Such a good Christmas rom com! Love it so much! It’ll be a book that I recommend to anyone who wants an extra bit of Christmas spirit during the holiday season. The romance, and humor was perfect and I throughly enjoyed every minute I spent reading this!

I loved this book and and it definitely gave all the festive feels. When Maggie's team find out she'll be spending the Christmas holidays alone, they all extend invitations to spend some time with each of them and their families. Maggie gets to see a different side to them and adores them more than she did before. This is a story about true friendships, romances and making sacrifices. The characters were all so likeable and this was a heartwarming read.

This was another cute one by Kristen Bailey. Our techie characters were super fun. And I loved all the antics that happen as Maggie goes to Frank, Jasper and Leo's holiday events.
Cute characters, fun settings, a cute holiday read.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.

Having loved Kristen Bailey’s previous Christmas book, I jumped at the chance to read this one. Like her others, it’s warm and witty with wonderful characters. I loved Maggie and her team of “three kings”, and their adventures over the Christmas period.
It’s a lovely romance but more than that it’s a book about friendship and loyalty. The ending was never in doubt but getting there was a joy.
I’ll be first in the queue for Bailey’s next book.

🖥How to break up the four musketeers of IT?🖱😟

What a heartwarming and entertaining story with a definite Christmas vibe, four great principal characters and a raft of good secondary ones, too (including some rascally fox kits and a donkey). It certainly had me staying up to finish the story and learn if female lead Maggie could find the magic solution to keep everyone happy, including herself.

I loved Maggie and, as the story progressed through the Christmas holidays, it was easy to understand why her IT team of Frank, Jasper and Leo thought of her as a friend as well as their boss. She's so supportive, so ready to go the extra mile both on the job and when they invite her to be part of their holiday celebrations. This story has whimsy, warmth and a good slow build romance, plus the suspense of waiting to learn which member of the IT team would get a pink slip thanks to a sudden, just before the holidays, company decision to eliminate jobs. And I really liked that the author gave us pretty thorough dives into the lives and families of the whole of the IT crew, not just Maggie and her love interest.

The romance has some heat but I would not call it steamy, and hit just the right note for me. And to see Maggie's positive influence on and readiness to go out of her way to help others, the story was a bit inspirational too. A lovely read.

Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.

Charming 🥰. That’s the best word to describe the characters, the friendships, the relationships in this book. I just felt like at any given time I could reach through the book and give Leo, Frank, Jasper and Maggie (otherwise known as the IT department) a hug. It was a sweet Christmas story about what you do for the people you love, and are in love with, and what they do for you. Plus a donkey, baby foxes, and a driver named Jesus all make an appearance to make things even more festive 😂

This was a sweet book with some really sweet characters, I adore a chirstmas book with a happy ending and a feel good outcome so this ticked all of those spots.
My only criticism would be how long the build up was, I felt like I really struggled to initially get into the story and was waiting for something to happen. I think it could be better if it was trimmed down.

Overall an easy read perfect for holiday season.,”

I thought this book was sweet and fun for a holiday romance! The premise of the novel is that Maggie works in the IT department in her office, which often gets overlooked by the company. Her three employees, Jasper, Leo, and Frank are all a bit nerdy but sweet and well meaning. Once they find out that she'll be alone for Christmas, they all help to invite her to their own Christmas celebrations.

I do think that sometimes the humor in the novel felt a bit forced, and the pacing was sometimes not to my taste, but overall I think it's a fun holiday read and I would reccomend it if you're someone who enjoys cheesy romances and Hallmark movies.

I really enjoy Kristen Bailey’s writing and humour, and this (early) festive treat is no exception. Maggie negotiating the Christmas season with her very different colleagues/found family would be entertaining enough, but there are a couple of curve balls - the unexpected news that she has to make one of them redundant, plus a situation that has been brewing for a while - that add depth and a frisson of uncertainty to her escapades. And there are escapades, some of which are animal-related (because surely it’s not really Christmas without a donkey?), not to mention plenty of workplace banter, genuine friendship, and a romance which is signposted from the outset but develops in an endearingly realistic and slightly awkward manner. It was a truly joyous read that I’ll definitely return to as part of future festive reading.

Thank you to Storm Publishing for eARC access to this book!

Can we just talk about how wholesome and pure this book was? Holy moly did I love every single character in this. Maggie is the cutest FMC ever & the three IT boys are the cutest. Each has their own story and personality - I loved them all so much. I cried quite a bit towards the ends because it was showed how amazing this group of people are.

The Christmas setting was an added bonus but it wasn’t over the top which I loved! It gave time to fall in love with the characters and everything about that.

If you love a Christmas theme with the cutest characters & a great love story, I highly recommend this one!

