Friday, November 14, 2025

Christmas at Hall Farm Book 1: Frost and Fire by Ana Ashley

Christmas at Hall Farm Book 1

After decades of sold-out stadiums and never-ending tours, coming home to run my family's Vermont dairy farm was supposed to be peaceful. Instead, I'm being terrorized by my devastatingly attractive neighbor who's apparently declared war on me—one "gift" at a time.

A goat that won't leave my side. A rooster with a Napoleon complex. A hive of bees with serious attitude problems. The boy I remember as my best friend's sweet little brother has grown into a man with a serious grudge and zero intention of making my homecoming easy.

When a crisis threatens our small town's Christmas celebrations, we're forced to work together. Fighting our attraction while saving the holidays should be simple, right?

Too bad Taylen James has always been my greatest weakness.

Frost and Fire is a brother's best friend, enemies-to-lovers Christmas romance with an age gap, small-town charm, and enough sexual tension to melt Vermont snow.


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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Bastian and his band, Hall of Fame, have reached the end of their tour and have decided on a much needed hiatus. They’ve been going strong for 25 years and a lot has changed since then. Most are ready to settle down a bit more and while music will always be part of their lives, they can still do other things. For Bastian, it means coming home and helping run his family farm. His dad needs the help and Bastian had always planned to be back. He’s made plans and he is ready. But coming back means facing things he has run from. Like Taylen James. The little brother of his best friend who died twelve years before. When Taylen looks at Bastian he sees the hurt and anger and the unspoken attraction between them. But Bastian is tired of running. He’s here to stay and he’ll prove it to Taylen. Losing his brother broke Taylen in a way that will never be truly mended. But on top of that? Losing his friend and his longtime crush didn’t help either. Because Bastian never stays long enough for Taylen to ask him to stay. And why should this time be any different? So he’ll guard his heart, he’ll keep his walls up. But saying and doing are two different things. And the more Bastian proves his words, the more Taylen’s walls are chipped. But can he fully  put his trust and heart on Bastian who was born to play his music? Loved this book! Taylen and Bastian had great chemistry and banter. Especially when they got into their so called gift giving war. But alongside that was this deep and raw love that has been with them for years. And now there is a chance for them if they are brave enough to take. Great start to this new series! I spied some potential couples and I am hoping to be proven right and get their books one day! I can’t wait for more in this series. 

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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