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Christmas Camp #1.5

Christmas Camp Wedding

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The delightful sequel to Christmas Camp is now available!

After finally becoming partner at her advertising agency, Haley Hanson barely has time to plan her Christmas Eve wedding with her fiancé Jeff. When their perfect location falls through at the last minute, they need to find a new venue, fast. But everything is booked for the holidays, except for the place where Haley and Jeff fell in love, Christmas Camp.

With time running out to transform the inn into a winter wonderland, Trisha, a top wedding planner is brought in to help; she also just happens to be Jeff’s ex-girlfriend.

Will Jeff and Trisha’s Christmas past get in the way of Haley’s Christmas future, or can Christmas Camp still work its magic for a holiday happily ever after?

147 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2019

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Karen Schaler

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“Karen is one of the most masterful seasonal storytellers writing today with a gift for distilling warmth and magic into profoundly uplifting storylines.” –Rose Hilliard, Executive Editor, Audible Originals


KAREN SCHALER is a three-time Emmy Award-winning storyteller, author, screenwriter, journalist, and national TV host.

Karen writes Christmas movies for Netflix, Hallmark, and Lifetime, including the Netflix, hit A Christmas Prince, and has written seven beloved heartwarming holiday romance novels, including bestsellers Love Always, Christmas, and Christmas Camp where she also wrote the Hallmark movie.

Be sure to follow Karen on GOODREADS for her latest special deals and giveaways!

Karen has also turned her Christmas Camp novel and movie into real-life immersive Christmas Camp experiences for grownups, held worldwide where Karen carefully curates and hosts magical holiday activities from her movies and novels.

Karen also has a Top 10 Audible Bestseller, Once Upon A Christmas Carol featuring a full cast of award-winning actors and world-class musicians, where Karen also wrote the featured original song.

Traveling to more than sixty-eight countries, Karen is also the creator and host of Travel Therapy TV, which airs nationally on top TV and streaming outlets where she features the most inspiring and empowering trips to take based on what you're going through in life.

Karen believes in the power of paying it forward and giving back, and all of her stories are uplifting and filled with heart and hope.

KAREN'S FESTIVE FREEBIE! Be sure to download Karen’s free DIY Christmas Camp Guide at www.karenschaler.com, including delicious recipes and activities from all her stories.

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1,577 reviews122 followers
October 19, 2019
When I finished reading Christmas Camp by Karen Schaler earlier this year, I was dying to know what happened after the book ended! I needed more from Haley and Jeff and the rest of the cast of the book because I fell pretty hard for them all over the course of the story.

Christmas Camp Wedding is exactly the answer to that. This is a novella-length sequel to Christmas Camp that really has the feel of a nice, long epilogue. And it is delightful for those of us that wanted the next part of the story. Christmas Camp Wedding picks up one year after the end of the previous book when Haley and Jeff are literally days from getting married. The planning is in its final stages and everything is wrapping up when disaster strikes at their perfectly-planned wedding location. Suddenly it's looking like the wedding will have to be canceled...until Jeff's dad Ben steps up and says they can move their wedding over to his Inn and have a last-minute wedding there, Christmas Camp-style. After all, the fancy decorations and plans aren't the most important thing, right? The important thing is to be together, with the people you love, at the most important time in your life.

Easier said than done, perhaps?

I love the way everyone shifts gears and heads back up into the snowy mountains for this emergency, throw-everything-together wedding. It makes the story FUN. It may seem at first like things will be smooth-going for Haley and Jeff since they have the perfect location now, but OH NO. Things still go wrong. Things that are wildly out of their control. But the lesson here is to see it as an adventure and try to enjoy the ride. Haley's struggle to remind herself to be more like Jeff, to stay calm and just appreciate everything and take it as it comes-I think that will resonate with a lot of readers. She ultimately does a great job of dealing with some really, really big stresses and selfishly, I had a lot of fun reading about them.

