Typical Debbie Macomber tale...easy, light reading. Alaska with all of it uniqueness, living in the bush.

Thanks to Ballantine and NetGalley for a review galley.
3 stars - I liked it! Chef Josie and Palmer, a master swordsmith, have gotten to know each other throughout the summer season in a little Alaska town. Now that the season has ended Josie is heading back to Seattle for a job at a new restaurant. She can't wait. Palmer wishes she'd stay in Alaska and agree to marry him. After a very awkward proposal from Palmer, Josie thanks him but has to go back to Seattle. And then fate throws a wrench into her plans. What follows is typical Debbie Macomber. It is a light, sweet, humorous, romantic story that will be a good choice for romance fans this holiday season.

This book was a wonderful book about Small town in Alaska. Boy meets girl and she has to decide whether to stay and marry him and live in a small town or follow her big city dreams. It was full of humor and true love. A must read!!

I always enjoy reading Debbie Macomber stories: she has such a way with characters -- making them vulnerable and strong and loveable. Alaskan Holliday is no exception. I love her description of Ponder, Alaska. I enjoyed the food descriptions and Jack's reactions! Palmer and Josie make such a great couple! Quick uplifting read. Very entertaining!

I assume he has dated, though.

It sounds like they definitely have a basis for marriage.

Ha, Jack is already planning to mooch free meals.

If you're going to write a list of compliments, get the details right!

Worst proposal ever. And he left her alone outside.

The life in Alaska is so interesting.

I would have expected Jack's house to be slovenly, honestly.

Yay, a new baby.

9:30am is sunrise? Yikes!

Jack loves her for her cooking.

Bubonic plague? Charming.

Alaskan Holiday is a sweet and charming love story between Josie and Palmer. They want to be together but Josie's career takes her back to Seattle to start a new and exciting job but is it what she expected? True love will overcome any obstacles. I really enjoyed reading this book.

Alaskan Holiday is the perfect book to put you in the holiday spirit. It is a sweet story set in beautiful Alaska. Debbie Macomber delivers another superb read.

Debbie has done it again. She can make me feel like I am right there in the setting of a story. I have a easy time finishing her books in less than a few hours. Such charming characters that you can't let go of and Jack has got to be the quirkiest by far my favorite. So jump in your favorite reading chair, grab a warm toasty blanket, hot cocoa and enjoy this fun read.

My thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this title. Alaskan Holiday was a joy to read and I kept putting it down so that It wouldn't end so quickly. This story was reminiscent of Debbie Macomber's earlier Mail Order Bride series which I also loved.

Alaskan Holiday was a sweet romance that takes place in Ponder, Alaska. Josie is young and has dreams of a career as a Chef in Seattle. She hadn't planned on falling in love with Palmer, but she did. She comes to realize that as long as she is with her love she can redefine her dreams and create new dreams.

Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber. Debbie Macomber’s book is a beautifully written Christmas book. The descriptions of the food and the town are wonderful. Makes you feel like reaching out and grabbing the food. I did not want to put the book down when I started reading it. A great Christmas romance.

What a wonderful story!

Whenever I have an opportunity to get one of Debbie Macomber's books I jump on it right away. I am never disappointed. Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest review.

Sometimes we think we have things all planned out and we know what we're supposed to do. This story is about how to trust God in everything, especially when things don't go as planned.

Josie thinks she has everything all figured out. She will work in Ponder during the summer and in the winter she will start her dream job in Seattle. She tries to stay the course and follow through on her plans.

She is so set on the plan that she almost misses the blessing right in front of her. I loved how Palmer helped her and was so patient.

I loved the setting and the problems it created for the characters.  Jack is a hoot! Gotta love a man who loves his food the way Jack does.

This is a heart warming story. If you love a good romance, then this is a good fit.

BRAVO! Debbie has done it again!

What a heartfelt read, as Josie goes North to Alaska to work as a freelance chef until the lodge closes for the off-season. What she didn't expect is to fall head-over-heels for Palmer, who lives in Ponder all year long.

When the time has come for Josie to leave, she knows she will miss Ponder and all of the local characters that took her in with open arms, but she has an agreement to work with well known Chef Anton, in Seattle and put her culinary degree to good use for this chance of a lifetime.

B-U-T little did she know the Chef was more of Grizzly Bear than what she left behind in Alaska. Should she throw in the towel and return to Ponder and into the arms of hunky Palmer, or stick it out for the sake of her career in Seattle?

Guess you will have to read this " from the heart" book from Debbie Macomber and find out what she decides to do with her life and her career.

This book made me feel like I was also welcome into this small close knit community, it is written with compassion and a sense of adventure.

Don't forget to read it today, and it would also make an excellent gift for someone you know and love.

Read, relax and enjoy this beautiful holiday tale.

