Here is a sneak peek of all the upcoming Lifetime movies for the holiday season! Even better—each movie has been paired with an upcoming holiday romance novel sure to fill any craving after the movie ends. Be sure to curl up either reading or watching these upcoming holiday stories about family, romance, and the Christmas spirit.
After you watch: Christmas Everyday
Fancy and her recently widowed mother are trying to uphold her father’s traditions, but when her sister’s bridal shower goes awry, Fancy must hire a contractor named Jaylen to fix the house. Fancy grapples with her feelings for Jaylen while discovering the real meaning of Christmas without her father.
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Merry by Susan Breen
Merry is stressed this holiday season about a life or death medical decision. Unfortunately, she’s taking it out on her children and husband by being obsessed with passing down her beloved copy of A Christmas Carol. To make matters worse, the anxious mother is haunted by the unhappy ghost of Charles Dickens.
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After you watch: The Christmas Campaign
Kayleigh is a highly competitive and driven executive forced to work on an advertising campaign with her laid back, creative coworker, Morgan. The two compete to win the best pitch, but the chemistry between them is undeniable.
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Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely
Isla the matchmaker has the difficult task of finding a date for Rowan, a pro hockey player who hates both Christmas and dating. They fake date so he can at least practice being a boyfriend in the meantime, but Isla finds herself falling for her client herself.
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After you watch: Do You Fear What I Fear
Claire finally escapes her hometown for the big city. That is, until Christmas decorations start appearing in her apartment from a “Secret Santa.” Claire will have to set a trap to discover whether this Santa is naughty or nice.
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Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer
Jill finally escapes her hometown and its love of Christmas for L.A. That is, until she wakes up in a dream land straight out of a Hallmark movie. This supernatural holiday novel forces Jill to undergo beloved holiday tropes like small town cuteness and competing love interests in order to escape the fantasy land.
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After you watch: Jingle all the Way to Love
Andi receives a lucky sleigh bell from a handsome stranger only to lose him and the bell by the end of the night. Years later, Andi wins the opportunity to become a segment on a radio show where she and the host try to find out who her mystery man is.
After you watch: A Christmas Cookbook
Newly single Veronica joins a cooking group which focuses on Christmas themed cuisine. However, When Veronica falls for the founder, Cullen, she realizes the holidays aren’t just about food, but about love too.
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Yours for the Season by Uzma Jalaluddin
Sameera Malik and Tom Cooke fake a relationship in order to hopefully improve their jobs as a lawyer and social media chef. Matters get messy, however, when the families meet for Christmas and the very Muslim Maliks quickly clash with the not-so Muslim Cookes. Not to mention that both Sameera and Tom are realizing their feelings for one another might not be so pretend after all.
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After you watch: Deck the Hallways
Zoe returns to her hometown Chicago to rekindle a family tradition created by her late grandfather. With the help of some neighbors and a childhood crush, Jace, Zoe pulls together a heartwarming Christmas party.
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Holly and Nick Hate Christmas by Betsy St. Amant
Holly hates Christmas, especially after everything that’s been going wrong in her love life and her career. Back in her hometown, she decides to take out her frustration by accosting her hot family friend with holiday cheer because he hates Christmas even more than her.
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After you watch: Merry Missed Connections
Marie has her life meticulously planned and recorded in her diary that she brings to a speed dating event before Christmas. This last ditch effort to find a date for the holidays turns into disaster, however, when she accidentally replaces a stranger’s diary with her own. The hunt begins to find the owner of this diary–who might actually be her soulmate.
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The Eight Heartbreaks of Hannukah by Jean Meltzer
Evelyn is a producer and workaholic who winds up in the hospital for chronic migraines. To make matters worse, her doctor is her ex husband. Evelyn must grapple with their undeniable chemistry while dealing with ghostly hallucinations from past heartbreaks.
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After you watch: A Runaway Bride for Christmas
Runaway bride Emma escapes to her hometown where she rekindles a relationship with her childhood crush. However, when her jilted fiance finally finds her and confronts her, Emma has to decide between the two men.
After you watch: Christmas in Alaska
Megan and Oliver are journalists competing for a promotion. Unfortunately, they get stuck in Alaska together after their plane’s emergency landing. The two of them each try to carry out Christmas traditions and maintain familial relationships while caught up in an unexpected romance.
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While It Was Snowing by Julia London
Amy escapes to a lake house for the holidays that was overbooked. She and Harrison, a pro golfer, decide to live together for the time being, and after a snow storm become more than just room-mates.
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After you watch: Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch
Pro hockey player Wes is sent to an equestrian healing center after he suffers from an injury. When he works with ranch-owner and single-mother Maggie, they both heal from emotional and physical pain amidst a blossoming romance.
After you watch: Rodeo Christmas Romance
When equestrian Emma ranch sits for a friend to help her horse heal, she clashes with a brooding veteran Noel. The two discover unexpected romance which may heal them both.
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Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay
Emory escapes scandal by returning to her childhood horse ranch where she rekindles a relationship with handsome Tate. The two attempt to fix everything that went wrong all those years ago when she originally left.
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After you watch: Sweet Holiday Romance
Amanda is a world-renowned pastry chef who enters a baking competition to improve her edge. She partners with another local bakery which is unexpectedly now run by the original owner’s hot nephew–who knows nothing about baking. The two must work together to win the competition and perhaps a chance at love.
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Fred never felt comfortable during Christmas or while in her hometown. That is, until she throws herself into working at her family cracker business during the holidays. She discovers an unexpected romance with both her childhood best friend and a journalist for the local paper.
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After you watch: A Pickleball Christmas
Tennis star Luke heads home to Florida where his family-owned racquet club is about to be sold. He teams up with pickleball coach Caroline and enters a pickleball tournament whose winnings can save the club. Sparks and wiffle balls fly in this Christmas romance about family.
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A Spell For Midwinter’s Heart by Morgan Lockhart
Rowan is guilted into returning to her small hometown for the holidays to make right with her coven. Back home and magic-free, she helps save the beloved Christmas festival, reluctantly agreeing to work with the son of the festival’s landlord, Gavin.
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