A fun, light-hearted holiday romance! Grumpy-sunshine trope set in a small town during the holidays, it doesn’t get much better than that. Bennett is my new favorite MMC 🫶🏼 Looking forward to reading the rest of the series!

This was such a cozy read!! This is so perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls, small towns, and Hallmark movies!

The writing style is so easy to get into and it’s such a quick read, it’s cozy and perfect for a cozy winter evening.

I loved the revisiting characters that we met and also how we explored more of the town in this story, and the Christmas tree farm ambiance!

Hallmark Lovers this is the book for you! This book has all the elements of a perfect small town Christmas story. Kira has just moved to town and purchased the house and the land of a former Christmas tree farm. The townspeople are pressuring her to reopen it for the holiday season against her wishes. The town council nominates Bennett to spy on Kira and her property to see what is actually happening. Bennett is also an outsider he is only in town to visit his sister for the holiday season but was nominated because his three dogs like to explore the land around Kiras property. Kira is an animal lover so Bennett automatically has an advantage. Laurie Gilmore has done a wonderful job of capturing the relationship between Bennett and Kira she has created the best scenes to enjoy the holiday season. A sweet and quick read for Christmas and another great one in Lauries series on the residents of Dream Harbor.

3.5⭐️

Laurie Gilmore always writes fast, sweet holiday stories. I liked Ben and Kira. I like that Kira was the grumpy one in the relationship and needed the time to warm up. I loved this story moves so fast you don't have to be stressed about miscommunications or conflicts. It was just a very enjoyable read.

I just love Laurie's small town romances. They almost remind me of watching Gilmore Girls. They feel nostalgic.

I am truly obsessed with Dream Harbor. The Christmas Tree Farm follows Jeanie's brother who's in town visiting and the new owner of the christmas tree farm in town. I really liked the grumpy sunshine trope reversed, where she is grumpy and he is sunshine.

I eat this whole series up.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper360 for an early copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Hallmark movie in a book! This is a cute palette cleanser. It’s cozy and easy to read, nothing ground breaking but that’s not what some books are for. I will say after three books that it is feeling a bit repetitive.

While I am a sucker for Christmas romance novels and all things holiday, The Christmas Tree Farm didn't sit well with me. The main characters' chemistry felt flat, and individually, I feel like they weren't really that interesting. The story tried to be cheesy but, really, the execution wasn't done well.

4.5/5 stars

This books was a great addition to this series! I really enjoyed this book. The main characters were very likable and I loved getting to see the other couples in this story. This story was very cute and I liked both the main characters growth. With Bennett's growth and facing his toxic relationship. Kira's growth of realizing that you can be independent and still have friends. I just really liked both of them. I do wish they could have communicated a little more. It would have been so much better. We kept getting both their POV where they were worried about each other and they never told each other. There is a 3rd act breakup and I was not a fan of how it went down but I do think they both needed it for their individual stories/growth. But there was a lot of fun moments and this is definitely a book to read during Christmas season.

This was a fun next installment of the Dream Harbor series. I liked the evolution of Kira throughout the book in terms of how she sees herself and how she came to enjoy the Christmas season. It was very clear what the eventual conflict would be but I liked the way it played out and how the characters handled it. This book gave the best Christmas vibes and I enjoyed it!

I enjoyed this book. It was cute and fast paced. The female main character was a bit annoying at times but she ended up growing on me. Ben on the other hand, was the sweetest cinnamon roll ever. I loved him. I cannot wait for the sequel.

I really enjoyed reading Bennett and Kira’s story, and their supporting cast of characters did a great job at keeping things fun and light!

This book had a really great balance between fun, stereotypical holiday romcom tropes and nuanced character backstories. It was refreshing to see a reverse grumpy x sunshine done this way.

Sometimes, the pacing felt like it dragged on a bit in the middle, but with it being a shorter book anyway, that didn’t really hurt the story much.

Overall, this was a solid holiday romcom. .

I’m such a sucker for a holiday romance. Especially a grumpy x cinnamon roll trope. Mentions characters from the pumpkin spice cafe book but not enough that it spoils anything. This was the first in the series I read and now I have to go back and read the others.

