For those looking to get into the holiday spirit, you’ve come to the right place. Put on your favorite fuzzy pajamas, grab a big mug of hot cocoa, and curl up by the fire. This list of 2026 releases is sure to bring some festive cheer.

The Christmas Yes List by Melissa Ferguson

Chloe Hollis is a chronic people-pleaser but she’s determined to change that. After saying yes to things she shouldn’t have, she is now working to get ten nos by Christmas by asking strangers for outlandish favors. That is until she meets James who is willing to do anything she asks. He says yes to Christmas karaoke, small-town holiday traditions, and to everything that Chloe can come up with. Chloe doesn’t know that James has a reason for every yes he gives her and it might just be more than they bargained for. 

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Christmas Staycation by Meghan Quinn

Nolan loves to be the center of attention. As a major league baseball player with an ego bigger than the North Pole, he loves to return to his hometown for the holidays as the disastrous but charming guy he is. Taran is the exact opposite. She’s organized, careful, and a people pleaser willing to go far to keep other people happy. She’s even willing to fake a wedding with her ex-boyfriend to keep her family holiday cheerful. The problem is her ex is Nolan’s brother and Nolan can see the lies from a mile away. He thinks that Taran deserves better than pretending for other people and he can only hope that she sees him as better. He’s determined to get through Taran’s walls and get to know her genuinely. As Christmas nears, Taran’s fake engagement and feelings for his brother might just stir up some holiday drama. 

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Eight Ways to Say I Love You by Amanda Elliot 

Shira Levinson has hit her stride. Right after graduating from college, she landed her dream job and the apartment of her dreams in Los Angeles so she’s going home to New Jersey for Hanukkah on a high. Sadly, Leo David has faced a tougher time. He failed out of college and was forced to move in with his estranged dad. The one thing he is looking forward to is seeing his childhood friend and crush, Shira, at her family’s holiday party. Through the next eight years, Shira and Leo move in and out of each others’ lives as they grow up. It’s up to them to figure out when will be the right time for the right person. 

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A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez

Feel the Christmas spirit in three interconnected holiday novellas. Anna thought the food would be the only disaster at her Christmas dinner. Instead her high school ex shows up and they quickly make a fake-dating plan to save embarrassment with their families. After losing a bet, Matty is forced to sit in a diner dressed as a zombie Santa all day. He thought it would be awful, but his funny and cute server might just save the day. Lauren has to convince her best friend that getting married after only three days is ridiculous but she might just fall for the happily-ever-after magic when she meets the best man.

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Twelve Days and Twelfth Night by Sarah Sundin 

During World War II, USO director Maggie Oliver is tasked with the impossible task of putting on a Christmas show in San Diego for the troops with limited resources and a deadline zooming closer. She recruits Prescott Duke, a once Hollywood star now scarred after an accident, to star in the show. Inspired by both “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Maggie and Prescott work on crafting a show to lift sailors’ spirits. A secret Maggie uncovers could change her show into something unforgettable. With their opening night looming and unexpected feelings complicating things, Maggie must figure out how she’ll rewrite her show and rewrite the outcome for everyone involved. 

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Pining for You by Stef Ferrari 

Bennie Bosley is a Christmas master. She gives perfect gifts, knows every holiday movie, is a master baker, and works at a Christmas tree farm. So when Bennie sees the most gorgeous girl she’s ever seen in her small Connecticut town and is seeing sparks after, her friends are shocked she doesn’t see the holiday magic afoot. The problem is that Bennie didn’t get Eve, her mystery girl’s number and Eve lives in Brooklyn. A big romantic gesture is a classic holiday trope that Bennie knows all about. Bennie’s friends are along for the ride in a scramble across Brooklyn when a gigantic blizzard hits. Will Bennie and her friends be able to track down Eve for a happily ever after and make it back in time for the tree farm’s Christmas eve party?

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In Every Future, It’s Us by Katie Naymon

Florence Parker and Tom Sinclair started a tradition their senior year of college. On New Year’s Eve at their family’s joint party, they would make five secret predictions about the others’ life that year. Whoever had more predictions become true would get to make one life decision for the other. They continued this for almost ten years until a prediction letter ruined their friendship. Now Florence and Tom haven’t spoken in almost a year but they have to plan the New Year’s party together. In all of the decisions they make and party preparations, their history together is lingering and the words they’ve never said out loud are threatening to come to the surface. 

