Even though I read this advance copy of Christmas Charms during the summertime heat in August, I was immediately engulfed in the Christmas spirit! Teri Wilson captured the pure essence of Christmas magic in this holiday novel about making your Christmas dreams come true.

When Ashley's boyfriend for the past three years, decides to whisk her away to Paris to spend Christmas with his family, and Ashley's best friend who works in the engagement ring department of one of New York's largest jewelry stores tells Ashley that Jeremy bought an engagement ring, what other explanation could there be? Of course she thought Jeremy was going to propose! Wait! What? The ring wasn't for her? He doesn't think people like them get married? Time for Ashley to drop this loser and head home to spend the holidays with her parents. But the train ride home brings her even more questions and surprises.

This book was such a delight! Sweet romance perfection!

I was excited to get a chance to review one of the new Hallmark books and this one was all I expected it to be. Always love a feel good story during Christmas time. This is a classic Hallmark Christmas story that you will be able to immerse yourself into, even when you know in Hallmark style what might happen. If you're in the mood for a little Christmas magic this is a great story for you. I would not be surprised in the future if this becomes one of their Christmas movies.

Christmas Charms
By: Teri Wilson
3.0 / 5.0

While reading this novel, I realized that I like watching Hallmark movies, not reading them. When I read a romance novel, I like to have some lust and chaos. My not liking the novel had nothing to do with the writing style or story line. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. Though, it really does show Christmas time in New York City perfectly. This novel will definitely put you in the holiday spirit.

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This review will appear on my blog on October 6, 2020.

Christmas Charms is a completely captivating holiday romance. It's whimsical, magical, and makes you a believer in seasonal hoopla. Ashley works in a jewelry store in NYC, living the dream. Her picture perfect holiday falls apart when she ends up not going to Paris and dumps her boyfriend. Returning home to upstate NY, a stranger bestows a charm bracelet that jingles every time Ashley makes a holiday wish come true. Home is a small community full of cheer and her old flame, Aiden. He's a hot fireman and I was enraptured. The story a,so has an adorable dog. There's nothing not to love about this charming holiday romance, it's perfect.

Loved reading this book. I highly recommend reading it. I couldn't wait to finish it. Hopefully it will be turned into a movie.

Thank you to Netgalley and Hallmark for the ARC.. What a cute and fun read just in time for the holidays. Loved the detail and the characters.

Christmas Charms
by Teri Wilson
Rating: 4/5

Such a cute story for the holidays! It definitely reads like a Hallmark movie and I would love to watch the movie too. I loved walking through Ashley and Aidan's stories and was eager to get to the ending. I loved the sweet, magical, Christmas moments with the charms on the bracelet and wished I could be there.

Highly recommend this story for those who enjoy romance, humor, and Christmas magic!

My thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received.

This is the perfect book if you want a Christmas romance that includes some magical elements. If the idea of a magical Christmas charm bracelet sounds like fun, then this is a perfect book for you.

This is full of the charm that is identified with Hallmark channel Christmas movies, and is told in an appealing first person present tense voice. The setting is a huge part of this book’s charm, and it takes place largely in the small town of Owl’s Lake, located in the shadow of the Adirondacks. Throw in a yellow Labrador, a supportive best friend who knows when to break out the gingerbread ice cream, an old high school flame who is now a fireman and chairman of the Christmas parade committee, and second chances, and it is the perfect holiday read.

It wouldn’t be a 5 star Hallmark story without the obligatory dud of a big city boyfriend at the beginning of the story who is in no way worthy of the heroine. A delightful bonus character in this book is the woman on the train who gives the main character, Ashley, the magical charm bracelet. I mean, what kind of Christmas magic does someone have to possess in order to pass along a magical charm bracelet?

This was a fun feel-good read.

Ashley thinks she's about to have the Christmas of her dreams--Paris, engagement, new promotion--but it all falls apart at the last minute. A trip home to spend the holidays with her parents seems the best way to soothe her soul. A chance meeting on the train with a woman who gives her a charm bracelet will change her life.

Once home, Ashley's life seems to be linked to the bracelet she can't remove. A dog adopts her, festive cookies, and many more charms, and each must come to fruition on its own--she can't force a charm to reveal a meaning. Then there's Aidan, her first love, now a firefighter. They're forever being thrown together by circumstance and literally falling down; he rescues her on more than one occasion.

As Ashley finds herself involved in her hometown's Christmas festivities, the magic of Christmas returns to her heart, while the small town joy wars with the career-minded goals of the big city. A recently unearthed childhood video opens Ashley's eyes to reveal her Christmas wishes in relation to the bracelet. With one foot constantly out the door, Ashley must figure out what she really wants in life, where she wants to live, and if there's room in her heart for a second chance love... with Aidan.  

A magical, enchanting, and heartwarming Christmas story..

