From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, a small-town spicy, holiday romance about a guarded cowboy veterinarian and a Christmas-loving optimist who team up for a town holiday pageant.
Dr. Noah Lennox has three Christmas rules—avoid his hometown, avoid being mistaken for his internet-famous twin, and definitely avoid his smug cousin, Stephen. But when his beloved grandfather announces he’s retiring and leaving the family’s beloved sleigh-ride horse farm to either Noah or Stephen, Noah finds himself snowed in back home in Evergreen Falls and determined to fight for the place that means everything to him. The problem is, the town doesn’t exactly welcome its resident Scrooge with open arms.
Eloise Langston, a sunny Tourism Bureau hopeful, needs a win to land her dream job—and health insurance. Her Hail Mary plan? Turn Noah into Mr. Christmas to help the town’s Mr. Holiday Pageant draw record crowds. Transforming a camera-shy cowboy vet into a small-town sweetheart isn’t exactly in her job description—but neither is falling for him.
As sleigh bells ring and sparks fly, Noah and Eloise find themselves tangled in twinkle lights, fake pageants, and one very real attraction. But with the farm’s future at stake, Stephen's scheming, and Eloise’s own career on the line, there’s a blizzard of reasons to put their growing feelings on ice. Then again, if you can’t fight for love at the most wonderful time of the year, you don’t deserve the kiss waiting under the mistletoe.
Dr. Noah Lennox has three Christmas rules—avoid his hometown, avoid being mistaken for his internet-famous twin, and definitely avoid his smug cousin, Stephen. But when his beloved grandfather announces he’s retiring and leaving the family’s beloved sleigh-ride horse farm to either Noah or Stephen, Noah finds himself snowed in back home in Evergreen Falls and determined to fight for the place that means everything to him. The problem is, the town doesn’t exactly welcome its resident Scrooge with open arms.
Eloise Langston, a sunny Tourism Bureau hopeful, needs a win to land her dream job—and health insurance. Her Hail Mary plan? Turn Noah into Mr. Christmas to help the town’s Mr. Holiday Pageant draw record crowds. Transforming a camera-shy cowboy vet into a small-town sweetheart isn’t exactly in her job description—but neither is falling for him.
As sleigh bells ring and sparks fly, Noah and Eloise find themselves tangled in twinkle lights, fake pageants, and one very real attraction. But with the farm’s future at stake, Stephen's scheming, and Eloise’s own career on the line, there’s a blizzard of reasons to put their growing feelings on ice. Then again, if you can’t fight for love at the most wonderful time of the year, you don’t deserve the kiss waiting under the mistletoe.
Title: Mistletoe All The Way
Author: Lauren Blakely
Publisher: Atria Books
Expected Publication Date: October 6, 2026
Review:
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this title to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
This is my first full length book by this author. I have seen her books around but haven't had a chance to read any of them so I was excited to see what she was all about. This book was fun. It wasn't anything different or special for me. I would definitely classify it as more fluff than anything else. The story has a good theme, the characters were well done and the pacing was even.
I liked both the FMC and MMC points of view for this book. I like a romance that is dual POV so I can really get into the characters heads. Their development was good. I did get a little annoyed here and there when they kept repeating the same things about why each of them thought it would be too hard to be together.
I loved the grumpy/sunshine trop here, though. It was fun watching Eloise help turn Noah into someone who lets Christmas into their heart. A little play on The Grinch but he doesn't steal anything!
The side characters were a nice addition. I loved Noah's Grandpa so much. And I liked the secondary theme of Eloise and Noah trying to figure out the mystery of Noah's cousin Stephen and what he had going on up his sleeve. I hated Eloise's parents, which I'm pretty sure was what the author wanted. They just weren't nice people and gave Eloise zero support. I wish she would have stood up for herself more throughout the book, but she was able to do it in the end.
I wondered quite a bit during this story if it is connected to any of the author's other stories. Some of the characters seemed like we should have possibly known them better. I tried to find out if they were linked but I was unable to secure that information. This can definitely be read as a stand alone if it is connected but I can see how you might enjoy it more if you knew some of the characters who are introduced.
Overall, this was a fun read. If you like a nice romance with a bit of spice for Christmas, pick up this small town story and see where it goes!
Author
You can find Lauren on TikTok at @laurenblakelybooks! A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.
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