The best part of this story was having all of these characters back. It was like being back in a world that I love, even for just a short time. And HELLO THERE KAREN SCHALER, I see you teasing more from some of these other characters!! Please let that be so!! Because I would read more in a heartbeat.

This novella is FUN. The novel that came before this is FUN. I've recommended the Christmas Camp novel to everyone I know that loves holiday reading over this past holiday season, and both of these stories are now on my rotating holiday list. But you don't have to read these stories only during the holidays! I'm thrilled that Haley and Jeff got their HEA in this novella and I'm SO crossing my fingers for more about some of the others.



I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you, Avon Romance and William Morrow Impulse!

Find this review and more like it on my blog, Into the Hall of Books!
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2,997 reviews705 followers
November 30, 2019
so sweet my teeth hurt - a follow-up novella to Christmas Camp, a nice wrap-up to the story. If you want sweet holiday romance with ZERO steam, these books may be for you!
Profile Image for Kris (My Novelesque Life).
4,693 reviews209 followers
June 22, 2019
RATING: 2.5 STARS
2019; William Morrow Impulse/HarperCollins
(Review Not on Blog)

I don't get this novella. What was the purpose of this story? It has been a year and Jeff and Haley are getting married. Things go wrong so they are pushed to get married at Christmas Camp. Enter Jeff's ex-girlfriend/family friend. She wasn't evil or that much of a threat. I hope there is not a book two.

***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS***
Profile Image for Mary.
2,252 reviews612 followers
December 29, 2020
Song/s the book brought to mind: Here Tonight by Brett Young

Christmas Camp Wedding by Karen Schaler was such an adorable continuation to Christmas Camp and I'm so glad Schaler decided to keep Haley and Jeff's story going. This short novella was the perfect length and was laugh-out-loud funny. I loved the addition of Trisha (Jeff's ex) as the wedding planner, and of course everything that could go wrong does which made the book even better (you'll see what I mean). The end made me excited that there might be more of these books coming, and I would love a continuation of this series! It has the best characters and each book is heartwarming and entertaining. This has some serious Hallmark vibes as well, and it was the perfect, quick read for around Christmas. There was no audio, but the novella was super short and it's such a quick read that I didn't mind not having it. If you loved Christmas Camp, then I have a feeling you love Christmas Camp Wedding as well!
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3,154 reviews32 followers
July 18, 2023
Read my review on RomanceJunkies.com by clicking on the link below. It is also posted in full.

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I rated the book 3.5 but rounded up to 4 on Goodreads and other sites.

CHRISTMAS CAMP WEDDING is a novella at only one-hundred and forty-four pages. It was a quick read but didn’t have the depth to to the story or the characters I was looking for. It’s a continuation of the book, CHRISTMAS CAMP, and I will be reading that next.

Haley and Jeff are supposed to be married on Christmas Eve at her parents soon-to-be opened B&B, but when things go wrong with the plumbing, a new venue must be found. The wedding will take place at Christmas Camp, an inn owned by Jeff’s dad. But inn traditions that get changed and Jeff’s old girlfriend as their wedding planner could send things in a whole different direction.

The book was all things wedding and Christmas from the first page to the last. The story seemed choppy at times, and Haley in doubting mode was hard to like. Jeff, her fiance, often seemed clueless, but there was a second story going on between Haley’s best friend, Kathy, and Jeff’s best friend, Steve. The best thing going for Haley and Jeff was their love and top notch communication skills. There were enough loose ends to bring us to another book in the series.

Schaler is a new-to-me author, and I will give her books another try hoping for more depth to the plot and the characters.

I rated the book 3.5 but rounded up to 4 on Goodreads and other sites.
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3,451 reviews241 followers
December 21, 2018
Christmas Camp Wedding takes place one year after the events in the author’s first novel, Christmas Camp. While it features the same couple, it is not the story of their romance, instead, it is the story of a wedding where everything that can go wrong does. When a pipe bursts at the site of their dream wedding, ruining the venue, the cake and the flowers, just before the big event, Jeff and Haley return to the place where they met and fell in love, with two days to plan and execute the perfect wedding - with his ex-girlfriend as their wedding planner. In spite of experiencing every possible wedding disaster, the spirit of Christmas manages to save the day.