**received an ARC from the publisher**

I loved Christmas Charms by Teri Wilson. As a fan of Hallmark movies and having loved Wilson's The Accidental Beauty Queen, I couldn't wait to read this story and even though I read it while it was 90 degrees out in the summer, it was the perfect Christmas escape!

When her original plan of spending Christmas in Paris doesn't happen, Ashley returns home to Owl Lake to spend the holiday with her family, a place she hasn't returned to in years since breaking up with her high school boyfriend. On the train ride from Manhattan to Owl Lake, Ashley wakes up with her seat mate's charm bracelet and a note to have the holiday of her dreams. As the charms on her bracelet start to predict things that are happening in Ashley's life, she realizes that the life she thought she wanted may not be it anymore, and as her and Aidan start to spend time together, that she may have been wrong in letting him go.

I enjoyed going on the journey with Ashley as she discovered what each charm meant and liked the growth she experienced throughout the book. I could not put the book down and towards the end, I had such a huge smile on my face reading it. And is there a more adorable character than Fruitcake?Such a great book and I would love to see this turned into one of Hallmark's Christmas movies that I can never get enough of!

I read this in one day, if that tells you anything at all. I couldn’t put it down. Ashley is a career-minded woman with big Christmas plans and dreams for the perfect Christmas. So career-minded that she left her high-school sweetheart and has been living what she thought was her dream life in New York City working for a dream company. But then things don’t go as she planned, she ends up with a Christmas charm, and rediscovers the magic of hope, and love. A second-chance romance, poignant and sweet, full of everything that makes Christmas special. Great writing that gave me chills, even in the heat of summer. Highly recommended.

Such a sweet Christmas romance. Perfectly light and frothy. Perfect to enjoy by the tree with a cup of hot chocolate. Loved this one!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

This is an absolutely charming and delightful book. The plot was engaging and kept me interested to the very end. I highly recommend this fun and quick read!

I loved this story and the magic charm bracelet! Such a warmhearted story with lots of impatient memorable moments that I could relate to. I always enjoy the stories from Hallmark and this was no exception.

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I felt like I was reading a hallmark movie.Ashley has been working for four years in a high end jewelry store in Manhatten. Her boyfriend is planning to take Her to Paris for Christmas where she hopes she will get presenting a little black velvet box and a proposal. Instead she finds out her boy friend never wants to get married. So she trades her Paris trip to go back home to her family and friends in Owl Lake. On the train ride she meets a lovely lady named Betty who is wearing a beautiful unique charm braclet. Betty gives her the charm bracelet and she hopes. It will help Ashley will have the Christmas of her dreams. Charms that are on the bracelet start coming true. Will she have her dream Christmas with her old high school my friend ? Will she find joy and happiness? Will Owl Lake become her ho.e? Thank you Net Galley and Halmark for allowing me to read and review this book.

Wonderfully charming Christmas story filled with love ,joy, family and friends. Small Town life vs. Big city glamour. Finding out what really matters in your heart.
So enjoyable to read.

Christmas Charms is an entertaining and well written romance. Great plot with believable characters. A good clean quick read. I received an arc from the publisher and this is my unbiased review.

Teri Wilson's 'Christmas Charms' was so much fun. It is a joy to be entertained, uplifted and touched by something so delightful. There is humor, love, family lessons, whimsy and faith. I just loved it and would give it more stars if I could. I hope to visit Owl Lake in the future.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

So, you're on a train and a lady who looks like Mrs. Santa Claus leaves you with a charm bracelet and then disappears. Not just any bracelet- a magic bracelet. Ashley, a frustrated jewelry designer working a sales clerk job in a jewelry store in New York City goes home for Christmas and "jingle jingle" things start happening. She runs into old heartthrob Aiden, a love she chose to leave for her career, and a beautiful Christmas romance has the chance to unfold. Also, loved Fruitcake the dog. If you love Hallmark movies, this book will delight you!

I acquired this book through Net Galley and have left an honest review.

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

Okay, I spent well into the night reading this one which is really saying something for me. I normally don't read at night but when I do, it means that the book is keeping me awake and refuses to be left alone until the morning. This was one of those rare gems.

Ashely has it all. A great New York City job working at a prestigious jewelry store, a hot-shot boyfriend, and a planned Christmas in Paris. She never would have expected a sudden break up to leave her whirling. There's only one thing to do. Go back to her hometown and spend Christmas with her parents. When a chance encounter with what in retrospect may have been Mrs.Claus, Ashley is gifted with a special charm bracelet that may or may not be magical. The charms are coming to pass one by one and the last one, a coveted diamond ring. And then there's Aiden, the man she left behind. For a person who doesn't believe in Christmas magic, it's starting to grow on her.

What can I say other than this book was magical. The perfect book to curl up with this winter season...or in my case, lay I bed at two in the morning to finish.

This book is suitable for everyone and I recommend everyone read it. Simple as that..