A Christmas tree farm, a maybe hidden treasure, and lots of puppies. This was such a heartwarming read and the ambiance was perfect for holiday cheer. A spicy hallmark book. Kira is a holiday grump trying to make it on her own and Bennett’s a cinnamon roll “would do anything for you” guy. Both characters learned to grow from each other and their chemistry was STEAMY! The romance buildup was perfect. And there were no slow parts. Also did I mentions the puppies? I too fall into a puddle of mush at the sight of cute furry animals. A must read this holiday!

4⭐️

The Christmas Tree Farm is the third book in the Dream Harbor series that centers around Kira—Dream Harbor’s newest resident, and Bennett—Jeanie’s brother who’s visiting for the month. This is reverse grumpy x sunshine and boy is Kira grumpy. Bennett is just the sweetest guy. All he wants to do is help Kira but she’s reluctant to have someone help her because of her past.

I’m obsessed with Laurie’s writing style. I was giggling and kicking my feet at the banter in this book. Laurie has a way of making her characters lovable even if they are grumpy.

This cute little wholesome hallmark cover looking book gets awful spicy about 60% in so be prepared for a full 360°.

This has been a feel-good series and I’m definitely looking forward to the rest of the Dream Harbor books!

This is my second book by Laurie Gilmore, and I am HOOKED! Reading this book has been as much fun as attending a festive Christmas party. I adored Kira and Bennett. They got off to a bit of a tough start as Kira is kind of a grinch. Lots of great conflict in this story. Bennett is definitely the one to melt Kira’s icy heart or is it his dogs that actually started the thawing. I love Dream Harbor and its cast of colorful characters. I enjoyed a little cameo of a past couple. The writing is top notch. The pacing was on target and the story kept me engaged the entire time. The character growth was as perfect as the spicy scenes. This one is a great read for the holiday season! This author is definitely on my have to read list. Huge thanks to Harper 360 and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this wonderful story!

I love this whole series!!! it gives such comfort, tenderness, season cheer, spicy hallmark moments, and oh so much love!

Kira and Bennet are in different phases of life and yet find themselves bringing her Christmastree Farm back to life. I love their authentic, humbling, exhilarating start to their relationship, and how it grows into something so tender, spicy, and loving. just a perfect holiday book to this already adorable seasonal series!

thank you for the arc!

The perfect cozy read for those who want to be thrown into holiday vibes and cozy worlds! The romance and friends are incredible and I loved this book!

Super cute holiday book. I love this series.
It’s a very easy read on the brain. I love the enemies to lovers trope. Great character building and I loved it!
Highly recommend.

This series keeps getting better and better! I did not think I was in a Christmas mood yet but this book immediately got me there. If you love Hallmark Christmas movies (and sometimes with they were a little spicier) then go head and make yourself a cup of hot chocolate and curl up by the Christmas tree this holiday season with this book!

This was such a cute and had all the classic hallmark Christmas movie vibes you could wish for! The grumpy sunshine trope is always a hit with me especially when the FMC is the grumpy one.
I definitely think this is my favorite book out of the series so far because of how cute and cozy it was!

Happy Pub Day to @lauriegilmore_author and The Christmas Tree Farm! I was so excited to get this ARC off @NetGalley from @harpercollins360 that I might have squealed when that approval email came through!

I have FALLEN for this Dream Harbor series and this was no exception. As sweet and steamy as the first two of this series, this follows Kira North, grumpy Christmas hater and new owner of the Dream Harbor Christmas tree farm (that she bought sight unseen for a fresh start). And our little Stars Halloween-esque town is jonesing for their Christmas trees while Kira struggles to get ahead. When she realizes she needs to re-open the farm to make money, the town delights because now they’ll have the chance to search her farm for the rumored buried treasure… or buried body depending on who in town you’ve heard the story from.

Bennett is on vacation from his bustling life in California when he unwillingly gets recruited to ‘check up on’ Kira, since he’s a ‘neutral party’ in this town’s drama. And the rest, as they say, is history.

I always love when we get a grumpy FMC and a MMC whose whole goal is to break down the walls around her heart.

This reads like a rom com Hallmark-y Christmas story with a little added intrigue and a dash of spice! Pick it up today!