B.K. Borison

A pasture of dead trees. A hostile takeover of the Santa barn by a family of raccoons. And shipments that have mysteriously gone missing. Lovelight Farms is not the magical winter wonderland of Stella Bloom’s dreams.

In an effort to save the Christmas tree farm she’s loved since she was a kid, she enters a contest with instafamous influencer Evelyn St. James. With the added publicity and the $100,000 cash prize, she might just be able to save the farm from its financial woes. There’s just one problem. To make the farm seem like a romantic destination for the holidays, she lied on the application and said she owns Lovelight Farms with her boyfriend. Only … there is no boyfriend.

Enter best friend Luka Peters. He just came home for some hot chocolate, and somehow got a farm and a serious girlfriend in the process.

Lovelight Farms is a romantic comedy featuring a handsome, freckled data analyst, a messy, optimistic Christmas tree farm owner, and a small town with the best hazelnut lattes on the east coast. This sweet and steamy romance is a holiday happily ever after.

It is the first book in a series of interconnected standalones following the three Lovelight owners.

The Lovelight Series Book 1

Lovelight Farms

Emma Steinbrecher

“Leaning on other people doesn’t make your achievements any less yours, La La.”

“Um.” It’s hard for me to think when he’s holding me like this. Slowly swaying around my kitchen with his nose at my temple. “Why are we slow dancing?”

 Luka rests his chin on top of my head. “This is how my parents argued,” he confesses quietly, a grin in his voice. “Or I guess, this is how they had big conversations. My dad said he liked to keep my mom close, but I really think he wanted a way to politely restrain her.”

“Just because you let yourself love someone, doesn't mean they’re going to leave.”

And isn’t it silly, to love the way someone’s things look like next to yours? Little bits and pieces of a life lived in parallel.

Shai

Luka and I have been together long enough now that the fear of losing everything we’ve built is typically contained to the darkest moments of night—when sleep feels far away and my fears lurk with the shadows in the corners of our room. When my hands can’t find him in the space next to me quick enough. When it takes him longer than usual to roll into me and press his face into my hair, arms tight around my waist. 

Lindsey Barnett

catalina

ngl it got me giggling at the fluffy scenes.

pero me salté la parte después del epílogo y el bonus porque me dio flojera, sentí que no terminaba nuncaaa.

Emily Moore

came for a cute Christmas rom com and ended up crying at the love confession love love loved this

A Book I read in 2 days but safe to say that the one feeling I take away from this one is Meah, I can’t say that I enjoyed this one was predictable for me right from the start and with it being a Fake Dating we all know what is going to happen in there it’s just a matter of how it plays out but I was just not that engaged.  

Stella Bloom is the owner of Lovelight Farms. She loves the place and has been trying to make it all work, but a lot of bad things have been happening that have caused the farm to be in financial trouble. The trees in the south field have all died, the fence has been damaged, pumpkins have been destroyed, decorations have been ruined, shipment orders have never arrived and now the farm is in the financial hole.

So, Stella enters a contest that could win her farm publicity and $100,000. To help spruce up her story she says she owns the farm with her boyfriend despite the fact she doesn't have a boyfriend. No worries, she'll get someone to fake it with her.

For Me I think the one thing that I just didn’t vibe was the Lack of communication, It was clear that both character where “In Love” With each other but they just didn’t have the words to be able to express it to each other and this made the story drag on a little with some of the conversations but the chemistry between Stella and Luka was perfect!

Ian Brakspear

A Book I read in 2 days but safe to say that the one feeling I take away from this one is Meah, I can’t say that I enjoyed this one was predictable for me right from the start and with it being a Fake Dating we all know what is going to happen in there it’s just a matter of how it plays out but I was just not that engaged.  

 

Stella Bloom is the owner of Lovelight Farms. She loves the place and has been trying to make it all work, but a lot of bad things have been happening that have caused the farm to be in financial trouble. The trees in the south field have all died, the fence has been damaged, pumpkins have been destroyed, decorations have been ruined, shipment orders have never arrived and now the farm is in the financial hole.

So, Stella enters a contest that could win her farm publicity and $100,000. To help spruce up her story she says she owns the farm with her boyfriend despite the fact she doesn't have a boyfriend. No worries, she'll get someone to fake it with her.

