What a marvelous story! The perfect beginning to your holiday reading. Make sure you’re comfy when you start reading and have tissues for both the laughing and the crying, because once you open this book you won’t put it down until the glorious The End.

When Maggie accepts the position of head of the IT department at a financial firm she expects to have as plush an office as the one she interviewed in – and above ground. What she gets, however, is a grungy basement with two geeky guys as her new team. She hires another geeky guy and her IT team is complete. Maggie is actually very good at her job, adaptable, energetic, friendly, generous, kind and a real people person. The boss we all want. Maggie brightens up and enlivens their workspace and the team provides great service to the “upstairs folks” who pretty much ignore and forget IT exists except when there is a problem that must be instantly fixed.

Speaking of ignoring the IT team, they aren’t even invited to the company Christmas party. When Maggie realizes this she takes them out for their very own celebratory dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It’s at this dinner we begin to get a better look at each team member, and where some very interesting events occur that get the ball rolling for the delightful plot and activity that follow. Maggie reveals that she’ll be on her own for Christmas since her parents are going on a cruise and she doesn’t want to be the youngest person on the ship. Frank, Jasper and Leo immediately decide she’ll spend part of the holiday with each of them. Oh, you already know this is going to be so much fun.

Another intriguing outcome of the festive dinner is that it seems someone has a few too many Margaritas, and some kissing, declarations of affection and memory loss occur. You’ll need to read author Kristen Bailey’s witty, wonderful words to experience the full enjoyment and humor of this situation. And the fun is only beginning.

Maggie’s first night with a work buddy is as Frank’s plus one to his cousin’s wedding and learning right before the event that she’ll also be pretending to be his girlfriend. Time as rich, posh Jasper’s family home reveals he’s not quite that posh or rich, has very interesting family dynamics, and best of all Maggie becomes a fox rescuer. Last but most certainly not least is a few days with Leo and his family up north. His large, warm, welcoming pretty normal family where Maggie feels so at home. Some of that kissing and declaration of affection involved Leo so things are at first a little awkward and then a lot sweet.

We Three Kings is heartwarming on so many levels: they are a good work team and good friends, who discover over the course of the holiday that they know and care more about each other than they realized, and the sparks and possibility of romance between Maggie and Leo are hand-on-your-heart, sigh-into-your-tissue sweet. There are so many goofy, ridiculous laugh-out-loud moments it will be hard to catch your breath, so many eye-opening family moments you won’t stop smiling, and such tenderness that you’ll be dabbing at your eyes.

We Three Kings is well written with a strong, thoughtful plot and charming characters with unique personalities and depth. Full of joy and holiday spirit, it should be a must read for everyone. I can’t believe it was my first Kristen Bailey book; it certainly won’t be my last. Thanks to Storm Publishing for providing an advance copy of We Three Kings via NetGalley. I loved it and can’t wait to read everything else this fantastic author has written. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.

Extremely, extremely cute this book was!

I loved the banter & friendship between the main characters so much and it reminded me so much of NEW GIRL.

With the Christmas theme & the beautiful locations, this book is meant to be enjoyed tucked under a blanket with a hot chocolate in hand on a cool & cozy day.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Storm Publishing and author Kristen Bailey for this eARC

This was my second Kristen Bailey book and I think I have found a new auto-buy author.

I absolutely loved We Three Kings! The story was so cute, the characters absolutely adorable and loveable and the vibes immaculate for a christmas read!
I had a huge grin on my face throughout the entire book because the characters (main and side) and their antics were just so cute and the end just leaves you feeling like you just got a warm hug.

👑ARC Review👑

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

What a wonderful, heartwarming, festive book! Not only was the concept unique and so much fun, but the book was filled with wonderful, cute, festive, warm moments from beginning to end.

I adored the friendship formed between our FMC and the “three kings” of the story and how they embraced her in the holiday season knowing she would be alone. I enjoyed reading about her struggles to make a tough decision especially after building such a bond with these guys. There were so many cute moments and I kind of wish this book was coming out closer to Christmas because I would have loved to read it during that festive time of year.

A very fun and enjoyable read!!

We Three Kings by Kristen Bailey releases on October 14, 2024.


📚We Three Kings by Kristen Bailey: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 ~ 3.5 stars (4 on goodreads)

My sincere thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read We Three Kings by Kristen Bailey. I give my unbiased opinion of it in the following review.

