This was a super cute set of stories! I definitely liked the first one much more, so I’ll focus on that. The idea of a Christmas train is so sweet, and such a unique story. I love the relationships the FMC builds, especially her romance.

Two cozy Christmas novellas from Melissa was just what I needed to listen to while cleaning my house over the weekend. They're short and sweet and full of holiday whimsy.
There are two different narrators which helped me keep the stories separate. I liked them equally and would recommend for anyone needing a quick dose of cheer.
Thank you to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio and Netgalley for the alc. All thoughts in this review are in my own.

Just in time for Christmas, Melissa Ferguson releases Snowy Serendipity which has two heartwarming novellas. Both will leave you with a smile on your face.
Thank you to Netgalley and Zondervan Audio for the advanced listener copy. Talon David and Kayla Jackson were great narrators.

I do not think I am the audience for this. It seemed old fashioned and out of date for me. With referencing the phrase “man is the head but a woman is the neck” There were a couple things like that which made me cringe.

If you want something light, fluffy, and clean this isn’t bad, just predictable.

I was hoping for more holiday vibes.

This year’s holiday reads are slowly making their way out to the presses! This quick cozy read is made up of two novellas centered around the holidays. Story 1, Dashing Through the Snow, follows Willlow on a solo 2-week train ride on The Christmas Express following a breakup with her longtime boyfriend the night before the trip. From a special elf to a passenger stranger my similar to Santa, she begins to heal. Story 2, Pining For You, tells the story of Christmas tree farm owner Theo, as he works to woo his childhood friend Skye, while also attempting to step in as farmer of the tree farm and trade in his Tesla for a tractor.
Both stories are cozy simple reads with happy endings and Christmastime vibes.
Thank you to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. This is out now.

These fun romantic comedies will get you in the Christmas spirit!

*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ALC in exchange for an honest review.

I thought the stories were really cute. They were really quick but was a full story. Nothing felt missing, a tad fast but it wasn’t a full novel so it made sense.

Two cozy, easy holiday themed listens. The first one was better, and more Christmasy in my opinion. While the second one took place at a Christmas tree farm, it didn't really have a lot do with Christmas, whereas the first one was set on the Christmas Express train and involved lots of Christmas activities. I enjoyed listening to both of these and recommend for anyone looking for some quick happy endings to get in the mood for winter! Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC.

Two easy short stories about love that take place during the holiday season. The first is about Willow. While she was excitedly getting ready to leave on a cross country train adventure during which she thought she would be getting engaged, she is instead dumped by her pompous jerk of beau of 7 years. She decides to take the trip alone and it turns out to be the best decision for many reasons. It’s a sweet lovely light romance with a wonderful HEA. Great characters and about as sweet as can be.
The second story, Pining for Me is a second chance romance. Skye has never really recovered from the way Theo broke her heart fourteen years ago when suddenly they are back in each others orbits. Will they, wont they? They are such completely different people that for me I didn’t find much of a connection with them nor did it seem plausible that they’d be together. I kept waiting for him to apologize. Also, though it was about a Christmas tree farm, it didn’t really have a holiday vibe. It was okay, but I preferred the first story.
First story 3.5 stars, Second 3.

Two sweet novellas to get you in the Christmas spirit.
The first story was my favorite!

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this Audio in exchange for my honest review

Two super cute novellas.
Sometimes I find novella too short because there isn’t enough time to really fall in love with the characters and develop their story, however, I did really enjoy these. The quick pace, enjoyable plotlines and fun characters really had me flying through.
The narration was great for both of these!

In exchange for an honest review, I received an ARC of the eAudiobook from NetGalley.

This audiobook Melissa Ferguson has two novellas. the first is Dashing Through the Snow and the second story was Pining for You.

I love anything Holiday related. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book. It felt very holiday filled and had a bit of magical elements in it. The premise of a Christmas Train was a great way to incorporate into the story. It was fun, cheerful and with a bit of romance.