 

For Me I think the one thing that I just didn’t vibe was the Lack of communication, It was clear that both character where “In Love” With each other but they just didn’t have the words to be able to express it to each other and this made the story drag on a little with some of the conversations but the chemistry between Stella and Luka was perfect!

-1 for the (two) harry potter references in a book written in 2020/2021. we know better y’all.

This book was a cute, Christmassy romance however I couldn’t really get into it. Quite a slow start but I really liked the characters and the Christmas tree farm setting. Overall a decent read, just wasn’t for me. 

Olivia 

Yeah it was the fact that the plot didn’t even start until almost 200 pages in for me 

Eliza adkins 

Stella Bloom's Christmas Tree farm is failing, and she desperately needs an influx of cash to keep it going, so she enters influencer, Evelyn St. James's contest in which she picks the best destination vacation, with the winner earning lots of free publicity and $100,000.  On the application, Stella states  that she owns the farm with her boyfriend, so she asks her best friend Luka Peters to participate in a fake relationship with her.  This leads to many hijinks on the farm and the possibility that she and Luka might become more than friends.

Lovelight Farms is a sweet, cute romance with likable characters and a lighthearted plot.  The story is told from Stella's point of view, and it is over-populated with inner monologues about why she and Luca shouldn't be together as more than friends.  Also there isn't much of a payoff for the most in-depth conflict in the story between Stella and her father.  The best part of the narrative is the camaraderie shared by the characters and the atmosphere of the town of Inglewild.  Overall, Lovelight Farms is an extremely easy and fast paced read with nice characters and a lightweight plot.

Lynn Braden

Stella Bloom's Christmas Tree farm is failing, and she desperately needs an influx of cash to keep it going, so she enters influencer, Evelyn St. James's contest in which she picks the best destination vacation, with the winner earning lots of free publicity and $100,000.  On the application, Stella states  that she owns the farm with her boyfriend, so she asks her best friend Luka Peters to participate in a fake relationship with her.  This leads to many hijinks on the farm and the possibility that she and Luka might become more than friends.

Lovelight Farms is a sweet, cute romance with likable characters and a lighthearted plot.  The story is told from Stella's point of view, and it is over-populated with inner monologues about why she and Luca shouldn't be together as more than friends.  Also there isn't much of a payoff for the most in-depth conflict in the story between Stella and her father.  The best part of the narrative is the camaraderie shared by the characters and the atmosphere of the town of Inglewild.  Overall, Lovelight Farms is an extremely easy and fast paced read with nice characters and a lightweight plot.

I am absolutely obsessed with this book! It was utterly adorable and a perfect read for the holiday season. This was all I knew about the book so when I started reading and find out it’s a fake dating, friends to lovers, with a golden retriver MMC. I was instantly sold and knew I was going to love the book. It did not disappoint and found the entire town, farm, and other characters in the book. This is honestly what I wish hallmark movies were like because if it was I would like them! Can’t wait to continue on with the series!

Priscilla Stanfield

Kenzi Linton

This book has been on my tbr list for awhile now. I’m so glad I finally read it because it definitely made me smile. I could picture Lovelight Farms in my head and now I wish I could truly visit it. This was a very cute read.

I thought this book was super cute and I absolutely loved the cozy Christmas vibes. It literally felt like watching a cheesy Hallmark movie in the best way. I loved Luka's character so much, and their friendship was super sweet and pure. I would've rated this one even higher but I didn't like how the whole Evelyn storyline just kind of abruptly ended without any proper discussion, and I found myself wishing that the book was more addicting than it was.

lavneet

melina25

Absolutely enjoyed the crap out of this book. Everything about it makes me scream in happiness!!! 100/10 would recommend

This was wonderful. Friends to lovers, fake dating set on a Christmas tree farm?! Are you kidding me?? FTL is a personal favorite but like this one.. the mutual pining? Was so well done. Can’t wait to read the rest in this series. 

Abigail

makenna!!! 

“I’m going to love her in all the quiet ways, the slow ways, the loud and obnoxious ways.“

literally just rip my heart out and feed it to me at this point. i’m super sensitive and emotional right now, don’t touch me. 