In We Three Kings, we meet Maggie who is the head of the IT department at a financial company in London. She works with Jasper, Frank, and Leo and they are like a little family after working together for four years with Leo being the newest one on the team. When her co-workers find out she will be alone at Christmas while her parents are on a cruise, they decide to include Maggie in their individual holiday celebrations. What they don't know is that as Maggie is leaving work on the last day before vacation, she is told she has to let one of them go due to downsizing at the company. How will she ever be able to make such a decision? She decides that she can't say anything to them in order to not ruin their Christmas. To top it off, she and Leo seem to be on the verge of crossing the line into a possible relationship. Yes, it is complicated!

What can I say, I really loved this book. All four of the main characters are so different, each having an interesting back story. The romance between Maggie and Leo is so cute. I love that Leo has been pining for a long time and Maggie really had no idea. Maggie's character is amazing in that she is all in for her friends. She always puts their feelings and issues above her own. She is not afraid to look silly and have fun, and she is able to fit in with people of all ages. As she goes from Frank's family, to Jaspers, and finally to Leo's she maintains her personality and is her authentic self even while she keeps that one secret about their workplace. I loved Kristen Bailey's Christmas book Five Gold Rings last year and I have to say she has a way of writing that is so sweet and funny that I am already looking forward to her hopefully writing another Christmas story for 2025. I recommend this book for a fun read this holiday season.

Cute, and the perfect amount of Christmasy. A London IT manager divides her Christmas holiday between her three coworkers’ wildly different families, and in the process, discovers she’s been falling in love without realizing it.

I wish there was a little more backstory/development of the heroine, but loved her and her coworkers regardless. (Also, the title and tagline threw me off a little bit as I started the book, so I’d recommend going with the descriptions as opposed to the those!)

I received an early copy of this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

Another fun read from Kristen Bailey, with a holiday spin. Though I felt this one a little slow at times, I enjoyed the high level concepts of the story but as a manager could not help but think how inappropriate these relationships were at time. But then I had to check myself and remind myself this is a light hearted holiday read for enjoyment. When Maggie's three employees realize she is going to be alone for the holidays they create a plan to each spend time with her. Of course there is a romance aspect as well as an HR dilemma. I definitely recommend as a nice holiday read!

5*

Last year, I read a beautiful Christmas romance called Five Gold Rings and wondered if Bailey’s newest book, We Three Kings, could ever begin to rival it. I’m happy to say it does. It’s also set in London, which I still maintain is the most beautiful city in which to celebrate the holiday. It’s also a workplace romance but features Maggie and her three male employees in the IT department of a London firm who have become friends in their four years together. So, it’s no surprise how torn she is when she’s told, at the start of Christmas break, that she’ll have to lay off (make redundant) one of these lovely men who are like family. The painful decision is complicated by the plans these three proposed when they learned she’d be spending Christmas alone, and she doesn’t have the heart to ruin them by revealing the sad news. Her new and budding feelings for Leo also compound her decision with the worry about crossing ethical lines as boss and employee. From attending awkward (probably autistic) Frank’s sister’s wedding as a fake girlfriend and then joining eccentric Jasper’s posh but dysfunctional family for a Christmas party and foiling a fox hunt (cue the adorable baby foxes) to visiting Leo’s warm and welcoming family for a raucous Christmas Eve and Day and participating in an annual donkey abduction, Maggie comes to love this trio of wonderful, quirky men as she learns more about their lives and the influences that have formed them into the true “kings” of men they are.

If you’re looking for a truly heartwarming and humorous Christmas story that is full of kindness, love, laughter, loyalty, fade-to-black romance, and a high degree of silliness, I highly encourage you to check this one out. I guarantee you will be absolutely charmed.

I love how I went into this book expecting an RH and it wasn’t. The FMC had such a fun relationship/friendship with each guy. I loved seeing each guy grow and become comfortable. Jasper had to be my favorite 😍
Maggie was the best kind of FMC. Such a loyal friend and it shines through the whole book.

We Three Kings is an enjoyable contemporary, festive tale focusing on workplace relationships, friendship and romance. It has a diverse cast of characters working in the much-used but often-overlooked IT department. Maggie is the leader and supervisor, but she is an inclusive and understanding boss whose colleagues appreciate her so much that they insist she spends time with each of them when they realise she is spending Christmas alone. As this story progresses, there are some great friendships, gentle romance, and many festivities. It uses sensory imagery well, so it is easy to imagine the characters and what is happening. I like this festive tale's dynamic between the IT team, the romance and the laugh-out-loud humour.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

A wonderful holiday romcom with fun characters set in England (my favorite!)

