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Carry Me Through Christmas Kindle Edition

by Rachel Holm (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 434 ratings
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Welcome to Holly Ridge, home of the best Christmas festival in the tri-state area.

When the future of Holly Ridge depends on the success of the Christmas festival, who better to plan it than the former mayor’s daughter, Blaire Greene? Prodigal daughter returns home to save the day, Blaire must work within the state’s guidelines and framework to plan a Christmas festival that will restore the town’s budget and save the town charter.

The guidelines stipulate Cole Thomas, the CFO from rival town Winterberry Glen, must oversee Blaire’s festival planning. Cole hates Christmas and is more comfortable dealing in numbers, control, and emotional detachment. He has finally found a way out of Winterberry Glen, and he doesn’t plan to let anything, or anyone, get in the way of that goal.

Thrown together time and time again to plan the festival, Blaire and Cole begin to learn new things about their towns, themselves, and each other. When the festival draws to a close, what will carry on through Christmas and what will they leave behind?

Carry Me Through Christmas is a small town, rivals-to-lovers novel featuring Christmas references, charismatic townsfolk, endearing friends and family, a few open-door steamy scenes, lots of laughs and even more heart. Happily ever after guaranteed!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6PZ5F36
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Last Page LLC (November 10, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5212 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0BLB8J8SD
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 434 ratings

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Rachel Holm

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Rachel grew up in Western PA and found her love of reading early in life, supported by her parents with frequent trips to the library and local bookstores. She stumbled into the bookish world in late 2020 and has embraced the bookish lifestyle whole-heartedly, diving headfirst into the Romance genre, becoming a book reviewer and Bookstagrammer. In 2021, she changed careers, taking a job at an indie bookstore and starting her first official novel-length writing project.

Now Rachel is getting an MFA in Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University and juggling too many story ideas for one brain to handle. She's excited to continue to share Happily Ever Afters with you that bring the swoons, the spice, and the humor.

When not immersed in her bookish world, you can find Rachel hanging out with her husband and two cats, spending time with friends in the Washington DC area, and rooting for Pittsburgh sports teams.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
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Was looking for a Christmas book to get me out of a reading slump and i’m so glad i picked this one. This is the first book i read after getting my kindle in July. I loved reading about Blair’s independence and Cole loving Christmas at the end. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone under 18 just because of sexual content but I couldn’t put this book down. Highly recommend
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Alysia Massart
4.0 out of 5 stars The feuding towns pulled me in
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023
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But I stayed for the quirkiness, town square, gazebo, festival, peppermint mochas, and the guy from the other town cuz I knew there'd be drama. This was a good Christmas story with Hallmark and Gilmore Girls vibes. It makes me wish there was a gazebo around with a town festival I could enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rivals to Lovers Steamy Small Town Holiday Romance
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
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If you're looking for a steamy, small town holiday romance, look no further than Rachel Holm's debut novel, Carry Me Through Christmas. The book is the perfect combination of Park and Rec mixed with a spicy Hallmark movie feel nestled in the idyllic town of Holly Ridge.

I will forever stan Cole and Blaire. These characters felt so real, I could picture them, plus the town, vividly in my brain. Strong heroine Blaire holds her own, and lives for the organized chaos of events to come to fruition. I love her big blazer energy, which is totally on trend at the moment. Cole hates Christmas, yet his buttoned-up personality is hiding some solid bedroom moves. It was extremely heartwarming when Cole takes charge of situations, both publicly and in private, to protect Blaire.

There are so many things I love and adore about this book. The emails in the interlude chapters. The stick in the mud city council. The relationship between Blaire and her father. The high levels of trust, consent, and vulnerability between the leads. And of course, the origin story of the feud. Any time you can include history in a plot I am completely sold.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rivals to Lovers Steamy Small Town Holiday Romance
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
If you're looking for a steamy, small town holiday romance, look no further than Rachel Holm's debut novel, Carry Me Through Christmas. The book is the perfect combination of Park and Rec mixed with a spicy Hallmark movie feel nestled in the idyllic town of Holly Ridge.

I will forever stan Cole and Blaire. These characters felt so real, I could picture them, plus the town, vividly in my brain. Strong heroine Blaire holds her own, and lives for the organized chaos of events to come to fruition. I love her big blazer energy, which is totally on trend at the moment. Cole hates Christmas, yet his buttoned-up personality is hiding some solid bedroom moves. It was extremely heartwarming when Cole takes charge of situations, both publicly and in private, to protect Blaire.

There are so many things I love and adore about this book. The emails in the interlude chapters. The stick in the mud city council. The relationship between Blaire and her father. The high levels of trust, consent, and vulnerability between the leads. And of course, the origin story of the feud. Any time you can include history in a plot I am completely sold.
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Morgan
4.0 out of 5 stars Hallmark Christmas meets Parks and Rec 🎄
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022
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"For a Hallmark Christmas movie meets Parks and Rec that isn't afraid to leave the lights on, you'll absolutely adore Carry Me Through Christmas."

Carry Me Through Christmas is a delightful debut from author Rachel Holm. The short chapters make for a fast, easy read and the pacing hits just right. The banter between our leads is top tier and the perfect amount of sweetness had me smiling the entire time.