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A Killer Christmas by Kim Harrington

Kelsey Hendricks has only ever felt happy in Christmasville, Maine. After losing her boyfriend and her job, she wants to go nowhere else, especially when they are hiring a social media manager. In a small town full of twinkling lights and candy canes and with her dream job, Kelsey’s life is a Christmas movie complete with two attractive men competing for her attention. There is just one tiny little problem, people are being murdered in the tiny town. The first was called an accident, but the second and third are undeniable. Now it’s up to Kelsey to solve these murders before tourists cancel their holiday plans. 

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Surprise … Swipe Right by Rhonda Lawson 

Seventy-year-old Loretta Willis has stayed single since burning her husband five years ago. She loves to host her friends and family for parties especially during the holidays at her house in New Orleans. With Christmas looming, she is busy preparing for the festive season with the help of her only daughter, Liza, her husband, David, and their daughter, Maya. Because Loretta is beautiful and still active, Liza is trying to convince her to give dating a chance. Loretta initially declines but Liza and Maya have taken the situation into their own hands, signing her up for an online dating site. Loretta, though proud, independent, and reluctant, agrees to try and find a New Year’s Eve date. 

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Christmas in Austenland by Shannon Hale

People think that Kestrel Klein is too much, including her mother and for Hank, the sweet guy she thought was her soulmate before he dumped her. Eager to change something, Kestrel enters and wins a contest for a vacation to Pembrook Park for an immersive Jane Austen experience. It’s even better than it’s during Christmas, the holiday where you can be too much. Inside Austenland, Kestrel feels happy. Could it be from the cozy fire, the gentleman attempting to woo her, or the instant friends she’s made? She might not know exactly what it is, but she’s worried that if she doesn’t tone down her personality, she won’t find a community of friends that she wants so badly. As she is finally starting to relax, an unexpected visitor at Austenland disrupts the celebrations, but might just be the chance for Kestrel to see if her one true love was meant to be. Can he still be what she wants after she’s found what she needs?

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A Christmas Inn, Maine by Aaron Kyte

After losing his job and being dumped, Adam Wheatley feels like a failure, especially as he has to move back to his sleepy and small Maine hometown. That is until he finds out that his aunt Rose is in danger of losing her beloved inn which is both her livelihood and her home. Adam decides that he will take over renovating the inn, have a grand re-opening on Christmas Eve, and then move back to the city so he can rebuild his career in publishing. The renovations prove to be harder that Adam is expecting so he must take up a deal from the incredibly beautiful contractor, Graham who wants a place to stay in exchange for construction help. Adam might have sworn off love, but Graham’s talents, patience, and kindness are confusing him. As the pair works on crossing off the inn’s to-do list, Adam might just be rewriting the future he wanted to include Graham.

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Photographer Aadya Williams is happy to travel to northern Canada for two reasons: 1. She has the chance to take a career-making photo of a polar bear. 2. She gets to put 1,500 miles between her and her ex after a messy breakup. The tundra might be cold, but Reid Doerkson, owner of the Northern Wilderness Polar Bear Lodge, is even colder. To make matters even worse, the lodge has been overbooked, meaning she is sharing the private family wing with Reid for two weeks. Aadya is able to make herself busy when she’s not on the hunt for the perfect polar bear shot, but a massive blizzard is blowing in. As Aadya and Reid spend their time trapped together at the lodge, the heat begins to simmer between them. As the snow melts, Reid’s walls are coming down, and Aadya has found the most important shot she’ll ever take that she won’t need her camera for.

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The Little Shop of Merry and Bright by Jenny Bayliss 

After declining her boyfriend’s proposal and going viral three years ago, Casey has been living a quiet life trying to avoid the backlash she’s received online. She works in a department store trying to avoid public humiliation but also love. Then she meets the Spirit of Christmas Present, Margo, who offers her a bargain. She will erase the viral video but Casey must watch five alternate realities of her life before Margo will grant her wish. While facing different ways that her life could have played out, Casey might just realize that what she wants, she already has. 

