I received a free copy of, Evergreen Christmas, by Janet Dailey, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the first book in the Frosted Firs Ranch book series. Jordyn Banks is ready to finally settle down in Noel, North Carolina. This is a sweet Christmas story, though I am not ready for snow yet! I really like Jordyn the Nana's, and the town of Noel.

I am a lifelong Janet Dailey fan. She was probably one of the first romance authors I read. Whoever, took over writing her books has got her style down. This a lovely, sweet Christmas romance. Wonderful primary and secondary characters. The nanas are a hoot. Can’t wait for the rest of the series

Janet Dailey shines the light on Noel, North Carolina to highlight how a small town at Christmas pulls together to help those in need and showcase the magic of the season. It’s the first in a cozy mystery series, Frosted Firs Ranch, and has readers considering if love could possibly grow on trees!

Nomad and barrel racer, Jordyn Banks, arrives in Noel looking for a place to breed her horses and hopes that it’s also somewhere she can call ‘home’. The Appalachian Mountain community eagerly accepts her and forces her to open her heart to new possibilities.

I loved the Competitions of Christmas, the sense of community, the tension that arose when Jordyn met Nate Reed (the winner of the past 9 years) and appreciated a unique holiday-themed read. After Dailey’s passing, the Dailey family and a close associate have managed (through notes left) to capture Dailey’s ability to create relatable small-town characters and heartwarming holiday magic stuffed with new beginnings, family and romance.

This series has a promising start!

I was gifted this copy by Kensington Publishing and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

This was a cute Christmas read with a fun competition aspect. I really liked how the entire small town got super into the game. A lot of the games sounded fun too (if not terribly realistic). The romance was very much love at first sight (which both Nate and Jordyn were aware of. Unfortunately I found both of them to be somewhat one note with Jordyn’s defining trait being that she was a barrel racer who grew up in the foster system and Nate’s trait being that he was a single father. Neither of them were as developed as they could be. Roxie was your typical precocious youth often found in these types of stories or in Hallmark Christmas movies. Overall I would recommend this book to those who love a sweet and clean Christmas story with plenty of festive feels!

Evergreen Christmas is a charming holiday read set in Noel, North Carolina, a close-knit town where the residents take their Christmas competitions seriously .

Newcomer Jordyn arrives in town after purchasing a ranch for her horse breeding business. A group of women who are in charge of the town’s holiday events convince Jordyn to participate as she has a fir tree on her ranch that could win the Christmas tree decorating contest.

Nate is Jordyn’s neighbor, a widow and the father of Roxie , who owns a Christmas Tree farm. They enjoy spending time together but agree to just stay friends as Nate doesn’t feel he will ever be ready to date again.

As the snow falls and the competition begins, the residents are convinced that Nate and Jordyn belong together.

I love Christmas books and read them all year. Loved the charming town and community. I recommend this book and looking forward to continuing this series.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Publishing for the advance copy . All opinions are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for choosing me for this holiday themed ARC read. Due out in September of 2024.

If you are looking for a charming, cozy hallmark style book, this is for you. It has the widowed man with a daughter who owns a Christmas tree farm, a single new to town beauty and a town who goes over the top for Christmas. It is set in Noel, North Carolina after all.

I’m surprised to see this is the first in the series as it seemed like I came into established characters with a history. The author did a great job of establishing a base to make you feel like this is a recurring plot line and you can easily see where it will continue on to actually become a series.

For me the romance was very, very fast and I had a bit of a hard time with the 20-25 year olds having the funds to buy farms, etc but overall this was a light, easy to predict Christmas love story. Love the Christmas competition and the dual love stories.

When I signed up to review this book, I had no idea that Janet Dailey had passed in 2013.

Evergreen Christmas is the first in a cozy Christmas series. It is a holiday romance set in Noel, North Carolina that combines the sworn-off love/widower with child and fish out of water types of stories. It also features a womanizer.

I enjoy reading Christmas stories and reading about a town called Noel and its twelve Christmas contests sounded like fun to me.

Unfortunately, I found the story to be boring. I did not like reading about the characters. I found several of those characters to be annoying/offensive.

I could not force myself to finish it.

This was the wonderful beginning to a new series set in the mountains of North Carolina. The ending sets up possibilities for the next several books in the series.

A very enjoyable book. A fast read. I would love to find a town like Noel equipped with 4 sweet, older ladies. A great Christmas read.

Another good book from Janet Dailey. With the new barrel racer arriving in town, she won't have a minute to herself . Once the Nannas get a hold of her she is ready for the commotion they will throw her way. Nate and his daughter Roxie will have a great time getting to know her and joining in all the pre-Christmas fun. Who will win the crown?

Evergreen Christmas (Frosted Firs Ranch Book 1) by Janet Dailey
Story starts with Jordyn arrving in town, where she had pruchased a ranch for her horse breeding business. The groups of older woemn come to visit and find out all about her. They are in charge of the town's holiday events and she agrees to participle. She has a fir tree in her yard that decorated could win her prizes. Story also follows a neighbors farm where they grow the trees for everybody. Nate is the father of Roxie who Jordyn enjoys spending time with. Tucker is the brother of Nate. They all visit her especially Roxie who loves to learn about the horse. Nate and her agree not to get serious with one another and just stay friends. He's getting over the loss of his wife 6 year earlier, he doesn't think he will ever date again.
Winter events are fun and snowy and the whole town shows up. Like learning about all the events as they don't do them here in our town. Sounds like such a super fun place. Everybody is pushing Nate and Jordyn and she grows to love him and Roxie but .... you wonder if they will ever get together. Cute winter holiday read, so glad family is continuing stories from Janets' notes.
Received this review copy from Kensington Publishing via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
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A cozy holiday read set in a stunning location and filled with warm characters. Definitely recommend this lovely read.

Thank you to Janet Dailey, NetGalley and Kensington for the arc of this book.

I love the books that Janet Dailey has written. They are always clean and romantic. I love reading Christmas books all year. This one was heartwarming and romantic. I had tears in my eyes in some parts. I'm grateful that netgalley and the publishers let me read this in exchange for an honest review.

A favorite author of many readers, this is a quick fun read with realistic characters. This talented author has written a page turner about family and friends, love and romance...Even the title is fun...books with a Christmas theme are popular and most of us can't pass them up without a quick glance...I liked this one. Thanks Netgalley.

The best season for me is Christmas and even though there are still a couple of months to be there this book gave me what I needed to be ready, cozy, and super excited. Thank you NetGalley for the Arc.