Thank you NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was the perfect vacation read for me. Being set in winter, it made me long for cooler days and warm, cozy blankets. I loved this story. I love the characters and how they went from mortal enemies, to friends, to lovers (when they finally allowed themselves to admit it!). The description of the street, the nutcrackers, and the snow globes was delightful. I felt as though I could picture them.

Something I appreciated about the story was how different the families of Frana and Raff were. That is real life, not every family is perfect and Franca needed to feel the love from Raff's family in order to reach out to her own.

The only thing I wish I had known was that this is book 4 in a series. I think the earlier books focus on other people, which means I will have no trouble going back to read them!

Thank you NetGally for the ARC. This was my 1st book by Admans and won't be my last. This is 4th book in the series but can be read as stand alone. It was cute and sweet and the perfect holiday novel.

"Christmas Ever After" by Jaimie Admans is a heartwarming small town holiday romance. The story is about Franca Andrews, a cynical and disenchanted shop owner who is struggling to keep her nutcracker shop open during the Christmas season. Her business is threatened by Raff Dardenne, the owner of a snow globe shop with a magical reputation for bringing couples together.

The rivalry between the two main characters has been going on for years, but when Franca has an accident, Raff unexpectedly becomes her ally. As they work together, Franca begins to see a different side of Raff, which then leads to an amazing slow-burn romance that blossoms amid the festive backdrop of their small town.

This novel has a wonderful cozy Christmas atmosphere, charming characters, and one of my favorite tropes enemies-to-lovers between Franca and Raff. Once I started to read this novel I found myself drawn in to the magic of Ever After Street and rooting for this couple as they work through their feelings and the challenges of the season. This is an amazing small town feel-good romance that also has a lot of heart and magic intwined throughout. If that is what you are looking for this is the perfect book to read. I enjoyed it from start to finish.

Not my favourite of this series but still worth a read. I liked that there were no major dramas and that the characters actually talked through things instead of assuming. A little bit formulaic but would still recommend.

When I read the blurb I was looking forward to this book, it was quite slow and didn't really get going until over 3/4 of the way through, I don't know if it was due to it being part of a series and I hadn't read the others, this may have been a factor, the characters were nice enough and it was well written it just didn't' hit the mark for me

Loved this and fell in love with the characters.
Highly recommend.
Thank you for providing me with a copy of the book to read.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Franka loves the holidays. She hopes that she can keep her shop open long term. She is trying to come up with ideas to bring customers to her store. A quick read.

I can not recommend this book enough! It was phenomenal! I absolutely loved the characters. It was such a sweet love story. Highly recommend!

I LOVE an enemies-to-lovers trop! This was such a cute Christmas novel......the relationship between Franca and Raff was slow building, but worth the wait. There was tension and misunderstandings and little moments between the two characters that had me laughing and swooning at the same time. I was sure the ending would have gone different and Franca would have taken her opportunity, but she didn't.
I enjoyed how it all came together and worked out in the end! A feel-good Christmas read that everyone will enjoy.

(I received a complimentary ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.Thank you Netgalley, Boldwood Books and Jaimie Admans)

I’ve been a fan a Jaimie Adman’s for years, and especially the Ever After Street series. So I was thrilled to get my hands on Christmas Ever After.

This book focuses on Franca, who runs the nutcracker shop on ever after street.

I really enjoyed reading this story. I didn’t gel immediately with either of the main characters, but as soon as they stopped being at each other’s throats I liked them a lot more. And once I got to know them, I loved them.

The setting is, as always with this series, absolutely wonderful. It’s so Christmassy, and I love the community of people who work there too.

The story is a very enjoyable one, stuffed full of lovely characters (with only one minor one who I really don’t like). I loved Franca’s journey, and the fact that she admitted she’d been wrong. I loved the romance too, and the way Raff and Franca were there for each other.

Overall, this was a lovely story that left me feeling warm and fuzzy. Jaimie Admans has done it again with a wonderful romance set in the most Christmassy place.

I was given a copy of this book, my opinions are my own.

Oh Jaimie, I've loved every story on Ever After Street but this is the crowning glory, although I was shouting at Franca and Raff at one point in frustration it was so lovely that they got together both professional and personal, all I can say is, awwwwww!

Christmas Ever After is the latest glowing installment in the fabulous Ever After Street series, but could totally be read as a standalone.

This book just sparkles with humour and witty one liners, with two genuinely likeable main characters to root for. Franca and Raff have been committed enemies for years, dedicated to sabotaging each other's businesses and reputations, much to the dismay of the local council and their fellow shop keepers.

A quirky twist of bad luck causes them to get to know each other better and see each other in a new light - but will it be enough to stop the Council evicting one or both of them from Ever After Street? You definitely need to read this book and find out! Enjoy.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the review copy.

A beautiful story full of romance, magic and festive spirit. This is a welcome return to ever after street with another enemies to lovers story. I loved Raff but it took me a while to warm to Franca. However, the magical snow globes and the beauty of bonding over nutcrackers makes a perfect December story. Read with hot chocolate and marshmallows.

Christmas ever after

Franca is cynical, after her parents messy marriage and divorce Franca no longer feels the magic of Christmas or romance for that matter. So she puts all her energy into one upping her enemy, Raff.
The two have been feuding for years on the Ever After Street. Raff has a snow globe shop with a magical history of bringing couples together and Franca's nutcrackers are legendary amongst the neighbours
When Franca breaks her fingers in after an embarrassing situation she gets closer to Raff and they soon stop feuding and start falling.

