Since her father’s death, Freya has put off selling Appleyard Farm, but she can no longer avoid the fact that there is just too much debt and she cannot run and manage the farm alone. Unfortunately, the farm’s buyers are the persons she least desires as buyers, two neighboring men from another farm. Freya manages to get things ready for the annual Mistletoe Fair, where Sherbourne Mistletoe has been a big player forever, with the help of a drifter Amos, who appeared at her door one day, looking for work. However, once Amos has gone, Freya is unsure what she will do. Hence, she realizes that soon Appleyard Farm will no longer be hers. To complicate matters, Freya has a history with the neighbors who want to buy her farm, and still feels some attraction for one of them.

This is a great, though short, piece about Christmas and the Christmas spirit, where things can change for the better, if you only have hope and let them work themselves out. The drifter Amos, who possesses and shares much wisdom with Frey, is a great compliment to the story, and naturally made me wonder just who he really was and where he came from in time to give Freya this much needed help. The story, as I said, is a short one, but well worth the time and effort and is filled with good characterization, great writing, and a theme that will put any reader right into the Christmas spirit. I enjoyed reading it, as it touched my heart and soul. This is a novella that, once begun, will entice any reader to stay with it from the first page to the last. It will provide anyone a good dose of romance as well as holiday cheer. I received this from NetGalley to read and review. ( )

Merry Mistletoe is a charming novella about Freya who has recently lost her beloved father, and faces her first Christmas without him there to help run the family's mistletoe business. She is facing having to sell her home to one of the Henderson brothers, both of whom she obviously has some past link with. On the plus side, she has Amos, a lovely man who seems to have no roots and who is around to help her when she needs it.

Unlike many festive reads, this isn't a twee story, but it is a well-written one with a feel-good factor and great characterisations. Having a mistletoe business was a nice touch and it was an all-round lovely experience to read. I already have Letting in Light by this author and will look forward to reading it. ( )