SNOWBOUND: A WINTER ANTHOLOGY

by Lia Fine, Anna Noël, Donna Hepworth

Experience the wonder of winter with this enchanting collection of 25 short stories from 25 indie authors! From snowy ranches, to cozy fireside moments and heartwarming holiday memories, each of these tales is sure to keep your heart warm and your toes curling throughout the chilliest time of year.

472 pages, Paperback

Published November 20, 2024

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the perfect countdown to Christmas! ❤️

[Aiku · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute holiday advent read ❄️

[Steph (Teacups & Tropes) · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

These stories were something 🫠 I only made it to day four and then I had to tap out

[Beth (bethsbookshelfx) · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗧.𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝗱

This was so cute. I love the bestfriends brothers trope and loved how supportive Saskia was of the relationship between Kendall and Nathan. In such a short time, we saw how much of a mouth Nathan had on him!

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𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮

This one was super spicy. Noah had a damn mouth on him and so did Ayana. I love how they were both super confident with eachother even though they were strangers. I also love how the end had me wanting more.

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𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗮 𝗦𝘇𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗸

I liked this one. I enjoyed the already formed relationship and seeing the different dynamic of their day to day and the big feelings they have and share with eachother.

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𝗜 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗡𝗼𝗲𝗹

20 pages or not. Everything Anna writes is pure gold. Everything about this made me want more and more. I loved how I could FEEL their feelings through the pages. I’m ready for stories in this world!

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𝗕𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘇

I loved this one. I loved the mutual pining. The fact Alex dropped everything to help Emma. The fact they are best friends. Just the whole fact that they love each other even without telling each other and how others knew they loved each other.

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𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗲𝗿

I’m yet to read the book this short story was based on ‘Cinderella Is Faking It’ but this has made me so eager to pick it up sooner rather than later. Del and Beck’s marriage is the cutest thing ever and I love their little family!

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𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘇

Loved this one. It was the definition of short and spicy. THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED. WHAT A SHAME. NOW F*CK. I LOVE IT. I’ve been wanting to read books by Darlene and this has convinced me even more!

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𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗸𝗲

This was a beautiful story about friend ship and why they are so important. Having a group of friends who will pick you up when you fall is so important and in wake of the worst tragedy of your life you need it the most. Loved it.

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𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗲

This was cute and showed a beautiful side of friendship and hope. Finding new people who help you feel alive and make things feel worth it.

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𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀

I adored this one. I’m so ready for more of Cowboy & Blondie. I love the tension between these two already just after one night spent together. I also love Brynne’s sister and bestie too!

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𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘆

I love a rivals to lovers, this was sweet to see two people coming together for a good cause. The cause being making their mums happy.

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𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

A hot spicy read. I expect nothing more from Thea because the spice ALWAYS hits the spot. It was also great to see the black cats fade and see their real emotions. Also, it’s giving ‘The Bear’ which I adore!

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻

Super cute and made me want more. I love how Claire was so against Jamie but he has always been on her team. She softened to him and they had so many cute moments!

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𝗠𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿

I love any excuse for more hornets, and more Ella & Arlo. This was so much fun. I loved Arlo living up to his Mr January reputation, and him doing it cause he knows how happy it’ll make Ella!

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𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗠.𝗪 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘅

I loved this. I loved how Simon was so quick to help Lily and how Lily let her guard down with Simon quickly. They seem like the perfect match!

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𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝘀𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻

I’m VERY intrigued to now read Little Snowflake after reading this. I loved the blindfolding and I’m sure there’s plenty of that in the original book. This was a spicy and sweet Christmas short.

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𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗦 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿

This was super cute. I loved Rowan and Brett’s relationship and how Rowan helped Brett feel comfortable in himself to be confident in his sexuality.

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𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗽𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵

I enjoyed this one. I liked the aspect of them not liking eachother without knowing eachother and then the second they meet they’re obsessed with eachother. I’d love more of this story!

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𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀

I love a good pining boy. And Asher was PINING. I love the friendship between him and Maisy-Lee. The first kiss was so incredibly cute!

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𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗮 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴

I loved the whole running into eachother at the airport part of this book. It’s not something you read about much and was so refreshing. I also loved how down bad Rupert was for Angelica!

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𝗜’𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮

This was a fun gateway into a cute story. I liked the aspect of how comfortable Maverick is with Madelyn and how Hudson knows that’s where to find his son. I also love how Mavericks been cheering for a romance between Hudson & Madelyn.

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𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗸𝗲𝘀

I defo need more. I am desperate for more of Clementine and Elliott’s story! I love seeing how much Elliott cares for Clementine and how much he wants to care for Phoebe.

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𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄

This was super cute. I love how a 6 hour road trip has turned into the rest of their lives. You can see how much these characters like eachother and it’s so nice to read.

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𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲

This was fun. I like the idea of the Santa and Elf roles and the forced proximity of them getting trapped. I also loved how they were able to sort out the miscommunication caused by Calia’s brother.

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𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗸

This was a perfect ending to a perfect anthology. I loved how much Colton wanted his mum and dad together and would have sacrificed every present for it! I also loved Jordan’s love confession to Isla!

[Eleanor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this advent calendar style winter anthology! It's hard to add a rating to this as I varying opinions on each short story. I liked how there was a wide variety of different short stories varying from closed-door to open-door. I think it was also a really good opportunity to try different authors and I will definitely be trying some of the authors works that I've really liked!

A few of my favourites from this anthology would have had to been:
Fifteen Christmas Later by Gemma Nicholls - as with Gemma's other works it was so beautifully written and I honestly need to know more about Maisy-Lee and Asher's story!
Little Whispers by Joelina Falk - I just loved the chemistry and sweetness of Isla and Jordan's story! It was so sweet!
Rival Lights by Deanna Grey - I loved this so story so much!! I honestly am a sucker for anything rivals to lovers!
Light in the Darkness by Jessica Girke - this made me so emotional, this was so beautifully written and I just loved the elements of friendship and joy.

If you're looking for a winter read that will help you explore lots of new stories and authors over the festive period, this is the perfect book for you!

[Natassa Adamou · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn’t have the time or availability to read every single day of the calendar.
I really wanted to get into it, but I just couldn’t really get past the first chapter.
I did finish Holly jukes chapter and loved it so much
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(for Holly chapter)

[maisie 𐙚 !! · Rating 4 out of 5]

a 4 since some of the stories weren’t for me but i still love this book 🤎