Alex, a wounded warrior, seeks solace at his family's cabin in PineHill to escape his mental scars. Alongside his loyal dog, Dude, he finds unexpected companionship with Olivia, a career-focused doctor who has sworn off love. As they navigate their own struggles, their friendship blossoms into something more, despite their initial reluctance. "Winter Wonderland Romance" by Shanna Hatfield is a heartwarming winter tale that delves into healing, love, and the importance of support, featuring beloved characters from the Winter Wishes Series

This was a beautiful, romantic story of two wounded characters meeting each other in the small town of Pinehill in Oregon. They were brought together by a warm, loveable dog named Dude.
The characters of Oivia and Alex were so likeable and real that their friendship and fun outings pulled me quickly into the story. The town and the winter festival sounded like so much fun, especially the snowman made up of wishes. What a beautiful idea.
My heart went out to Alex, who suffered from PTSD. He needed the quiet town and his aunt and uncle's cabin to find himself again. I liked how Olivia tried to help him and was sensitive to his needs without trying to baby him. I also liked how Olivia needed Alex too to show her that not all men were unfaithful. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.

A Nice is a simple story that is a slow burn between Doctor Olivia Burton who left Pinehill after high school and has returned as a doctor. Adam is in town staying at a relative's cabin and is working through his PTSD from the Marines along with his dog Dude. It is through Dude that the two of them meet and slowly run into each other again until she asks him for a date to show him the sights of the area. As they begin to get close each remains guarded until he begins working at a garage and one day when there is a big accident on the highway she becomes concerned and their relationship becomes stronger. A good story to go along with the others and this one felt more real like two people. A good book with good characters.

A feel-good, sweet and fast read, with really likeable characters - a delicious blue-collar wounded hero and a resolute doctor heroine -, “Winter Wonderland Romance”, by Shanna Hatfield, is about healing, new beginnings and changing directions in life.
I really liked how the romance bloomed between Olivia and Alex, both not wanting it initially and gradually becoming friends and then attracted to each other.
Watching them doing things together. enjoying each other’s company and getting closer was heartwarming.
I also appreciated Alex’s healing process, the sessions with the therapist, Jay, and how Olivia contributed to dissipate the pain, too.
His issues aren’t miraculously solved.
Seeing Alex’s pleasure and competence as a mechanic was also fun.
The leads’ jobs are important to the story and I enjoyed this dimension.
I liked the small-town atmosphere, the beauty of a winter landscape, Tony and his friends, the unforgettable Dude.
The opening scene with the dog was hilarious and set the pace for a light, sweet, romantic read that still addresses serious issues.

Winter Wonderland Romance is a sweet romance! A hero dealing with PTSD and herione that has been hurt by family and a fiance'. Both Alex and Olivia are great characters. Ms. Hatfield wove so many layer into each of them. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Dude he had my heart from the beginning. A book is always better with a loveable friend like Dude.

I received an advanced reader copy from the publisher via NetGalley for my honest review.

A sweet, clean romance. My favourite kind of romance is friends to more, and this fit the bill.

The MFC and MMC feel they are broken, and therefore don’t deserve love in their lives, settling on friendship instead. Obviously, fate has other ideas.

The characters were both well developed, and while the plot was one I have seen many times before, it was still a nice read.

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this ARC in return for my honest review.

Winter Wonderland Romance is just exactly as described, a sweet winter romance. It is also the third book in the Winter Wishes Series by Shanna Hatfield. Doctor Olivia Burton gets her story in this lovely winter romance when she meets veteran Alex Adam in the most unusual way. There story is one of friendship to much more even though there is a push to just stay friends.

Alex returned home after sustaining injuries while serving in the US military. I appreciate how the characters support him and his endeavors to recover as much as possible, but often the worst injuries are those not easily seen. I also thought it was interesting that Olivia had her own struggles holding her back in fully living her life with love and joy. This smooth pace story focuses on the characters and their healing, but also has the best dog ever, Dude. The characters from the first two books make appearances too, what fun.

Grab a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy this story. A wonderful small-town romance with delightful characters. However, don’t be surprised if you crave popcorn and want to watch an older movie when you finish reading.

4.5 Stars
The publisher through NetGalley provided a complimentary digital copy. I have voluntarily decided to read and review, my personal opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

dr olivia has come back to pinehill to take over the practice . alex has come to town for a slower pace to deal with his ptsd. if you like sweet stories that are well written you will want to read this one very good the animals are very good will not say more about that but it is a hoot i was given a copy of the book but this is an honest review