This book was so cute! It’s a little predictable, but I really enjoyed it. It read like a hallmark movie and a warm blanket. I loved the big city girl meets small town life and how she must adapt for them. Loved it.

This holiday story is full of wisdom and feel goods and made me think about things in my own life. Vanessa is a workaholic who is looking forward to going to some wonderful location for her next assignment, but things do not go as planned and she is sent to a small town in North Carolina to close down a fruitcake factory to make way for a sporting goods facility. Before leaving Chicago, Vanessa makes plans with her cousin, Anna, for them to spend Christmas together. Anna feels that this trip will be good for Vanessa and hopes that it will help Vanessa to find some balance in her life.
Mike and his daughter, Misty live in Fraser Hills, NC; she works at the fruitcake retail shop and he runs a Percheron horse farm. Mike's grandfather used to own the fruitcake factory, but sold it to a conglomerate and Mike has been on the outs with him ever since. Misty is now worried about her job because they have been told that someone from corporate is coming, but they haven't been told why and why so close to Christmas.
Vanessa arrives in town and starts to get the lay of the land, but she soon learns that what she has been told and what she is finding out are two totally different things. Soon she will have to decide whether she follows what her company wants her to do or what her heart and mind are telling her to do.
Vanessa and her cousin make some interesting friends along the way and Vanessa soon learns what it means to live in a small town. This was a wonderful book to read and I loved the dynamics involved.
Thanks to Netgalley, author Nancy Naigle and St. Martin's Griffin I was allowed to read an ARC of this wonderful book. The above is my freely given review and all thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

Wonderful Christmas novel! Vanessa gets assigned to go to Fraser Hills, North Carolina during the holidays to take care of one of the small businesses her company owns. She’s disappointed she gets this assignment because she was hoping to go somewhere else exciting for the holidays. So she’s hoping to get there and finish her work quickly. The story is heartwarming. It’s set in a small town where everyone knows everyone. Soon everyone knows why Vanessa is there. And while some people welcome her, others are angry at her. The town and the people begin to grow on Vanessa.

A Heartfelt Christmas Promise is the perfect book to kickstart your holiday reading. If you’re a fan of Hallmark Christmas movies, you are sure to love this book.

An easy, enjoyable, cozy, read. I really enjoyed this one and would definitely recommend it.

A small town, heartwarming holiday read. I always dream of my holidays looking like those of Hallmark movies and while real life doesn't always go that way, I seek out stories where I can get the same feel. Nancy Naigle takes you to charming Fraser Hills, NC where everybody knows each other; all the good and bad.

Vanessa works for a large corporation whom is sent to Fraser Hills to close down Porter's, a fruitcake company. As she is there, she gets to know the employees and community members. What will Vanessa choose to do and will she follow through with her company's plan?

I enjoyed that Nancy Naigle focused on family relationships and small town community with this story as it felt more relatable than a quick holiday romance. I pictured myself walking down Main Street with Vanessa, meeting all of the community members and attending the holiday events.

Thank you Nancy Naigle and KateRock Book Tours for the opportunity to read an early copy of this book. All of my thoughts and opinions are my own.

Vanessa Larkin is sent to Fraser Hills, North Carolina during the holidays to shut down Porter’s Fruitcake Factory to make way for a sporting goods warehouse. Once she gets to town she starts to rethink her priorities as the people and spirit of the town begin to teach her a new perspective on life and love.

This book has such picturesque descriptions that I felt like I was standing in downtown Fraser Hills. I could smell the cinnamon wafting from the fruitcake factory and feel the snow falling on my jacket while watching the band march down the street at the Christmas parade.

There are so many wonderful characters and great scenes in this book that I encourage you to make this one of your holiday reads!

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Where do I sign up! Nancy Naigle gave this Holiday Romance a special touch with its charming characters, I absolutely loved reading about. I cuddled up with my ebook over the weekend and enjoyed this Hallmark read. Set in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, I loved reading about the town, the festivities, the chemistry between Vanessa and Mike, the amazing cast of characters, and I was really immersed in this cozy read I can read over and over again!

There is something magical about reading Christmas Novellas where you can get lost in a heartwarming story, restore your hope, and leave you warm and fuzzy, and always in a good mood.

I hope you can take a look at this latest from Nancy Naigle for a chance to read a Christmas cozy you never knew you needed!

Any holiday book with a puppy on it has to be a winner!
Vanessa Larkin has been assigned by her Chicago company, which has purchased Porter’s, a fruitcake factory in Fraser Hills, N.C., to shot down the operation and convert the property into warehouse space. Not exactly how she was planning to spend the holidays.
And when the residents of the town find out what Vanessa is there for, many give her the cold shoulder in spite of the retirement packages and other job opportunities she’s offering.
Vanessa does see a path forward because the fruitcake operation doesn’t even use the warehouse space, but she will have to convince the powers that be to keep the fruitcake business open and keep that legacy alive not only for the town, but the family who founded the business.
A nice holiday read!

