First off I want to thank NetGalley for gifting me a copy. Grab your cozy blanket and hot coffee! This is a very cute Christmas story. The characters are great and there are many funny scenes in here that will make you laugh out loud. I would read another book by this author.

Adorable Christmas story about Matt, a writer who moves to a small town for a few months to escape the big city in order to finish writing his book. Dani, a single mom is also living in the same small town to be closer to her family after her divorce.

The relationship that blooms between the two main characters is super sweet.

If you’re looking for a quick holiday read that will make you feel all warm & fuzzy inside, this is it! Definitely could see this made into a Hallmark movie.

Thanks to NetGalley & the publishers for the ARC for my free & honest review.

What a cute story to read right at the holidays! Write Before Christmas by Julie Hammerle is about an author that is trying to finish up the final book in his saga when he runs into writer’s block. Running away to a resort town to focus on his book he ends up hiring a newly divorced mother who cooks, cleans, and does it all. What unfolds is a wonderfully written story of two people falling in love. I love the play on fantasy books/shows and how the author worked her own aspect of being a writer into her book. I loved these characters and had a hard time putting it down so I could get some sleep! This book made me want to cry at times, gave me butterflies at times and had me wanting to stand up for the characters at times. I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and it was the first book I read of Julie’s. I now have a new author to add to my TBR list!

I loved this book! Perfectly Christmassy and the ending was just amazing romantic and cute in my opinion 😍👌🏼 Would definitely recommend for any Christmas/rom-com readers out there 🥰🎄💕
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Dani is a newly divorced 45 year old who is trying to make her way back into the workforce after 20 years of being a stay at home mum and housewife. An exciting opportunity to cook for a famous author while he finishes his next book before Christmas is the perfect chance for Dani and she starts right away. The only thing is her new boss is the super sexy guy she’s been chatting with each night while walking her dog....🎄💕❤️🥰 There’s definitely chemistry between Dani and Matt but Matt’s on a deadline and cannot be distracted and Dani has just gotten out of a 20 year marriage, it seems like time is not on their side. Thanks so much to @entangled_publishing for this review copy 💕

[Thanks Netgalley for the ebook. This review is my honest opinion but just another opinion, you should read this book and judge it by yourself]
I'm so sorry I couldn't connect with this book.
The plot seemed great but the development were too plain and even a little silly for me. The love story is too rushed and a little emotionless, I couldn't feel their connection.
I coudn't connect either with their work problems. I can understand them , of course, but I just couldn't feel their inner struggles.
I think this is one of those times "it's not you, it's me" but I found it hard to believe and I struggled through the reading to the end. A pity.
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1'5 estrellitas.
Es un nadismo tostón, de esos que, si los ves convertidos en teleflín de Antena 3 un domingo en la sobremesa, te lo zampas tan ricamente pero que, leídos, son bastante mñe.
Él es una especie de George R. R. Martin (pero en cuarentón buenorro) que se enclaustra en un pueblo a terminar el tercer libro de su exitosa saga de fantasía mientras que, a la vez, esta se emite por tv (lo que le ha dado una fama tremenda que le ha acarreado más de un problema). Ella es una cuarentona divorciada que está intentando encauzar su nueva vida. Se conocen, se gustan y blabla (no os lo cuento por si, en una locura, lo queréis leer).
No es un libro que quieras tirar por la ventana pero no tiene nada. La relación sentimental está muy mal llevada, los personajes son bastante planos... Todo me ha parecido bastante forzado. No ha sido para mí

I you're like me, Thanksgiving hits and you're scrolling thru Netflix looking for all the Hallmark and Lifetime movies you can find. I've got a few favorites but I think it's safe to say that none of them lack in the kind of Christmas magic and heart-warming romance we're all looking for this time of year.

Write Before Christmas checks all of those boxes.

The story is quick, the romance is light and fluffy, and it's clear the author loves those Hallmark movies (she even says so in the dedication). While all the typical Hallmark movie tropes are all present and accounted for, there are a few quick things to note: Instead of your typical twenty-something meets twenty-something meet cute, this very mid-life, post divorce, with adult children and if you're looking for spice, you won't find it here.

I do wish there had been a bit more. This was such a quick read, I feel like the author could have given us a little more set up. I like to have my heart broken before it becomes all warm and gushy and our curmudgeon deserved a bit more as well.

Head into this with the idea of a one-sitting read and I think you'll be more than satisfied for the season.

Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Published for this galley in exchange for my honest review.

Dani Cooper is a spunky mother of one trying to get back on her feet after her recent divorce. Matt is a famous author trying to write the final book in his fantasy series before he loses the rights to the tv show. Matt’s assistant Jane hires Dani to cook and clean for Matt as he tries to meet his deadline. Cue a charming romantic comedy taking place over Christmas.

