3.75 out of 5 stars.

What a sweet and sentimental little Christmas story!

This book is for those who love the Christmas song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', just sayin'. *winks*

The story was adorable, it was like a Hallmark Christmas movie turned into a book. And bonus points, because 'Christmas Eve Love Story' was the first Christmas book I read this year, therefore it'll remain a special book for me.

Groundhog Day is one of my favourite films, some was instantly drawn to this book. Through a little Christmas magic, Annie relives Christmas Eve 12 times, finding friendship and love along the way. I loved the found family theme and the way Annie learned how to appreciate living in the moment and making connections with her neighbours. Braden features in each relived day and he and Annie gradually fall in love, over and over again. It’s a sweet, heartwarming romance that’s just perfect for the holiday season!

Think Groundhog Day at Christmas and you have part of the plot of Christmas Eve Love Story by Ginny Baird. As Annie Jones works through a Christmas Eve disaster at work, she finds herself waking up to do it all again. Not sure what she is missing she struggles to get out of the Christmas expectancy but never the Christmas Day time loop that she finds friendship, family in neighbors and even love right there at her work.

A sweet story that has the reader thinking about living in the present and not just going through the motions of life. Each day is special with its own blessings.

Christmas Eve Love Story by Ginny Baird

Christmas Eve Love Story is a cute holiday romance. Annie works as a window dresser for a department store. It’s Christmas Eve, and unfortunately nothing seems to be going right. Her cat Leo is being a naughty kitty, she’s late for work, she gets told that she’s not getting a promotion, and then moments before her boss shows at the store, two boys knock down her window display, oh and she literally lands at the feet at the handsome security guard Braeden. But what happens when Christmas Magic makes your day repeat over and over? Well you try to figure out how to make it end. Meanwhile you explore the spark with Braeden. Downfall is only you remember the day before.

This is a super cute ground hogs day style story with a little mix of the magic of Miracle on 34th street. I loved the meet cute, which repeats in different ways each time. The story was full of magic and that heartwarming feeling of Christmas. I liked the way the author showed family can be the one you create, as Annie goes from being a loner, to meeting her neighbors and developing relationships. I enjoyed the way the days, even though they repeated, had little differences each time.

If your looking for acute heartwarming holiday romance, than this is a recommend. I finished it in one day, not wanting to put it down.

A great Christmas romance! Really enjoyed this book but I do feel the 12 days started to get a bit repetitive. The idea behind it is really cute but it needed more to make each day feel like I needed to read all 12.

I think this was too long to be enjoyable. I understand the repeating of Christmas Eve 12 times matching the 12 days of Christmas, and I think there were great parts of this, but the constant repetition got to be too much. Then, at the end, I kept thinking it was over and it kept going. Groundhogs-Day-eqsue novels are tough to keep engaging, and unfortunately this fell into the same trap as others have before.

I love a good Groundhog day/timeloop romance and this holiday themed one that has a Department store window display artist repeating December 24th over and over until she gets the window scene just right was a heartwarming, feel good read with the perfect amount of magic and whimsy. Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey's Window shopping (minus the spice). This was also good on audio narrated by Emma Faye. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Christmas Eve Love Story was a cute holiday book about Annie, who is an incredibly lonely visual merchandiser and needs to keep her job to be able to afford and own her geriatric foster cat, and Braden, a security guard at her store recovering from his tour in Iraq which has left him with PTSD.

These two meet up with a literal bang (not that kind) on Christmas Eve. When Annie possibly gets put under a charm by the store Santa she relives that meeting, and all kinds of variations of the day, 12 times. I love a ‘what could be’ / time travel twist to my romances and while this one culminated in the all important lesson learned, it did get a bit repetitive. Still, the two MCs are cute together and Annie’s journey, not to mention the friends and connections she learned to make through it, were exactly what I love to see in my Christmas romances. Very sweet and very Christmas magical realism-y, pick this up if that’s your jam too.

This cozy, heartwarming Christmas romance has a unique twist—time travel! I enjoyed following Annie Jones, a hardworking window designer for the iconic Lawson’s Finest in New York City. Her journey begins when her Christmas Eve display gets ruined by some kids, and an all-too-realistic Santa gives her a strange tip on how to fix it. With the help of friendly security guard Braden Tate, she manages to put things right… until she wakes up to find it’s Christmas Eve again.

Annie’s time loop adventure leads to some touching moments as she gets to know her neighbors better and explores new ways to connect with Braden. I loved watching her grow and the “found family” she creates along the way. It made the story feel so wholesome. Braden is a wonderful love interest—kind, patient, and always there to lend a hand. The way their relationship develops, little by little, felt genuine.