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A Curse For Christmas Past by Morgan Lockhart

After losing everything, Hayleigh Gray thinks that she is cursed. Her luck gets even worse when she finds a lump on her dear horse’s neck. This sends her on a hunt for solutions. She decides to start in the small town of Elk Ridge, Washington, known for their winter festival and oddly a lot of witches. There she meets Stephen Midwinter, an animal rescuer, artist, and witch who swears his coven did not curse Hayleigh. He offers to help her find who actually is responsible and break the curse before Christmas. Hayleigh and Stephen face holiday spirits, secrets, and being snowed into a B&B. Through their adventures, Hayleigh just might be opening up to magic and to Stephen, even though it goes against what she was taught to want.

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They Know If You’ve Been Bad or Good by Alta Hensley 

Hailey Parker has a dark, secretive past. Now she might be an assistant to a jewelry designer, and have a boyfriend to cuddle with at Christmas, but that is all threatened when her ex-boyfriend and ex-partner-in-crime shows up outside her apartment. Five years ago, they robbed a mobster who has now tracked them down meaning they must return to the Canadian wilderness where Hailey hid the priceless diamond they took. There they find out that someone else is pulling the strings. An unhinged billionaire has a dark fascination with Hailey and Liam and Hailey’s protective, ex-military boyfriend has tracked her all the way to Canada. Stuck together in a cabin with a lethal ticking time bomb, Hailey, Liam, and Knox are forced to work together to escape their captor. WIth a winter storm approaching, they must hurry and not let tension stop them from breaking out of their prison. 

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Christmas at Honeycombe Bay by Lilac Mills

Eloise Garrett is jaded about Christmas. She thinks it’s overrated but that might be because she has no family to celebrate with. The holiday season is just another reminder that she is single and getting closer to retirement. Trying to escape the festivities, Eloise is spending her Christmas in Honeycombe Bay, a small seaside village. Widowed Bartholomew Knott is also a bit of a Scrooge himself and is dreading Christmas. So when a woman trying to escape Christmas contacts him about staying in his guest house, Bart decides he will open up his guest house to those trying to escape the most magical time of the year. That is going great for everyone until Bart takes in a single mother and her child whose holiday has been shattered by a fire. Now Eloise and Bart find themselves playing Mrs. Claus and Santa, dragging the other guest, a heartbroken teacher, into the holiday activities too. As they try to brighten a devastated family’s Christmas, Eloise and Bart might just find themselves standing under the mistletoe. 

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The Twelve Loves of Christmas: An Advent Romance Collection by Alexandria Bellefleur, Elise Bryant, Olivia Dade, Alexis Daria, Sarah Hogle, Zakiya N. Jamal, Rebecca Jenshak, Jessica Joyce, Susan Lee, Joss Richard, M.A. Wardell, Rebekah Weatherspoon

In a holiday advent calendar of romance, there are stories of forced proximity, brother’s best friend, neighbors skipping Christmas together, and second-chance sparks. Unwrap each story about finding love during the most magical season of the year.

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Merry Ex-Mas by C.C. Dador

After Marygrace Silva has a disastrous setup and an awkward run in with her ex-best friend, Robbie, she wants nothing more than a Christmas miracle. Then she slips when ice skating and lands in a time loop where she is reliving Christmas Eve over and over with different ex-boyfriends. Though it might be less than perfect, she’s caroling, cookie baking, and checking exes off her list. Somehow though, Robbie keeps showing up and maybe he is what Marygrace has been searching for all along. 

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Who Needs Mistletoe? by Sarah Estep

10 years ago, Ivy Weaver thought she was sending a text confession to her longtime crush, Austin, but instead it was accidentally sent to his older brother Grant. His horrible reaction made it easy for Ivy to leave town and to stay away for so long , but now that her parents are leaving Coeur-de-Lac, she’s back one last time for Christmas. Grant Underwood has spent his life doing what he is supposed to. He took over the family business, keeps it running, and never makes the same mistake twice, so when Ivy comes to town, he has a second chance with her. The issue is that Ivy has spent the last decade thinking she had feelings for his brother. Amidst holiday chaos, Austin showing interest in Ivy, and a mischievous orange cat, Grant is racing against the end of the holiday season to prove that Austin might be the boy she once loved, but he isn’t the man she is meant to end up with.

