Great Book with wonderful characters that will leave you wanting more of this series. This is a great story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. This book is sooo good! It’s smart and witty… This book had me laughing, and swooning, and heart melting with all romance in this book. Bring on the next book please. Happy reading everyone

Unfortunately this book is no longer on my kindle. I will get it from the library to read. Happy reading

Cute, predictable fake fiancé romance between the rich, popular guy and the middle-class girl who has a history of falling in love too quickly & scaring guys off. Life has made Ruth self-reliant since there’s never been anyone who took care of her, except her mother who’d died the year before. So, not surprisingly, she resists any efforts on Carter’s part to help her fix things, and she doesn’t trust that he could ever have true feelings for her. It’ll take a Christmas miracle for these two to acknowledge that what they feel for each other is real. Adams is wonderful at spinning a solid romance in a short number of pages. There’s never any question that the lovers will have their happy ending, but it’s always fun to experience the journey. It’s also comforting to know that kind, thoughtful sexy men who don’t need to be the alpha exist, even if it’s only between the covers...of a book. Fun, holiday read!

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Victory Editing Co-op through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

When Carter and Ruth decide to begin a fake marriage in order to avoid any more pity, they have no idea how much things will begin to change.
Full of lust, drama and a truly festive feeling throughout, this was an enjoyable, light hearted read.

Carter and Ruth agree to enter in a fake marriage to make people stop pitying him after a hard heartbreak and start to like each other and try to make their marriage real.

4.5 stars

Thank you to netgally for sending this to me for review.

You know that feeling when you have found a new favourite author well that's what I'm feeling right now. This book was exactly what I needed after reading a few duds and feeling slumpy, I'm not the biggest fan of the marriage or convience trope but this did it really well, it was so sweet and lovely and I absolutely adore Carter, I loved spending time with our main characters and watching them fall in love. Can't wait to read more in this series.

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

I really enjoyed this book and the only thing that would have made it better for me was to get a bit of Carter's point of view along the way. It is not until the end that we know what he was thinking and when he knew the relationship was "real."

Ruth was a very likeable leading lady and I love that she really battled her clingy nature and wanted to have a better relationship. Only a couple times that I got annoyed with her for keeping Carter at a distance but I guess she was pretty wary from past hurtful relationships.

I have not read the book with Lincoln and Summer's story but it sounds good and I will have to read that as parts are explained in this story which only makes me want to read how they grew as a couple - married without love and now in love and expecting!!

A refreshing Christmas fake relationship.

Reading Christmas Bride reminded me why I enjoy Noelle Adams so much.
Ruth is honest, forthright, a tad of a edge to her. She's in a dating slump, and agrees to a semi blind date. She knows of Carter, the handsome, nice guy, wealthy and a touch older.

Everyone thinks Carter is heartbroken, just had his hopes dashed. He never knew Ruth until the blind date and concocts a scheme to fake date until after the holidays.

I really liked both good guy Carter (we need more good men!) and the honest Ruth.
She has a good relationship with her stepsister and family does play a big part in this book.
So, just say yes to this charming read.

Carter Wilson is tired of well-meaning friends and family setting him up on dates. He's had a bad year but that doesn't mean that needs love in his life to cheer him up. However, he agrees to one last blind date.

Ruth isn't sure that Carter is going to turn up. Whilst this might be a blind date she is aware of who Carter is, after having a crush on him and his bad-boy brother in high school - although they were already in college etc. She's not had much luck on the dating front, a little too honest and forward for the guys she goes for. She's still coming to terms with the death of her month so why would she need a man in her life?

During the date, they talk about being set up etc and Ruth suggests that Carter gains a fake girlfriend or better still a fake-fiancée to keep his friends and family off his back. With nobody to ask he dismisses it until Ruth agrees to step up and help him. They embark on a series of fake dates and find it easy to be in each others company. With a proposal to make you gush they are managing to fool everyone, but it's all fake - right?

A beautiful Christmas read of fake romance that has both parties dealing with issues from their pasts.

I really liked Ruth and Carters story. Noelle's stories are warm and gather you in. Also the added story of his brother throughout made it feel real. Have to love the holidays. the proposal was worth the whole story.

Christmas Bride is a fake relationship romance and why I enjoy reading Noelle Adams. Her books are spicy sweet, with characters who are uncertain of the other’s affection and how they come to be together.