With no plans for Christmas and her parents away on a cruise, IT manager Maggie plans to have a quiet holiday in her jammies, but when her coworkers find out they make it their mission to not allow her to spend the holidays alone so they invite her to their holiday events. Before the start of the holidays, she is called to HR and told that she has to let go of someone in her department. As she spends time with each employee over the holiday she has to grasp the idea that she has to let one of them go, but as she gets to know them on a more personal level, the idea seems impossible, especially when she might be falling for one of them.

Coworker #1: Frank, a shy introvert whose sister is getting married and his family is bugging him on who he is bringing to the wedding. Maggie proposes she goes with him as a friend so he has an ally at the wedding. He is often pushed around by his large family and appreciates that Maggie is there and stands up for him against his brash sisters and mother.

Coworker #2: Jasper, a grump who just revealed that he has been dating his roommate Miles and needs Maggie’s support at his holiday party. His complicated family situation makes it awkward for him to come out to his entire family but she finds that his grumpiness is a cover and he really is considerate and super thoughtful and thinks of Maggie as an important person in his life.

Coworker #3: Leo, the newest member and also the one that Maggie feels an attraction for, Invites her to come home up north to spend Christmas with his family. Leo has secretly been pining for Maggie since he was hired and Maggie has recently started to feel an attraction towards him.

I loved the organization of this book. Each co-worker and event was a different part of the book but the overall love story weaved in so seamlessly. You really saw how the two connected romantically but also how she was connected to her other co-workers on a platonic friend/family level. It was nerve wracking to see who she would choose to be let go but the conclusion was satisfying. Overall this book was heartwarming and charming. Plus being set in England, it had some of my favorite English words/sayings in the book that I just adored.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for sharing this book’s digital advanced review copy with me in exchange for an honest review.

My rating: 5/5
This was my first Kristen Bailey book and it won’t be my last 🫶 It was hilarious and had so much heart.

Maggie was a charming and loveable MC, and the way she cared for her co-workers was so sweet and touching. All the supporting characters were also lovable. Wyatt, Jasper and Frank were all fleshed out, and had their own troubles, personalities, and quirks which added to the story and made their unlikely friendships believable.

I won’t say much about the romance to avoid spoilers, but it was very sweet and heartwarming and I loved it ❤️

Overall the book felt very much like a British romcom which I thoroughly enjoyed. And I loved that it was a cozy Christmas read, but the storyline didn’t revolve entirely around Christmas, which I felt made it original and memorable.

This is definitely one to add to your festive tbr for a feel-good read! 📚

*Many thanks to publisher and netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Last year I was lucky enough to be approved for Five Gold Rings. I hadn’t read any Kristen Bailey books prior and it became my favourite Christmas read to date. Since reading that I’ve been making my way slowly through her back catalogue and have loved absolutely everything I’ve read so far, so much so that I don’t even read the blurb any more!
Hopes were therefore very high for We Three Kings. Unfortunately this one came with a little ick for me – I enjoy a workplace romance but one between a boss and direct report (and one that the fmc actually hired too) is a bit much. I would highlight that this is a personal opinion and not one that most readers will likely share!
Whilst I found the storyline a little predictable, I still very much enjoyed it. I only wish I’d read it at Christmas! I adored Frank, Leo and Jasper, and loved the kindness they showed each other and Maggie. We Three Kings is definitely a fun romcom, perfect for the festive season. Kristen Bailey certainly has a talent for a feel good story and I can’t wait to read more.

Without a doubt, this is one of the funniest romantic comedies I have read this year. Kristen Bailey's ability to create relatable and charming characters particularly delighted me and, including the fake dating trope in this storyline, made for an enjoyable reading experience. Bailey's influence might slowly make me appreciate this genre despite not being my typical preference.

The engaging nature of this narrative contributed to its swift pace, keeping me absorbed throughout. The inclusion of comedic elements dramatically enhanced the book's entertainment value, making it a highly recommended read for enthusiasts of this genre.

