I received this arc from NetGalley. A Wish for Christmas begins with Noel and her husband, Jonah. They have been married for years and they are both workaholics. The only time they hang out or talk is when they take their dog out. Elliot makes a break from them one night and ends up in a small shop. The older man starts a conversation with Noel and has them make a wish on a snow globe.
The story takes off from there. They both wake up and they are living completely different lives. Their paths cross when they are both asked to come home and help their families. Jonah assists Noel with getting home, as they are going to the same place. The older man stays in the picture by asking Noel to proofread a story he is writing and giving her Elliott to take care of.
I enjoyed their story and really enjoyed watching them reconnect. They both learn a lot about themselves, and it makes you wonder what you would do if you woke up to a completely different life.
I will definitely recommend purchasing this book for my library.

I really enjoy Cole's holiday books, and A Wish for Christmas was really good! I will say, I don't know that I felt... wrapped up? For lack of a better phrase? I don't know, I wanted more out of the ending. But all in all, solid addition to my holiday TBR!

This is an interesting Christmas story where a couple that has been together since college is in a fading marriage that, after a Christmas wish, still brings them back together. It's a sweet and enjoyable read. It's heart-wrenching and creative.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. I love every single Christmas book that Courtney Cole writes and this one might be my favorite. It was warm and heartwarming and needs to be made into a Hallmark movie ASAP.

Loved this story!! Everything about it was just perfect. The setting, the characters, the animals. It was a great read to cozy up next to a fire with and get ready for the holiday season.

A Wish for Christmas is a warm, second chance at love novel just right for the season.
Nora and Jack are in a mediocre marriage and wondering if life could be different. Their big, uncontrollable dog Elliot runs into a store, and they all meet Padrick. The next morning the couple wake up as Noel and Jonah who are single and have their dream jobs. As their paths keep merging, they find they were meant to be.
I enjoyed A Wish for Christmas and that it was an easy read during a busy season.
I received a complimentary copy of A Wish for Christmas thanks to Net Galley and publisher, but all opinions are my own.

I loved this book. It was a sweet holiday romance with a twist. When a high-stressed, work-driven couple, Nora and Jack, look for their missing dog, Elliott, they stumble upon a strange old man in New York City who gives them a snow globe. Nora makes a wish that her life could be different. The chapters then alternate between a woman (Noel) and a man (Jonah). Noel is an editor who has been approached by a man (Pad) who is writing a romance. Jonah is a workaholic in New York who has been avoiding visiting his father in a small Wyoming town where he grew up because he hasn't gotten over the tragic death of his mother on Christmas Eve. As it turns out, Jonah's father hates Christmas for the same reason and, as mayor of the town, has forbidden any holiday celebrations. Noel's father, on the other hand, wants to bring Christmas back to Winter Falls. The two men engage in a PR battle. A series of events throw Noel and Jonah together including the author's dog, Elliott, who he asks Noel to keep while he works on his book. Without giving away the twists in the story, which I believe are obvious, the ending is happy for Noel, Jonah, Elliott, and Winter Village.

It's not the first time I've read a book where a wish on a snow globe sends the main character along an alternate timeline, but there was something extra special about this one. Perhaps it's because to the secondary storyline with Padraig and his book or the lovable characters of Elliot and Moxie, but I found this story impossible to put down.

The story starts with a husband and wife who have hit a rough patch. They're stuck and don't know how to bring life back into their marriage. The clock is ticking and if they're ever going to have a family, the time is now; but they're not on the same page about what they want.

A kindly stranger shares a few choice words with them and presents them with a snowglobe as a gift, and the next morning, the couple each awake living separate lives, not knowing one another at all, and being drawn back to their hometown where they fall in love with each other all over again.

The whole story is so sweet and romantic that I didn't want it to end, and yet I couldn't read it quickly enough too.

Thank you to Courtney Cole, Avon and Harper Voyager, and NetGalley for an advance review copy. This story made my day!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a really lovely, heartwarming, Christmas novel. I had a great time reading it!

This one was a sweet Christmas read, that also a quick read. Most readers could finish this one in a couple of hours.

I’m not someone who shares spoilers but I’m considering this a content warning rather than a spoiler. There’s a very upsetting scene with the dog Elliott in chapter 31. Elliot survives but frankly it was very upsetting to me and did affect my overall enjoyment of the book. I read an arc and I just really hope that the author changed this scene before the final copy.

At the beginning of this story we meet a married couple who is at an impasse. They love each other and they love their dog Elliot but they don’t know what to do next. They don’t know if it’s too late to a baby. They are each blaming each other for the flaws in the their marriage. Then Elliot gets off his leash and leads them to a cool older man named Padrig. After pouring their hearts out to him, he gives them a snow globe and says they should wish for what they want for Christmas.

And then we meet Noel and Jonah. They live in the same city, in the same building and even came from the same hometown but they haven’t met yet.
They meet soon and because of Elliot they wind up going back to their hometown on the same flight.

What follows is some kind of heavy stuff. We learn that Jonah doesn’t go home much because he’s still traumatized from a loss when he was a child. And he’s leery of relationships for the same reason.

Noel and Jonah’s parents are having their own battle and bring them into it of course.

There’s a discussion of Alzheimer’s. I feel like it was actually done in about as positive of a way as possible.

