Single mother Noelle is facing a crisis as the family bakery, struggling to turn a profit, seems to be on the verge of closing. She gets a job offer to be a live in caretaker for the rather cantankerous William Harrington. The job has a plus side, she and son Lucas will be able to live in Harrington’s mansion, but she will also have to find a way to drag the old man out of his grumpy moods. For Noelle, that means loads of baking and making the old home look festive for Christmas. There is also a little romance on the side with Harrington’s son, Alex to sweeten the pot. I really enjoyed this upbeat cozy, that focused just as much (or maybe more) on character development as it did on romance, making me like the characters all the more

Pure perfection of a cracking Christmas story that had me entranced from cover to cover. This book is easily the best Christmas book I have read so far this year, and has me really feeling the spirit of Christmas throughout.

For its a story of many elements that meld together so well, in some ways that may surprise you, while I can see aspects of Christmas favourites in there too. For example the workaholic who needs to be reminded about the importance of family, the old man who is slightly grumpy, but has such good reasons for the way he is, to the attempt to keep a family bakery open. There are characters who need to follow their dreams, there is a little boy who sees the world a bit differently, and connects to the least likely of people.

And there is Noelle, who has the most festive name going, with a book that starts of feeling very Christmassy, and just turns into such a fabulous story. Noelle loves Christmas but this year things are tough, as the family bakery may be closing, her beloved Gram isn't with them anymore, and she needs a new job urgently.

The only job in sight is looking after William Harrington, in the family's mansion, where she and son Lucas are allowed to live. Only the Harringtons aren't Noelle's family's favourite people at the moment.

I've always thought that Jenny Hale excelled herself writing Christmas books, and she has completely outdone herself this year. You can't help but warm to the romantic hero in this book, and there are some simply magnificent romantic gestures that had me almost in tears (of joy I think).

There is a story of lost love, storylines of trying to find your place in the world, a 6 year old boy coming out of his shell, loads of snow, and the true magic of the festive season runs through the heart of this book.

I would love to say more but to be honest I'm in danger of either giving spoilers if I enthuse too much, or I'll be running out of superlatives!

Start your festive reading for the season off on the right foot, and take a look at We'll Always Have Christmas, I clearly highly recommend it!

Thank you so much to Bookouture and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Having recently read The summer house I was excited to see Jenny's book pop up. This was a fantastic feel good warm Christmas book. Full of magic and romance.

This was a sweet, cute Christmas love story. By about chapter four, you know how the book will end, but the journey takes many twists and turns to get there. If you're looking for a sweet, uncomplicated, Christmas love story, this is a good one to pick up!

This was a very Christmassy feeling book, perfect for a cold, rainy day!

Noelle is a single Mum and part of a family who own a bakery that has been in their family since her Gran started it. Her Gran sadly passed away a year ago and the bakery has been struggling since, with Noelle's Dad and her Grandfather running it.

Noelle then gets an unexpected job offer, looking after an elderly gentleman who lives in a nearby mansion. She jumps at the chance as the pay is wonderful and there is live-in accommodation for her and her son in the mansion, so hopefully she can also help the bakery stay afloat, although it turns out they only have until the New Year to turn things around or they will lose it.

The romance interest is with Alex, her new employer and grandson of William, the elderly gentleman Noelle is now looking after, but also the reason the bakery is possibly closing as he is the owner of the building and has hiked the rent up.

There is also a slight mystery about a 'missing' ring running through the story and an old romance between William and someone he met when he was younger, before he went on to marry someone of a better social standing that his family expected of him.

I did feel the romance between Noelle and Alex a bit rushed and felt it could have had a bit more depth to it. Noelle always seemed to be sorting out the bakery and meeting up with her friends and seemed to spend very little time with William, her 'proper' job, but hey good work if you can get it! The story in general though certainly left me with a lovely, warm Christmassy feeling, lots of snow and Christmas baking, along with the old mystery romance with William and a slow-burning romance between Noelle and Alex. Cute, festive story.​

No one does feel good reading full of heartwarming beautiful romance and warm and magical Christmas' better than our very own Mrs. Claus, Jenny Hale. We'll Always Have Christmas is testament to that.