I’m always a sucker for a good rom-com Christmas story and this one was just what I was looking for. Both the main characters are adorable and well fleshed out. Dani has her issues from her divorce and Matt has to deal with the fallout that comes with fame and some recent bad choices. I enjoyed Matt’s battle with TV producers as he tries to keep his final book true to his vision and dragon free.

I loved how everything came together in the end. I won’t spoil it, but it’s super cute. My only complaints are that the characters getting together seemed a little too rushed for me. I also couldn’t help but picture George R. R. Martin when Matt’s background and career is being described. Don’t worry, Matt is depicted as a hunk, but the similarities between his professional life and that of the author of Game of Thrones was hard to ignore.

I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a light-hearted romantic comedy to get you in the Christmas spirit!

Write Before Christmas was such an enjoyable read. The characters were likable and well fleshed out, and the plot and the romance were fun and realistic.

One of the things I appreciated most about this book was the age of the characters - they were both in their mid-forties. Dani was a recent divorcee with a college-aged daughter, and she needed to find work for the first time in years. Matt was an established author who had been writing for the last two decades, and who had only recently found fame with his series being turned into a hit TV show. They both had walls up in their own ways; Dani didn’t want to rush into a relationship and she wanted someone who would treat her right, and Matt was mistrusting and reclusive because he was never sure if people liked him for him or for his fame and fortune. I enjoyed watching them together from their first chance meeting and the instant attraction between them to their ‘working relationship’ when Dani became Matt’s cook and housekeeper.

While I thoroughly enjoyed this book and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to fellow romance lovers, if you’re looking for a Christmassy book, this isn’t particularly Christmassy. It’s set in December with a few mentions of decorating, plus Christmas yoga and a cookie exchange, but it’s not a *Christmas book* where Christmas is a central theme. I was slightly disappointed by that and it’s a personal pet peeve when ‘Christmas’ is in the title but the book has little to nothing to actually do with Christmas, and it happens with at least half the ‘holiday’ books I read each year. That didn’t affect my overall enjoyment (or my rating), but I do want to point it out because I know I’m not alone in wanting Christmas books to actually BE Christmassy.

If you’re looking for a quick, entertaining story with humour, romance, and a tiny dash of Christmas fun, be sure to pick up Write Before Christmas!

This book was okay, nothing super special. I always love a good Christmas setting though. I wish we had more Christmas vibes! I didn’t really like one of the main characters, Dani. It’s not a personality trait to not get pop culture of technology, and that was a big part of her character. I just don’t like reading about characters who don’t even try to keep up with everything. She also looks down on people who use social media so that was a big turn off for me. I liked the other main character, Matt, and I loved seeing his growth. 3/5 stars!

Write Before Christmas was a quick, lighthearted and sweet holiday read! I liked Matt and Dani a lot and they were very cute together!

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ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ : Julie Hammerle

ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ : @entangled_publishing

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Newly divorced Dani with a 19 years old daughter is searching for both love and a job. Matt, a famous fantasy writer is trying to overcome his writer's block and fix his image recently ruined due to a controversy involving the TV series adaptation of his books in small town. Dani, decides to work as Matt's cook and helper as a way to earn money and also explores her love for cooking. Obviously nothing happens between them, OBVIOUSLY.

I really liked the book, it had loving characters, a hallmark movie vibe and, felt very warm and cozy. I loved reading about Matt and even the book he was writing, which I definitely am sure is inspired by Game Of Thrones. The writing style was breezy. I just sort of just let myself in the story. Those two were such a cute couple.

I would like to give this book 4 shining stars :
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I felt that the writing was a bit cheesy at time and the ending was a bit rushed and convenient, but other than that I found this book to be a fun cute little read.

This was a fun and sweet book. It had romance; it had food; it had fantasy, but it had no dragons! This was a fun mental escape during the holidays!

For such a short book there's a lot of plot packed in it. It's a cute Christmas-y romance that follows two people in their 40's.

In this novella we follow Mark, a fantasy writer who is struggling to meet his deadline, and Dani, who is recently divorced and trying to find her feet again.

It's clear that the book sets out to be lighthearted, though in my opinion it could have benefited from being longer to allow for more relationship development. I didn't feel the connection between the two of them and I felt that everything about the relationship felt rushed.

Overall I found this novella to be entertaining and cute. I would recommend for a short, cute read!

Thanks to Netgalley and Entangled Publishing for providing me with an advanced copy of this book.

