What if the person you shared your life with couldn't remember you anymore?
Nash Carter is devasted when a skiing accident leaves his wife with severe memory loss, erasing him and their three-year marriage from her mind.
Not only is Nash a stranger, but Sadie remembers being in love with her ex-boyfriend and can't understand how she ended up living in a new city, estranged from her family, and married to a man she doesn't know.
It's up to Nash to win back his wife and prove that their love is worth fighting for.
Can Nash's unwavering devotion help Sadie rebuild what was lost, or will he lose her love forever?
◆ One Foggy Christmas is a holiday romance that brings all the chemistry and tension without explicit language or scenes.
◆Amnesia◆Win Back Your Spouse◆Christmas◆Found Family◆Enduring Love
Kortney graduated from the University of Utah with an English degree and spent a few years before motherhood teaching 7th and 8th graders how to write a book report, among other things. But after a reading slump, where no plots seemed to satisfy, Kortney pulled out her laptop and started writing the "perfect" love story...or at least she tried. Writing love stories is her job...just kidding. Her real job is taking care of her five awesome kids and spending time with her husband.
Kortney loves a good romance movie or book, warm chocolate chip cookies, and traveling the world.
I don’t really know how I’m supposed to move on from this story. From these people. Listen…I don’t cry when I read…but this book had me crying for fictional people. Kortney wrote in such a way where I felt everything they were feeling. I was SOLD OUT. ALL IN.
I seriously don’t know what I can say without giving away spoilers. I don’t know what to say that will truly be able to convey the BEAUTY of this story! Was it a TRADITIONAL Christmas romance? NOPE. But that is an added charm! Kortney still wove great humor and romance in with the hard topics.
The JOURNEY we went on through this book was so well paced! So well done! And Nash Carter is now the standard…
The emotional and relational healing and communication in this book was *chefs kiss*
I just want everyone to read this book! And then message me because I want to experience it with you. (Can you tell I’m sad that I can’t ever read this for the FIRST time again?! Thank the Lord for rereads)
Thank you @hannahk_reads for swooning and sobbing with me!
I AM BESTOWING THIS BOOK INFINITE STARS! I’m gonna be thinking about this book for a LOOOONNNNGGGG time…
*I received this book from the author**All opinions are my own*
Oh wow, this book, you guys! Kortney really knew what she was doing, and oh my goodness did she deliver with Sadie and Nash’s story.
Sadie and Nash have been married for three years when a tragic skiing accident leaves Sadie with amnesia, erasing the last three and a half years from her memory including every trace of Nash. What follows is a whirlwind of emotions that is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking.
Nash, oh sweet Nash! I was head over heels for him from the start. This guy is the MVP of love and devotion. His flirty charm made me smile, his joy lit up the pages, and I felt every bit of his pain. Even when Sadie doesn’t remember who he is, Nash’s love never wavers. He deserves a permanent place in the "Book Boyfriend Hall of Fame".
The story unfolds in three parts: life before the accident, during, and what comes after. Through each part, Nash’s love shines as he shows up for Sadie in every way imaginable. Sure, it’s a little heartbreaking to watch them struggle, but hang tight for act three—it’s where the magic happens!
There’s chemistry, there’s heartbreak, there’s hope and there are so many moments that’ll make your heart do a happy dance. If you’re looking for a book that’ll make you laugh, cry, and swoon, this one is an absolute must-read! Grab it and get ready for all the feels!
Read this if you like: 💕 Memory Loss 💕 Win Back Your Spouse 💕 Found Family 💕 Enduring Love
The first 80% of this book was 5 stars: I devoured it, I loved every page and every character, I also cried my eyes out. The last part though… it was 2 stars. I had high expectations for the ending, since everything else was so good, but I found myself being disappointed and sad. Nash was a 6 stars boyfriend and, even if Sadie was not a bad person at all, I still think that he deserved better and that she didn’t fully deserve him. (SPOILERS) Their meeting in Switzerland was unrealistic, I’m all for believing in destiny, but that country is not THAT small, come on. I liked the relationship they had before the accident way more than the one they have in the end. Also, during all the book, I was hoping she would get her memories back, but it never happened. I’m just frustrated because the last 20% was so NOT what I wanted to happen
I really liked the concept of this romance, but the pacing felt off for me.
Divided into three parts, it takes an interesting approach to the amnesia trope by starting with how Nash and Sadie first met. It's a bit of a whirlwind, lengthy introduction, but I loved their flirtatious meet-cute and how obvious it was that Nash fell hopelessly hard for Sadie right from the start. His endearing cockiness and upbeat energy instantly won me over!
