Snow is falling, fires are crackling, the smell of gingerbread houses is in the air. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is being blared inside every store. It can only mean one thing! Christmas is here!!
One of my favorite winter activities is curling up with a blanket, a fire going in the background, a cup of hot cocoa with a good book. Something about it being cold outside, and so cozy inside makes it the perfect reading atmosphere!
If you’re looking to pick up a little something to get yourself in the holiday spirit I’ve got you covered with 12 Christmas/Holiday books. Happy reading, and Merry Christmas!
The Twelve Dates Of Christmas
Kate’s found fulfillment in her career as a designer, and in her side job baking for her old friend Matt’s neighborhood café. So when it comes to dating, especially during the holidays she is Bah Humbug. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. 12 dates with 12 different men. The odds must finally be in her favor.
Yet with each new date more horrific than the one before, Kate must remind herself that sometimes love shows up where it’s least expected. And maybe, it’s been right under her nose all along
Christmas Shopaholic
Becky adores Christmas. It’s always the same – her parents hosting, carols playing, her mom pretending she made the Christmas pudding, and full of other traditions. And now it’s even easier with online bargain-shopping sites.
But this year looks set to be different. Becky’s parents are moving to ultra-trendy Shoreditch and have asked Becky if she’ll host Christmas this year. What could possibly go wrong? Her sister demanding a vegan turkey, her husband Luke determined that he just wants aftershave for the 3rd year in a row, and little Minnie insisting on a very specific picnic hamper – surely Becky can manage all this, as well as the surprise appearance of an old boyfriend and his pushy new girlfriend, what could possibly go wrong?
In A Holidaze
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Maelyn. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has a non-existent dating life.
But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world—the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born. As she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe.
The next thing she knows, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae wakes up, she’s on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break the strange time loop.
One Day in December
Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn’t exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a foggy bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there’s a moment of pure magic… and then her bus drives away.
Certain they’re fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn’t find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they “reunite” at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah happily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It’s Jack, the man from the bus.
What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered.
Holiday Home Run
Event planner Julia is in Chicago for an internship that she hopes to turn into a full-time job. She’s ready to live on her own, away from her family’s expectations that she take over their catering business in Puerto Rico and gone from their year-round baseball fever thanks to her three brothers.
Ex-MLB pitcher Ben knows what it’s like to have different dreams than your family, but since his injury-caused early retirement, he’s been struggling to find the sense of family. When he volunteers as the emcee for Julia’s big holiday fundraiser for a local youth center, he finally begins to find a sense of purpose working with the kids and alongside Julia.
She’s focused on organizing the best holiday event the youth center has ever seen, not on romance. But Ben has a game plan for them that includes both.
A Christmas To Remember
Carrie loves her job as a nanny but, while her friends are settling down, all of Carrie’s spare time is spent with other people’s families. Though it breaks her heart, her New Year’s resolution is to embark on a new career and fix her love life. The only problem could be her boss single-dad, Adam might be both handsome and successful, but he’s always working. Doesn’t he realize he’s missing out on precious moments with his son and daughter?
As Adam’s family arrive for Christmas, Carrie realizes that she might just have found the perfect allies in her quest to persuade Adam to loosen up. There’s still time for Carrie to make this the best Christmas ever.
Royal Holiday
Vivian has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie’s work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can’t refuse. She’s excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn’t expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary.
Malcolm has worked for the Queen for years and has never given a personal, private tour, until now. He is intrigued by Vivian the moment he meets her and finds himself making excuses just to spend time with her.
Despite a ticking timer on their holiday romance, they are completely fine with ending their short, steamy romance come New Year’s Day?
Mistletoe & Mr. Right
Lana is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can’t stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana’s determined to prove that she belongs even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking down one of the town’s Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose.
The last few years have been tough on Rick, and it’s not getting any easier now that his dream girl’s back in town. When Lana accidentally tranquilizes him instead of the Santa Moose, it’s clear she needs help and this could be his chance to finally shoot his shot. It’s an all-out Christmas war, but if they can get that darn moose before it destroys the town, Rick and Lana might finally find a place where they both belong.
Dash and Lilly’s Book of Dares
Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions?
This is a Netflix series, and it was super cute, so I am eager to read the book!
This Time Next Year
When Minnie meets Quinn at a NYE party, it’s clear that they’ve got nothing in common – except for the strange fact of their being born in the same place at the same time on New Year’s Eve. A crazy coincidence, but not a reason to pursue a friendship. He is a privileged party boy and she is a hard-working realist, whose lack of confidence tends to hold her back.
The clock strikes midnight, their moment passes, and another year begins. But if Quinn and Minnie are from different worlds, why do they keep bumping into each other? And why is it that each frustrating interaction somehow seems to push their lives in the right direction?
Last Christmas in Paris
August 1914. England is at war. As Evie watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas leave for the front, she believes that it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the holiday in Paris.
Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the war. Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war he also faces personal battles back home. Through their letters, Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fears and grow ever fonder from afar.
Christmas 1968. With failing health, Thomas returns to Paris determined to find Evie. But one final letter is waiting for him.
A Princess For Christmas
Leo’s already handling all he can, between taking care of his little sister Gabby, driving a cab, and being the super of his apartment building in the Bronx. But when Gabby spots a “princess” in a gown outside trying to hail a cab, she begs her brother to stop and help. Before he knows it, he’s got a real-life damsel in distress in the backseat of his car.
Princess Marie of Eldovia shouldn’t be hailing a cab, or even be out and about. But after her mother’s death, her father has plunged into a devastating depression and the fate of her small country has fallen on Marie’s shoulders.
When Marie asks Leo to be her driver for the rest of her trip, he agrees, thinking he’ll drive a rich princess around for a while and make more money than he has in months. He doesn’t expect to like and start longing for the unpredictable Marie.
What are you reading to get in the holiday spirit?
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