Really enjoyed this sweet love story. It wasn’t super holiday focused so if you aren’t looking for a Christmas romance necessarily, don’t be afraid to pick this one up! I loved the main characters. The author does an amazing job of making them feel real

One day in December is one of my fave winter reads. I was hoping to feel similarly about this title but it felt very dry and in need of a spark. The intimate scenes were odd and I could not ground myself in the story.

Josie Silver is an automatic read for me! She did not disappoint yet again. I will say this one took me a bit to get into, but once I was hooked I was in! It's a sweet story about Iris and Gio. Two people who are struggling coming together for their love of vanilla gelato. All the winter vibes and cozy feels from this book.

Thank you so much for my ARC of this book!

I loved the relationship that developed between the FMC and the MMC. And his whole family really. I really struggled with her not telling him about the recipe. I understood her reasonings but it still didn't sit well with me throughout the whole book. I gotta say that one of my favorite scenes was when the ex BF came back and the whole family showed up to put him out. best part for sure! That might have been because I was wanting to do that myself throughout the whole book soooo.

Josie Silver is a must-read author for me. This book was sweet and charming with picture perfect romance. I loved their connection and bater over all...and some great slow burn tension that makes it all worth it!! Great family dynamic throughout and you will crave gelato after you read this! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All thoughts and options are my own.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

This was a cute story about Iris' adventure in New York. It made me really want some gelato while I was reading.

I loooooooooooooooooooooved this book. So fun, and it's was such a great read to get into the holiday spirit. Iris and Gio were a delightful couple, with real world problems that affect their lives. Iris' BFF Bobby was also a hoot.

The romance was perfection. A slow-burn, well-executed, makes-your-knees-turn-to-Jello kind of romance. I adored Gio.

I would have loved to see a little more depth to him, but the romance in general? Their banter, tension, and overall connection? Definitely a 10/10.

I mean, the fact that he affectionally calls her “little spoon” in Italian? Are you kidding? Too cute for words.

Looooooved this one! The characters in this book are so charming and lovely. I want to be adopted by a big Italian family! This was a sweet story with many layers. It felt homey and comfortable, just what you want in a good holiday book.

Josie Silver at her best! This book is not just a cheesy holiday rom com. You truly can’t help but become fall in love with Iris and the Bellotti family. Also be prepared for strong gelato cravings!

Always my favorite types of books! Magical, the characters come alive and the setting is just dreamy!! I felt transported and definitely have a book hangover!!

Another enjoyable Josie Silver book. This was a cute rom-com with an intriguing premise. Overall, I really enjoyed this story and can't wait for more books by this author.

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A Winter in New York
By: Josie Silver
Publisher: Random house Publishing Group- Ballantine Group
Pub Date: 10/3/2023
This was an amazing story about lost connections, grieving the loss of a parent, plus a new family but of course with major secrets.
Iris, a young British woman is running from an abusive boyfriend Adam. It’s been rough for her. Her mom had passed just before her horrible two year relationship with Adam started. Now she needs somewhere to go so she heads to NYC. She spent her childhood hearing about the city from her mom and making her mothers secret gelato recipe. When she gets a job in a kitchen she meets Bobby and his husband Robin, they take her in. She moves into an apartment in their building.
While out with Bobby she finds the scene including a door from a photo in one of her moms photo albums. It happens to be The Belotti’s gelato shop. As she starts to put things together, she realizes she has their secret family recipe. But not only that her mom had once had a short fling with Santo. What’s even weirder is that Gio, Santo’s son, has a connection to Iris too. When she’d arrived in New York they had met in a bookstore. She was naturally attracted to the shop. She keeps returning and when Gio starts telling Iris about Santo’s stroke. He couldn’t remember the secret family recipe. She begins to help them get it back by trial and error knowing Santo had given her mom the family recipe to be kept a secret. She plans to keep trying until she can give them the exact recipe but she can’t just give it to them without revealing who she is and what her Mom and Santo had before his marriage. As Gio and Iris develop a relationship things get even more complicated. Can she stay with all the secrets? What about Adam, he’s begun to text but she doesn’t think he’ll come all the way to New York. Will he leave her alone?
I absolutely loved this one. Thanks to Josie Silver, NetGalley and Random House Publishing for this ARC.

I loved one day in december so I was very happy to get this ARC of another winter Josie Silver book. Although this is a cozy winter read it is not a Christmas book and can be read any time of the year. I enjoyed this book very much but it did leave me with a little sadness which was not what I look for in a Holiday Romance. The hope we get more Holiday Romances from Josie!

Thank you netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. This book was absolutely delightful! I loved the characters, the set-up, the flashbacks, the dueling family structures. All in all it was wonderful! The author does an especially good job of weaving the tension with the feel good before tying up everything with a happily ever after.

Two of my favourite things, seasonal reads and New York, I also love Josie’s books and her descriptions just make me feel like I’m back in NYC. This book is full of heart, family, friendships, love and finding yourself and I loved every second

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

While I enjoyed the book, I could help but think how a little honesty from the start would have changed the whole story. I would recommend it to others but it wasn’t one of my favorite holiday reads like I had hoped it would be.

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver. Pub Date: October 3, 2023. Rating: 3 stars. Set in New York City, this story follows a young woman leaving an abusive relationship across the pond for a world of self discovery and longing for a connection to her late mother. Filled with the landscape of NYC and gelato at its helm, this story has heart, character, growth, love, compassion and strength. I loved the premise of a woman finding herself, but thought the story was a little slow. I enjoyed it, but didn’t love it. Thanks to #netgalley and #ballantinebooks for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review. #awinterinnewyork

4.25🌟 I loved this story. Gio had me swooning the entire time. I was enchanted by the Belotti family just as much as Iris. The story is centered around family and gelato, who doesn’t love both of those! There’s secrets old and new which makes navigating the love that slowly blooms over the story difficult for Iris, with the truth weighing on her that she feels will ruin things with Gio. Josie Silver has written such a wonderful story filled with self growth, romance, and a heart warming found family.

Thank you NetGalley, Penguin Random House, and Dell Books for the eARC of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver in exchange for my honest review.