10 Christmas Romance Books To Read This Season
Thanksgiving has come and gone which means, in our house at least, it is time to get into the Christmas spirit! I am a solid “wait until Thanksgiving” person when it comes to decorating and my Christmas reading. If you are looking for some Christmas books to get you in the holiday zone, check out this list of Christmas romance books to read. Let me know in the comments if you have any more recommendations!
1.The Christmas Wager by Holly Cassidy
Bella Ross arrives in Maple Falls eight days before Christmas with one goal: take over the local failing Christmas shop. She is prepared to do whatever it takes to get the promotion she has been waiting for, and the only thing standing in her way is Jessie Harrison, the owner's grandson. Constantly butting heads, the two will compete in the Maple Falls Holiday Games. The winner of this annual tradition will decide the selling price of the shop. But all is fair in love and Christmas shenanigans.
2.Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
Beat and Melody didn’t meet until they were 16, and only for a brief moment. Their mothers hated each other, so being friends or even in the same circle would have been impossible. They had an instant connection, but quickly went on their own ways. Fourteen years later, Beat finds himself in a bind and needing money. He is approached by a producer to make a reality TV show over two weeks to bring back the “Steel Birds.” Melody agrees, knowing that Beat needs the cash for some unknown reason. For two weeks they work to try to reunite the “Steel Birds,” growing closer everyday. It is clear Beat has a few secrets he keeps close, but Melody is able to look past them. A TV film crew follows them around documenting their every move.
3. Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
It is that time of year again when Kerry Tolliver leaves her home in North Carolina to head to New York City to help her brother sell the family's Christmas trees. Living in a tiny vintage camper, Kerry quickly becomes close with her neighbors. Together they start to form a family. But when an elderly neighbor goes missing, Kerry will do anything to help find him. One thing she was not expecting was to become close with another neighbor, Patrick, a single dad who she can’t get off her mind.
4. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Maelyn Jones hates her job and feels like she has nothing going for her. On top of that, life is not going the way she was hoping. This also will be the last Christmas she spends at her favorite place in the world: the Utah mountain house with family and friends. After her Christmas stay, she drives away for the last time and ends up in a car accident. When she wakes up, she is back on the plane heading to Utah before Christmas. No matter what she does, the curious time loop keeps putting her back on the plane. She must figure out what she needs to do differently to make time go back to normal–or maybe who she needs to open her eyes to, in order to break the loop.
5.The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Kate Turner is a career-driven, successful designer, but her dating life is lacking. She is about to give up on love when her friend signs her up with a dating agency. She has 23 days until Christmas and 12 dates with 12 different men–one of them has to stick, right? But with each date worse than the next, Kate must keep her head up and remember sometimes love is right in front of you the whole time.
6.The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score
When an unexpected hurricane hits Merry, Connecticut, late in the season, Noah Yates, the city manager, is forced to cancel the Christmas Festival. But no festival means no tourism dollars which can break this small town. All seems lost until famous home renovation TV star, Catalina King, shows up to do a holiday special and bring in some revenue for the town. But Noah is not a fan of Catalina and does not want her to put diva ideas in his daughter's head.
7.Confessions of a Christmasholic by Joss Wood
Sutton despises Christmas and everything about it. So when she is walking home drunk one night, she smashes up all the Christmas decorations at a house on the block. Sadly for her, this house belongs to Gus Langston, a single dad and owner of a year-round Christmas shop. But Gus has a secret only Sutton knows and now they are forced to work together for the holidays.
Two friends, Molly and Andrew, are traveling together back to Ireland for the holidays like they do every year. They always spend the flight catching up with each other after not seeing each other for a year. That is until the seven hour flight ends up canceled because of a freak snowstorm. Andrew loves Christmas and everything about it, so Molly will stop at nothing to make sure he gets home. But will this friendship remain platonic through all of the chaos of trying to get home?
9.The Ex-Mas Holidays by Zoe Allison
Maya Bashir has just quit her high-paying job and long-term relationship, and has to drive home and break the news to her family. When she hears about a friend's holiday party, she decides to take a detour and wait a little longer to break the news to her family. When she arrives at the party she comes face-o-face with her ex, Sam, who shattered her heart eight years ago. But he happens to be naked and serving drinks. Sam was not expecting Maya to barge back into his life and learn about his side hustle, or for her to work beside him in his day job as a ski instructor. The two of them are forced to work together and revisit their heartbreak from all those years ago.
10. Mistletoe & Mr. Right by Sarah Morganthaler
Lana Montgomery is trying her best to fit into the small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. She no longer needs her stilettos, but snow boots are a must. She will do everything she can to prove she belongs in this town. While searching for the town's mysterious Santa Moose, she ends up accidentally tranquilizing Rick Harding. He offers to help her track the moose before it destroys the town.
Mistletoe & Mr. Right and The Christmas Fix are part of a series but can be read as standalones. Make sure you check some of these novels out to get ready for this fun Christmas season! Add your Christmas recs to the comments below!
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