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The Mistletoe House
The first in a series of cozy, heartfelt Christmas romances that will help you rediscover the magic of the holiday season.
After losing her job, her fiancé, and her home in one fell swoop, Natalie Belmont leaves the city without a plan… and without a working car. Suddenly stranded on the snowy backroads of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Natalie only needs a place to stay for the night, but the charming—and incredibly persuasive—innkeeper at The Mistletoe House has something much more festive in mind.
Now cast as one of Santa’s helpers in the tiny town of Chestnut Cove, Natalie is thrust into a Christmas wonderland brought to life, complete with a magical workshop, a snow-dusted sleigh, and a real-life reindeer. A very aromatic reindeer, one with a spleen-shattering hind kick.
For some people, this might be a dream come true (minus the reindeer), but Natalie has a problem, and it’s a big after a holiday tragedy upended her childhood, she no longer has the Christmas spirit.
But Chestnut Cove has a way of making miracles happen, and maybe a warm and welcoming community, a hundred-foot Christmas tree, and a small-town doctor with a heart of gold can change Natalie’s mind… and help her discover that the life she’s always dreamed of can be found in the most unexpected of places.
After losing her job, her fiancé, and her home in one fell swoop, Natalie Belmont leaves the city without a plan… and without a working car. Suddenly stranded on the snowy backroads of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Natalie only needs a place to stay for the night, but the charming—and incredibly persuasive—innkeeper at The Mistletoe House has something much more festive in mind.
Now cast as one of Santa’s helpers in the tiny town of Chestnut Cove, Natalie is thrust into a Christmas wonderland brought to life, complete with a magical workshop, a snow-dusted sleigh, and a real-life reindeer. A very aromatic reindeer, one with a spleen-shattering hind kick.
For some people, this might be a dream come true (minus the reindeer), but Natalie has a problem, and it’s a big after a holiday tragedy upended her childhood, she no longer has the Christmas spirit.
But Chestnut Cove has a way of making miracles happen, and maybe a warm and welcoming community, a hundred-foot Christmas tree, and a small-town doctor with a heart of gold can change Natalie’s mind… and help her discover that the life she’s always dreamed of can be found in the most unexpected of places.
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Published October 28, 2024
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December 1, 2024
Just like a Hallmark movie, very sweet!
December 8, 2025
This was fine. Very good Christmas vibes, like a Hallmark movie, which I really enjoyed. The town was super cute. I did enjoy most of the characters.
The romance here is what fell short for me. It happened far too quickly. Natalie just got out of a 7-year relationship that she was pretty devastated by. Then, 2 days later she is cuddled up with Gabe at the tree lighting event, acting like a couple. That was way too soon. If maybe she hadn't been/seemed so heartbroken by Devin, I might have been okay with it, but she was very hurt. And she and Gabe at that point hardly had any interactions with each other. I couldn't feel any chemistry between them yet. That whole tree lighting scene was just so weird for me.
I loved Gabe as the love interest. He was great. But he seemed too good for Natalie. I couldn't see what he saw in her, especially so soon after meeting and hardly seeing each other. Natalie didn't really bring much to the table.
Also, Natalie was 38 years old but not acting like it. Seemed like she had a lot of growing up to do. She also did a complete 180 about Christmas and all of that because she fell in love with a man after 3-4 days. The reason she didn't like celebrating Christmas made sense and was deeply sad, but it was something that needed more, like therapy, to deal with.
Overall, a good Christmas, Hallmark read that was quick and cute, but the romance just fell a little flat for me.
The romance here is what fell short for me. It happened far too quickly. Natalie just got out of a 7-year relationship that she was pretty devastated by. Then, 2 days later she is cuddled up with Gabe at the tree lighting event, acting like a couple. That was way too soon. If maybe she hadn't been/seemed so heartbroken by Devin, I might have been okay with it, but she was very hurt. And she and Gabe at that point hardly had any interactions with each other. I couldn't feel any chemistry between them yet. That whole tree lighting scene was just so weird for me.
I loved Gabe as the love interest. He was great. But he seemed too good for Natalie. I couldn't see what he saw in her, especially so soon after meeting and hardly seeing each other. Natalie didn't really bring much to the table.