“My heart has been moving steadily in that direction since she fell down the steps of a hardware store, right into my arms.”

Meghan Thompson 

4.5⭐️
THIS BOOK WAS A WARM HUG I LOVED IT SO MUCH
this was the truest form of friends to lovers. they were the best of friends and absolutely nothing could change that. i want my own real life Luka right now. i want to live in this book if it means that i get to experience this. 
my girl Stella ms girl i get it i do but why did you do that? that man literally loves you and you love him what was that. you got together in the end. 
all this book did was cause warm and fuzzies and i CANNOT WAIT to read about Beckett aka the actual loml

Samantha Huster

I really like this book. I’m really only knocking off a star because the whole mystery of the farm felt a little simple and silly for me. And also the nickname La La made me cringe….

But I’ll still probably reread this at Christmas and I’m definitely reading all the other ones because overall….this book was amazing

jupiter

Lane Hokanson

I loved this so much that when I finished it, I embarrassingly burst into tears at 8 in the morning.

I loved this way more than I anticipated and it was such a cozy easy read. It really got my reading energy coming back and motivated. 

I loved the Once Upon a Time like small town setting, it did feel like a hallmark movie and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Sometimes you just need a break of harsh realities and Lovelight Farms is just the antidote for that. 

Jawahir M

I loved this way more than I anticipated and it was such a cozy easy read. It really got my reading energy coming back and motivated. 

I loved the Once Upon a Time like small town setting, it did feel like a hallmark movie and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Sometimes you just need a break of harsh realities and Lovelight Farms is just the antidote for that. 

linhie

4.5/5 ☆
so freaking wholesome! perfect for the holidays and just made me want to fall in love during the winter/holidays <3 someone get me a best friend that loves me sm im oblivious hehe

Such a cute read! Best romance I’ve read of the year so far.

Lydia Enge

Jules

Jasmine

4.5 Star
AHH I LOVE IT!! I'm usually the biggest angst whore but this light fluffy holiday romance made me swoon and gave me butterflies! Sometimes low angst and a beautiful story is exactly what I need and this was the perfect book to start December off with! I'm on a book high and I don't see myself coming down soon. Definitely a new favourite friends to lovers romance, and the whole fake dating scenario and the way the build up felt so natural I can't get over it! I waited till the right time to read this knowing it's set around the holidays and I couldn't think of a more perfect time to finally read it. 

LukaStella I love them to death and I was swoony hard over these two completely in love idiots dancing around their feelings FOR YEARS and finally getting the opportunity to act on them. The small town winter vibes were perfect as was the chemistry between Luka and Stella was INSANE!! Such a sweet small town friends to lovers romance. There are some books that are pure comfort reads and that's exactly what this is. I couldn't put it down. I read half while commuting to class on the bus, and then spent the next couple of hours when I got home reading the rest, and let me tell you that class was a struggle because I was dying to get back to it! Also, dual pov epilogue ftw!

Where the lovelight gleams ... A pasture of dead trees. A hostile takeover of the Santa barn by a family of raccoons. And shipments that have mysteriously gone missing. Lovelight Farms is not the magical winter wonderland of Stella Bloom's dreams. In an effort to save the Christmas tree farm she's loved since she was a kid, she enters a contest with instafamous influencer Evelyn St. James. With the added publicity and the $100,000 cash prize, she might just be able to save the farm from its financial woes. There's just one problem. To make the farm seem like a romantic destination for the holidays, she lied on the application and said she owns Lovelight Farms with her boyfriend. Only ... there is no boyfriend. Enter best friend Luka Peters. He just came home for some hot chocolate, and somehow got a farm and a serious girlfriend in the process. Lovelight Farms is a romantic comedy featuring a handsome, freckled data analyst, a messy, optimistic Christmas tree farm owner, and a small town with the best hazelnut lattes on the east coast. This sweet and steamy romance is a holiday happily ever after. It is the first book in a series of interconnected standalones following the three Lovelight owners.

I adored this one! The writing was so straightforward and simple, but the dialogue felt so real and authentic. I get the ick pretty easily with romances and this one was perfect for me! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

Lovelight Farms The Lovelight Series Book 1

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