I am a big fan of Melissa Ferguson’s books, so I was so excited to read her newest book. This book featured two winter novellas in it, and I thought they were both SO cute! I loved the first one more and totally wish it was a full length book. But both were great!

I loved listening to these books on audio. I felt like it made them more enjoyable. If you’re a fan of winter novellas, I highly recommend checking these out! They’re quick and such fun reads.

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a delightful book to listen to during the holiday season! It had two sweet Christmas stories that warmed my heart and got me in the holiday mood.
These two stories were just the right mix of fun and romance, with a bit of snowy Christmas festivities mixed in.
I LOVED the fun dialogue, the quirky characters, and the sweet touch of romance that makes up these stories.
Whenever I read a Melissa Ferguson book, I know I’ll enjoy it. I’ll be entertained with humor, quirkiness, drama, and sweet romance. Many have interesting plots and crazy moments.
Her books always have characters who are so unusual and a bit eccentric. Yet, they are characters you will come to love and enjoy.
I highly recommend you pick this book up for a fun read!
I was given this book by the publisher and NetGalley which did not influence my review in any way, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Two sweet, seasonal tales - one on a cozy train, where a woman finds the love and life she's been missing; and one on a farm where two former friends get a second chance. I enjoyed the stories.

These novellas were both fun and very cutesy! They were quick reads (listens) and I love a holiday/winter read so much. This was my first time reading from this author and I’m excited to see what else she comes out with!

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 - "Snowy Serendipity" by @our_friendly_farmhouse


*𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴/𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴*


❄️ 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 ❄️
The first story takes place on a train called The Christmas Express! Our FMC has been recently dumped by her long-time boyfriend (I'm talking like 3 days ago), but she decides to still take the 2-week excursion that they had planned together. I wasn't sure about her at first, because she seemed like she was willing to jump into a relationship with anyone, but I ended up really liking the ending and who she ended up with!


🌲 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 🌲
The second story takes place in Virginia... and is a second-chance romance for two high school sweethearts who came to a disastrous end, and haven't seen each other in 14 years. It takes place on a Christmas tree farm (owned by the MMC's family and maintained by the FMC's family). It also addresses the heavier topics of gambling and addiction.

Thank you so much to @netgalley and @thomasnelson for the advanced copy in exchange for this review!
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I received a copy of this audiobook from NetGalley for an honest review.

2 sweet Christmas romances that made me smile. The first really made me want to ride the Christmas train! What a way to fall in love and what a perfect life for the main characters. The second was a wonderful second chance story were she has to let go of her previous notions to learn what a great guy he really his (and her mom is pretty smart too) All in all a great read.

I listened to Snowy Serendipity on a flight from Dallas to Denver and then back again. It was the perfect listen for a snowy, winter vacation. I love that there were two stories, so I listened to one on the flight there and one on the flight back. I thought the stories were cute and easy to listen to. I liked the narration, and enjoyed that I could listen to it while relaxing with my eyes closed on my flights.

Thanks Netgalley for the Arc in exchange for my views
This was super cute and 2 books in 1
These were 2 short and adorable Christmas stories.
Think like cheesy Hallmark vibes but I loved them and it was exactly the feel good Christmas story I was looking for.
Both narators portrayed this well.

As always I love Melissa Ferguson and anything she writes. She is great at writing the cozy and sweet love story packed with heart. This was a great light read for the winter and I highly recommend.

I really enjoyed both stories. The audiobook was easy to listen to as well. Both stories were sweet and fun and put me in the winter time spirit. I would highly recommend these any time not just Christmas time!

Cute and sweet little book with a touch of smut. Book consisted of two short novellas together set in winter landscapes. Both were be spoilt ever after with no cheating.

Melissa Ferguson is a new author to me but as Christmas is my favourite time of the year and I love romance stories, I was excited to listen to the two stories featured in Snowy Serendipity.
Dashing Through The Snow:
What’s not to love about a holiday themed romance set on a train. This is certain a book with all the feels.
Pining For You:
Another holiday romance but this time we are in a small town.
If you love the holiday season and romance stories I highly recommend this gem.
The narration team of Talon David and Kayla Jackson are also new to me but after listening to Snowy Serendipity I will be checking out other works by them as well as checking out more by the talented Melissa Ferguson.
A great listen that’s all about romance and the holiday season.

A fun wintery mini-collection - two simple, silly stories, both eminently enjoyable. Perfect to bring a bit of romance to your winter season

I enjoyed the two Christmas novellas that made up the Snowy Serendipity collection. While Dashing Through the Snow took place on a Christmas Express train which sounded like a wonderland on wheels, Pining for You took place on a Christmas tree farm. The first story was shorter than the second but both were light hearted stories about new beginnings and second chances. The narration by both Talon David and Kayla Jackson was lively and pleasant to listen.