Also, Natalie was 38 years old but not acting like it. Seemed like she had a lot of growing up to do. She also did a complete 180 about Christmas and all of that because she fell in love with a man after 3-4 days. The reason she didn't like celebrating Christmas made sense and was deeply sad, but it was something that needed more, like therapy, to deal with.
Overall, a good Christmas, Hallmark read that was quick and cute, but the romance just fell a little flat for me.
November 30, 2024
What a great book. Such a sweet ending. Gabe and Natalie are a fantastic couple.
December 21, 2024
3.75⭐️ did a good job at portraying that Christmas hallmark town feeling
December 10, 2024
Classic Christmas hallmark movie read. Cute Christmas story
December 26, 2024
Very Hallmark
November 29, 2024
Christmas or Not?
Natalie had spent almost a decade with her fiancée, Devin, when we decided to end the relationship. Upset, Natalie quickly threw her belongings into a suitcase, put the suitcase in her car & left town. She wasn’t sure where to go, but called her last set of foster parents & they told her to come. During her drive the weather became bad with snow. She was stuck in traffic & decided to chose to follow her GPS. Her car’s engine light came on & it halted. She tried to walk, but the weather kept getting worse & was not meant for tennis shoes. Gabe came across her walking & stopped to offer help. After a stop to get her suitcase, he drove her into town, Chestnut Cove, & stopped at Mistletoe Inn. Everywhere Natalie looked, she saw Christmas everywhere she looked! She soon became part of the townspeople while she waited for her car to be repaired. She even took part in Christmas activities & spent time with Gabe. She told everyone she did not like Christmas. Gabe & others in town knew she was leaving Chestnut Cove as soon as her car was repaired. A few days before Christmas she said goodbye to Gabe(who did not want her to leave) other people who had become friends & left town. Is this the ending Natalie really wanted? Read to find out!
Natalie had spent almost a decade with her fiancée, Devin, when we decided to end the relationship. Upset, Natalie quickly threw her belongings into a suitcase, put the suitcase in her car & left town. She wasn’t sure where to go, but called her last set of foster parents & they told her to come. During her drive the weather became bad with snow. She was stuck in traffic & decided to chose to follow her GPS. Her car’s engine light came on & it halted. She tried to walk, but the weather kept getting worse & was not meant for tennis shoes. Gabe came across her walking & stopped to offer help. After a stop to get her suitcase, he drove her into town, Chestnut Cove, & stopped at Mistletoe Inn. Everywhere Natalie looked, she saw Christmas everywhere she looked! She soon became part of the townspeople while she waited for her car to be repaired. She even took part in Christmas activities & spent time with Gabe. She told everyone she did not like Christmas. Gabe & others in town knew she was leaving Chestnut Cove as soon as her car was repaired. A few days before Christmas she said goodbye to Gabe(who did not want her to leave) other people who had become friends & left town. Is this the ending Natalie really wanted? Read to find out!
December 6, 2024
so cute🙁💗💗
this was my first christmas book this month, and it was so good!! soooo cute i felt so bad for natalie she been through a lot. the fact that gabe did everything he could to have her like christmas again was adorable.. i cried when she told gabe her story. AND O M G.. THE ENDING?? so freaking adorable… naming her jeannie i yelled “ yess omggg so cuteee “ this book had me kicking my feet and giggling, there’s no spice scenes but honestly it didn’t need any.. this book was really good without it. i’ll definitely be reading the next book. i recommend you guys read this, you’ll think me later ;)
this was my first christmas book this month, and it was so good!! soooo cute i felt so bad for natalie she been through a lot. the fact that gabe did everything he could to have her like christmas again was adorable.. i cried when she told gabe her story. AND O M G.. THE ENDING?? so freaking adorable… naming her jeannie i yelled “ yess omggg so cuteee “ this book had me kicking my feet and giggling, there’s no spice scenes but honestly it didn’t need any.. this book was really good without it. i’ll definitely be reading the next book. i recommend you guys read this, you’ll think me later ;)
November 23, 2024
Get the tissues ready!!
This is a wonderful book full of great characters that you will fall in love with. It is also a book of human struggle. Some sad, some happy, some revelation, and some healing. A great story!!
This is a wonderful book full of great characters that you will fall in love with. It is also a book of human struggle. Some sad, some happy, some revelation, and some healing. A great story!!
