Lucy is a skilled copywriter who, despite her emotionally distant approach to relationships, has no shortage of romantic offers. When she finds herself stranded in a mountain café during a work trip with her aloof colleague, Nate, she’s forced to confront the emotional baggage that has made her close herself off. As Nate opens up about his own struggles, a viral moment on Instagram propels him into the spotlight, complicating the bond they’ve begun to form.

The story’s premise—being stuck during an avalanche with strangers—creates a compelling setting where Lucy and Nate, despite their opposing personalities, begin to connect. Heidi Stephens explores themes of grief and mental health, particularly how Nate’s anxiety and Lucy’s unresolved grief over her brother shape their interactions. At times, Nate’s anxiety is handled in a somewhat infantilizing way, and Lucy can come across as selfish, using her grief to avoid serious relationships.

Though the snowy setting is minimal, the book delves deeply into the emotional layers of the characters, making it more than just a winter romance. The relationship between Lucy and Jonno, a key supporting character, adds an extra dimension, with their friendship shining just as brightly as the romance.

The concept of being stuck inside during an avalanche on a mountain on a work trip was really interesting and how these characters found comfort within a group of strangers. Lucy and Nate are opposites and somehow scratch below the surface of their facade of Lucy as an extrovert and Nate as quiet and almost rude. Heidi Stephens sensitively explores grief and mental health and how this impacts both Nate with his anxiety and Lucy and grief of losing her brother. I did feel at some points Nate was treated like a child because of his anxiety despite being in his 30s. Lucy was also at points selfish and self absorbed and used her grief as an excuse for avoiding serious relationships.

I loved the situation and diverse characters stuck in the avalanche, but the story took an unexpected turn. I thought the book would continue to be set within the mountains instead of following Nate becoming a musician, which slowed the pace slightly. I would have preferred the mountain theme instead of the time jump as this felt a little disjointed from the original premise.

Overall, I enjoyed reading the book and was hooked from the start but had a few problems with Lucy and Nate's characters. I really enjoyed the well rounded and funny side characters like Jonno and Sasha and the twists throughout the story. A hooking winter read with fun characters.

A really fun read! Yes it was super cheesy in parts, but FUN cheesy, so suspend your disbelief and ignore the unrealistic fact that literally every single man who breathes is desperately in love with Lucy, the MFC!

Lucy is a talented copywriter and despite her seemingly cold approach to any kind of emotional connection with a romantic partner, she has plenty of offers. When she becomes trapped in a mountain cafe with her attractive but standoffish colleague, Nate, Lucy is forced to face the past and what caused her to close herself off emotionally. Similarly, Nate reveals his true self and a life changing moment on Instagram catapults him into the public domain, drawing him away from Lucy and their new bond.

The characters in the Gunther Cafe were brilliant! Hilarious, heart warming and an eclectic mix that just worked!

Fun, fun, fun!

4 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Heidi Stephens and Headline for an ARC in return for an honest review.

First book I’ve read by Heidi and won’t be the last! I love a one bed trope and the added danger of the avalanche made this the perfect setting. It was almost like two books though in a way - during the “snowed in” part and the time away from each other part, but I wouldn’t say it was negative just added to the story, and made us fall in love more with the characters! Some teary moments though with the talk of loss and grief.

Thanks for the opportunity to read this advanced copy. What a fun book! Work trip gone wrong! They don’t ski so they take tram to bar on top of mountain….. what could possibly go wrong!? Avalanche and being stuck force togetherness. Loved watching this love unfold. Cute read!

Thank you so much for the eARC.

This book touched a few serious things- drug use, loss, and mental health.

I did not put this book down and definitely read it in one sitting. It's vulnerable and not as predictable as you may think.

I loved Snowed in with You, and picked it up just at the time I was craving an cosy, sweet and light read.

It definitely met the brief, but I was also pleasantly surprised by the warmth, humour and reflectivity of the main characters. Lucy was marvellously frank, unapologetic and authentic, but with a growing sense of self awareness and search for purpose. Nate was almost her inverse, and I loved his kindness and humour. The slow burn of their relationship, and their personal development was so satisfying.

I couldn’t put it down - the relationships, cast of characters, remote locations and somewhat out there scenarios had me hooked! I’d highly recommend this for anyone looking for a bookish escape.

Thank you Headline for a copy of this book. Opinions expressed are my own.