Part two is where things get serious. It was bittersweet and made me ache for Nash as he tries to win back his wife, who now has no memory of their relationship AND believes she's still in love with her ex. Despite his best efforts to prove his love, Sadie struggles to reciprocate, and the story does a good job of conveying the unease she feels around a man she doesn’t recognize.
After that, though, the story felt really rushed. I never felt we got a satisfying show of Sadie falling for Nash all over again. Part three genuinely frustrated me with how it wrapped things up—it all just felt way too convenient, especially after the absolute anguish Nash was put through.
I loved the uniqueness of this story so much! It was The Vow in book form, but 100x better than the movie could ever dream of being. I felt this book to my core; the emotions were so very real to me. This is one of those books that tears your heart apart and then slowly, but surely, puts it back together. Kortney did a phenomenal job at bringing this story to life!
Was that the best meet-cute ever or what?! The flirting, the instant spark, I loved everything about it! The two of them meeting in the office had me cheesing so hard 🤭
I was in tears by Chapter 6. The part with Tate hit a little too close to home for comfort and had my eyes dripping like a leaky faucet 😢 Sadie and Tate’s brother/sister relationship was the best. I have an older brother as well and it brought to mind the way our relationship used to be.
The way that Nash believed in Sadie the same way that Tate did made me so happy 🥹 They were perfect for each other in every way…and then Kortney had to go and rip my heart to absolute shreds 😭 I literally spent most of Part Two crying at regular intervals. The not remembering Nash thing was pure torture 😩 His unending patience with her had me tearing up. It was beautiful pain watching Sadie fall back in love with Nash as he slowly let his walls back down ♥️
Top Moments: ❄️ Cub’s game ❄️ Wiggle Cars ❄️ Karaoke night ❄️ Nash showing up to comfort Sadie ❄️ The Nash Carter Chicago tour ❄️ Christmas Eve ❄️ The accidental mooning ❄️ Reading through their old text thread ❄️ Dating Sadie again ❄️ Building a snowman ❄️ The boat mishap ❄️ Christmas in Switzerland ❄️ The epilogue 🥹
big hugs to my bestie Hoda for giving me this lovely book, it really hit deep😩🤍🤍🤍.
This is what I wanted to read for Christmas, i loved ever emotion it gave, the pain and longing, the love and ach. It was a very warm experience with a warm hot chocolate.
I loved nash and sadie relationship and how they have so much chemistry.
May this love find me in Christmas fr!!!!!😩😩🤍
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Hoda recommend me this book so I'm SO hyped about it🤭🤭🤭🤭✨.
One foggy Christmas by Kortney kiesel This book totally surprised me. I went in really wanting to love it (knowing it is my favorite trope) and it exceeded my expectations. 🙌🏼
This story is a journey. I love The vastness of the story. We go through lots of years, lots of emotions, lots of change and I was here for it.
The pacing is rather unique. At first I wasn't sure how I felt about it but by the halfway point I realized the artistic brilliance in it and I believe it amps up the angst and the emotions I was experiencing.
I will admit there were some moments I was met with frustration and I wasn't always loving the characters. Which by default actually makes me love it because that's just who I am. 😅 I love a story that doesn't give me what I want necessarily. But instead, gives me what is true to the characters and their personalities and their traumas. I believe Kortney wrote them so well!
There's also multiple settings in this book and I feel like each of the locations were a character in and of themselves. I loved how I felt as if I had a relationship with these locations just from reading.
This book had just the right amount of Christmas, 🌲 just the right amount of heartache, 💔 just the right amount of sexy/flirty banter. 🔥 Oof. The banter. I love Nash Carter. I love his bold flirtatiousness, his confident protectiveness and his achingly sweet demeanor.
If you're looking for a cozy Christmas read that's not too heavy and not too light, give them beauty a try!
Once I started this book, it consumed my life until I finished it! I loved it. I’m not a huge fan of the amnesia trope, but Kourtney does it 100% correctly in this one. Way better than more popular books with the trope. It was devastating and hopeful and everything I wanted it to be! Merry freaking Christmas, everybody!
DNF Ok soo this book was really good story wise. My heart totally broke for Nash and Sadie. I loved watching them try and sort things out. It did get a little too “spicy” for my personal preference at about 85% in and I got uncomfortable with it. I honestly probably should have quit before this point with some of it but I let it slide since it’s a secular book and I wanted to know what would happen in the story. So I would say if you like no spice this isn’t the book for you.