For two people who aren’t looking for relationships, their fake one took off pretty fast! Ruth has sworn off men but she’s willing to go on a blind date with Carter, even though she’s sure he’s not her type. Carter has a different reason for agreeing to the date...he needs his family and friends to stop feeling sorry for him.
The speed of the pretend courtship did take me by surprise, but right away I loved the chemistry and friendship Ruth and Carter displayed. These two were fun and Ruth was great at getting Carter to be more carefree and less work-driven. Not having read the previous book, I might have been harsh in my apathy towards Carter’s brother Lincoln and his wife Summer, but I was quickly Team Carter and anyone who had hurt him, unintentionally or not, was not anyone I was prepared to like.
Ruth’s step family was a weird dynamic for me, though. With no close friends to speak of and her mother deceased, Ruth’s only close relationship is with her younger step sister. But it was the behavior of the step father and brothers that confused and annoyed me. They were, to me, a weird prop, only existing to explain where Kayla lives. I wonder if it would have been better for Kayla to just be a friend and have Ruth had no family at all.
Regardless of that complaint, Christmas Bride was an enjoyable read with a great couple and interesting storyline. Even though part of a series, it can definitely be read as a stand-alone, like it was for me.. 3.75 stars

my thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy. It was a great addition to my seasonal reading list.

Loved this sweet story of a fake relationship that turns real. Carter and Ruth have something special, that neither can see. When they come up with this brilliant plan to have a fake relationship, they thought it was going to make everyone around them happy. Turns out, they were really making themselves happy, but neither wants to admit it.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an independent review.
Sweet and romantic, this book was a quick and easy read with very likeable characters. Light and fluffy, it was a perfect read on a rainy day.
3.5 stars

I hadn't read any of the previous books in this series, but this book stood alone without any problems. I love a good convenient marriage story and this one was particularly fun. Carter and Ruth were adorable characters and I loved their story. There was some hidden depth to this contemporary romance and I wanted a smidge more about them (novella problems for me) but overall this was a sweet holiday read that will put a smile on your face and keep you flipping pages until these characters get their happy-ever-after.

Ruth and Carter meet on a blind date, despite the fact that neither is really interested in dating now. Carter is trying is trying to mend a broken heart, and Ruth is focused on jump starting her career. While they bond over their lack of interest in dating, Ruth suggests a “fake engagement” that would get their friends and family off their backs until after Christmas, and Carter reluctantly agrees.

However, as they get to know each other better, they begin to realize that they genuinely like each other and grow closer. Will this twosome realize that they could have something wonderful before their deal ends at the end of the year?

Pretending to love someone would not be easy especially during the holidays when you have to attend a lot of family get togethers.
Carter & Ruth think they can pull off the perfect plan of a fake engagement so there families and friends will keep from setting them up! But, what happens if one of them discovers they want to make it a real romance?

This is definitely a lighthearted Christmas Romance book that will put a smile on your face and you will want to grab a drink and curl up in bed and enjoy!

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

Christmas Bride has two of my favorite things. Christmas and fake relationships. It's an odd combo but also a pretty romantic story.

What started out as a fake relationship to get others to back off of setting Carter up on blind dates, turns into a couple who actually date and get to know each other without any pressure.

There was no first judgments that could interfere with moving forward. They still dated without feeling the need to impress each other. They truly got to know each as their real selves.

The only downside to this is when real feelings develop, there is that hesitancy to express them in fear that the other doesn't feel the same.

I was just as anxious as Carter and Ruth when it all became real. I loved seeing them grow as a couple and wanted it to work out for them just as much as they did.

For a fake relationship, this turned out to be a pretty romantic love story. I really enjoyed it and it gave me the feel good vibes like Christmas does.

Noelle Adams knows how to string lots of emotions out of her characters and I really enjoy reading her books. This one is well written in her usual, easy to read style. It's set in a small American town and the H/h are very 'real' people that I feel readers could relate to. Ruth and Carter decide to fake a relationship to stop their family and friends worrying about them. The story is told from Ruth's POV and this author manages to nail it, as I felt I knew what Carter was thinking, just as much as I knew what Ruth was thinking. The characters are well drawn and the slow burn romance quickly morphs into something else as the weeks pass. There are lots of steamy sex scenes nicely written in a realistic and natural way. I enjoyed this book and would recommend this author to any romance lover. My thanks go to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me the eARC in return for my honest opinion. 3.5 stars.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

This is the fifth in a series and there were a few happy couples dotted around presumably from earlier instalments, but they weren't too intrusive. Carter and Ruth enter into a fake engagement so that Carter's friends will accept that he is over Summer and stop trying to set him up. Ruth will get referrals for her interior design business from Carter's connections. (It is a weakness of the book that we never see Ruth doing any actual work, although she is apparently very good at it).

I thought this was sweet and romantic, although I wasn't quite sure why they felt the need to get engaged (and so immediately too). Surely their purposes would have been equally well served by just dating one another. Carter's musical theatre numbers were entertaining, and the author did a good job of showing Ruth gradually being drawn in to the idea of family and belonging.