But, as much as I liked Annie and Braden, I found the endless Christmas Eve repetitions a bit too much. It felt like the story dragged at points and got a little predictable. Still, it's a solid, feel-good holiday read if you’re in the mood for a cute, festive romance!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Annie, a store front/window designer keeps reliving Christmas Eve until she can get the perfect design, all while she slowly falls for the store security Braden.
The amount of Christmas Eve do overs (12) I feel ends up dragging on for to long, and things get a little repetitive. And the chemistry was just right with Annie and Braden. While I have enjoyed Ginny others books in the past, this fell flat for me.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Christmas Eve Love Story by Ginny Baird is a charming holiday romance that perfectly captures the magic of the season. With endearing characters and a sweet, heartfelt plot, it’s the perfect cozy read for this time of year. Baird’s engaging writing and festive spirit make it a delightful addition to any holiday reading list!

Super easy holiday read! I’m not a fan of groundhog day type books or movies because of the repetitive nature but I found it super easy to connect with Annie and her loving, caring nature. I enjoyed that even though it was a christmas book, Baird didn’t shy away from sensitive topics like veterans and grief, which is very important to include in holiday stories as it’s a harsh reality!

Overall a cosy and easy read!

Christmas Eve Love Story by Ginny Baird

Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca, Netgalley, and Ginny Baird for access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

“…visions of their tomorrows flitted around them like tiny snowflakes in a snow globe, swirling and twirling through the air, and putting the challenges of the past behind them. Soon, nothing was left but the present - and a very bright future.” ❄️🎄❤️

This was a very enjoyable holiday read with an amazing holiday atmosphere, wonderful MCs, and fantastic secondary characters who really embody the meaning of found family.

Annie is a window designer for a department store in New York City who is feeling lonely and stuck. Suddenly, she finds herself repeating Christmas Eve over and over again. As she discovers that she is stuck in a time loop, she strives to make each Christmas Eve better than the last with handsome security guard, Braden.

As she is in the time loop, Annie discovers the true meaning of Christmas. She bonds with her neighbors, embraces the present, and sees herself coming out of the slump that she was in. Annie and Braden are such a cute couple and following along on their journey was so much fun!

This is such a good story. Annie is living Ground Hog Day on Christmas Eve. Her day starts out horrible and goes downhill from there. The promotion she thought she would get, didn't happen. In fact, she could be laid off because business hasn't been great. The owner of the store thinks her window lacks something. When two boys destroy the window decorations, she spent hours putting together, she is sure it is all over for her. A cute security guard came to her rescue. After cleaning everything up, he asks her out for coffee, but she declines. The next morning, she wakes up and it's the same thing all over again. What is going on? Each day she repeats Christmas Eve, she makes some kind of improvement. Suddenly Braden starts remembering some of their time together. How is she going to get them out of this time loop? When Santa tells her that she has to find the answer in her heart, she isn't sure they will ever get out of it. Will Braden remember her when she discovers the answer? She has to let Braden go to get on with his life, but will he remember her?

A time loop of the 12 days of Christmas! Annie, a window designer, was having a bad day. Then she got a chance for a do over. Luckily, Braden the security guard is there to help her as she makes small changes each time she wakes up. Fans of this genre know that it can get tiresome after while and that's the case here as well but it's also got a big heart. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A light read that will make you smile.

I loved Ginny’s last Christmas book, so I knew I had to read whatever she put out next. This one didn’t disappoint.

Annie is a lonely window front designer and it seems things are falling apart come Christmas Eve. Luckily, she restarts the day. And again. And again.

In the midst of everything, she connects with security guard Braden and he helps her figure out how to move past Christmas Eve. It was a very cute story.

Thanks as always to NetGalley for the ARC.

This was a super cute Christmas romance!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Annie finds herself stuck in a time loop on Christmas Eve, reliving the day over and over. She is able to make small changes as she relives the days and tries to find a way out of the loop.

Cute concept, but unfortunately the execution wasn’t great for me. I didn’t love the flashbacks, which felt awkwardly placed in the story. The dialogue felt stilted and unrealistic, and I just found myself struggling to get into this one.

I just love Ginny Baird and Christmas Eve love Story is her latest book. It is a do over book, which I love.

day repeating itself over and over again? Then you will enjoy this book. Annie has to go throw Christmas eve twelve times before she can move on to Christmas day. It's a cute story about loneliness, friendship, love and to make the best you can in every situation. My problem with time loop stories is that I get bored after a while... I just want to skip the rest of it and just reading the ending to see how it all will end. But overall a cute festive book with the perfect amount of Christmas feeling.