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Counting Down to You by Emily Stone

Ali loves Christmas but this is her first without her best friend Robyn. Every year, they would give each other advent calendars filled with challenges. This Christmas Robyn may be gone but she gave Ali one last calendar with the promise to open it in December. The first challenge leads Ali to the Alps for a seasonal job at a lodge where she and Robyn planned to visit together. Another challenge complicates things when her coworkers now think she’s dating her hot, stoic boss, Leo. He agrees to play along to save Ali any embarrassment, but as they spend time together, Ali realizes that he is grieving too. Their fake relationship might become something real as they work through Robyn’s challenges but the truth behind Leo’s grief could tear them apart.

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Santa Maybe by Hazel Henry

The Holliday sisters have some big plans this Christmas. Daisy is missing her dad extra this time of year, but she is also looking forward to spending time with Owen and hopefully defining the relationship. Georgia wants a fresh start but is struggling to prioritize herself. A cute and unexpected guest might be able to help. Eden is preparing for Leo, her holiday house guest, but has to figure out how to navigate the chaos. 

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Dramatic Murder by Elizabeth Anthony 

World renowned playwright, Dimpson McCabe has invited all of his friends from the theater world to spend Christmas on his private island a few hours from Edinburgh. Sadly the festive plans are brought to a screeching halt when Dimpson’s body is found electrocuted and laying on the top of the Christmas tree. As the sheriff’s court searches for answers, suspicions arise. Among the directors, actors, producers, agents, and secretaries lies hidden resentment and dramatic scheming. Though the group might be permitted to return to London, Inspector Smith is on the prowl to find the thespian responsible.

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The Claus Conspiracy by by Tamara Berry 

Amber Winslow thought she found a quiet life in small-town Arizona after leaving behind bounty hunting. She’s settled down and is working as a barista and hosting a podcast with lively members of the Seven Ponds Retirement Community. Her peace is disrupted when a teenage girl with no memory and a dead Santa Claus in her trunk shows up. Amber and her crew of retirees quickly begin to investigate uncovering rogue Mall Santas, a drug operation, and secrets worth killing over. As more victims are claimed, Amber will find a mystery much larger and more personal that she could have imagined. 

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Christmas Stocking Murder by Denzil Meyrick 

It is Christmas day 1953, and a dead body has been discovered on the beach with a stocking twisted around his throat. Now Inspector Frank Grasby and Superintendent Arthur Juggers must investigate while a blizzard torments the village. False leads send the pair on fruitless hunt in the snow. With Grasby thinking of stockings and a suspicious man lurking around the hotel, they must solve a murder where everyone is a suspect. 

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Falling Like Snow by Misty Wilson

Sloane Sullivan is ready for some downtime after Bramble Fall’s Falling Leaves Festival. She just wants to kickback with Asher, her best friend, and watch some Nora Ephron movies. They barely get into Sleepless in Seattle before Sloane’s mom calls with big news–Bramble Falls is having a first ever Falling Snow Festival. As Sloane is planning for Christmas, she finds herself getting distracted by hunky, hockey player Micah. As they flirt, Sloane is confused about her feelings for Micah and…Asher. Asher has always been her best friend but now she is seeing him in a new light. As she throws herself into festival preparations, Sloane hopes that Christmas magic can help her figure out her heart.

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Mistletoe All the Way by Lauren Blakely

Dr. Noah Lennox avoids three things: his hometown, cheerful people, and Christmas itself. That is until his grandfather announces he is retiring and planning to hand off his sleigh ride farm to either Noah or his sleazy cousin. So Noah comes back to Evergreen Falls to fight for the family farm but the residents aren’t exactly happy that Scrooge Noah is back. That doesn’t include Eloise Langston who wants to work for the tourism bureau. To land her dream job, she has an idea to help Noah and draw crowds to Evergreen Falls. She is going to help transform Noah for the Mr. Holiday Competition. While working to prepare the shy veterinarian, she begins to fall for him. Noah and Eloise both have different missions but their attraction might just become a distraction.