This is the ideal choice for those searching for a delightful and uplifting book and is highly recommended.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this awesome book

you cant go wrong with a kristen bailey book and this one is full of christmas adventures and friendships....

maggie fields was the boss of her IT unit... she had 3 work colleagues that all worked in the basement room and she loved it.... they worked well together

when maggie found out that they had not been invited to the firms christmas party she took it upon herself to arrange their own christmas party so they went to a mexican and partied

frank jasper and leo loved her for it...

but just as she was about to leave for her christmas break maggie was called to hr and it was there that she found out that she had to lose one of her team members.... and had to decide which one she was going to lose...

maggie was distraught... she was spending christmas with each of them after they found out that she was going to be on her own and they loved her enough to invite her to their family celebrations

the adventures that maggie had during her time with each of her team was to make her decision so much harder as they all became closer...

this book has it all.... the funny elements the rude elements but overall its the friendships that developed that make it stand out and maggies decision on who had to be released really wasnt hard to guess...

cant wait for the next book by this author... you always know you are in for a good read

Loved It❣️

Told in five parts, latter four focusing on different characters perspectives.

Maggie head of IT is a thoughtful department boss, after their department being overlooked again for the Christmas works do, Maggie takes it on herself to arrange an evening out and make her team feel appreciated. Although they know they’ve not been included with the main event, her efforts which they’re all aware and appreciate. Knowing she’ll be alone this Christmas her team rally round including her in their family’s in the run up and through the festive season, unaware that she’s been given a difficult decision to be made by HR shortly before leaving for the Christmas break.

I’ve read lots of Kristen’s books which don’t disappoint, I also like the fact if you’ve read previous novels Kristen brings in characters from other books to look out for (if you’ve not read others, it will not effect your enjoyment of this book, but worth reading more). Authors notes I do ensure I read by this author also.

A definite should read this Christmas, light hearted, with humour and a sprinkle of romance❣️ You can’t go wrong with a Kristen Bailey book. Look forward to the next.

I just loved this book. It was such a fun premise. I loved Maggie and all the guys. What a lovely holiday book. Such great characters.

I’m not done with this book , but I thought to share my review since it’s publication day today, so far it’s going great, I really like it, and I’m not big fan of Christmas books!

Kristen Bailey's book "We Three Kings" is a truly heart-warming story of friendship, love and hard choices. The protagonist, Maggie, is a young IT manager who shares her daily life in the basement of a large corporation with three rather remarkable colleagues. Frank, Jasper and Leo all have unique personalities, but what they have in common is their friendship and love for Maggie. To Maggie, these people are more than just co-workers, as she has had a close relationship with them for years and considers them almost like family.

Kristen Bailey's story captures the small beauty and challenges of everyday life. Maggie not only struggles with the pressures of her job as a manager but also as a young single woman trying to find her place in the holiday season. Being invited by the three men - Frank, Jasper and Leo - to spend the holidays with them and their families takes Maggie on a deeply personal journey, where she not only learns about the special world of their friends but also confronts her own emotions. However, the close bond between them and Maggie's self-sacrificing, 'putting others before herself' nature is challenged when the HR person at the company tells her just before Christmas that she must decide which man should lose his job.

One of the novel's greatest strengths is the depth and richness of its characters. Frank's anxious nature, Jasper's complicated family relationships, and Leo's kindness all add a special colour to the story. For Maggie, these holiday visits not only reveal new relationships but also memorable, emotionally defining moments. As she grows closer to them, Maggie is faced with a heartbreaking dilemma: the stakes of her decision could jeopardize not only their friendship but also a blossoming love. The duality of the Christmas idyll and the underlying tension gives the book a unique atmosphere.

Kristen Bailey's style is light, humorous yet emotionally deep, which helps to make the story both entertaining and thought-provoking. "We Three Kings" reminds us that family is not always made up of people who are related by blood, and that true friendship can be preserved in the midst of life's most difficult decisions.

This book is for anyone who appreciates a light-hearted story with emotional depth, and who likes to see the relationships between characters in a novel show real growth. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who likes cozy, holiday-themed stories, and who would love to read about deep friendships, complicated family relationships, and a sincere, genuine love.

I absolutely adored this book! I just recently visited London so it was really fun for me to read a book based there!
Kristen Bailey writes such an enjoyable group of characters that you find yourself rooting for. Maggie is so relatable, and someone I would want to be friends with. Frank, Jasper and Leo are also the perfect friends and work family.
I really enjoyed getting to read the different relationships and friend dynamics between Maggie and all 3 men, and the love that she has for all of them. I have worked with some amazing people and there is something so special about colleagues that become close friends, so I really enjoyed that aspect as you don’t see that very often. This was also such a fun read to get you in the Christmas spirit. I don’t normally read holiday themed books for some reason, but I truly enjoyed this one.
I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone!