Book Review: ‘A Ferry Merry Christmas: A Novel’ By Debbie Macomber

by | Sep 30, 2025 | Books | 0 comments


The book is in stores on Tuesday, October 21st from Ballantine. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3HQruXi

Avery Bond is on the ferry to Seattle, with a boatload of other people, when the boat suddenly stops. There’s an engine issue and they have to wait for a part to be delivered. Reed Bond is Avery’s brother and is waiting at the terminal to pick her up to spend Christmas together. While stuck on the boat Avery meets a handsome sailor, Henry, who wants to get to know her better and she has no interest in military men after having gotten her heart broken by one. She agrees to give him until they reach land to win her over. Meanwhile, Reed meets Kellie, who is Harry’s sister and they spend the day together waiting for the ship. Other people on the boat include a man whose wife is about to give birth, a woman trying to reconnect with her twin sister and a little girl, Olivia, who only wants her parents to get back together and both parents are on the boat. By the time the boat is at the terminal a lot of people’s lives will have changed. This is another great Christmas novel from author Debbie Macomber, who excels in writing these holiday novels.