A truly special thank you to Nancy, Kate Rock and St Martins Press for this Christmas work of art. And stay tuned, on Sunday, I’ll be doing a Book Tour for this wonderful novel!

Vanessa Larkin, a corporate account executive is supposed to be headed to beautiful Paris or Washington for the upcoming Christmas holiday for work. Her dear cousin, Anna has been longing to spend time together and due to Vanessa’s workaholic tendencies that hasn’t happened. Vanessa gets the shock of her life when her boss sends her to Frasier Hills instead. A beautifully quaint small town with loads of character. What will this job force her to do or will the town help her decide how to handle things.

I truly loved this, a Hallmark movie type book and a great moral. You all should grab it and read it! Where can I find a small town like this? Such a dream to live in a place like this. A town that sticks and works together. Beauty in this crazy, pandemic life were living in now. That’s what I want.

Thanks to St. Martin's Griffin/ St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy of A Heartfelt Christmas Promise.

This was such a sweet and wonderful Christmas book. If I don't see it as a Hallmark movie in 2021, I'd be shocked. Part of the reason I love Christmas books so much is their predictibility and while you know what's going to happen and how slightly cheesy they are, I enjoy reading them.

This is your classic big city girl ends up in small town for work over the holiday season and ends up falling in love with the town. What's not to love!

I loved the setting of the North Carolina mountains and the adorable little pup.

If you're looking for a cute, fun Christmas book, highly recommend A Heartfelt Christmas Promise!

Vanessa is a very driven person and always prioritizing her work over anything. She’s too focused on her goals that she sometimes neglects to chill and relax and enjoy the little things. Until, of course, she got an assignment in Fraser Hills, North Carolina that changes everything for her. I like this story; it’s a reminder that people need to sit back and look around, and you will discover many extraordinary things in the world. Because sometimes we can get easily caught up with all our duties and obligations that we forget that life isn’t all about that. I fell in love with this story from the very first page. It wasn’t hard to do so at all. I adore the small-town setting and the whole holiday spirit! The chemistry between the characters is outstanding and incredible; isn’t finding love in the most unexpected place and time so romantic? If you haven’t read this book, now is the time! It is inspiring, delightful, and very entertaining!

"A Heartfelt Christmas Promise" includes relatable characters, a small town setting, huge horses, cute kids, and adorable dogs. What else could a person ask for in a romantic Christmas novel? Throw in a handsome horse trainer and a workaholic woman, and you have the basics for this novel.

Businesswoman Vanessa arrives at Fraser Hills along with her cousin Ann, with the task of shutting down the "unprofitable" local fruitcake operation in favor of a sporting goods warehouse--right before the Christmas holidays. However, she gets a big surprise when the business is actually quite profitable, and the warehouses can be acquired by the sporting goods company without any local job loss. As she becomes part of the town, Vanessa meets handsome widower Mike, a local trainer of huge Percheron horses, along with his teenage daughter Misty, who happens to be a business genius. Together they work out a plan to save the business, including a bit of romance and holiday spirit thrown in for good measure. And don't forget the daring little dog Scooter who helps bring the couple together. I loved the small town flavor--I wanted to move to Fraser Hills! This book would be perfect for a Hallmark special!

This is a clean Christmas romance novel, without strong language, violence, or intimacy. Readers who enjoy sweet, clean romance novels will want to add this to their holiday reading list.

I received this novel from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

I absolutely loved this book. The book has so much heart and soul in it. The characters are beautifully written and they make me wanna go to Fraser Hills, NC and visit their adorable town. This was a great small town book where everyone had each others backs and everyone stood up for each other. It even had the old man who makes me think of Santa with his wisdom. This was definitely a comfort Christmas read for anyone who wants something lovely like a good cup of hot chocolate.

I really enjoyed this cute holiday romance Story. It was my first time reading a Nancy Naigle book and I'm going to have to check out her others. A Heartfelt Christmas Promise was really a wonderful story of how a city lover learned to appreciate the little things and a small community. The story put an emphasis on community and really showed how important friends and family are when they stick together and have one another's best interests at heart.  Growing up in a small town I feel like Naigle was really able to capture this aspect of the story.