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Cozy Little Christmas by RaeAnne Thayne

Hannah loves the community she has in her close-knit town so when her friend Morgan needs help, she immediately steps in to take care of Morgan’s children. In doing so, Hannah never expected to run into Wes Kenner, a man she once loved. K9 officer, Wes is back in town to help his grandfather even though the town is a sore subject. It’s where his mom had a horrible accident but also it’s where he fell in love with Hannah. Seeing Hannah is bittersweet for Wes because it reminds him of where things went wrong but also brings him hope. As Hannah works to bring Christmas cheer to Morgan and her kids, Wes is going to take the opportunity to fix things with Hannah. 

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An Alaskan Christmas Market by Debbie Macomber

This cozy, winter book is a two in one following Caroline in a story called The Mail-Order Bride and Jenna in The Snow Bride. Caroline Myers is heartbroken so her aunts decide to send her on an Alaskan adventure with nothing but their heavily spiked tea. Still reeling from her breakup and maybe a little under the influence of spiked tea, Caroline flies to Gold River, Alaska where a special ceremony leads to her personal tour guide kissing her. The next day, she wakes up married. Her tour guide, Paul Trevor, has always wanted to get married and have a family, but his long hours and remote living make it hard to meet anyone. So he takes an unconventional approach, he sends away for a wife. Caroline’s photograph and letter make him fall hard but it’s clear after the wedding that Caroline and Paul have been duped by her scheming aunts. Caroline thinks this might be one of the biggest mistakes she has ever made but Paul is on a mission to convince her that it’s not. Jenna Campbell is about to do something risky. She met a guy on the internet and after a month of talking, she is flying to Alaska to ask him to marry her. Dalton Gray seems to be the perfect guy for her but on her flight to Fairbanks she sits next to someone who is not Dalton’s biggest fan. Reid Jamison detests Dalton so he makes it his business to stop Jenna from proposing to him and to change her destination. That is how Jenna ends up in the tiny town of Snowbound, Alaska in Reid’s cabin. Technically Jenna has been kidnapped but after a blizzard traps Reid and Jenna all alone, she just might want to be right where she is. 

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Meet Me On Mistletoe Lane by Cassie Miller

If anyone is a Christmas romantic, it is Gianna Mancini. She especially loves the annual Mullings Creek Holiday Market in the center of town. Gianna loves her small town life but dreams of traveling to places she’s never been before. On the day she receives her acceptance to a study abroad program, Gianna should be celebrating. She is instead mourning because the town market’s owner has passed away leaving the property to a NYC Scrooge. To convince the new owner not to sell, his son James and Gianna decide to fake date so she can spread some holiday cheer through his family. Gianna’s best friend, Sam, is not so happy to see James snuggling up to the girl he secretly has feelings for. As they make gingerbread houses and go on candy cane hunts, the friendship between Gianna and James starts to become more. At the same time lines begin to blur between Gianna and Sam under twinkling Christmas lights. Both boys want to be under the mistletoe with Gianna, but who will be her Christmas kiss?

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A Date with Santa by Debbie Macomber 

Christmas is full of premade cookies and fake trees for single career woman Sage Madison. In a time of need though, she volunteers to care for her five-year-old nephew and make his Christmas memorable. With the help of her assistant and close friend, Erica, and colleague Ethan, Sage is ready to get Ricky into the holiday spirit. As she cares for her nephew, the chance of romance with Ethan arises and Sage begins to understand the magic of the holidays. Ethan’s bond and kindness towards Ricky have Sage falling even harder but she must decide if her old life is what she still wants.

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Ally Carter

Ella Chambers has been framed. She didn’t kill Liam Montgomery outside his family mansion, put his body in her truck, and announced publicly that he is “so dead to her”. She is the only person that knows he is still alive but he is missing. With only a bloody spot on the driveway and a million questions, Ella must prove that he is still alive. Liam Montgomery is the sole heir to billions so someone might want him dead. Luckily he survived but now he’s searching for the killer while Ella is searching for him. In their small town full of secrets and lies, the billionaire’s grandson and the housekeeper’s daughter must find the truth and catch the killer.

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The Christmas Getaway by Debbie Mason 

Librarian Charlotte Webb has quite the imagination after years of reading stories. When her ex-boyfriend comes to town and invites her to his Christmas wedding, Charlotte has to write the story that she has moved on. She decides this is the perfect time for an international adventure with her Scottish boyfriend to complete her story. The problem is he doesn’t actually exist. On her flight to Edinburgh, Charlotte bonds with the young girl sitting next to her who is moving abroad to live with her single father, Ewan, an attractive and stoic duke. Luckily for Charlotte, Ewen agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend and keep up her ruse. It doesn’t take long, though, for Charlotte to question what is real and what is make-believe. 

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A Very Merry Detour by Court Behr

Trying to fix her Christmas, Alain is on a road trip across the country so that she can convince her ex-boyfriend that she is the one. Fate has other plans when she drives into a snowback. A curt, unsmiling bookstore owner named Priscilla rescues her. Stranded with no car, Alaina decides that she needs to make her ex regret his decision with a list of festive activities that Priscilla shockingly offers to join. Alain’s plan is working swimmingly except for the fact that time with Priscilla has her questioning what and who she wants. 

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Snow This is Love: Meant to Be Holiday Tales by Julie Murphy, Jasmine Guillory, Zoraida Córdova, Christina Lauren, Jesse Q. Sutanto

This book of Christmas tales is reimagining Disney princess stories with a festive twist. From Beauty and the Beast becoming Belle and her beast taking part in a baking competition to Tangled becoming a grumpy sunshine story about a holiday bucket list including a first New Year’s Eve kiss, this compilation from five different talented authors is sure to put you in the holiday spirit. 

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Home for the Homicides by Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey 

In a town so cozy and charming it is named Christmas, you don’t expect to find a tourist murdered with an ornament in the town square nativity scene. The local police are beyond their qualifications because they live in a town with no crime. That’s where Holly and Mark come in to try and solve the murder before the Jingle Bell Jubilee festival. Whoever solves the crime will be promoted to Major Crimes and there is only room for one of them. After they both messed up on the job, finding this murderer is the opportunity for Holly and Mark to redeem themselves. Perhaps they might redeem their relationship too and put an end to the haunting of a Christmas hookup past.

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‘Twas the Night by Kevin Johnson 

In Yule, Maine, Santa is an icon that the villagers don’t just believe in, they worship. Halley Belanger despises Christmas and Santa too, but when children are disappearing all across Maine sparing only Yule, the skeptical reporter chooses to investigate. The small town might look cute but it guards its secrets and isn’t welcoming to outsiders including Halley. The Christmas spirit in Yule is being kept alive by something sinister, and Halley’s research is going to uncover that Santa Claus isn’t as saintly as he may seem.

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown by Sheila Roberts 

Jordan Frost is keeping a secret from her family. She has a two book deal with a publisher but they are under a pseudonym because she has written about her wacky, eccentric family. Her author photo was taken with a wig and glasses and she’s determined to stay quiet. The only problem is that Charles Pine, her friend that has been crushing on her since high school, recognized Jordan in that photo. How could he not recognize the woman he has feelings for? Charles thinks that this is the perfect opportunity to get Jordan to see him as something other than a friend. Hopefully he can convince her and help her to keep her secret, or maybe just keep her from having a holiday meltdown. 

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Light Up My Life by Kasie West 

In a Romeo & Juliet Christmas retelling, Jasmine Costa’s family has always been enemies with the Moreno family who live next door. Jasmine hates the Moreno’s arrogant teenage son, Ryan. Their rivalry with each other deepens when they are both determined to win the contest for best-decorated house, but then Jasmine and Ryan spend time together during a party discovering undeniable chemistry. As a forbidden romance blossoms in secret, Jasmine must decide if she will stay loyal to her family or let herself fall for the boy that’s off limits.