Despite the heavy stuff, this is ultimately a book about healing and second chances. Their potential relationship, this couple feeling almost fated to each other, it’s pretty cool.

I absolutely loved the wonderful, huge dog Elliot and the adorable tiny kitten Moxie.

Despite the heavy issues for a holiday book, this is a good book. It’s emotional but it pays off. You can just skip the scary part at chapter 31 if you want to!

I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley, thank you!

If you like your Hallmark.Christmas movies with a touch of magic, you’ll love this sweet, clean romance. It’s similar to the popular trope of a city executive who visits a small town to come up with a solution that saves it, and ends up falling in love with a local. The twist in this story is that it starts with a married couple in New York City, Nora and Jack, who have known each other since childhood, but have been so focused on their careers that they’ve lost sight of what’s important to them both. While chasing down their monster English Mastiff dog Elliott who’s gotten loose in Central Park, they stumble into an antiques store and meet the proprietor, Padraigh, who asks them to make a wish on a snow globe for the life they want to live.

The rest of the story features Noel and Jonah, neighbors who have just met but end up sharing a flight to their respective hometown, Winter Falls, WY, where their parents are at odds over the best way to save a dying town. As their story unfolds, Noel, a book editor, carries on a correspondence with her newest potential author, Padraigh, and Jonah confronts unresolved feelings of grief over the mother he lost as a child. It isn’t too difficult to figure out what’s going on, but like any good romance, it’s the journey to the happily-ever-after that makes it impactful (or not). This has all the elements (small-town rivalry and busybodies, an emotionally-stunted main character, an adorable canine and cute kitten who become bosom buddies, and a huge, healing Christmas celebration), but like most made-for-TV movies, it’s not terribly original, memorable or realistic. In a crowded field of Christmas books, this doesn’t stand out, but it’s fun while reading it.

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Avon through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

If you’re looking for a fairy tale Christmas story this is it.. A magic snow globe. A marriage in trouble. A pushy old writer and a Christmas wish. This would be a perfect ready for a snowy night.

This book was dreamy! I loved the cover. First of all, it is so pretty. I loved how she made a wish and just how the whole thing played out. I did not expect all the different turns and how, for the better, her life was able to be changed. I loved the ending, and even though there were a lot of sad parts, the whole story was just super cozy. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. If you haven't read it, please do. Thank you to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for allowing me the opportunity to read this lovely book.

When I first started reading this I thought it was going to be a time travel book and didn't think I would like it. But then it didn't seem to be going back and forth, so I thought the story was kind of interesting and couldn't wait to read more. But then (spoiler alert) something happened with the dog and I was ready to throw my kindle against the wall. In the end, however, everything worked out for everyone. There were some "holes" in the story--Why didn't Jonah and Noel not remember each other and what was the carving on the tree?...Why when Izzy called Jonah by his name instead of Jerry was nothing said about that?...And how did Pad know everything? If you want to read and easy read book with happy endings all around and can distance from reality easily, this may be a holiday book for you.

A beautiful story of second chances that take place after a Christmas wish. Heart melting.
Many thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

A Wish for Christmas by Courtney Cole was a true delight to read! Noel and Jonah are a couple who have been drifting apart through the years. But what if they could start again? What if they could have a different life? Would they be happier? Only a wish could change this.

A Wish for Christmas ticked all the boxes for me with characters that were a delight, a beautiful small-town setting, and Elliott the dog who brought me joy. The story put me in the Christmas mood and I loved the idea of what if? Truly, you need to read this Christmas story! I highly Recommend A Wish For Christmas!

I was given a complimentary copy and not required to write a review.

*small town romance
*rivals (ish) to lovers
*Hatfield-McCoy family feud
*Hallmark movie vibes
*wholesome and heartwarming

This was my very first holiday read of the year so maybe I was feeling sentimental but I loved this book. It had It's a Wonderful Life vibes which is my very favorite Christmas movie. Definitely consider adding to your December TBR if you're needing more feel-good holiday books.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for providing me a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

This is the first book by this author that I have read and it will certainly not be the last one . Once you start reading you just can't put it down. I know that I couldn't.

She has a way of weaving a story that makes you feel like you are right there with them. I really enjoyed the characters and the storyline. I enjoyed reading about Noel and Jonah but Elliott and Moxie were really good too.

If you are looking for a great book to read at Christmas then look no further.

This is a lovely story about a couple that has forgotten how to love one another. They've fallen into a trap where it's become easier to say they are "too busy" for this or that and now they've drifted apart and can't seem to find their way back. When they meet up with an elderly shopkeeper, he senses their rift and encourages them to make a wish on a snow globe he gifts them with. The snow globe must possess some Christmas magic because the next day when they wake up, Noel and Jonah are living separate lives and don't remember each other.

Life's events in this "new reality" bring Noel and Jonah together as they are both pulled back to their hometowns to help their parents with different projects. While there, they will realize they went to school together and should have memories of one another. Yet, they can't remember one another.

This was well-done and didn't feel like an overdone or recycled plot. It felt fresh and sweet. I truly enjoyed it. It was the kind of book that is easy to snuggle up with on a Sunday afternoon in front of the fire and read until you get to the resolution.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I voluntarily chose to read and review it and the opinions contained within are my own.