I just want to say before I start this review that I'm really not a huge fan of Christmas. I don't enjoy the Hallmark movies, going to see lights or any of the other Christmas time activities. That's not to say I begrudge anyone who does. If you enjoy Christmas, I love that you can find the joy and magic in the holiday still. I just can't. I don’t know if it was my years in retail and food service that did it, but the season just represents stress and financial problems to me.

So why did I bother requesting a Christmas themed ARC? Because the synopsis sounded adorable and I loved Kristen Bailey's writing in Textbook Romance and was excited to read another of her books, even if it was a Christmas book.

I bring all this up just so you have a reference when I say how much I absolutely loved this book! It was just as sweet as Textbook Romance with great characters you immediately love. It made me laugh and smile and might have added a bit of a magical Christmas spark back into my grinch heart.

No matter how you feel about Christmas, if you want to read a lovely rom com book you should definitely pick this up!

I really enjoyed the characters. They were loveable and I loved how they messed with each other while also taking care of one another. It is about more than just romantic love and that was brilliant. I did feel that the romance aspect was a little rushed, but overall great. It is a closed door romance, other than when people open the door and everyone is horrified :)

I really enjoyed this ARC. The book started a bit slow for me but once I got into it I laughed and cried! What a really good book to read for fun! Thanks for the arc!

Loved this one. It was a great story. Light-hearted and quirky. Just perfect with a festive vibe running through it. A new author for me which I'll be looking out for in the future. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steam Level: 🔥🔥 (closed door with some innuendo)

Maggie Field is the IT supervisor at work and oversees her three friends Jasper, Frank, and Leo. When the guys realize she'll be alone for Christmas, they come up with a plan to have her split her holidays amongst the three of them. As Maggie gets ready to begin her holiday, she's told she'll have to choose one employee from her department to make redundant. Now there's a dark cloud hanging over the festivities as Maggie must decide who will go. And complicating things even more is the fact that Maggie is realizing she might have feelings for Leo after years of friendship. Can she handle the decision she must make and walk away with her friendships- and love life- intact?

This was such a charming story of friendship, with a sweet romance added into the mix. I adored all the characters in this book and how it was split into parts as Maggie spent her holidays with Frank, Jasper, and Leo. There were some fun hijinks, snotty relatives, a fake dating twist, and several sweet romantic gestures. It was easy to tell how close-knit this group of co-workers were, and they really became a family by the end. Maggie's decision was definitely tough, and I wasn't entirely sure how things would turn out. In the end, I felt like she did the right thing, and I thought the guys handled it well. This is now the third Kristen Bailey book I've read, and I've enjoyed them all. If you've read Five Gold Rings by her, there's even a brief cameo by those characters! I can't wait to read more from this author!

Thank you Netgalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This is the second book I’ve read by Kristen Bailey and I can’t wait to read more. I got this as an ARC from NetGalley and am so happy I did.
I loved the relationships between Maggie, Jasper, Frank, and Leo. Their respective Christmas celebrations were fantastic and the ending was perfect. This was a sweet, fun, Christmas story!

Maggie Field is head of a small IT team. Although initially horrified by the guys in the team, over the last four years she has gently smoothed some of their rough edges and now they are like family, united against the rest of the firm who banished IT to the basement and forgot about them (at least until they forget a password).

An only child, her parents have gone on a cruise for Christmas so Maggie was resigned to spending the holidays alone, until her team take it upon themselves to share their very different Christmas plans with her. First Maggie is Frank's 'plus one' at a family wedding, then she spends a few days with posh Jasper and his family at their stately home, and then she spends Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Leo and his family oop North.

But just before she leaves for Christmas, HR break the news to Maggie that she needs to make one of her team redundant. As she spends time with each of the guys she realises how much they each need their jobs, and how can she break such awful news at Christmas?

I read Kristen's last book Five Gold Rings, and although I enjoyed it it was a little too full-on for me, too many Christmas puns etc. Consequently, I was not sure whether to request an ARC when I saw this on NetGalley. I needn't have worried, whilst there is plenty of humour here, and it too is Christmas-based, it is altogether gentler, less frenetic.

Overall, a lovely, funny, holiday romance.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

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This is a perfect, feel-good, cosy up with the fire and Christmas tree lit behind you kind of book. Perfect Christmas read, simple and easy! This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

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Obsessed !! This was amazing. Delivers exactly what is should romance and comedy and in bucket loads. Made me laugh out loud and even swoon a little !!

I absolutely adored this book!! It is exactly what I look for in a Christmas rom-com. I literally laughed out loud several times (thanks Jasper) and the way these characters love each other warmed my heart and had me shed a few tears.

This is my first Kristen Bailey book, but I will be looking through her backlog to catch up soon!

**Thanks Storm Publishing via NetGalley for the e-arc! I truly loved this one!!