We begin nearly a year before the annual Holly Ridge Christmas festival that very well could be the last. However, Blaire Greene is determined to save the festival and Holly Ridge, but she'll have to do it with the oversight of grump, Cole Thomas.

Planning the festival throws Blaire and Cole together time and again throughout the year as they plan the festival and we zoom through the spring and summer with emails and text convos making for faster pacing and time markers. Once December hits we're really moving with just weeks to pull off the biggest festival Holly Ridge has ever seen and save the town.

Carry Me Through Christmas doesn't miss a beat and includes all the best Christmas tropes we love and adore. Caught in a snowstorm? You bet! Only one room at the inn? You tell me! (Seriously, I don't know how you northerners do it. Snow in the forecast and we're closed up here.)

For a Hallmark Christmas movie meets Parks and Rec that isn't afraid to leave the lights on, you'll absolutely adore Carry Me Through Christmas.
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Amanda Villa
4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Love Story
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
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Such a cute Christmas read! Loved it from beginning to end. Enemies to lovers during the holidays is always a favorite.
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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2022
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I’m only on my 3rd Christmas novel of the season and I think I may have already found my favorite one! Carry Me Through Christmas was everything I needed from a Christmas book and more.

Each Christmas, the town of Holly Ridge goes all out for their annual holiday festival. It’s a huge town money maker for a town who hasn’t been doing well financially in recent years. Because of this, it’s possibly being merged with the town over, Winterberry Glen. Blaire Greene is the festival planner who has been tasked with making this the best and most lucrative event ever and she has the added fun of having the CFO of Winterberry Glen approving her budget and expenses. Cole is a Christmas curmudgeon who just wants to come in under budget.

The story goes on as they plan the festival all year and Blaire does her best to convince Cole of the magic of Christmas. They get much closer over peppermint mochas and even have a business trip go awry where they have to stay over (only one bed!) This grumpy sunshine story only gets better as the story goes on. It’s the perfect amount of Gilmore Girls quaintness with a good amount of spice and even a lot of laughs! This is a must read this holiday season.

Congratulations to Rachel on her debut novel! It’s absolutely wonderful and I’m looking to a lot more of her writing!

5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2022
I’m only on my 3rd Christmas novel of the season and I think I may have already found my favorite one! Carry Me Through Christmas was everything I needed from a Christmas book and more.

Each Christmas, the town of Holly Ridge goes all out for their annual holiday festival. It’s a huge town money maker for a town who hasn’t been doing well financially in recent years. Because of this, it’s possibly being merged with the town over, Winterberry Glen. Blaire Greene is the festival planner who has been tasked with making this the best and most lucrative event ever and she has the added fun of having the CFO of Winterberry Glen approving her budget and expenses. Cole is a Christmas curmudgeon who just wants to come in under budget.

The story goes on as they plan the festival all year and Blaire does her best to convince Cole of the magic of Christmas. They get much closer over peppermint mochas and even have a business trip go awry where they have to stay over (only one bed!) This grumpy sunshine story only gets better as the story goes on. It’s the perfect amount of Gilmore Girls quaintness with a good amount of spice and even a lot of laughs! This is a must read this holiday season.

Congratulations to Rachel on her debut novel! It’s absolutely wonderful and I’m looking to a lot more of her writing!

5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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ilashreads
5.0 out of 5 stars if parks & rec met Hallmark but there was spice
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
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Carry Me Home for Christmas is perfect for fans of Hallmark Christmas movies and Parks & Rec (plus banging)

Read for:
🎄rivals to lovers
❄️ small town romance
🎅🏽grumpy x sunshine when it comes to Christmas
🎄Christmas festivals
❄️snarky BFF banter
🥵only one bed

Blaire Greene is returning to her hometown of Holly Ridge to plan their annual Christmas festival. But Blaire soon finds out that she has to raise enough money to save the town…on a budget.

Cole Thomas hates Christmas. He’s the CFO from rival town Winterberry Glen, and is overseeing Blaire’s Holly Ridge Christmas festival project. Cole’s ticket out of Winterberry Glen lies in doing his job well, even if that means fighting his attraction for Blaire.

Glasses fog and tensions rise as the two spend countless planning hours together. But when the festival ends, what will carry on through Christmas and what will they leave behind?

I loved watching this book come together. I swooned as Blaire and Cole fell for each other. I *blushed* when we found out there was only one bed at the inn. I cackled at the banter. I loved that Blaire helped Cole break down his walls, his Grinch heart really did grow three sizes.

Both Blaire and Cole had such great BFFs. I may have immediately begged Rachel to give both Charlotte and Austin their own books as soon as I met them.

Thank you Rachel for trusting me to provide some early feedback and support you as you ventured out into the world of self-publishing! I’m so proud of you!
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Miss Informed
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Spirited Romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2023
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Blaire is excited to be back in her home town, ready to plan for the Christmas spectacular, but she finds herself working with a non-festive bureaucrat there to add restraint.
A wonderful romance, as from April to the end of the year, Blaire and Cole negotiate and navigate their personal and professional relationships. The protagonists have depth and charm, and the pitfalls are handled well. Great read and very enjoyable.
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