VERDICT: This story of just how much work it can be to get to the happy ever after starts with bridezilla but turns out to be a story with a lot of heart that earns its HEA. RECOMMENDED for readers who can’t resist finding out what happens after the ending of a favorite story, and for holiday romance lovers who want one last candy cane before the season ends.
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1,475 reviews71 followers
January 3, 2019
A quick Novella of 144 pages. Jeff and Haley are getting married on Christmas Eve but nothing seems to go right for them. When it looks like the wedding will be cancelled just a day or 2 before in walks Trisha. a friend of Jeff''s family and his ex girlfriend. I felt bad for Haley as she didn't know about Trisha and it looked like Trisha was not going to make it easy for Haley. Loved the bantering between the characters and the love that Jeff showed Haley. Even though it was such a short story you stil got to know the characters a little bit and their background.
I received this for a blog tour.
Profile Image for Barb.
1,095 reviews
December 21, 2018
I received a digital copy of this book from Edelweiss for review purposes. Thanks!

I bought the Christmas Camp book and read it last weekend in between Hallmark movies! This epilogue was more of the same Hallmark Christmas magic, just what I needed this week!
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879 reviews7 followers
January 11, 2019
Loved this book it was as good as the first one. I read this in one hour. Could not put it down.
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2,882 reviews126 followers
December 14, 2023
Christmas Camp Wedding by Karen Schaler
Christmas Camp #1.5
139-page Kindle Ebook

Genre: Novella, Holiday > Christmas, Romance

Featuring: Boston, Massachusetts; Wedding Planning, Inns and B&Bs, Promotions, Ex, Disaster Trope, Recipes

Rating as a movie: PG

Songs for the soundtrack: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Dean Martin, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Frank Sinatra

My rating: ⭐️⭐️½🎄👰‍♂🛎

My thoughts:🔖 Page 13 of 139 Ch. 2 - The first chapter was mostly a recap of the first book. I don't know why I thought this was in Washington. I'm going to have to review the second book, I may have them mixed up.
🔖42 Ch. 4 - The drama in this book is so unrealistic, but I'll allow it.

I really didn't care for this book. It read like a Hallmark movie script; it lacked substance, had cheesy dialogue, and over-the-top drama that everyone ignored with cheer. I was displeased with those features but when you read the Acknowledgments, that's exactly what the author was going for. She says she wrote the screenplay first followed rapidly by the novelization and novella. I read Finding Christmas Dec. 2021, then Christmas Camp Jan. 2022 followed by the movie Oct. 2022, and now, Dec. 2023, I'm reading the novella, so this was completely out of order for me. I loved the novels and enjoyed the movie but this novella didn't do it for me. I can see how other readers would love it but it was just too artificially sweet for me. It may have been better if I read it shortly after I finished the novel. I will be reading more novels from Schaler.

Recommend to others: Yes. I think the majority of Christmas Camp fans with love this story.

Christmas Camp
1. Christmas Camp (2018)
Christmas Camp Wedding (2019)
2. Finding Christmas (2019)
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458 reviews10 followers
December 13, 2025
What a delightful little quick read and I’ve completed my 2025 reading challenge with still many more Christmas novels to read during December.

This was a great little book about the challenges I’m sure many of us have faced in trying to organise a wedding but like most of these books it all happens in the end. I enjoyed this one even with the ups and downs along the way. The characters are good even the one I thought was a bit off turns out well in the end.
Profile Image for Tisha (IG: Bluestocking629).
925 reviews40 followers
November 23, 2020
3.75 stars rounded up.

Sweet follow up to Christmas Camp. Very quick read at 130 pages.

I definitely think this novella lost some of the charm of the original book however the conclusion was most necessary. I could not be left hanging. This book ties up all the loose ends of the first book.