I bloody love this book. Raff was beautifully described with flaws and I felt so sorry for Franca after she broke her fingers. I love that we get another trip to Ever After Street and want to live there forever. The chemistry between Franca and Raff was one of my favourites and I was smiling throughout the whole book. 5 stars yet again even in the middle of summer I feel Christmassy!

This was my first time reading Jaimie Adman. She definitely did not disappoint and I will definitely be reading more of her books. Loved. Loved. Loved this book!

All of the characters, especially the two main characters
Raff and Franca were well developed. Both are store rivals on the same street during the holiday season. As the reader, I was immediately drawn in and it became increasingly difficult to put the book down. You can feel the love - hate tension between the two and you can’t help but root for them to get together. It is a truly heartwarming Christmas story.

A sweet and cosy Christmas story . Franca and Raff both have their shops on Ever After Street but because they always fight the other owners decided that one of them will have their shop from their new year . When an accident left her with three fingers from her right hand broken Raff is the one who comes to help her because he is the one to caused the accident and he really want to help her . She realises he is not the evil person she thought he was and maybe he is the right man for her .
I received this book from netgalley , the author and the publicer as an ARC . Thank you . All thoughts and opinions are my own .

Bitter Betty + Wendy Whiner + Debbie Downer = Franca.

I hate to be a quitter but I couldn’t finish this book. The female character was insufferable while the male character went from Grade A Asshole to Prince Charming, overnight.

I knew I was heading into an unenjoyable story when the oinking happened. It was cringey, over-the-top and unnecessary, adding nothing to the story. Then that character just disappears.

The characters are obviously English from the vocabulary they use and there were words (slang terms ?) I did not understand.

I wanted to love this book. The description sounds adorable. I took a few days to read 34% hoping each day I picked it up, it would magically be better or this would be the chapter Franca became reasonable. But alas, no. I just finally gave up.

I hope others enjoy the book though. If enemies or grumps are your favorite trope, then you’ll probably enjoy this story.

Visiting Ever After Street is always a joy. Jaimie Admans writes the best modern day fairy tales. “Christmas on Ever After Street” did not disappoint, it is a perfect seasonal treat full of magic, warmth, fun & laughter.

In this visit to Ever After Street we are taken to the Nutcracker Shop, where we meet Franc. She has had a rough time of things in the past but has pulled herself up from the ashes of a broken career to learn how to create bespoke Nutcrackers and bring Christmas joy to those who purchase them. Franca remembers a time when that joy was real for her, she feels safe and happy working on Ever After Street and being part of something but is bitter about things that occurred in the past, Christmas has no magic for her.

Franca has an arch rival in the Street, Raphael Dardenne (Raff), the maker of the magical snow globes that claim that if you hold one with your soul mate the characters in the globe will move and the promise of true love is fulfilled. Franca strongly believes this is all a con and makes so much noise about the false matchmaking promises and bad reviews online for Dardenne Snow Globes, that the Council have decided only one of the shops will survive after Christmas and gives both owners a challenge, for them to prove their worth and save their place on Ever After Street.

Meanwhile a magical Christmas kiss is to be streamed online at the opening of the Christmas season on Ever After Street. Each year vendors are asked to take part and this year Franca has been chosen. She believes all her Christmasses have come at once when her crush, the gorgeous baker, Jorge is chosen to kiss her. That is before disaster strikes!

Three broken fingers later, Franca has to navigate her busiest season one handed with no family around to support her. Queue Raff, her “Nutcracker Prince”, who sorts out Franca’s mouse problem in the shop, gifts her an exquisite handmade snow globe, offers the support, dedication and skills she needs to continue trading. Franca is determined not to accept his help but has no real choice as she is unable to word tun or paint and can only sell ready made stock. The challenge of having her “arch nemesis” helping her, may be too much. However, a grudging friendship begins to develop and both begin to rethink about what is important to them. The magic of Christmas slowly begins to grow as their business ideas bloom.

I loved the characters in the story. In theory the book contains the enemy to lovers theme but as the main part of the narrative is a developing friendship and the enemy part was really just in Franca’s head, I see the friends to lover theme being the strongest one. The warmth and care that the friendship created sang out of the pages. Franca being welcomed as a friend into Raff’s family was an important part of the story. The book contained all the elements I love in a romantic storyline and the seasonal theme was perfect, adding all the magic and emotion that Christmas brings to round it off with a sparkly bow.

I really appreciated the chance to read and review this book early with thanks to the publisher Boldwood Books and Netgalley.

This was a sweet Christmas feel-good book. I loved the characters but did find it a tad repetitive in spots. This was a great read overall.

This was such an easy book to fall in love with - Chapter 4 had me warm and fuzzy! It's sweet and magical and romantic, and honestly perfect to curl up with if you're looking for a cute and cosy Christmas read.

Franca is a Nutcracker maker who is trying to keep her little shop on Ever After Street afloat, and the -ber months are her busiest time of the year. But after an unfortunate incident leaves her injured, she has to rely on Raff - the "arch-nemesis" who owns the competing snowglobe shop - to help her with her Christmas orders. Too bad Franca believes Raff and his snowglobes are nothing but a con, and that true love doesn't exist. Or does it?

This is a heartwarming story that fires up the festive Christmas spirit; there's friendship, family, gingerbread-house making and, of course, a Christmas market. Plus, Raff and Franca are incredibly interesting characters because despite coming from different backgrounds, they had more similarities than they realised. I adored Raff's good-natured humour immediately and warmed up to Franca as she came to realise that Raff isn't who she'd thought he was.

I will most definitely be picking up more books set in Ever After Street come December! Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.