I think I like this book the most out of the three that have been released. Bennet and Iris were such a good addition to Dream Harbor! Such a fun quick read for the winter season! Will definitely pick up again as a yearly Christmas read!

this book is the perfect warm cozy holiday hug
if you're looking for an easy seasonal read, this is the one

Let’s dive into Dream Harbor once again with the third installment of the series, The Christmas Tree Farm. If you enjoyed The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, you’re in for another heartwarming holiday treat with this one.

This time, we follow Kira, our grumpy FMC, who’s just moved to Dream Harbor after buying the old Christmas tree farm. Reviving the farm was never part of her plans, but financial pressures mean she has to get creative. Meanwhile, Bennett, the sunny MMC, is in town visiting his sister (the Pumpkin Spice Cafe owner) for the holidays. Kira’s strong-willed independence clashes with Bennett’s open-hearted generosity, but their chemistry is undeniable.

At the heart of the story is the journey both characters take to grow beyond old patterns: Kira’s quest for self-reliance and Bennett’s aim to balance his kindness without losing himself in another. This cozy read, full of holiday charm, leaves you wondering if their relationship will be a path to healing or a repeat of old mistakes.

Overall, The Christmas Tree Farm is a perfect fireside read. Warm, inviting, and brimming with small-town magic, it’s a solid 4 stars for me. I can’t wait to continue with the following two books planned in this series.

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for this ARC ebook!

Dream Harbor, book 3. I didn’t read the second yet, but these can be read standalone. Ben comes to visit his sister and meets the newest resident, Kira, who owns the old Christmas tree farm. It’s a cute story and I liked it better than the first!

I loved this book. I was so excited to receive an arc of this because I loved the first two books so much. The pumpkin spice cafe and the cinnamon bun one. This is the third one in the series and it was very cozy and I loved it so much. My first Christmas read of the year and it did not disappoint. Can’t wait for the 4 book to come out next year.

Even though it’s October, I got to read this cute little Christmas book. Kira bought a Christmas tree farm without even realizing it, she it was a regular farm and she hates Christmas. Running out of money she realizes she has to get the Christmas tree running but she has no idea how to do that. In comes Bennett who stumbled across her and he is a fixer and keeps coming into her life to help. Their relationship is so adorable and I love Bennett, he is the sweetest. They both have not the greatest past but they can’t help their attraction. I kinda wish Kira wasn’t so feisty.

I absolutely loved this 3rd book in the Dream Harbor series! The romance was so sweet and spicy, the setting of the Christmas Tree farm was perfect, and returning to the fun characters of Dream Harbor was a delight. Bennett was truly an amazing book boyfriend. And the snowed in scenes will live rent free in my mind for a long time. This is the perfect Christmas spicy romance for this holiday season!

As it gets closer and closer to the holiday season, I've been filling up my TBR with more and more Christmas books. Luckily, that included this ARC from Laurie Gilmore and Harper 360.

This is the third book in a series of interconnected standalones and you do not have to read the other books in this series to read this book, but the other books do give backstories on the relationships of other characters that are in this book. This book was a quick read and did have Hallmark movie vibes. The relationship was just downright cute and Bennett was always trying to do his best to take care of Kira. It's perfect for getting into the holiday spirit so if you're looking for books to add to your holiday TBR, look into adding this one.

The latest in this series is just as cozy and adorable as you could hope for, and with a bit of spice. I like to call these books “Hallmark after dark.” I fall more in love with the town and people of Dream Harbor with each installment and this was no exception. Just in time for the holiday season, grab a hot drink and a blanket and enjoy the grumpy new comer and the visiting nice guy and root for them to get over their nonsense and get together already!

Thank you for the ARC!

Kira buys a Christmas tree farm sight unseen ans is over her head. She doesn’t want to open it up, but is forced to make money. There’s a lot of problems with the house and her neighbor is around to help her despite her not wanting him around at all. As with the other Dream Harbor books, life will bring these opposites together and the sparks will fly and there will be spice! A Christmas tree farm adds to the seasonal fun.

I am so lucky to have received this ARC and was so so excited for it, yet still wasn’t feeling the Christmas spirit so felt myself a bit hesitant to start it. Getting back into Dream Harbor was so easy at the beginning of this book! It feels like being welcomed to a neighborhood again. Such a warm and cozy place made the perfect setting for a Christmas tree farm and helped bring me towards the feelings of holiday spirit! Kira’s character felt very “Luke-esque” from Gilmore Girls, along with the full cast of quirky characters mentioned through town meetings and typical small town shenanigans. The way the town welcomes you back whenever you pick up a Dream Harbor novel is one of my favorite things about this story!

The dedication on this book is very accurate in saying that this book is definitely the epitome of a spicy Hallmark Christmas story! Kira and Bennett are such a sweet pair with a beginning that felt like an enemies to lovers with some forbidden tension. The forbidden part being due to their own prerogative yet that gave a new, interesting feel to the characters in providing them some depth and dimension! Their chemistry was hot, as was the boiler (eventually), and the overall character of Bennett with his change in personality from public to private *wink wink* was perfect and can I say, spicy!? 🌶️😏

Kira and Bennett, and all the little pups, make such a sweet pairing and a great little holiday love story! The Christmas tree farm setting really brought about the holiday feels and was the perfect setting to get into the upcoming holiday season!

