A cosy and sweet Christmas romance perfect to read while cosying up in front of a fire! A good story and interesting characters

A cute little Christmas romance that starts in the airport with a delayed flight. A perfect addition to your cozy holiday!
Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this book!

Loved this story, a chance meeting that changed lives. Set from Christmas Eve to the following Christmas, Everything wasn't always aligned and different goals were in place but a chance meeting changed everything. Feel good read.

This was such a feel good book pair it with a mint hot chocolate and whipped cream and you’ve got yourself a match made in heaven (unless your lactose intolerant) the book was very well written and the story just flowed I can definitely see this being a festive Netflix film.

The characters are likeable and not annoying and I love that you get everything from festive to family, to grief and love I’m a firm believer in everything happens for a reason so Ollie and Beas chance meeting at the airport is fate.

I’ve not read anything by Emma Heatherington before but I’d definitely will do in the future.

Thank you netgalley

A truly wonderful Christmas romance. Delightful characters and such an emotional journey. I couldn’t put it down, and the plot line kept me interested from beginning to end. Beautifully written and just the right amount of Christmas sparkle.I highly recommend this book, so put it on your Christmas reading list. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book.

Loved this story. The characters of Bea and Ollie are so likeable and I found myself racing through the book to see if it all works out for them. A lovely heartwarming book.

Bea is flying home to Ireland when she gets stuck at the airport due to bad weather. Ollie is on his way home to and by chance they share a table in an airport pub to pass time. They hit it off, enjoying each other’s company and were happy to learn they were on the same flight home. But once landed in Ireland, they each go their separate ways.

Unfortunately, Bea has her reasons not to think of Ollie in a romantic way and Ollie wants to spend this Christmas with his father who is terminally ill.
The chapters alternates between Bea’s and Ollie’s point of view and it is amazing how a common friend unbeknownst to them is giving them a push in the right direction of love.

This was such a sweet story, both Bea and Ollie so likeable! Definitely one to curl up with on the sofa!

You can’t beat reading your first Christmas love story of the year. This was an absolute belter and sat reading it in one sitting. Full of Christmas cheer and showing that sometimes things are destined to be however difficult they seem.

Heartfelt Christmas story, told very well. Lovely characters well worth reading. Thank you netgalley for the advance copy

Maybe Next Christmas is a heartwarming, cosy Christmas read with a lovely cast of characters. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my copy in return for an honest opinion.

What a lovely festive story. Bea is waiting for her flight home to Ireland and writing her thoughts and ideas down when Ollie appears, slightly flustered, thinking he may miss his flight home. A short delay is announced but Bea and Ollie end up sharing a table and a meal before the flights depart. When they move to board the flight by complete fluke, they are seated in the same row. For both of them it is very easy conversation and they have both fallen for each other a little.

Circumstances then change as for Bea there is a surprise proposal which she feels compelled to accept and Ollie has a dying father to focus his time on however they are both thinking of the other.

The story progresses throughout the next few months until a complete twist of fate brings them together again and they the. Have to navigate a whole new relationship.

All in all a lovely cosy festive read.

"Maybe Next Christmas" by Emma Heatherington was a delightful festive read that truly delivered in the end. While I found the beginning a little slow, once the story picked up, I was completely hooked and couldn’t put it down!

Emma's storytelling and knack for building relatable, heartfelt characters shines through, making the journey worth it. The Christmas charm, along with themes of love and second chances, make this one feel as cozy as her other novels.

Definitely recommended for fans of Christmas romances or anyone looking for a feel-good, warm festive read!

This really had a cosy feel to it, it started at one christmas for ended at the other, following two people who met at the airport, it didn't' really feel like a christmas book but it was a nice story.

What an absolutely heartwarming book that is like a warm hug. I adored the two main characters, Bea and Ollie, who meet at Heathrow Airport one Christmas Eve. Their flight to home to Ireland is delayed and they strike up a conversation. There is an instant attraction but they never believe that they will ever meet again. The book then follows their separate lives until they do happen to meet again…… This had so many lovely moments as well as some sad ones but is written so beautifully. I liked how each chapter was from Bea and Ollie’s points of view and how this gave some depth to them as characters. I would highly recommend this and thank Penguin Random House Uk and Netgalley for the ARC.

I adored this book! Maybe This Christmas follows Ollie and Bea who are both waiting for a delayed flight back home to Ireland on Christmas Eve when they get chatting and have such a great connection. Bea is figuring out how to break up with her long term boyfriend and Ollie is going home for his last Christmas with his ill father so they go their separate ways on arrival. Throughout the novel there are missed connections between them and it's just so lovely. I adored reading about Bea and the people and the hotel where she worked, and whilst the subject matter of Ollie's job as a cardiac nurse was hard to read about personally I also enjoyed seeing his relationships with his patients and colleagues. This is such a beautiful, heart-warming book about love and fate but also friendships and the joy you find if you just look for it. I will treasure this novel, I've found it such a soothing and comforting read and it's definitely got me feeling more festive now! I highly recommend it!

I have to be honest, I've started and stopped this book several times since I received an eArc at the end of June.

I hoped my reluctance was simply because the book hits you with SO much Christmas and it was too early in the year to get into, but I also found the sheer number of adjectives in the opening pages exhausting. The chapters I read were quite a slog to get through. I found Bea especially annoying, particularly how assertive she seemed yet had somehow been in an unhappy long-distance relationship for seven years.

I'm now a third in and bored, so I just don't think this one's for me, sorry.

DNF at 36%

I don’t think my heart was ready for the emotion this Sunday afternoon!

This is a gorgeous story of two souls that meet and cannot be. A series of missed opportunities, wrong timings and misunderstandings will break your heart but also make it melt into a puddle of gushing emotion.

Read in one sitting as I was just transported into the story.

Set between Ireland and London, hotel manager Bea and cardiac nurse Ollie meet on a flight home to Ireland for Christmas. They really hit it off, both have difficult times ahead. Ollie's dad is terminally ill and this will be his last Christmas; Bea know she has to end her seven year relationship which is not surviving a long distance relationship. The best laid plans .. #netgalley #maybenextchristmas

I loved this story! Bea loves her job as a luxury hotel manager to the point of it being her whole life. Ollie is a nurse, devoted to his patients, again at the expense of his own happiness. For different reasons, they both find themselves on a flight home to Ireland at Christmas. They have a connection but then go their separate ways - at this point I was shouting at them to at least exchange numbers!
A lovely story, we’ll-told with engaging characters.

I went back and forth between 3 and 4 stars with this one. I previously read This Christmas and really enjoyed that story. While I loved the premise and the "missed connections" of this story, I found myself sadly bored through a lot of the book which is unusual for me with books set in Ireland (one of my favorite countries to visit and read about). The connection between Bea and Ollie was wonderful and I was glad to see Bea finally get her backbone. I also enjoyed how others in their lives connected them unexpectedly.