*Coming out: November 30th, 2020*

This was certainly a cute, short and sweet Christmas romance novella, but I just didn't feel as swooned as I thought I would. While I did really enjoy the characters and their POVs, I didn't connect with any of them majorly. I felt like some of the plot was rushed, while other points were repeated far too many times (the money thing, for example... we get it.). It just wasn't as equally laid out as I would have liked. Also, the storyline with Matt and his book is exactly what happened with Game of Thrones so I could predict everything. It would have been nice if it was switched up a bit, or took a different approach. I also didn't feel any major Christmas vibes with this story. It wasn't as centered around the holiday as I would have liked for a Christmas romance novella, but that's just personal preference, I suppose. Overall, I don't regret that I read it or have any super bad things to say. It was just an average read for me!

* Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for an eARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own*

Matt is a writer of a very popular fantasy book series that pushed him to fame when it was made into a TV show. He's currently under a strict deadline to finish the next book he is less than excited about writing.

Dani is newly divorced and moved back in with her parents who just so happen to live next door to Matt. They have a chance meeting where sparks start to fly between the two of them and they have a spontaneous kiss in the dark.

But things start to get tangled when Dani shows up the next day to Natt's house as the new personal chef he hired without realizing it was the same woman he was kissing last night.

Can the two of them make a fling turn into something that will last beyond Matt's deadline?

This was a fun read, I enjoyed the writing style which was really easy to get immersed in, laced with just a hint of rom com flair. I really loved how developed each individual character was, beyond our couple. I loved how accurate the feeling of a cozy small town at Christmas was portrayed, and overall I felt like this was a sweet and fun read.

At times the dialogue felt a bit cheesy and the ending was a bit too convenient and rushed. And I would have liked it better if our 40 something characters had not been handled in a way that made them feel much older than they were with the constant talk of how technology was hard for them.

I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a light rom com with a dash of Christmas vibes.

Matt is a fantasy writer, who’s series got turned into a TV show, but he’s hit a case of writers block. His personal assistant has shipped him off to a rental home, so he can meet his deadline by Christmas. Dani is divorced and looking for a new career to help support her 19 year old daughter. Matt’s assistant hires Dani to be his personal chef and housekeeper. She has no idea the guy she kissed one night while walking her dog, is her new boss.

I thought this was such a cute book. It felt like an adult hallmark movie! The characters were in their 40s, and there was no angst, it was just two grownups falling for one another. It felt like a very realistic love story about finding what you want and just going for it. The only thing that bothered me was it didn’t transition from topic to topic well. But it’s a very easy and quick read, I finished it in one day. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a cute and quick holiday read!

ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Write Before Christmas by Julie Hammerle

In the aftermath of a painful interview disaster, the writer of a famous fantasy series becomes a recluse and moves to a small town for the holiday. His assistant insists on a personal chef to keep him fed while he works on the next very anticipated book of now not only a book series, but also the next season of an acclaimed tv show. As luck would have it, his only inspiration comes when she's around. Dani Cooper is a newly divorced and broke mother, she quickly becomes way more than his employee, she becomes his muse. Will his Christmas deadline also be the end of this couple?

This book was so beautiful! I loved every single character. The story was such an amazing representation of second chance at love, and how it's never too late. I loved how realistic this book was, because everyone knows grand gestures can sometimes leave you on your butt. I loved the maturity of the characters, and I didn't think I would, but it made this already fantastic read that much sweeter.

This wonderful Christmas Read releases on the 30th of November 2020 and I promise you won't regret grabbing a copy! It's the most wonderful read for this time of year!

A special Thank you to Netgalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC for the free advanced copy! As always all thoughts are honest and my own.

A cute story about finding yourself and finding love.

Dani is a recently-divorced mom living with her parents again and trying to find a job outside of the home for the first time in 20 years. Matt is a famous author trying to finish his last book in time for the connected TV series to start adapting it. They end up meeting by chance after Dani's dog runs over Matt, and then meeting again when Dani ends up being the temporary housekeeper hired by Matt's assistant to help him through his deadline. Matt doesn't trust anyone after an unfortunate incident at Comic Con and Dani just wants to find herself after always doing things for other people since she got married right out of college. Can they figure out what's really important to them?

This is an adorable story with lots of Christmas cheer. And cookies.

3/5 Stars! Thank you to Entangled Publishing and Netgalley for providing me this arc in exchange for an honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Write before christmas by Julie Hammerle is a cute fun short 200 page book about Dani, a divorcee who is looking for a job to support her 19 year old daughter. Matt is an author who has a serious case of Writers block when his books turn into a Tv show. Worlds collide when Matt’s assistant hires Dani to be his personal chef and house keeper but Matt turned out to be the stranger that she kissed the night before.

I was first wary of starting this book as it started off with Matt’s pov and i usually do not read or enjoy reading the guy’s perspective. Then I realized it was Dual pov. Some parts of this book were cringe worthy and it didn’t have a major plot but that was because the protagonists are 40+. It was overall a cute and fast read and i’d recommend it to anyone who was looking for a short, easy and fast read right before the holidays.

This copy was sent by Entangled publishing via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.