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The Holiday House Swap by Lauren Appelbaum

After being fired, Phoebe Keller avoids her family and impulsively swaps homes with Arden Torres, a teacher desperate to escape her own holidays. Once Phoebe’s brother finds out that Arden will be spending her Hanukkah alone, he brings her to his family celebration. Neither of them are expecting anything more than friendship but sparks begin to fly along with messy consequences. Phoebe is having her own unexpected moment when visiting a Christmas market means she sees an old college friend whose heart she broke. In both frosty Seattle nights and sunny Florida days, two love stories emerge. As New Year’s approaches, both Phoebe and Arden must decide to stop running from the past if they want to move on to their futures. 

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The Christmas Curse by Alix Kelinda 

Christmas is the most dangerous time of year for Devra’s family who seemed to be cursed. From string light housefires, hot chocolate burns, and a massive string of breakups right before Christmas, Devra needs to protect herself so she becomes Scrooge and hides away during the holidays. Unfortunately, the ultimately cheerful Bradley has moved in next door and is threatening her quiet, festiveless life. Bradley’s life is looking up. He’s officially one year sober, has moved into his new house, and wants to celebrate his fresh start with excessive holiday decorating to honor family tradition. As Devra tries to drive Bradley away, he becomes fixated on figuring out the enigma that Devra is. Somewhere in the midst of antics, their over-the-fence relationship becomes full of real feelings.

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The Christmas Competition by Zoe Allison 

In an attempt to escape the rumors of the end of her marriage, Nisa Ansari enters her town’s house-decorating competition. She’s excited to compete but she’s also excited to annoy her neighbor Kerr Murdoch. Nisa holds a bit of a grudge against Kerr because her husband left her for Kerr’s girlfriend and maybe that wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t so uptight. Introverted Kerr is in the house-decorating competition in honor of his mother who loved Christmas lights. It’s a way for Kerr to connect with his mom again but it takes a turn when his Christmas lights look similar to Nisa’s. Nisa is pissed and decides to turn this into a decor war. She finds herself distracted by Kerr more than she cares to admit with his toned arms, loving personality, and career as an animal-loving veterinarian. Nisa must decide what is more important–winning the house-decorating competition or falling in love with someone new. 

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Now That We Don’t Talk by Rachel Pologe 

Norah Gold is an avoider. She avoids emotional situations, meaningful relationships, and most of all love. She hasn’t let herself get close to someone since her dad died almost a decade ago. When a friends-with-benefits becomes clingy, she runs home to Chicago. She’s hoping that she can avoid seeing Henry Cole, the boy that broke her heart long ago in high school. The problem is that their mothers are dating and planning for the families to spend the holidays together. Henry Cole has become a polished and insufferable guy in the ten years since Norah last saw him. However, when a snowstorm traps them at home, they are able to see how serious their moms’ relationship is and call a truce through all eight nights of Hanukkah. As they explore their past together, Norah is desperate to avoid the emotional conversations but they have some unfinished business that can’t be ignored. 

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Mingle All the Way by Susan Mallery

Sisters Reggie and Dena still believe in love but it’s hard having faith that they will find it for themselves. When their parents decide to renew their vows, Reggie must come home where she hasn’t been since her engagement ended. She’s determined to be cheerful to help with her parents’ Christmas wedding. Her first love, Toby, finds himself back in town too and sparks just might start to fly again. Giving up waiting for the one, Dena is becoming a mom on her own on purpose. Then a famous, widowed songwriter checks into her inn. Micah has struggled to write since his wife passed away but is inspired by Dena’s dedication to becoming a mom. One small kiss has Micah falling but Dena is scared to believe that a rock star could find happiness in a small town with her. As their parents’ Christmas wedding nears, Reggie and Dena might have just found their own forever love. 

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The Santa Claus Con by Lauren Kung Jessen

FBI agents Scarlett Payne and Nathan Lambros both despise Christmas but when someone claiming to be Santa is threatening New York’s Santa Claus Con, they are determined to prevent a holiday disaster. Unfortunately, the last time Scarlett saw Nathan, he was breaking her heart. He’s the last person she wants to ask for help, but he works best undercover. Nathan was getting close to retirement until Scarlett pulled him back into the field for one last job. He doesn’t know if pretending to be Santa or working with the woman he loves but had to push away is worse. Though the beards and holiday cheer might be fake, the old feelings rising to the surface are nothing but real. As they close in on the mysterious threat, Scarlett and Nathan will find out if saving Christmas or risking their hearts again is more difficult. 