November 24, 2024
Great
I loved this story it was full of Christmas action some sad moments and some love moments. The descriptions of everything was so vivid I could picture myself there. I loved it
I loved this story it was full of Christmas action some sad moments and some love moments. The descriptions of everything was so vivid I could picture myself there. I loved it
November 26, 2024
Great Christmas Story
I wanted a book to read for Christmas and found The Mistletoe House. I'm happy I found it because this story was filled with Christmas. I loved the characters Natalie, Gabe, Faith, and all of the Chestnut Cove characters.
I wanted a book to read for Christmas and found The Mistletoe House. I'm happy I found it because this story was filled with Christmas. I loved the characters Natalie, Gabe, Faith, and all of the Chestnut Cove characters.
November 21, 2025
I love to read Christmas books at Christmas. I know so stereotypical. Snooze. Well I wasn't sure I would be able to this year after losing my mom in February, but this story delighted me.
Natalie' s long term boyfriend breaks up with her out of the blue, and she has no one. This is the orphaned hero trope only in romance form. She did have foster parents, so she hopes to go spend Christmas with them. So off she goes with her " trusty" gps. If you have ever had a gps glitch and ended up at a feild instead of a zoo, you know how your brain keeps telling you the entire drive that both the gps can't be wrong and also that this is not right. This leaves Natalie stuck in a blizzard along a stranded road in nowheresville when her car also craps the bed.
She decided to try to walk back to the town. I honestly don't remember how far she had driven away from the nearest town, but if Gabe hadn't found her ,I think she might have died. Dramatic maybe but she was headed for hypothermia and if no one found her on that barren road, well death could possibly happen.
And there is the scene where realistically Natalie should be very wary about a random man, and she is. Thank you Mia Kent. Gabe offers her the keys to drive to make her feel safe, but she doesn't think she can drive it. So she chances it and Gabe takes her back to Chestnut cove and there Natalie is horrified to find is practically Christmas ville USA. An overly decked out, cheefully celebrated celebration of the holiday.
This was horrible because Natalie lost her parents on Christmas, and has been triggered ever since, and rightfully so. She does not of course tell any of them why she doesn't like Christmas. Gabe, Faith ( the inn keeper), and the married couple who play the Clauses try at every moment for days to change her mind about Christmas and to get her to stay.
The girl who never had anywhere to go, and no one to be with was overwhelmed. Also she was changed, but she was too afraid to believe in it so she left.
Of course it all works out, and its working out gave me goosebumps. Mia Kent took every bit of the story and wove it together to make you shed happy tears.
If you are like me and love Christmas, this is a definite yes!
Natalie' s long term boyfriend breaks up with her out of the blue, and she has no one. This is the orphaned hero trope only in romance form. She did have foster parents, so she hopes to go spend Christmas with them. So off she goes with her " trusty" gps. If you have ever had a gps glitch and ended up at a feild instead of a zoo, you know how your brain keeps telling you the entire drive that both the gps can't be wrong and also that this is not right. This leaves Natalie stuck in a blizzard along a stranded road in nowheresville when her car also craps the bed.
She decided to try to walk back to the town. I honestly don't remember how far she had driven away from the nearest town, but if Gabe hadn't found her ,I think she might have died. Dramatic maybe but she was headed for hypothermia and if no one found her on that barren road, well death could possibly happen.
And there is the scene where realistically Natalie should be very wary about a random man, and she is. Thank you Mia Kent. Gabe offers her the keys to drive to make her feel safe, but she doesn't think she can drive it. So she chances it and Gabe takes her back to Chestnut cove and there Natalie is horrified to find is practically Christmas ville USA. An overly decked out, cheefully celebrated celebration of the holiday.
This was horrible because Natalie lost her parents on Christmas, and has been triggered ever since, and rightfully so. She does not of course tell any of them why she doesn't like Christmas. Gabe, Faith ( the inn keeper), and the married couple who play the Clauses try at every moment for days to change her mind about Christmas and to get her to stay.
The girl who never had anywhere to go, and no one to be with was overwhelmed. Also she was changed, but she was too afraid to believe in it so she left.
Of course it all works out, and its working out gave me goosebumps. Mia Kent took every bit of the story and wove it together to make you shed happy tears.
