After giving out the 'we can't stand each other' vibes initially, I found the sudden attraction and ensuing romance between the protagonists Mason Klaus and Lyla Smurfit rushed and unconvincing.

However, I absolutely fell in love with the Village of Yule, hidden away in the North Pole and the people living in it 🩵🤍❤️💚! It was everything a winter wonderland should be 🎅❄️🎄☃️🤶!

The cover design is cute as well 😍.

My thanks to NetGalley, the publishers CallaghanWriter/IBPA/BooksGoSocial and the author Kate Callaghan for the e-ARC of the book.

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟✨💫

The second time of reading and just as enjoyable.

This is a wonderful Christmas read, with plenty of humour, romance and Fantasy adding to the mix.

The characters are well developed and there is certainly no rush into the romance.

A treat for anytime of the year, but especially for the Christmas holiday.

🇺🇸 I liked the story. When the secret Christmas party ends in a fire and it's your fault. That's what happens to Lyla, who organized the canceled Christmas party behind her business partner's back. The story was exciting, funny and romantic. I thought the setting was great. The characters were very likeable. I liked the dynamic between the characters from the start. Both characters also developed well.
I also liked the writing style. Nice and fluid, even for readers whose first language is not English. The cover looks very nice. It fits the story.
A clear reading recommendation

🇩🇪 Die Geschichte hat mir ganz gut gefallen. Wenn die geheime Weihnachtsfeier in einem Feuer endet und es auch noch deine Schuld ist. So geht es Lyla, welche hinter dem Rücken ihres Geschäftspartners, die abgesagte Weihnachtsfeier organisiert hat. Die Geschichte war spannend, lustig und romantisch. Das Setting fand ich toll. Die Figuren waren sehr sympathisch. Die Dynamik zwischen den Figuren hat mir von Anfang an gefallen. Beide Figuren haben sich auch gut entwickelt.
Den Schreibstil fand ich auch gut. Schön flüssig auch für Leser welche nicht erste Sprache nicht Englisch ist. Das Cover sieht sehr schön aus. Passend zur Geschichte.
Eine klare Leseempfehlung

This was such a cute holiday read! Christmas books usually aren't my jam, but I loved the feel it gives.

Nope, can’t read.

Mason Klaus cancelled the company Christmas party on the day of the party because “it’s expensive”. Undoubtedly, most of the expenses have already been made, and he never tossed in this argument during the budget or planning meetings.

Anyway, I don’t like romantic interests that are smugg and obnoxious. Does are the qualities of the villain of the story.

I just finished the two books in Village of Yule series by Kate Callaghan. These were both so fun! They take place in the real world and The Village of Yule, which is the North Pole. I recommend reading them in order so you know who the side characters are.

🔔 Village of Yule (Interconnected Series)

❄️ Read on @netgalley + Kindle Unlimited

✨Tropes & Themes✨

🎀 Dual POV

❄️ Winter Wonderland

❄️ Forced Proximity

🎀 Hallmark With Spice

❄️ Family Secrets


The first book, The Naughty Or Nice Clause, introduces us to Yule and follows Lyla and Mason. They have an enemies to lovers, workplace, fake fiancé relationship. It’s amazing, I love how their relationship begins and blooms. I also LOVE the Klaus family and am open to relocation if Santa happens to be real and reading this.

If you love feeling like you are reading a Hallmark movie and want to get in the Christmas spirit, I highly recommend this series. I enjoyed the magical elements, the romance, the Village of Yule and especially the HEA of each.

What a funny and great book for this time of year 🎄

I really liked the premise (who wouldn't want to date a hot, sweet and wonderful Santa Claus?), the characters and Yule! But I think something else was missing for me to fall completely in love with the story 🥲

Even so, the writing is still great, the chapters very easy to read, a very Christmassy story set in a secret city, with wonderful characters ✨

I really want to keep reading books by her and especially from this world 🤭
Looking forward to the next one 💕

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing the copy for review 🫶🏼

This book was amazing the story was very well written the couple goes from enemies to lovers is my favorite troupe. Would fully recommend

This was a cute, lighthearted holiday read with a touch of magic. ✨I mean, who doesn’t dream as a kid of being magically transported to the North Pole? 🔔🎄

❄️enemies/work rivals to lovers
❄️fake engagement
❄️snarky banter
❄️grumpy MMC
❄️found family
One 🌶️ scene

When the book starts out basically saying if you're a grinch this year with the holidays, this book is for you lol. The town on Yule was so cute and so magical and I loved Mason's family, so that made up for the fact that the romance fell flat for me. I didn't really feel the chemistry and Mason seemed disconnected. The potential was there for sure, I love a good fake dating trope.

Cute workplace romance turned Santa Clause movie. Add in some drama and romance and you’ve got yourself a hallmark Christmas movie.

