Christmas people A novel

Iva-Marie Palmer

Book - 2025

"Some people are Christmas people, but Jill Jacobs is most certainly not. She hasn't been ever since her hometown love broke her heart on Christmas Day three years ago. After that, Jill moved to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming a screenwriter. She hasn't been home in years to avoid her ex, but this winter she finds herself back in drab, suburban Illinois for the holidays. After one very hazy night, Jill wakes up to a hometown that's filled with jolly neighbors, covered in pristine white snow, and seasoned with the smell of peppermint. She realizes that this is more than just a bad hangover... she's stuck in a Heartfelt movie. One set in her town, starring real people from her life, including her family, her high... school crush (uber perfect, owns a bakery, and definitely a Christmas Person), and of course, her ex -handsome as ever and now exclusively clad in plaid flannel. The only way out of this bizarro world is to complete the plot of the movie, including a holiday bake off and a cookie-sweet love story. To get home in time for Christmas, Jill must act out a picture-perfect holiday romance with the one that got away, all while her ex watches on. Fa la la la freaking la..."-- Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Genres
Christmas fiction
Romance fiction
Novels
Romans
Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Iva-Marie Palmer (author)
Edition
First edtion
Physical Description
pages cm
ISBN
9781250396150
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Review by Library Journal Review

Moving to Los Angeles to be a screenwriter hasn't worked out as planned for Jill Jacobs. Unemployed just before the holidays, she decides to go back to her hometown for the first time in years; perhaps the small-town festivities will finally inspire her to write the Christmas-y made-for-TV movie script her agent has been suggesting. When Jill wakes up to find herself actually in a Heartfelt movie--complete with real-life meet-cutes, perennially white snow, and two possible suitors of her own: her high school crush and the ex she never got over--she decides that the only way out is to write her own holiday-infused HEA. But she must overcome the obstacles thrown in her path, and she's not sure the happy ending she writes will transfer back to reality. VERDICT Palmer's (Oh My Dog!) first adult novel knocks it right out of the snow globe. Her flawed but relatable protagonist, who manages to need three different characters in two different dimensions to convince her to finally take a real chance on happiness, will leave readers with a full heart, as much as anything Hallmark has to offer.--Rebecca Moe

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