Christmas Charms

A Small-Town Christmas Romance from Hallmark Publishing

By: Teri Wilson, Hallmark Publishing

Narrated by: Arielle DeLisle

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's Summary

Ashley’s supposed to be having the Christmas of her dreams. After four years of working at an upscale jewelry store in Manhattan, she’s finally going to get a little velvet box of her own - from her boyfriend Jeremy, who’s taking her on a romantic trip to Paris. What could go wrong?

Well, everything.

Ashley heads home to Owl Lake instead, falling asleep on the train ride there...and waking up with a beautiful antique charm bracelet on her wrist. Soon, she realizes that each silver charm predicts an event that happens in real life. What does this mean for her and Jeremy...or her and Aidan, her former high school boyfriend, who’s now a local firefighter? Is there still a chance that she could have the perfect Christmas?

This Christmas romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Spiced Walnut Crust Cookies with Chocolate Ganache and Sea Salt.

©2020 Teri Wilson and Hallmark Publishing (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Magical Story

I loved the magical element, the setting and story.
The narrator was a perfect fit.( I slowed down the speed to 95%) Great story for the Holidays.

Real Christmas magic

Loved this sweet story. It startes with a magical walk through New York as the first snow falls floats on to the surfaces of the city. I felt as if I was there. Then we settle in to a small town that takes my heart to all the warm and fuzzy feels. It will be a Christmas classic.

Pure Christmas Magic

Loved this story, a Christmas present to the heart. Do yourself a favor, read/listen to this beautiful story. I can't stop smiling!

Christmas Charms

Christmas Charms by Teri Wilson
Contemporary holiday romance by Harlequin Publishing. Second chance troupe.
When Ashley’s long time boyfriend rolls his eyes on getting married, Ashley breaks up with him and goes home for the Christmas holiday. She is gifted with a magical charm bracelet that seems to match her experiences at home as she reconnects with prior hometown boyfriend and friends.

Sweet, poignant and magical.
Ashley assesses her life, her goals and her perception of her home town. And Aidan is always there. The decorated home, the snowman and snowball fight, the dog, the ice skating, the good friend are all standard Hallmark trademarks. It doesn’t matter. The author does a marvelous job weaving the story with sentiment and that touch of fantasy that makes it a breathtaking romance.

I listened to an audiobook version narrated by Arielle DeLisle. The performance was very well done with distinct voice for the heroine and hero and various other characters. I listened to this at 1.3 which felt like the most natural conversational speed.

Good Christmas HEA

I love a good second chance romance and this is a cute holiday read. As you can imagine from the publisher, it reads like a Hallmark Christmas movie: a woman finding her way in her career and her love life by being back in her home town, lots of Christmassy traditions and sweet moments, family and friends that are almost too good to be true. Of course it’s predictable, but no one’s reading this kind of story for the plot twist. The narrator fit the character well but I found her delivery a bit tough to listen to. The only thing I really struggled with was that there are some descriptions that the author uses over and over. I’m not sure I would have noticed in the text version but in audio it was a bit much. Overall though, it was a sweet seasonal bit of escapism and by the end I found myself really rooting for the couple (and ready to move to Owl Lake!)

A Seasonal Treat

If books can be comfort food, be comforted. I have listened several times over the years & find it full of what we like in a holiday read. Likeable characters, snow, small town homey-ness, romance, etc. My favorite part is the main female character realizing who she is & what she is all about. I recommend to romantics. The narrator does a good job with male & female voices.

Christmas Charms review

This was a sweet Christmas story about a special bracelet! This book is published through Hallmark Publishing.

Best holiday novel ever!!!

It was endearing as Sleepless in Seattle. Great characters. Ashley was a sweetheart and who couldn’t fall in love with fireman Aiden. During the pandemic holiday this helped me cope a lot with missing my family .

Boring

This was a 3 hour book that lasted for 7 hours ! think Wilson got paid by the word....

Christmas Spirit ✅

Cute Christmas story. Great narration. Easy, feel good, holiday listen. I plan on listening to more by Author.