The second story, Pining for You took me longer to get into. I enjoyed it, but not as much as the first story. It seemed a little fragmented for me or maybe it was that I didn't connect with Theo in the beginning, I'm not really sure. Once the Organic Christmas Tree farm and Greenhouse came into play, the story took on a different, more enjoyable vibe.

4.25 stars

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Two super cute novellas.
Sometimes I find novella too short because there isn’t enough time to really fall in love with the characters and develop their story, however, I did really enjoy these. The quick pace, enjoyable plotlines and fun characters really had me flying through.
The narration was great for both of these!

I think I’m already in the mood for some Christmas movies!

❄️ Dashing Through the Snow ❄️
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This was a Christmas romance set on a train called The Christmas Express.

❄️ Finding yourself
❄️ Romantic gestures
❄️ Christmas cheer
❄️ Cast of Lovable Characters
❄️ HEA

🌲 Pining for You 🌲
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Two, now distant, childhood best friends have a chance encounter, and a spark reignites. Set on the backdrop of a Christmas tree farm.

🌲 Opposites Attract
🌲 Childhood best friends
🌲 Second chance love
🌲 Forced Proximity
🌲 Opposites Attract
🌲 HEA

✨ OUT NOW! ✨

💬 Do you like Christmas books?

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you NetGalley for this gifted copy.

This is two short stories that are simultaneously too short and just the right length. I could easily have had more backstory and build up and been happy but also I feel like everything set up as it was supposed to and just plain happy Christmas magic and cheer.

#arc
#netgalley
#snowyserendipity

This is a 2 in 1 short story audio book.

Dashing through the Snow
A break up before a magical holiday trip.
Finding herself and love again.
I’d love to take a train trip like this.
I enjoyed this very much, very wholesome and light.
I need a hallmark movie of this please.

Pining for You
Moving home to help with the family
Reconnecting with a childhood crush.
I enjoyed this. But not as much as the 1st novella.
But I think only because I listened to it back to back and still had Dashing through the Snow on my mind.
I’m going to go back and listen to the 2nd novella again in few days and to have a fresh take on it without focusing on 1st novella.

Enjoyed both narrators. But I thought the silence between chapters was a little too long. Il

Thank you NetGalley

I am always excited to see something by Melissa Ferguson! This audio is a collection of two Christmas novellas.
The first one, Dashing Through the Snow, was great! This one had me hooked from the elf costumed meet cute. I was laughing throughout and feeling the Christmas spirit. I wanted to go find a Christmas train for myself (maybe without a python on board).
The second novella, Pining For You, wasn't as light and cheery. A story of a fancy financial analyst goes home to his families tree farm and must work along side his childhood love. While I enjoyed this one, it just didn't grab me like the first one. I think I would have liked this one more in a longer format.
I definitely recommend this one. It is a quick listen that will have you ready for the Christmas season!
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice Level: 🌶️/5

Title: Snowy Serendipity
Author: Melissa Ferguson
Narrators: Talon David and Kayla Jackson
Pub Date: September 26, 2023

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Snowy Serendipity contains two cozy novellas, perfect for the holiday season! If you are a fan of Melissa Ferguson, or love happily-ever-afters, you will want to check out Snowy Serendipity!

Dashing Through The Snow
After being dumped by her her longtime boyfriend, who was expected to propose at any moment, Willow decides to continue on with her plans and boards The Christmas Express, a two week train ride. When Willow meets a man before boarding the train, who shares her love for festive holiday attire, she thinks he is going to be perfect of her. What unfolds is a hilarious ride with some amazing characters that help heal Willow’s heart. I felt like the characters in this novella were so likable and it was just a super sweet, feel-good story!

Pining For You
Skye Fuller moves back home to her childhood home to assist her parents, who are in some financial trouble. Not long after she moves in, her father is injured, and Skye finds herself face-to-face with her childhood friend, Theo, the owner of the Christmas Tree farm where her father works. With Mr. Fuller injured, Theo must drop everything to play farmer on the tree farm. Will Theo be able to win the heart of his childhood best friend while taking care of the Christmas Tree farm? This is a great opposites attract, forced proximity novella!

I felt like the narrators were great for these novellas and really enjoyed listening to them as the stories unfolded!