If you are like me and love Christmas, this is a definite yes!
October 27, 2025
The Mistletoe House was a wonderful Christmas story! I enjoyed every minute of it. After her fiance of almost a decade breaks up with her on the spur of the moment, Natalie is hurt, furious and ready to flee the scene. With bags packed, she heads out in her old car for who-knows-where. With no family and only a foster family from her past, she heads toward the home of her foster family for Christmas. She didn't plan on heavy traffic, a snow storm and her car biting the dust in the middle of nowhere. From there the story evolves into one of learning to trust, letting go of hurts and old guilt and becoming a new Natalie with the help of Chestnut Cove residents and a special person that lives there! I think you fill thoroughly enjoy this sweet story!
December 12, 2024
Devin loved her, she knew that—or at least he used to love her—but Natalie couldn’t say that he cherished her. That he adored her. But Gabe… well, she could tell that Gabe was a man capable of cherishing a woman.
This book was another hit for me—I loved it! There are so many great quotes. Gabe and Natalie are such wholesome characters. The slow-burn romance was absolutely adorable and filled with Christmas magic. I appreciated how they navigated their relationship; it felt natural and organic. It wasn't forced or rushed; everything unfolded just as it should have. I highly recommend it as a cozy Christmas read.
Trigger warning: , in case you don't enjoy that stuff in your romance books.
This book was another hit for me—I loved it! There are so many great quotes. Gabe and Natalie are such wholesome characters. The slow-burn romance was absolutely adorable and filled with Christmas magic. I appreciated how they navigated their relationship; it felt natural and organic. It wasn't forced or rushed; everything unfolded just as it should have. I highly recommend it as a cozy Christmas read.
Trigger warning: , in case you don't enjoy that stuff in your romance books.
December 12, 2025
5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. This is my 8th Christmassy romance book this season and you’d think I’d get sick of the same predictable love stories but NOPE! It’s just like watching Hallmark movies, I don’t care if they are the exact same storyline just with different characters…I’m still watching them all! As far as characters, I loved all of them! It did end up being a real tear jerker once I found out what happened to Natalie’s parents but I’m so happy with how the story ended. I highly recommend this one if you’re looking for a quick and sweet Christmas romance.
November 22, 2024
Make ready for a good kind of cry
Wow the things this poor woman went through before she even made it to the hotel. Out of nowhere her fiance decided that she was not the girl for him. Packing her bag he also tells her she no longer works at his ice cream store. Now being homeless, jobless, and alone she sets out. It is close to Christmas the one time of the year she dreads the most. But with Gabe’s and the towns help she might find the family of her dreams.
Wow the things this poor woman went through before she even made it to the hotel. Out of nowhere her fiance decided that she was not the girl for him. Packing her bag he also tells her she no longer works at his ice cream store. Now being homeless, jobless, and alone she sets out. It is close to Christmas the one time of the year she dreads the most. But with Gabe’s and the towns help she might find the family of her dreams.
October 17, 2025
2.5 STARS
Pretty much what I expected from this type of book. There's an over-the-top Christmas town where Natalie (the Christmas hater) is stranded, and there's Gabe who falls in love with her instantly. There's some nosy townspeople who push to get Natalie and Gabe together.
Natalie's anti-Christmas stance was understandable, but her overly emotional reaction to every little thing was tedious with her near constant tears.
The ending was predictable but sweet.
Pretty much what I expected from this type of book. There's an over-the-top Christmas town where Natalie (the Christmas hater) is stranded, and there's Gabe who falls in love with her instantly. There's some nosy townspeople who push to get Natalie and Gabe together.
Natalie's anti-Christmas stance was understandable, but her overly emotional reaction to every little thing was tedious with her near constant tears.
The ending was predictable but sweet.
December 10, 2024
Wholesome Christmas romance book, Hallmark style.
I personally was taken out of the story multiple times because Natalie kept panicking about something being Christmas themed, only to then get over it instantly and have a great time. She also cried a lot, but I guess it was a rough patch in her life.
I thought Gabe was great. The ending was sweet.
I personally was taken out of the story multiple times because Natalie kept panicking about something being Christmas themed, only to then get over it instantly and have a great time. She also cried a lot, but I guess it was a rough patch in her life.