I love Debbie Macombers books. This is not my first book that I have read of hers, and certainly not the last. Alaskan holiday is a beautiful love story. Josie is a new chef working at a lodge during the in season in Ponder, Alaska. Palmer is a swordsman, who lives in a remote part of Alaska. Josie's stay in Ponder is for six months, she has a job starting a new hip restaurant in Seattle, Palmer wants Josie to stay and be his wife, but she is torn beteween the love of Palmer, and the dreams that she would accomplish in Seattle. This book was very sweet. I had. a hard time putting down. The imagery of Alaska described by author Debbie Macomber, makes me want to visit some day. Just not during the winter though.

Josie Avery got a job working in the kitchen of a lakeside lodge in the small town of Ponder, Alaska. The job was just to keep her busy until her internship with Chef Anton started in Seattle. She was really excited for this coveted opportunity, but there was something she never expected..... she fell in love. The only problem is, Palmer lives in Ponder, and Ponder isn't exactly brimming with job opportunities for an up-and-coming chef.

This book was a fun, quick read. If you need something light and uplifting, then this is the perfect book to choose!

In the small town of Ponder, Alaska, things close up during the winter and only a few people stay behind when the town closes up. This is the exact reason why Josie needs to make sure she gets on the last ferry so she can get to her new sous chef job in Seattle. But with a bumbling proposal and a night of tossing and turning, the ferry leaves without her. But now does Palmer have time to woo her correctly and make up for the horrible proposal? Or will Josie find another way to get to Seattle, even though her heart is still in Alaska? With adorable characters and a storyline that had me laughing out loud and hoping for a HEA this was a great read. Once again Debbie Macomber creates characters we cannot help but fall in love with them.

Alaskan Holiday – Debbie Macomber
I was fortunate to receive this novel from Netgalley.com as an Advance Reader Copy, in exchange for an objective review.
Josie Avery is a culinary school graduate and is anxiously awaiting her chance to begin studying under famed Chef Anton, when his newest restaurant opens in Seattle, come winter. For the time being, she’s cooking for a lodge up in Ponder, Alaska, a small, quiet town, north of Fairbanks. Accessible only by cargo plane, or ferry, Ponder is pretty remote, although they fairly recently received internet service.
Palmer Saxon is a native Alaskan and swordsmith, who has become a constant companion to Josie during her time there, as has Hobo, his beautiful Husky. Although their relationship has been nothing more than hand holding and kisses, Palmer is pretty sure that he wants Josie to remain in his life. Josie too, feels love for Palmer, and is torn between him and the opportunity that awaits her back in Seattle.
Jack Corcoran is an older, never married gentleman, who loves Josie’s cooking, and eats at the lodge every night. A curmudgeon at best, Jack too would like to see Josie stay, and Josie finds in him, the father figure that she never had. But, as autumn and snow arrive, despite a missed ferry ride, Josie finds her way to Seattle to begin her new career.
As the distance looms between them, daily conversations and texts become more and more sparse, and then Palmer chances to see a picture on Josie’s Facebook page that leads him to believe he is losing Josie. So, Palmer and Jack hatch a plan to go to Seattle to see her…
This was such a sweet, romantic story, and a perfect read for an early autumn day! I could almost see the snow falling in Alaska, and was cheering on Palmer and Jack as they plotted to get Josie back to Ponder, where clearly, she belongs! A quick, fun, read to get you in the mood for the coming holidays!!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this story. It was a quick, easy, breezy read and sweet, too.

Josie has finished culinary school and her dream job is in her future with a top chef, but that is six months away, so she accepts a job as a chef in small town in Ponder, AK. She enjoys her time there and will miss all of her new friends, especially Palmer, but is intent to leave to start her new career at the end of 6 months.

Palmer is in love, he knows he needs to tell Josie how he feels before she leaves, but manages to overwhelm her with a marriage proposal. While josie has strong feelings for Palmer, she is focused on her career and needs to follow through with her plan.

The two try to manage their relationship long distance, but the distance is is too much and Palmer is feeling like he is losing Josie. The story comes together because this author had added comical supporting characters that give the story the right balance of humor and requited feelings to make the story sweet. This was an enjoyable read and I look forward to more from this author.

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This is the perfect book to read when the weather is in the upper '90's and I'm sweating where women should never sweat! I thought this book was about Christmas but it really wasn't. The story does have a holiday feel but maybe that's because it is set in Alaska. Josie has dreams of becoming a famous chef and the dream job awaits in Seattle. Palmer really complicates her plan when he proposes marriage the night before she is to leave the beautiful little town of Ponder, Alaska. After all her job in the town was only temporary. She HAD to get back to Seattle to begin her plan to become a famous chef! And the last boat out of Ponder leaves first thing in the morning. Josie doesn't love Palmer even though his kisses make her toes curl up and the beauty of the isolated little town is starting to grow on her. Without giving away too much leaving isn't as easy as Josie thought and maybe her future plans need some rethinking! Debbie Macomber has delivered another wonderful holiday book! I'm already imagining who will play the lead roles when Alaskan Holiday is made into a movie!
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I was a little disappointed in this book. I was expecting a Christmas book like she usually puts out this time of the year, but that’s not what this was. Instead it’s about a guy and girl who meet in Alaska and fall in love. But he lives there and she lives in Seattle. Felt like the book was just a Will They/Won’t They thing. Kind of boring.