Thank you, Melissa Ferguson, Thomas Nelson, and NetGalley for providing me with a #gifted copy of Snowy Serendipity.

This book contains two novellas happening during the holidays. I loved the first one, Dashing Through The Snow. This follows Willow who was dumped by her boyfriend of seven years on the eve of a romantic getaway, and she decides to take the two-week train trip on The Christmas Express alone. I loved seeing her make friends with the passengers and workers on the train. Falling for Clarence and feeling how it is to be truly cherished was wonderful as well.

The second one, Pining For You, was hard to get into. I just didn't connect with the characters, especially Theo, who tried to win back the heart of his childhood best friend Skye.

Thank you to Netgalley and Publisher for an ALC in exchange for an honest review. This collection releases today.

This was a cute quick read. It’s two stories and while they were both interesting I wish it would have been one longer story. I felt that the short stories just didn’t give enough details.

🩵Snowy Serendipity by Melissa Ferguson🩵

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson & Zondervan Audio for the ARC!
This audiobook includes two novellas by Melissa Ferguson: Dashing Through the Snow & Pining for You. I’ll give a little synopsis of each and my review but no ✨spoilers✨ because that’s no fun!

🎄Dashing Through the Snow🎄

Synopsis:
After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend right before their romantic getaway on The Christmas Express, Willow boards alone in a very cheery/festive getup, determined to enjoy herself after her best friend’s pep talk. Before boarding she meets a man dressed just as festive as she who she thinks may be perfect for her! It seems like her trip might just be turning around… until she learns who he really is. Will Willow have the trip she’s always dreamed of on The Christmas Express? And possibly even fall in love with the RIGHT guy this time?

💚Romantic gestures
💚Christmas cheer
💚New friends
💚Finding yourself
💚HEA

My thoughts:
This is a fun & festive novella! Willow is presented as a caring and kind MC but is also as her best friend points out: a people pleaser. She wants everyone to be comfortable and happy but often that means she’s not doing what’s best for her. Like not getting the pet she wants because her boyfriend is *allergic.* Taking a solo trip on The Christmas Express that was originally supposed to be a romantic getaway is exactly what she needs after being dumped by her loser/selfish ex-boyfriend. Aboard The Christmas Express, Willow meets people who appreciate and deserve her genuine kindness. There’s even a Santa lookalike on board! The cast of lovable characters and the funny mishaps with the man who is certainly NOT Mr. Right along the way make this a quick and enjoyable book to listen to. I loved the characters and Christmas spirit, plus the names Oliver and Willow are so cute!

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

❄️Pining for You❄️

Synopsis:
After living in Seattle for 14 years, Skye has moved back to her childhood home to help with her parents’ finances, but after 3 months her father has a bad injury and she finds herself face to face with her childhood friend, Theo, who she hasn’t seen in years. Theo is surprised to find Skye answering the door when he arrives at her parents’ house after a phone call from Mrs. Fuller about her husband’s injury. Mrs. Fuller claims she called Theo since he’s the owner of the Christmas tree farm and their employer, but it seems she might have ulterior motives in getting Theo and Skye back in the same room after so many years. Will Theo be able to manage the farm and win back the woman he loves?

🩵Childhood best friends
🩵Second chance love
🩵Forced proximity
🩵Opposites
🩵HEA

My thoughts:
Ahhh okay I love a childhood besties/second chance love story! The main characters already know each other’s past and seeing how they experience the differences between their old selves and who they are now is the best. Theo knows Skye is the one but Skye is reluctant to let him in again choosing to hold onto her anger and take pleasure in messing with him. I’m a big fan of forced proximity and trips down memory lane🤗 So if you like friends to (somewhat?) enemies to lovers and opposites attract, this is a cute quick story!

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Sometimes a narrator’s voice just doesn’t fit but I’m happy to report that they did a great job on this one! Both stories were great but I really loved the second novella Pining for You🤍 I know it’s a bit early for Christmas books but really, is there ever a bad time to read/listen to a holiday romance? Check this one out when it releases tomorrow!!