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mentioned the ending of the book, whereas I won’t reveal what it was (this is a no spoiler review), I was honestly a bit disappointed. The middle to end of the book began to increase the feel of a nostalgic, old-timey love story which melted my heart! I’m a sucker for love in all forms!!! The overall ending, though, regarding the mystery of the dead body (iykyk), felt like it killed the feel of the old-timey love story. Something that could’ve been sentimental and sweet felt squashed in the way the book was moving towards the future rather than celebrating loves of the past and that wasn’t a favorite of mine. Overall I rated this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5! A very sweet, enjoyable read that made me smile, yet I feel the ending could’ve accumulated the feelings of nostalgia and an old-time love story but unfortunately fell a bit short in the delivery. The overall feel of Dream Harbor still welcomed me back and provided me a reading spot that felt like home! I plan to keep coming back to the sweet town and am in much anticipation, and very hopeful for, Mac and Annie’s story! (Please tell me this is in the works, I’m begging you!!!)

I feel like the more books that is added to this series the better and better they are getting! I thought this was such a cute and sweet holiday read! 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! Kira views herself in a negative light thinking of herself as selfish and not a fan of Christmas when really she is the sweetest and most selfless person. Bennett is a sweetheart that just wants to help anyone and everyone he can and will do anything to make sure Kira is happy.

I love the little world that’s been created in Dream Harbor it feels so cozy and tight knit and you can really connect with each of the characters. I feel like as the series has gone on the books just keep getting better. Definitely recommend for all the Christmas lovers.

This is such a warm-hearted, perfect swoon-worthy holiday romance that was such a great read. I adored that Kira, the MFC, was the grumpy one and Bennet, the MMC, was the sunshine. I loved the little town of Dream Harbor and how it was just like a Hallmark setting. I couldn’t get enough of it. The Christmas Tree Farm is the 3rd book in the series, but can be read as a standalone. This is the perfect holiday rom-com style read with some added spice.

The adorable cover caught my eye then the compelling book description caught my interest. This was a fun, snowed in, small town, opposites attract romance. The characters are well written and it was entertaining having the female MC Kira as the grump with the male MC Bennett upbeat and sweet. Also there were dogs, which I especially loved. I enjoyed Bennett's persistance with Kira and her growth through out the story. This is a great holiday season romance with a heartwarming happy-ever-after.

I loved this book!!!

This was such a sweet, cozy romance - and you can’t go wrong when it’s set during Christmas!!

Laurie Gilmore does an amazing job making her books have the perfect mix of humor and romance - while still creating characters that have depth and growth!

I absolutely loved The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore so I knew this one would be amazing too!! I definitely recommend this one to fans of cozy Gilmore Girls vibes and romance that will tug at your heartstrings!

Basically feels like a hallmark movie but with more spice!

Thank you NetGalley, and Harper Collins for this ARC! I adored it!

This book was just okay for me. I didn't like the female main character. She came to town and was mean and unsociable to everyone then she just turned around and made friends with the townspeople and became friendly. I would've liked to get to know more of her backstory. I didn't really like the insta love between her and Bennett either. I'm not sure if I will continue on with this series.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book for review.

Cozy, spicy, and perfect in time for the holidays! Read this for allll the Hallmark channel after dark vibes.

Best Parts: The vibes, obviously. A great length for a rom-com. The supporting characters - always so funny and great additions without being invasive. I love that the dogs were basically their own characters. I also really enjoyed that this book was about 2 brand new characters.

Parts That Could Be Better: As mentioned above, I just did not totally believe the rich girl backstory. I think my biggest gripe was that this story seemed to have deep lulls that I do not remember from the other books. It was easy to put this back down and then come back to it.

First of all, I am a big fan of this series so when I was approved for the Arc I was psyched! I love Dream Harbor and I could not wait to jump back into that world. That being said it started very slow for me. I did not instantly warm to the main characters enough to root for them as hard as I had for the previous two books in series. Yes Kira is supposed to be closed off but I didn’t see what Bennett saw in her until she started loosening up. Took awhile to get there but the ending was worth it. I loved the parts where the old characters pop in and I adored the ending, it was perfect. Can’t wait for the next book to come out…
♥️ Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this audiobook ARC.

I had just finished reading Pumpkin Spice Café & Cinnamon Bun Bookshop, so when I saw that The Christmas Tree Farm was available for request on NetGalley, I had to click the button. This book did not disappoint! Just like the rest of the series it reads like a spicier version of a Hallmark movie. I enjoyed the book so much that once I finished the ARC, I went and bought the ebook. Also, really like that they included some questions that would be perfect for a book club discussion. I find it so helpful.

After reading the first two books in the Dream Harbor series I was expecting a cute rom-com that was a quick read and Laurie did not disappoint. This book was basically a Hallmark Christmas Movie in book form.

The reverse grumpy sunshine trope gave serious Grinch vibes in this book. Kira is a bit of a hot mess at the beginning of the book. She impulsively decides to but the Christmas tree farm in order to escape from her past, not truly thinking that she is not in a space to be joyful for Christmas.

Then comes Bennett who thinks the tree farm is still closed and takes his dogs for a walk through the farm. With Bennett’s fix it attitude and the help of all the other characters of Dream Harbor, Kira grows so much as a person in this book.

I loved all the antics of the town and can’t wait to see what else is in store for the Dream Harbor series.

Thank you NetGalley, Harper 360, and Laurie Gilmore for the ARC of this book!

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