I thought Gabe was great. The ending was sweet.
December 15, 2025
Almost cringy-cheesy, but in exactly the way Christmas books are supposed to be. It had all of the Christmas elements; small Christmas town, Christmas traditions, meddlesome townsfolk, change of heart, warm and fuzzy moments and of course the perfect guy to make it all better. Hallmark movie written all over it.
December 26, 2025
A cute Christmas story
I enjoyed reading The Mistletoe House. A young woman finds herself stranded in a town totally devoted to Christmas, a holiday she is running away from. She is also running away from a broken relationship. Chestnut Cove may hold answers for her and her future. This is a good holiday story about what Christmas can mean and become.
I enjoyed reading The Mistletoe House. A young woman finds herself stranded in a town totally devoted to Christmas, a holiday she is running away from. She is also running away from a broken relationship. Chestnut Cove may hold answers for her and her future. This is a good holiday story about what Christmas can mean and become.
November 30, 2024
So sweet a story
The Mistletoe House is the story of townspeople making the magic of Christmas, creating the perfect place for a lost girl in her late thirties to find the man, and life, of her dreams. A wholesome romance.
The Mistletoe House is the story of townspeople making the magic of Christmas, creating the perfect place for a lost girl in her late thirties to find the man, and life, of her dreams. A wholesome romance.
December 8, 2024
It is a sweet story about Natalie finally putting her past behind her and finding a heart for Christmas again. This gives off all the cozy hometown Christmas vibes in a little town embracing the season in every way. A great read for the Christmas season.
December 15, 2024
Loved it!
Wow, what a heart touching book! I really enjoyed reading this dramatic Christmas romance! This is so well written. It's hard for me to fathom how many aspects of this story were presented in the short number of pages. Wow! Good writing! I absolutely recommend this book!
Wow, what a heart touching book! I really enjoyed reading this dramatic Christmas romance! This is so well written. It's hard for me to fathom how many aspects of this story were presented in the short number of pages. Wow! Good writing! I absolutely recommend this book!
December 17, 2024
A cozy, warm, hallmark movie of a book read. Finished it in a few hours. Such an easy read around the holidays. Wish it was a little more detailed and longer but overall very predictable and a happy read! I liked that it felt like everything tied up nicely.
February 1, 2025
What an awesome book. This is was my first by Mia Kent and I can't wait to read the next installment. I fell in love with the characters and town. I laughed and cried. There is nothing better than Christmas Miracles and happy endings
September 6, 2025
Loving Christmas again
This is a beautiful stranded at Christmas romance. Her car broke down on the detoured road. When a truck finally stopped to help her whole life changed. She was in a Christmas themed town. Boy was she in trouble. A great read. Loved it!
This is a beautiful stranded at Christmas romance. Her car broke down on the detoured road. When a truck finally stopped to help her whole life changed. She was in a Christmas themed town. Boy was she in trouble. A great read. Loved it!
November 24, 2025
A really quick read! It felt like reading a Hallmark holiday movie. Very sweet and endearing - I would have liked a little more depth to the characters. I feel like we only got a glimpse into who they really are. Good read!
December 4, 2025
Perfect for the holidays.
I loved this charming and romantic story. Its a perfect book to read during the holiday season, or anytime since Chestnut Cove is the town of Christmas!
If you love the Hallmark holiday movies, then you'll love this book!
I loved this charming and romantic story. Its a perfect book to read during the holiday season, or anytime since Chestnut Cove is the town of Christmas!
If you love the Hallmark holiday movies, then you'll love this book!
December 12, 2025
Heart-warming Christmas Romance!
I read this book in an afternoon/evening. I just could not put it down! The story of a woman entrenched in grief, guilt and pain, the internal storm she battles in her heart until she comes to chestnut cove!
I read this book in an afternoon/evening. I just could not put it down! The story of a woman entrenched in grief, guilt and pain, the internal storm she battles in her heart until she comes to chestnut cove!
December 14, 2025
Oh my what a wonderful story!
I loved this book, I couldn't figure out what had happened to her parents and why she was so against Christmas all the way through the book. What a beautiful ending!
I loved this book, I couldn't figure out what had happened to her parents and why she was so against Christmas all the way through the book. What a beautiful ending!
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