Content: innuendos, bare bottom exposed from accidentally falling in a robe(married), ogling, drug overdose
Man I wanted to love this but it just didn’t work for me. It copies “The Vow” soo closely which bothered me because it made this book feel very unoriginal. I hated the FMC and thought she acted like a total jerk, even for someone who was experiencing memory loss. Then there was the way things wrapped up. Way too rushed and easy for what the circumstances were, and all the events that lead up to it. Nash was great but the rest was blah. Disappointed.
This is such a special story. It was beautiful but also broke my heart. It’s unlike any Christmas romance I’ve ever read. The book takes you on a journey through Nash and Sadie’s love story. Nash is sweet and attentive. Patient. Flirty. Trust me he puts a majority of book boyfriends to shame lol He shows Sadie the kind of love and devotion any woman dreams of. This book will show you what a true deep love looks like. An endearing love that withstands everything. I don’t have the words to do this story justice so I will just say this is now a favorite of mine. One I can see myself reading every year. It’s a book you will want to slowly savor and one you absolutely must read! Outstanding job by Kourtney Kiesel. I can’t wait to read more from this author.
Oh my goodness!!! I loved this book so much! What a wonderful Christmas story! It had me so invested in the characters! The emotions and the chemistry had me smiling and thinking if her other books are anything like this I need to read everything she has written. If you read on kindle you can read bonus chapters that they give you access to at the end of the book with a little more of the story! I love love love this book! This book reminds me of a true story I read called Blank Canvas by Marcy Gregg.
This was a really bittersweet Christmas romance. It’s rare for the amnesia trope to actually work in stories, but I think it was effective here. I appreciate the depth that Kortney Keisel brings to her characters. I adored Nash; he was such a swoon-worthy sweetheart. Sadie was good, too, although I was frustrated when she didn’t give Nash more of a chance, but it made sense in the story.
I also love the author’s writing style. She does an incredible job writing clean romances with sexual tension and just a hint of innuendo, which makes them less bland.
I have two main complaints about this book: first, it closely resembled The Vow, diminishing its originality. Second, the ending felt rushed compared to the rest of the narrative. Despite these issues, I really enjoyed it and would recommend it!
Content: Some light innuendo, traumatic brain injury, fentanyl overdose, and death of adult siblings.
Genre: contemporary Christmas romance Content: serious ski accident & coma (off page), death of a sibling (off page), some innuendo, makeouts
This story of unconditional love is, in the words of @marilee.loves.to.read , achingly beautiful. (I was so glad I had her to message and gush about this book with while reading!) Kortney usually writes romcoms and while this isn’t one of those, it is AMAZING.
Sadie & Nash have been married for 3 years when she’s in a serious accident that leaves her with amnesia. She doesn’t remember the past 3.5 years and doesn’t remember Nash. I loved the set up of the story— it’s in 3 parts: falling, forgetting, finding. Because of that, we get to see Nash and Sadie initially falling in love, we get to experience gut wrenching heartache right alongside Nash when Sadie is struggling to remember anything about him and their marriage, and we get to see the rebuilding of their relationship. It’s marvelous. It was a FIGHT for their love but the end result is so precious and satisfying and perfect.
Marilee and I decided that Nash has a set a new standard for fictional men everywhere.
PLEASE READ THIS LOVE STORY! It’s available 11/4.
Thoughts While I Read: -I love their meet cute! 😍 -Wow, Nash showed up for her in the biggest way. That’s amazing. -Okay, not a fan of Stetson. -I can’t imagine being in this situation. -My heart is literally breaking for Nash. I just threw my kindle down on the (soft) chair. This is agonizing. -THIS KISS!!! -Noooo 😭💔😭💔 -My heart might actually explode if this is Sadie right now!!!! -Oh my gosh, it’s fate! 😍🥰 -“Is this real?” 🥹 -The Ferris wheel scene! I am a puddle. -The book in the epilogue. I can’t!!! It’s so perfect!
Favorite Quotes: 😂 "And did you just admit that I'm charming?" "You don't need me to admit that. You already know you're charming and happily lean into it." "But it's more fun hearing you say it."
❤️🩹 "Life moves on even when you don't want it to. I've learned that grief and happiness happen at the same time. It doesn't make sense. It just works—both feelings equally take up space in your mind and heart."
😍"My love for you isn't a transactional thing. It's constant. No matter what."