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The Twelve Dates of Christmas: An Advent Calendar Romance by Ruby Winter 

With individual wrapped chapters to countdown to Christmas, this is a love story following journalist Evie McClane. In the face of burn-out, Evie is escaping to London for December. After a breakup, she wants to avoid Christmas and keep her heart protected. That plan changes when she meets the charming and funny Jake Frost who is determined to change her mind about Christmas. The deal is twelve dates to prove that Christmas magic is worth believing in and maybe so is love. With ice skating, candlelit pubs, late nights, and lingering gazes, Evie is opening up a little bit each date. Despite the cold weather, their chemistry begins to heat up, but Evie must decide if Jake is a holiday fling or something worth risking her heart for. 

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The Tinsel Twist by Rosie J. Potter 

After her restaurant fails, chef Adelaide Burke returns to her hometown Tinsley Falls wanting to lay low and recover. Instead she is reunited with her best friend’s brother and secret love, Jace Stanton, and roped into saving Tinsley Falls’ Christmas feast. Adelaide is not the only one that wants a fresh start. Jace is hiding from his troubles in London. The problem is someone is determined to thwart their second chance at love and destroy the feast. As what started to sabotage escalates to actual danger, Adelaide and Jace are facing criminal conspiracy and their trust issues. With Christmas and their lives in danger, can their romance survive a revenge plot?

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Are You Staying, Mandy Boyle? by Melanie Moore

Mandy Boyle feels a bit behind in life. She is living in a rent stabilized apartment with her stepfather and is stuck as a copy editor for The New York Times. This is all because she put her career on hold to care for her dying mother, but she can’t be upset about the time she spent with her. Mandy’s whole life changes when she wins a 100-plus-year old newspaper in Vermont along with the apartment over it. The only downside is that she has to run The Vermont Eagle for one year before she sells it and that it is not profitable at all. Now she is spending her Christmas in a tiny town where the mechanic next door, Greg Stewart, keeps trying to sell her snow tires. Slowly, as Mandy tries to revive the paper, she is growing closer to the town residents including Greg. He might just be her best friend now but he’s extremely guarded just like Mandy. Maybe they can let down their walls enough to fall for each other.   

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Just Her Holiday Type by Brisa Carleton

Author Plum Hayes might write the Christmas romances that make people believe in love, but she stopped believing in it for herself after her own happy ending fell apart. With only two weeks left to finish her screenplay, Plum has been sent to the small town of Pine Tree where a magical typewriter allows her to create her perfect man. Zach is everything she could have ever written and imagined, but there is a bit of a problem. The antique store owner downstairs Ethan has caught her eye despite being opposite of the heroes that Plum writes. Now she must decide between her idea of the perfect man and the one that might just be right for her and fast because Christmas Eve is right around the corner. 

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Holiday Rebound by Natasha Madison

Chloe was meant to be surprising her boyfriend with a secret planned vacation but instead he has broken up with her two weeks before Christmas. At the encouragement of her best friend, she goes on the small town vacation by herself. She discovers that her reservations have been canceled leaving her stranded. Despite what people said, JB started a successful Christmas tree farm. That means, though, that the happiest time of year is the most exhausting for him. When dropping a tree off at the local inn, he finds two women nearing a meltdown. He wants to just slip out unnoticed but his cousin volunteers his house for the pair instead. Now JB finds himself falling for Chloe but you can’t fall in love in just a week, right?

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Murder in the Cathedral by Kerry Greenwood

Phryne Fisher has been invited to watch her old friend Lionel become a Bishop. The reverent and dignified ceremony is not supposed to include a murder. Now Phryne must work with the local constable, Watson, and a sharp inspector, Mick Kelly to solve the cream. The victim, an intense deacon with a penchant for trouble doesn’t seem to be overly missed. Phryne’s quick wits and charm and investigation into church politics, scams, blackmail, and scandal lead to a long list of suspects with solid motives.

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