Meddling with Mistletoe: A Red Door Inn Christmas Romance

This sweet, Christmas novel has all the elements you could want in a festive read! A snowy white Christmas, cute kids and their antics, yultide markets, Christmas decorating, delicious baking, and, most importantly, reminders of the true meaning of Christmas. Add in a misguided matchmaker, an opposites-attract romance, and plenty of comedy. If you enjoy a good Hallmark Christmas movie, then this book is definitely your cup of tea!

I enjoyed reading Meddling with Mistletoe, a delightful Christmas contemporary romance set on Prince Edward Island. Whitney is determined to prove to her parents that she can commit to culinary school. She’s busy baking pies to sell at the Christmas markets to pay for her expensive tuition. When her oven dies and the island repair man is away on a long vacation, she needs to find another baking option ASAP.

Whitney offers to baby sit for her friends, Marie and Seth, in exchange for using their oven and commercial kitchen facilities at The Red Door Inn. Marie asks Whitney to provide breakfast for a few guests who will be staying at the inn for the Christmas season.

Daniel is a Chief Financial Officer who lives in Toronto. He travels to Prince Edward Island and stays at the inn while assisting his aunt in negotiating the sale of her antiques store. Daniel’s aunt hatches a plan to matchmake him with another guest at the Inn. She’s single and negotiating the deal to buy the antiques store on behalf of her employer.

Daniel’s aunt enlists Whitney’s help in her matchmaking scheme, unaware that Daniel and Whitney are drawn to each other. A heartwarming romance unfolds as Daniel and Whitney navigate obstacles in their path to happily-ever-after. Marie and Seth’s young children are adorable and add many lighthearted moments.

It was fun catching up with Marie and Seth from The Red Door Inn, the first book in Liz Johnson’s Prince Edward Island Dreams series. I recommend Meddling with…

This story was such a treat! Coming back to the Red Door Inn and catching up with the friends I've made there is always a treat and to have it set at Christmas just made it all the more special.

I love how Liz Johnson writes characters that tug at your heart. Not only the hero and heroine but every character who steps into the page. Little Julia Mae was utterly adorable!

I also really loved (of course!) the journey Whitney took to finding her dream. It was unusual but deep and so sweet and thought-provoking.

Already looking forward to reading this one again. I think it'll become a holiday staple!

I enjoyed this Christmas set novel, particularly that there is no mention of Santa. :) Great Christian content but not preachy in any way. Misguided meddling never works to advantage and can be hurtful even when meant to be """"loving"""". Thankfully things work out how they should. I enjoyed the characters and their journeys of self discovery and each other. I like a female lead who is not perfect and learns that is perfectly acceptable. The cover is not the greatest, but I never judge a book by that! A quick fun read.