❤️"I knew you were the one the second I saw you." "So you're claiming love at first sight?" Skepticism coats her words. My head tilts, and I smile. "At first sight and every moment after."
💋 It's a gentleman's kiss—soft and slow —a token of something real, pure, and ideal. I feel the warmth of his love and affection from my toes all the way up to my treacherous, forgetful mind. His arms pull me in tighter and tighter like a treasure he never wants to lose. The way he holds me says so much about how he values me. It's achingly beautiful-something every woman should experience in their lifetime. I'd consider giving up another three and a half years of my life just to be kissed like this again.
🥲 After all this time, Nash is still the one person who I can be myself with—flaws and all—and he accepts me no matter what.
💔 Love happens when you're brave enough to let someone see your pain, and we're past bravery—bearing our whole souls for the other to see.
🥹Even the darkest fog in my brain couldn't erase Nash from my heart. He's meant to be mine, and I'm meant to be his. Forever.
Когато има различни герои в една книга, нормално е да имаме мнение за всеки от тях, да изпитваме емоции и да оставят следа у нас в различна степен. Когато книгата е коледно четиво, предполага се ведро настроение с празничен дух. One Foggy Christmas не беше такъв тип роман. Поне за мен. Не че нарочно търсех различно усещане с коледна книга, но наистина бях изненадана от това колко не харесах главната героиня Сейди. Като наистина тя се оказа не мой тип човек. Срещала съм хора от нейния вид - толкова крайна в мненията си и едновременно толкова залутана в търсенията си. Някои наричат такива хора безкомпромисни. Аз ги наричам неориентирани. Невиждащи добротата под носа им. Нито пък оценяващи любовта, която събуждат у някого, да не говорим как от нещото сменят ( е, в случая беше от една травма в главата) отношението си. Как се изтрива едно чувство, ако е било в душата? Как сърцето не усеща привличането и страстта? Да не дава Бог да разбера това състояние! Но да си труден и крив човек е една от причините да не можеш да се ориентираш в нова ситуация. Да държиш на проклетите си бръмбари, които се движат в травмирания ти мозък. Да си подозрителен - не само към другите в ситуацията, а и към себе си, поставяйки под въпрос собствените си избори. С амнезия или без, всеки свестен човек би се замислил за спътника, който си е избрал в живота. Съмнението на Сейди, че е свързана с Неш насила, ми прозвуча като връх на цинизма и безпомощността й! И даже липсата й на памет не можа да я оправдае в очите ми. Един добър психотерапевт би казал, че очевидната причина да изчезнат от паметта й точно годините след пристигането й на стаж в Чикаго, е дълбоката вина за желанието й на всяка цена да се докаже и да се противопостави на притискащите очаквания на баща си. И че преходът й от начертан, очакван и предвидим личен и професионален живот към самостоятелен и изпълнен със самочувствие, е бил твърде драстичен и не напълно обмислен. Аз, тъй като не съм нито професионал в момента, нито психотерапевт, бих казала, че Сейди се държеше гадно още от началото на книгата. И последиците бяха за Неш. Супер книга, която преобърна очакванията ми!
I loved this book. It’s incredibly sweet, and their first little journey together was absolutely adorable. Then you add everything they have to face and work through side by side, and it becomes such a fun, heartfelt experience to read. I’m also a total sucker for a story where the guy is completely gone for the girl, and wow… he was down bad in the best way. I could nitpick a couple of small things, but honestly? I just enjoyed the heck out of this charming Christmas romance.
This may be one of my top books for 2024. I went into it expecting a lighthearted romcom. It's not that at all. It's heavy and a little sad. But it's also tender and heartwarming. I fell in love with Nash and Sadie. Their story was so beautiful. I absolutely adored this book!
There are no adequate words to describe the emotional journey that is “One Foggy Christmas” by Kortney Keisel. I’ve never enjoyed having my heart ripped open by a book more than I did while reading this one. Before I tell you what this book is, let me first tell you what it is not. This is not a rom com. This is not a lighthearted, breezy read. This is not a formulaic amnesia romance. One Foggy Christmas is everything I didn’t know I wanted and needed, not only in a Christmas book, but any romance book in general.
