Grumpy Mistletoe

Small Town Romance in Love Springs #7

by Ginger Hudson

Clara Whittaker loves Christmas more than anything!

So when her aunt and uncle decide to retire, she jumps at the chance to run the family business in Love Springs - the beloved Whittaker Christmas Tree Farm.

Clara firmly believes that a little Christmas spirit can solve almost any problem.

Unfortunately Christmas is right around the corner and all of Clara's belief in Christmas magic isn't enough to miraculously get the town council to approve the permits for all the new events she wants to hold on the farm...

Thankfully she now lives right next door to an experienced farmer who knows a thing or two about small town bureaucracy and the non-festive red tape that comes with it, right?

Nope.

Peter Caulfield despises everything about Christmas. After he heard the Whittakers were retiring, he nearly threw an anti-Christmas party in their honor. When Clara moves in next door and says she's planning on making Christmas at the farm even bigger this year?

Not on his watch!

Except small town habits die hard and Peter can't leave a neighbor in need, even if she wants to blind him by putting up every Christmas light known to man on her stupid Christmas tree farm.

And when one chance encounter under the mistletoe leads to something more than magical, well...

Can Love Springs' newest resident Christmas Queen convince the grumpiest man in town to give the holidays (and her) a chance?

Genres: Christmas, Holiday

255 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 17, 2024

About the author

Ginger Hudson loves writing fun and cozy small town romance with a grumpy hero and sunshine heroine. Her books are meant to make you smile and leave you always satisfied with a beautiful happily ever after ending.

She lives with her occasionally grumpy husband and their cat, Ed, who loves watching videos of chinchilla dust baths on YouTube. One of her favorite things to do is curl up on the couch with a good book, a cup of tea, and a cat in her lap.

If you'd love to hear more from her, you can sign up to her occasional newsletter for special bonus content, free books, and more at:

http://cherrylily.com/ginger

Reviews

[Dawnmarie Burke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 7th book in the Small-Town Romance in Love Springs series featuring the heartwarming grumpy/sunshine, holiday, opposites attract, small-town romance between Peter and Clara. Clara has inherited her family Christmas tree farm and since she loves Christmas Clara jumps right in full of ideas ready to go since Christmas is right around the corner. Too bad the town council doesn't share Clara's belief in Christmas magic since they turn down her permits. Clara expects her neighbor Peter who's an experienced farmer can help her out in dealing with the small-town bureaucracy. Too bad Peter is a grinch he hates everything about Christmas and he was so happy when he heard his neighbors the Whittakers were retiring he was ready to throw a party. Then Clara shows up planning to make Christmas even bigger than before not if he can help it. Except that Peter can't turn his back on a neighbor in need which leads to a chance encounter under the mistletoe that's more than magical. Will the town grump learn from the Christmas queen to give the holidays and her a chance? You really need to read this heartwarming grumpy/sunshine, holiday, opposites attract, small-town romance to see what happens. I would recommend reading this book.

I received a free copy of this book via Cherrylily ARCs and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Terra Oenning · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this book and it's definitely just in time for Christmas and Christmas Miracles! Clara takes over her relatives Christmas tree farm and meets the grumpy neighbor Peter who doesn't care about Christmas until this feisty Clara walks into his life but will it be a Christmas miracle or not!! This book is so good and will definitely have you engrossed from the beginning until the end and still left wanting more from Peter and Clara. I throughly enjoyed this book and it made me wish it was December already.

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[Kandiemarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This must read page-turner is a beautifully written, entertaining and heartfelt holiday romance. It's original storyline had me captivated from page one. Peter and Clara had good chemistry together and the witty banter and dialogue are wonderful. Definitely recommend reading. Look forward to reading more from Ginger Hudson.

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[L KQ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mistletoe Magic

When Clara inherits a tree farm, she has so many plans but getting approval does not go as planned. Having a grumpy neighbor does not help either. However, the constant interactions start turning into something more. The chemistry between them was intense and the story was charming as the magic of Christmas mistletoe emerges.

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[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clara was delighted to take over her family's Christmas Tree Farm. She has lots of plans for even more Christmas events but her Christmas hating neighbour Peter Caulfield is horrified. However, he has to help a neighbor in need and things go further than they expect.

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[Narelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jess is like the sun, bright and full of spirit - Christmas spirit to be exact. Her new neighbour at the farm however is her grumpy opposite, not feeling the same about Christmas. A lovely steamy festive read with touches of drama along the way.

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[Rah · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF 15%

I guess if you are in the mood for the cheesiest Christmas book ever, you might like this. Clara doesn't seem to have a thought in her head that isn't about Christmas. Maybe March isn't the best time for Christmas themed books, but I don't see myself enjoying this during the holidays either. I did not like what I was reading.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arc review I received a free copy of this book via Cherrylily ARCs and am voluntarily leaving a review. When clara Whittaker inherited her aunt and uncles Christmas tree farm ,she also gets the grumpy neighbor . I loved these two characters their so cute and I always enjoyed the Christmas Spirit.

[CJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author has given us a fast-paced story that pulls us into the lives of Clara and Peter. The story keeps us turning the pages with connection, denial, realizations and steam.

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[Diana M. Caruthers · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect feel good read

This book definitely reads like a book that could be transformed easily into a holiday Hallmark romance. I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend and plan to look for further works from this author.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

🎄 Christmas themed
❤️ grumpy/sunshine
🎄 small town
❤️ opposites attract

This was a heartfelt, steamy, hallmark worthy Christmas novel.

[BECKY · Rating 5 out of 5]

SWEET STORY

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear vision

So lovingly written, brought the vision to life. Lots of fun seeing Mr. Grumpy turn to mush. HEA is just a bonus

[Torey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Super cheesy Hallmark x100. No idea how old the characters are. Minimal angst and minimal spice.