A career driven woman named Vanessa is anticipating her work trip to Paris where she was going to spend some vacation time over the holidays. Work got reassigned and that landed Vanessa in a little town in North Carolina to deal with a factory there. Vanessa was hoping she can finish her work assignments to still be able to fly to Paris to celebrate the holiday. Vanessa while completing her work obligations realizes what a tight knit community this town is and begins to find it rather chaming the more time she spends getting to know the community.  As Vanessa is finishing up with work she realizes that this quaint little town is the kind of place she would love to spend the holidays. Vanessa is rushing back into the city  for an important meeting when her flight is delayed and meeting rescheduled. Where she finds herself driving back to the town  in a snow storm instead of flying back to the city. Top it off with a cute puppy, a farmer that rescues Vanessa and just maybe  she will be spending more than just the holidays in North Carolina.

A Heartfelt Christmas Promise by Nancy Naigle

A small town celebrates the holidays. There is a rumor about their fruitcake factory being closed down.

I enjoyed this book. The characters, the small-town background, and the romance was just super. It left me with a wonderful holiday Spirit. I loved Nancy Naigle’s books and I recommend this one.

Thanks to Net Galley for sending me an advanced reader’s copy for review.

4.5 stars

Nancy Naigle's A Heartfelt Christmas Promise was the perfect book to launch me into Lifetime and Hallmark holiday movie season!!

Vanessa has always put work first. She’s hoping that her long hours will pay off with a plum assignment that will allow her to spend Christmas in Paris, but her boss has other ideas. He sends her to the small town of Fraser Hills, NC, and tasks her with closing Porter’s, makers of the country’s best fruitcake, and converting all the property into warehouse space.

This is a job she’s done countless times. Get in, make assessments, lay people off, and go home. But she quickly realizes Fraser Hills and Porter’s aren’t like every other job she’s done. Shouldn’t she and her company care that Porter’s is the very heart of the city? Shouldn't they take a closer look at the numbers?

Mike’s family built Porter’s, but he’s never forgiven his grandfather for selling the company. Widowed for quite some time, he spends his days raising his teenage daughter and caring for his Percheron horses. When he meets Vanessa, he is completely intrigued—until he realizes why she has come to town.

If you love small towns where everyone knows everyone’s business, meet-cutes at high school football games, the spirit of small-town Christmas, adorable puppies, and romances that flourish despite obstacles, A Heartfelt Christmas Promise is totally for you. Just add hot cocoa and a cozy blanket.

I was so lucky to be part of the blog tour for this book. Kate Rock Book Tours, Nancy Naigle, NetGalley, and St. Martin's Griffin provided me with a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased review. Thanks for making it available!!

Vanessa is a workaholic, working for the next great assignment. But she's passed over again for the great assignment which would mean spending the holidays in Paris and instead sent to close down a factory in a small town. The factory turns out to be the heart of the town, so she figures out a way to make the new warehouse work and save the factory. What she doesn't count on is falling for the small town and one of it's beloved members. Mike is raising his daughter alone after his wife passed away years ago. He is a hard worker that loves his daughter, his horses, the town and it's people. Vanessa is drawn to Mike's daughter and see a bit of her younger self in the girl. She's drawn to Mike too but she's worked so hard to get where she is, can she really be happy in a small town? This is my first book by Ms. Naigle but it truly gave me all the feelings! I had to just keep flipping pages to see what would happen next! I received an ARC from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Reading A Heartfelt Christmas Promise is like watching a Hallmark movie. It is sweet, a bit predictable, and totally satisfying. An all-business woman is sent to close down a factory her conglomerate owns. Of course it's Christmas time. Warm, welcoming people win her over and she...... but that would be telling. There's a nice romance, percheron horses and the obligatory fluffy puppy. This book was addictive! I would put it down to go do something else and would find myself drifting back to it and settling in for a few more chapters. Can't wait to read more by Nancy Naigle.

Vanessa is sure she would be spending Christmas in Paris but an unexpected assignment in a small town is where she lands. Not the assignment of her dreams, she is sure she will be in and out in record time but the people and charm of the small town soften her heart and make her realize just what she has been missing! A great story with all the Christmas magic! A Heartfelt Christmas Promise is a must read!!

This is a charming story that’s perfect reading during the holiday season. Although Vanessa’s been assigned to shut down Porter’s fruitcake factory, she comes to love the town of Fraser Hills, North Carolina, and decides to find a way to keep the company open. The people in this small southern town will work their way into your heart, and you’ll be cheering Vanessa on to not only save the factory and the town, but to be willing to risk it all and find the love she’s always longed for. Mike and Vanessa make a great couple, and Mike’s daughter Misty adds to the sweetness of the story. This story is heartwarming, and I’ll look forward to reading it again. And I have to add this: Hallmark needs to make this book into a Christmas movie. As always, I’m looking forward to Nancy Naigle’s next book.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.