A Christmas Kiss: A Christmas in Baublesville Sweet Romance (Christmas in Baublesville, Sweet and Clean Romance #5)

'A Christmas Kiss' is everything I want from a holiday romance - warm, witty, and genuinely moving. Tessa Langley escapes her overworked city life hoping for peace, only to end up running her aunt’s inn when a mishap leaves Aunt Iris with a broken leg. What follows is a snow-covered light-hearted tale that slowly turns into something heartfelt and real.

Miles, the weary travel journalist who helps Tessa keep the Comfort and Joy Inn running, is a perfect foil - practical, grounded, and quietly vulnerable. Their connection builds through humour, teamwork and shared disasters (including a broken oven on Christmas Day!) rather than grand gestures, which makes it all the more believable.

I loved the vivid the scent of mulled wine, flickering candles, and snow piling against the windows while the guests squabble and laugh. It felt like being part of a living inn, not a staged romance. The writing is clean, the humour subtle, and the emotional payoff deeply satisfying.

If you love small-town Christmas stories with heart, charm and a touch of chaos, this one belongs on your holiday reading list. I finished it smiling.