Get into the holiday spirit! Whether you love holiday romances, cozy small-town books, or cozy mysteries, these are the best Christmas books to read by the fire this December. Click through to find your next favorite holiday read and fill your winter TBR pile!
16 Christmas books to read
Starry Night by Debbie Macomber
Society columnist Carrie Slayton desperately wants to write serious news. Her editor challenges her to find and interview Finn Dalton, a notoriously reclusive, bestselling author living in the remote Alaskan wilderness, in exchange for better assignments. Carrie tracks him down during the holidays.
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
Vivian Forest travels to England with her daughter, Maddie, who is styling a member of the royal family for the holidays. While there, Vivian unexpectedly meets and is immediately attracted to Malcolm Hudson, the Queen's very proper private secretary.
So, This Is Christmas by Tracy Andreen
Finley Brown returns from boarding school to her small hometown of Christmas, Oklahoma, for the holidays, only to find everything has changed. The biggest surprise is the arrival of her high-class, English classmate, Arthur, who shows up with his aunt expecting the idyllic holiday paradise Finley had exaggeratedly described online. Forced to keep up the charade to save face, Finley struggles to give Arthur the "perfect Christmas" while navigating her family drama.
Always in December by Emily Stone
Josie, has dreaded Christmas since losing her parents on Christmas night, posts an annual letter to them. Her trip to the postbox is interrupted when she collides with a handsome stranger, Max, who also has reasons to avoid the holiday. They spend the holiday together, falling in love, but Max disappears without a word. Over the next year, fate continually brings them back together in unexpected places.
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews
A newly divorced woman, Ivy Perkins, buys an old farmhouse for a fresh start. While renovating, she finds a beautiful, vintage Santa suit with a little girl's decades-old Christmas wish note in the pocket: for her father to return home from war. She’s determined to solve the mystery of the note writer.
The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo
Lila Santos is looking forward to earning extra money during her last high school winter break working at a cozy local inn. However, her Type-A plans are disrupted when she's forced to co-work with Teddy Rivera, her boss's nephew.
The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
A locked-room mystery where Lily Armitage returns to Endgame House, the manor where her mother died, to participate in a deadly Christmas game orchestrated by her late aunt.
Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
Recently divorced Astra Noel Snow meets handsome baker Jack Clausen at the festive Julemarked (a Christmas market). Jack lives in the Julemarked, which exists in a time loop—every four weeks it magically leaps to the next December, but Astra only visits it once a year and forgets him afterward.
Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun
Struggling financially, Ellie Oliver agrees to a marriage of convenience with her landlord, Andrew, so he can secure a large inheritance. They plan to spend the holidays with his family to keep up the ruse. However, upon arrival, Ellie is shocked to discover that Andrew's sister, Jack, is the mysterious woman she shared one magical, unforgettable Christmas Eve with a year prior. Now, Ellie must navigate the fake engagement while wrestling with her unexpected second chance at real love with Jack.
Meet Me Under The Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss
Elinor "Nory" Noel, a London bookshop owner, reluctantly attends a week-long, lavish pre-wedding reunion at a castle with her old, wealthy friends from the posh private school she attended on scholarship. Seeking an escape, she literally crashes into Isaac, the castle's head gardener and a former childhood rival.
My December Darling by Lauren Asher
Catalina Martinez, a brilliant surgeon, returns home to the festive small town of Lake Wisteria to be the maid of honor at her sister's Christmas wedding—to Catalina's ex-boyfriend. She clashes with Luke Darling, the charming and persistent best man who also happens to be her ex's best friend. Despite her intention to keep her distance and her January departure date, Luke is determined to win her over.
All I Want Is You by Falon Ballard
Romance writer Jessica Carrington still hasn't gotten over her ex, Nick Matthews, a fellow—and more successful—writer who focuses on love stories without happy endings. When professional obligations force them to attend an event at a remote inn a few days before Christmas, a snowstorm traps them there, forcing them to share a room.
Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
Harriet York, a kind-hearted antique shop owner is unexpectedly assigned to be haunted by Nolan Callahan, the Ghost of Christmas Past.
The Nightmare Before Christmas by Sara Raasch
Nicholas "Coal" Claus, the Prince of Christmas, is forced into a fake engagement with the Easter Princess for PR reasons. His plans are complicated when his one-night stand, the totally off-limits and devilishly handsome Hex, the Prince of Halloween, arrives to challenge him for the princess's hand in a fake competition.
We Met in December by Rosie Curtis
Jess moves into a Notting Hill house-share in December and instantly connects with her flatmate, Alex. However, when she returns from a Christmas holiday, she finds Alex is now dating another beautiful flatmate, Emma. Jess spends the next year navigating living with the man of her dreams and his new girlfriend.
Blame It on the Mistletoe by Beth Garrod
A social media influencer, Elle, looking for new content, and a Christmas-loving British fan, Holly, whose holiday plans are falling apart, decide to swap lives across the Atlantic for Christmas.
I hope you’ll find your next read here and wish you a Merry Christmas in advance!
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