moments. The characters' complex backstories, shaped by their childhoods, enrich the narrative, making this a heartwarming and engaging read.

I received a free copy of, Christmas Ever After, by Jaimie Admans, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book four of four in The Ever After Street series. Business is not booming at Franca's Nutcracker shop. Christmas time is magical in this holiday read, I really enjoyed the book and I wished I lived by Ever After Street.

Such a gorgeous festive book. I loved snuggling up and reading it. The ever after series of Christmas books are such a festive read and they are magical. Who wouldn’t want to live and work in that street.
Franca is bitter towards the snow globe shop and it’s legacy until circumstances mean she has to work alongside Raff the new owner and grandson of the original snow globe maker. His magical matchmaking globes are famous but he is not feeling the love so much himself. When he begins to make nutcrackers for Franca sparks begin to fly and Franca is forced to revisit her childhood and learn some truths. Raff and his family help her learn some magical ways into mending her. This is a great read and I love this author. Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.