First of, I want to say a massive thank you to NetGalley and Heidi for allowing me to read this ARC!💖


Wow, wow, wow. This is the first book I read by Heidi and I absolutely loved it! This ruined my sleep schedule as i’m always a girl that can never put a book down 😭 But this book was so worth it!!

It was amazingly written and paced and I adored the characters! (Lucy, Nate and Jonno). The twists had my jaw on the floor and there was never a dull moment in this book! Apart from the moments of fragility that made the book that little bit more realistic.

The characters were formed together so well. No words. ♥️

Although this is written in third person and i normally hate it, this is my only exception! You completely forget about it and just get lost in their story 🫶🏼

I loved this read so much, and I recommend it to anyone who is searching for a funny, heartwarming read!!

This story is perfect to read on a cozy winter day! Lucy and Nate are work colleagues who get snowed in together, much to their utter disgust. However, the more time they spend together, the more they realize ... this may not be so bad.

I love a good 'snowed in' book and this really fit that category exactly! Lucy gets snowed in with her work colleague, Nate, and is absolutely enraged about it. However, as is often wont to happen, the universe has much in store for them. Ahhhh, such a great story!

I didn’t love how the book was written in third person, especially since it felt like it was still from the main character’s POV, but it kept repeating her name unnecessarily. It was distracting and made the flow of the story feel a bit awkward. The love triangle was predictable, and it seemed like every man around the protagonist was tripping over themselves for her, which felt overdone and unnecessary. Nate seemed to be set up as the obvious love interest, but the storyline around her FWB relationships and the other men’s interest in her felt forced.

The real issue was the inconsistency in the romance scenes. I usually don’t mind fade-to-black/closed door romance, but it didn’t match the rest of the book’s tone. The characters talked quite explicitly about sex, only for the scenes to fade to black, which felt like the author didn’t fully commit. Either lean into the explicitness or go fully closed-door, but this in-between approach didn’t work for me. Honestly, I should have DNF’d at 60%.

Thank you to NetGalley, Headline Accent, and Heidi Stephens for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity.

Such a great setting! I wish I could dive right in

I adored this book. A strong, independent lead who isn’t actively seeking love and instead has found her love in friendships is a lovely twist on the usual winters love story. The setting was just dreamy and I would have happily to continued to read about Nate and Lucy.

A lovely winter's tale, perfect to warm the cockles on a cold day (being trapped in doors by an avalanche optional!) that made me yearn for snowy days and gluhwein. Light enough to brighten your day, with just enough of a dusting of real life to stop it all feeling too saccharine. Really enjoyable stuff.

Snowed In With You by Heidi Stephens is a UK romcom with an FMC named Lucy who gets snowed in at a ski retreat and meets a potential love interest during the resulting avalanche and power outage. This was a fun enough read that I found myself frequently skimming, but there were a lot of things that weren't to my taste. Firstly, I don't love complicated love "webs" (she has several friends with benefits, making this more complicated than just a love triangle), the plot dragged in some parts, and overall it was quite cheesy. I know a lot of people who would absolutely eat this up and love it, I just couldn't get past some of the tropes and the cheesiness of it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Headline Accent, and Heidi Stephens for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A lovely winter slow burn romance between Lucy and Nate it features my favourite forced proximity plot device and it’s set in the Swiss Alps at Christmas time. What’s not to love!

This is the perfect, your first impressions aren't always what they seem, book. The main character misjudged so many things in this book that she complicated her life way more than it could have been. This is a good example of communication is key. If only she would have spoke her mind or asked instead of assumed she would have found her happiness way sooner (would have lead to a pretty boring book though) I loved this book, I only gave 4 stars because the main character was a little annoying going over all her reasons over and over in her head and being stubborn. Thank you to the author and publisher for the ARC of this book.

A cosy winter read.
Fab for the colder evenings to sit & read with the fire on!
Really enjoyed it.

Really enjoyed this book, perfect to read wrapped up in a blanket in front of the fire as the weather gets colder. I loved the setting, the romance, and getting to know the amazing characters. My first Heidi Stephens read, and it won’t be my last!

A great, cosy, slightly cheesy winter romance. This will be a great one to curl up with as we go into the colder months. The characters are engaging and likeable and the story is easy to follow. Enjoyed this and would recommend giving it a go!