My thanks to NetGalley, the publishers Thomas Nelson and Zondervon Audio and the author Melissa Ferguson for the ALC. This review is voluntary and all opinions are my own.

The first short story was amazing, and I honestly wish this was just a novel of that story. The second story was very difficult to follow in large part due to the narrator not changing their voice. It was near impossible to discern whether the FMC or the MMC were speaking. Still 3 stars overall, though I’d give the first story a solid 4 stars.

Snowy Serendipity is a collection of two holiday novellas from the same author but feel very different. I enjoyed the first story more. Dashing Through the Snow (the first story) takes place on a train. On this trip, our heroine is on a journey of self-realization that she deserves better. As this is a romance, love is scattered in as well. It's a fun, happy story with likable characters that gives Christmas vibes. The second story, Pining for You, wasn't as memorable for me. It did not have the Christmasy feel and none of the characters were likable. While the cover is adorable, I wish the stories were too.

First story: 4 stars
Second story: 2 stars

Thank you to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio for the chance to listen and review this audiobook. All thoughts are my own.

This was two sweet little stories based around Christmas time and I really enjoyed both! The first one was my favourite of the two. Where we have willow who is recently dumped and on the couple Christmas train trip they booked solo. But that’s where she meets an adorable elderly man and his son the train conductor. I laughed at this one and loved all the characters and I loved the Christmas train setting! In the second story we have a second chance romance with two lovers who haven’t seen each other In years in-till they end up back on her family’s Christmas tree farm together and realize things aren’t always what they seem and find their way to back to each other. I’m always a sucker for a second chance and a Christmas tree farm is one of my favourite holiday settings!

First I want to thank Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio for providing me a copy of the audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

This is an audiobook of two novellas, the first is about Willow who gets dumped right before a two week trip on The Christmas Express. Even though the trip is meant for couples, she decides to go alone and has the Christmas experience of a lifetime including getting to know a lovely old man Clarence and his grandson Oliver. The second is a second chance romance where Skye returns to her Virginia tree farm to help out her parents. When she runs into Theo, her lost love and current owner of the farm, she is forced to deal with her feelings for Theo.

What I loved:
- Audiobook quality, I read/listen to audiobooks at around 2X speed and I’m always impressed when the quality of the narration isn’t distorted by the increased speed and this audiobook delivered
- Dual POV/narration, the narration throughout both of these novellas were great they really did a good job with embodying the characters and were enjoyable to listen to
- Novellas, it was so fun to read a book that was two cute short holiday stories in one. I kind of feel like novellas are “cheating” when adding to the read list but having two in one made me feel better about it.
- The Christmas Express, this is a two week train experience that hits all of the best Christmas type places across the country and I with and hope this is real. I would LOVE to do something like this cause it would make my little Hallmark Christmas movies loving heart so happy
- Tractor, after Skye’s father is hurt on the farm Skye needs Theo’s help to finish items before the holiday season and I laughed out loud reading how Theo struggled with the concept of driving a tractor

If you are looking for quick sweet stories with holiday themes I would absolutely recommend you pick this novella series. It was a quick read/listen with high quality narration and overall storytelling.

I listened to the audiobook, Snowy Serendipity by Melissa Ferguson. It is a short collection of two sweet love stories with no steam. The first is about a woman whose boyfriend of seven years dumps her on the eve of a Christmas train across the country. Her experience on the train solo opened her up to new experiences and better options for her future. The second was about the owner of a Christmas tree farm and the woman who got away years before when he made a horrible mistake. I enjoyed both of these wholesome stories and the narrators did a good job. The entire audiobook was approximately four hours and is a great palate cleanse after a particularly heavy book. I recommend this book to readers who enjoy a clean contemporary romance novel. I am voluntarily submitting this review after listening from an advanced complementary copy of this audiobook thanks to Netgalley, Thomas Nelson Fiction, and Zondervan Audio.

This audiobook was my attempt to listen to a festive holiday romance on a long wintery drive, but I ended up wishing it was over before I made it halfway through. Although I did power through, hoping the second story would grab my interest more than the first, ultimately this set of novellas didn't work for me. Although I really can't find a lot of negative things to point out, they just didn't have anything exciting or interesting going for them. They were very evenly paced and toned. I found myself hoping for a problem or miscommunication of substance to shake things up. They were just too calm and bland for my taste. The narrator and audiobook quality was fine, and couldn't do anything more to help the story.