I love a holiday romance! Set in the North Pole to boot? How fantastical! I love the premise and the setting, plus all of the characters. However, I did not feel the chemistry between Layla and Mason so the enemies to lovers trope did not add that extra sizzle for me. I do look forward to the next book in the series so I can read more about the North Pole though!

A real cozy, cheezy Christmasread that delights the heart and fills the time until Christmas Eve perfectly.

I NEED MORE OF LYLA AND MASON!!!!! I was not prepared for this at all and absolutely loved every piece of their relationship, from enemies to lovers I ate this book up!!! I couldn’t put it down!!!


*I received a free ARC from NetGalley*

Emenies to lovers, fake engagement, found family, and a hint for spice. This was a good winter/ holiday read. It was light hearted and I think it would be a good palette cleanser for some. If your a fan of Hallmark movies then definetly check this out. 3.5 stars

First off, thank you to books go social and Kate Callaghan for this eArc!

This premise was a blast: the owner of a generations long family owned tot company is feuding with her CEO, who later reveals himself to be a member of the Klaus family. He spirits her away to the magical village of Yule after telling her he needs her help during the holiday season. The catch: she’s playing his doting fiance… and everything that entails.

I really loved a lot of aspects of this: the subtle magic, the holiday cheer, the atmospheric Christmas village, the side characters and the greater Klaus family. I liked our main character Lyla, and the relationships she builds in the village. However… I just never bought the romance. It felt like these two had a lot of good reasons to dislike eachother, and those didn’t get fleshed out until the very; very last moment. The conflict came to a head too late in the book for my liking, which meant the reconciliation quite literally only lasted a few pages.

I ultimately still really liked this as a holiday read, just not as a holiday “romance.” I really liked Kate Callaghan’s writing style, and I found her characters to be fun to read and the humor to be fun, so I’m still looking forward to the next book in the Yule series. I just hope the couple works better for me on the next go round!

Single POV, Low Spice, Holiday Romance, Workplace, Enemies to Lovers, Fake Engagement, Forced Proximity

While the premise of this book instantly sold me disgruntledly daughter falls for next in line as Mr. Claus the romance between Lyla and Mason felt surface level. All the Christmas vibes are there hot cocoa drinking, presents, toy making but the chemistry between Lyla and Mason underwhelms and the banter between them falls flat and borderlines toxic and controlling at times.

This story is an original take on Santa. I really enjoyed the interaction of the characters and the description of the village.

Mason and Lyla work for the same toymaking company, but they do not agree with each other's managing styles. The latest? Mason cancelled the staff/client Christmas party. Unflapped, Lyla reinstates it for employees only and holds it in the office. Imagine her surprise to find Mason enebriated, talking about his family. The situation gets stranger the next day - after the party got out of hand and damaged the offices - Mason insists Lyla come home with him to help out his family. After she agrees, he produces a bell that transports them...to the North Pole.

However, for Lyla to stay in the village, she must pretend to be Mason's fiancee. How can she convince his family she is in love with the sexy, infuriating man?

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for allowing me to review this ARC with honesty.

This was my first holiday book for the season and I had fun with this one. I've read another book by this author so I already fell into the groove of her writing style as well paced well. There were moments where I felt the characters a bit on the nose but again, this is meant to be holiday themed book and I state again - IT WAS FUN to read. Klaus is a Mr. Grumpy Grinch and Lyla the ever shinning Optimist (outside of Klaus anyway.) Mix the crazy together and what the sparks and shots fire (figuratively of course.)

The ending (imo) may have been a bit cut off but that could have just been me upset that it was over.

My Rating: 3.5 Stars (rounded Up)

2.5/5 stars

eARC provided by NetGalley

This book was fun and very Christmas. But it was suppose to be a romance and the romance was the less developed part of the whole story. The world building aspects were very well done! I really enjoyed learning about Yule and "Santa Clause's". How this world worked was very interesting and different then what we all think which I though was a really cool things to do. I still have more questions for sure just like the main characters but it was a very different POV to have on things our society teaches us about Christmas time and the legend of Santa Clause. Now, to get into the romance. I did not understand at all how they ended up together. I get that they could be attracted to each other. But them loving each other I did not understand. They were "enemies" as he came in to the busy she was setup to inherent and throw in her face that he owned 51% of the shares so he got to make all the final decisions. While he was saving the busy and actually doing good, which we learned at the end of the story, he was still an ass for no reason to her. I am suppose to just believe this 30 year-old actually just liked her and took the attention he could get from her. When he was the one that started most of the problems. Then as the story progressed he did not get better. He would explain nothing to her and then would yell at her for nothing. While I get he is going through a lot I could not understand why she was falling for him. They spent basically no time together and when they did they were not bonding or getting to know each other. However, if you are looking for a quick read with all the Christmas vibes and some wild Santa Clause vibes I would recommend this book! If those are not things you want at all, would def not recommend.