I’m a fan of Karen Schaler and I look forward to my next read of hers.
Profile Image for Kathy Sandlin.
735 reviews
January 1, 2021
A good ending to the Christmas Camp. No surprises but I just enjoyed the characters, the season and the setting.
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103 reviews23 followers
December 12, 2019
Skvělá tečka za příběhem Vánočního tábora. :)
Profile Image for Nan Lueder Tiedeman.
839 reviews
November 30, 2019
This is a cute follow-up to Christmas Camp. Haley and Jeff are getting married in a story book wedding at her parent's B&B. One problem after another surfaces and the wedding is radically altered from its original plans. Just a fun, quick holiday read.
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2,466 reviews79 followers
March 29, 2019
Haley and Jeff met and fell in love last Christmas. Her boss had sent her to Christmas Camp to help her discover Christmas ... Jeff's dad, Ben, runs the camp. Haley and Jeff are now engaged and getting married on Christmas Eve at her parents' soon-to-be-opened B&B. It's part of a marketing plan to entice others to go to the B&B and get married there too.

A couple days before the wedding, pipes break and the wedding is moved to Ben's B&B. No problem, right? Ben has even found a wedding planner named Trisha for them at the last minute. When Haley discovers that Trisha is an ex-girlfriend of Jeff's and is still in love with him, that adds even more stress than Haley needs.

This is the second in the Christmas Camp series (I read the first one last month). I don't usually read romance stories like this but I was interested enough to want to find out about Haley and Jeff's "happily ever after" (I assumed there would be one). I did find it hard to believe, though, that Trisha and Jeff had broken up three years ago, she was still in love and pining for him, while she wasn't important enough now to him to tell Haley about her. And I can't believe Haley's friend, Kathy, was in love with Jeff's friend, Steve, and thought he might be "the one" after just meeting him yesterday.

This story is written in third person perspective from Haley's point of view. It was a light read with a happy ending for all. There are some recipes at the end.

Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2019/03...
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298 reviews25 followers
November 11, 2019
A fun continuation of Christmas Camp. Very descriptive making you feel you are a part of the wedding and the characters are part of your family.
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701 reviews21 followers
September 25, 2019
Thank you Karen Schaler for this great follow up to "Christmas Camp". What a great story, I like finding out how the people who find their great love go on after the book ends. I love that they had to have the wedding at the "Christmas Camp", it just made my heart feel all warm and toasty that they got to have a great wedding and that Haley just wanted to marry Jeff no matter what. Sigh, true love is victorious!
Profile Image for Tim Blackburn.
492 reviews7 followers
November 14, 2024
Resolves the "Wonder What Happened to Jeff and Haley"

Yes I did read the sequel to Christmas Camp and don't judge me!!! A good clean fun read that gives the reader the next Christmas in the life of Haley and Jeff. Very fun quick read but definitely read Christmas Camp before reading this one.
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334 reviews62 followers
February 2, 2025
I absolutely adored this sequel/novella to A Christmas Camp! It picked up right where the original story ended with Haley & Jeff planning their Christmas Eve wedding. I sure hope how this one ended is a clear indication that there is another installment headed our way!
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141 reviews
February 3, 2020
Cheesy Christmas camp fun

The sequel to Christmas camp is as enjoyable as the first with a few fun twists. The Christmas eve wedding almost doesn't happen,but in the end Christmas miracles occur.
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1,626 reviews62 followers
December 30, 2023
4.5 stars to 4 Goodreads stars. I loved Christmas Camp and very much enjoyed the novella, Christmas Camp Wedding. I look forward to more in this series, I hope.hopefully, there willbe a couple more in this series.
991 reviews5 followers
February 16, 2019
This brings you the ups and downs of the Jeffs and Haley wedding and everything that could go wrong does. But you need to read the story to see how it ends.
7 reviews
April 8, 2019
Good book

Good book and series. She is a good writer of fiction. Love the writer and read !ore by this offer.
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1 review
September 14, 2019
Karen Schaler creates a truly beautiful Christmas wedding. Capturing the true meaning of real sweet love.
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