I am not going to go into the storyline, the tropes, or details because I don’t want to spoil anything regarding this moving story. Let me just say that Nash and Sadie’s love story is real, raw, romantic, and complicated. I swooned, cried and cheered throughout their journey, and immediately wanted to start it again when I was finished. There’s definitely flirting, banter and humor amidst the stunning portrayal of true, deep love. For those who only read books with happily ever afters, this book will give you that, but the journey there will break you in the best, most devastatingly beautiful way. A completely unexpected favorite! One Foggy Christmas is on my short list of very favorite books of 2024.
Language: 2 uses of hell
Content Considerations: TB1 injury, mild sexual innuendo, toxic family, death of a loved one
No one does tender, heartfelt and touching like indie romance author Kortney Keisel and I completely fell under the spell of her latest holiday romance, One Foggy Christmas. Masterfully crafted, we start this story learning that Nash’s beloved wife, Sadie has had a skiing accident and wakes from a coma not remembering the last three years, including who Nash is to her.
Flash backward three years and we get to witness Nash and Sadie’s adorable meet-cute at baseball game where Nash falls hard and Sadie is in a complicated break-up situation starting a new internship in Chicago only to discover the guy she met at the game is her new boss.
Over the next six months Sadie tries hard to resist Nash’s charm while coming to terms with the complicated feelings she still has for her high school boyfriend back home. Nash was the very best part of this book for me. He was the ultimate good guy who bent over backwards to put Sadie’s happiness above everything else, even when it meant breaking his own heart.
I was rooting for Nash and Sadie to find their way back to one another and the way they do was perfection in my opinion. I can’t recommend this book enough especially for fans of low heat, high heart, realistic and complicated love stories that ultimately deliver one of the best HEAs I’ve read in a while.
Many thanks to the author for sharing an early digital copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts. I voluntarily read this book and all opinions are my own.
⚠️CW: drug addiction, accidental overdose, traumatic brain injury + amnesia
This first 30% made me a little crabby and I just don’t even want to finish the book…The following isn’t super spoilery, but if you want to go in blind, don’t read. 🙃 . . . . I felt a little misled here and didn’t realize that the first 16 chapters would be the couple falling in love for the first time and then we would finally get to the FMC having amnesia and her husband trying to woo her back into loving him. I don’t want to read about them falling in love twice. 🙃 It made the pacing weird and their whirlwind romance SUPER fast, especially considering there was a sort of boyfriend but not situation happening in there—came pretty close to feeling like cheating. There were a few other things that bothered me, but overall? TOO MUCH DRAMA. Like we are already going to have the drama of amnesia, why do we need to add in ALLLL that drama that comes before too?
Overall this just wasn’t for me and life is too short to read a book I’m not thoroughly enjoying. ✌🏻
"Even the darkest fog in my brain couldn’t erase Nash from my heart. He’s meant to be mine, and I’m meant to be his. Forever."
Oh my goodness, this book totally lived up to all the hype! Now I'm here to hype it up and recommend it to anyone who will listen. Just one word: Nash! Seriously, he is one of the most thoughtful, kind, loving, and patient fictional MMCs you will ever meet in a book. I seriously loved this book and definitely cried a few times, sad and happy ones. I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a sweet romance that will tug at your heartstrings. Perfect for fans of movie "The Vow".
Content Guide: Language: Mild-Piss, sexy Sexual Content: Closed-door: Lots of sexual tension between married and was married couple, sensual passionate kissing, mild to moderate innuendos (I don't have high tolerance for innuendos, but I don't feel uncomfortable while listening to this book.), accidental nudity (nonsexual), physical and emotional attraction Violence/gore: Mild-A skiing accident happens which results in a traumatic brain injury (no blood or gore is described and happens in past) Substance Use: Moderate-drug addiction resulting in accidental overdose of the wrong drug (this is discussed several times throughout the book; side character), drunk driving resulting in death (happens in past; this is also discussed several times throughout the book; side character) Prejudices: none Religious Content: prayer is mentioned Other: Loss of loved ones, grief, therapy, amnesia, divorce, overbearing/strained familial relationships
I LOVED this book! I’ve read a lot of romances where not a lot goes wrong, and you don’t have to feel much except the warm fuzzies. This book was not that at all - there’s a lot of hard - but that made it all so much richer and more lovely and satisfying.
well that was heart-wrenching. i truly wish she had gotten her memories back at some point. having read their initial love story and knowing that she doesn’t remember it is so heart breaking, especially because Nash remembers it all and she doesn’t. I truly feel empty inside rn
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
LOVED! Heart-wrenching, emotional, and romantic. If you're looking for an alternative to cheesy Christmas rom-coms, this would be worth checking out. (no language, no spice)