A Taste of Christmas

by Melissa Hill

Warm, unputdownable reading - you're sure to find the perfect romance to cosy up with.Enjoy a taste of Christmas with a sparkling collection of festive tales and a heartwarming romance novel from the 'Queen of Christmas - author of hit holiday romcoms Something From Tiffany’s and A Gift to Remember. Includes some brand new holiday stories also now in development as Christmas movies!'Doesn't get much better than this sweet and romantic page-turner' (Closer)'A jewel ... sparkling with warm, delightful characters' (Romantic Times)

Genres: Christmas, Romance, Holiday, Holiday Romance, Contemporary

466 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 18, 2023

About the author

Melissa Hill is a USA Today bestselling author living in Ireland’s beautiful County Wicklow. Her page-turning contemporary novels of family, friendship and romance are published worldwide and have been translated into twenty-six languages.

A Hollywood adaptation of her international bestseller Something from Tiffany's, by Reese Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios, was released worldwide in Dec 2022.

Other novels including A Gift to Remember and The Charm Bracelet have been adapted for screen by Hallmark Channel USA, with multiple other titles currently also in development for film and TV.

For more info, visit her website at www.melissahill.info

Facebook: facebook.com/melissahillbooks

Instagram: @melissahillbooks

Melissa also co-writes forensic thrillers with her husband under the pseudonym Casey Hill. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Reviews

[April · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book needs a major proofreading

[Javanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of Christmas stories

I've only read Melissa's books that are A part of a series. I liked themso I thought this would be a nice Christmas read. I'm not a fan of Christmas but the stories were cheesy and good spirited enough

[Beth Green · Rating 2 out of 5]

The two short stories (“A Taste of Christmas” and “Snow Pine Christmas”) were festive, cozy reads, perfect for fans of Christmas romance movies.

Unfortunately, the full-length novel (“A Wonderful Life”) had a very different tone and didn’t meet my expectations. Spoilers below:

The early chapters were more serious than cozy, and Finn and Abby’s storylines didn’t intersect until almost 30% in. It definitely had a cute festive feel when they were together but that part was brief and the only thing Christmasy. The story then focused on only Abby for a long while as she had positive (and expensive) experiences with friends and family. The last third of the book brought Finn back on the scene, but overall, this story was more about Abby getting over her ex, starting her life again and dealing with a serious medical issue. Not very cozy. Felt like the movie 50 First Dates but without the humor.

3⭐️for the short stories
2⭐️for the novel (since that was the bulk of this collection, I gave it an overall 2⭐️)

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute set of three Christmas stories.

Started off with A Taste of Christmas. A kind of cheesy romantic tale. Hershell’s, a chocolate company (seriously you couldn’t be more more obvious doing a knock off Hershey chocolate company), is having a contest for people to make a new chocolate treat for Christmas.

Then the longest story in the book, A Wonderful Life. Abby is trying to get over her ex when she experiences a head injury. Her family is nervous but she thinks she’s okay until she starts having some memory issues. She goes on a year long quest of big adventures to make lasting memories and may have found new love in the process with a dog trainer, Finn.

The last story is Snow Pine Christmas. Jennifer has started a new job as the event planner at the Snow Pine ski lodge in Colorado. Her first big event is coming up during the Christmas season. Turns out her client is her high school boyfriend. Can she pull it off?

[Courtney Denker · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Taste of Christmas is a collection of novels, including one long-form holiday drama and two short novellas. The two short reads were cheesy and needed a lot of editing, but the longer book (It’s a Wonderful Life) pulled me in pretty quickly. Amnesia plot line without being too 50 First Dates. A cute and cozy KU find to read by the tree this weekend!

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book that has 3 short stories in it. They are Christmasy love(ish) stories. I really enjoyed the 2nd story. A woman has an accident where she gets hit on the head with a falling object. She has memory issues after that and works to make new memories and hold on to old ones. She finds love and a way around the memory issues.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stories.

Each of the stories there are challenges that need to taken care of,
The second story, the longest of the three gave off 50 first dates vibes.
Romance is in the air around Christmas time.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had 3 different stories in it. I liked the first, really liked the 2nd and the 3rd so ok. 3.25 stars

[Dawn Parnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Taste of Christmas

The 3 stories were a very enjoyable read. Makes you wish it was Christmas now.
Book 2 nearly had me in tears.

[Erica Guillory · Rating 3 out of 5]

I should have read the description because I didn’t realize this was several short stories instead of a novel. The amount of grammatical errors was annoying. I just wasn’t a big fan.

[julia soakell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book should be a film

I loved This book .....I learnt a lot too. Interesting setting and plot ...brilliant characters. Would highly recommend

Should be a film!!!l

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2

Two short stories and a full length book are contained in the volume. All of the stories are Christmas themed and sugary sweet. Lives up to the subtitle.

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute & fast read for the holidays!

[Eileen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Most poorly edited book I have read in quite a while. There were so many grammatical errors it was torture reading it, so I didn't. My suggestion, get a new publisher, or at least a new editor.

[Diana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mediocre at best. Plenty of other really good Christmas books out there, so I'd bypass this one for sure.