🎁 Holiday Novella

Compact, seasonal romances and tales perfect for a cozy afternoon, delivering warmth, charm, and satisfying resolutions in a single festive sitting.

Can I Tell You Something?

by Holly June Smith • 2023

A lawyer finds her brother's best friend is the anonymous voice of her favorite audio erotica.

3.91

28k+

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🎧 Online Persona 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🎄 Christmas Romance

Can I Tell You Something? 90%

A lawyer finds her brother's best friend is the anonymous voice of her favorite audio erotica.

by Holly June Smith 2023

3.91

28k+ ratings

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🎧 Online Persona 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🎄 Christmas Romance

Wishing for Champagne Kisses

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

4.14

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏡 Small Town 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Wishing for Champagne Kisses 90%

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022

4.14

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏡 Small Town 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys

by Elle Thorpe • 2019

A holiday-hating Australian and a Wyoming cowboy bet he can mend her Christmas scars.

3.82

5k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎄 Holiday Healing 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎲 Romantic Wager

25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys Summary

25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys 90%

A holiday-hating Australian and a Wyoming cowboy bet he can mend her Christmas scars.

by Elle Thorpe 2019

3.82

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎄 Holiday Healing 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎲 Romantic Wager

My December Darling

by Lauren Asher • 2024

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

3.67

75k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

My December Darling 90%

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

by Lauren Asher 2024

3.67

75k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

by Jenny Colgan • 2016

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

3.68

22k+

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family 💔 Friendship Tested 🌊 Seaside Village

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery Summary

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery 90%

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

by Jenny Colgan 2016

3.68

22k+ ratings

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family 💔 Friendship Tested 🌊 Seaside Village

The Mistletoe Mystery

by Nita Prose • 2024

A literal-minded hotel maid suspects her boyfriend's Christmas secrets mean another woman.

3.40

56k+

🎄 Cozy Christmas Mystery 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead ❤️ Found Family 💭 Love Miscommunication 🏨 Hotel Workplace

The Mistletoe Mystery 90%

A literal-minded hotel maid suspects her boyfriend's Christmas secrets mean another woman.

by Nita Prose 2024

3.40

56k+ ratings

🎄 Cozy Christmas Mystery 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead ❤️ Found Family 💭 Love Miscommunication 🏨 Hotel Workplace

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

92k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Holiday Romance 90%

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022

3.96

92k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Let It Snow

by John Green • 2008

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

3.66

160k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Let It Snow 90%

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

by John Green 2008

3.66

160k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance

A Very London Christmas

by Elodie Hart • 2021

An Irish nanny takes a Christmas job with a guarded hotelier and falls for him and his daughter.

3.93

7k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💎 Class Differences

A Very London Christmas 89%

An Irish nanny takes a Christmas job with a guarded hotelier and falls for him and his daughter.

by Elodie Hart 2021

3.93

7k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Nanny Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💎 Class Differences

The Christmas Tree Farm

by Laurie Gilmore • 2024

She hates Christmas, bought a tree farm, and can't shake the fixer next door.

3.65

234k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Christmas Tree Farm 89%

She hates Christmas, bought a tree farm, and can't shake the fixer next door.

by Laurie Gilmore 2024

3.65

234k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

Baggage Claim

by Juliana Smith • 2022

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

3.67

13k+

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Baggage Claim 89%

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

by Juliana Smith 2022

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

This Winter

by Alice Oseman • 2015

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

4.06

104k+

🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence 🌸 Quiet And Tender

This Winter 89%

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

by Alice Oseman 2015

4.06

104k+ ratings

🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence 🌸 Quiet And Tender

Merry Ever After

by Tessa Bailey • 2024

A single mom sews jeans for a lonely farmer. She offers casual. He offers forever.

2.79

115k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👶 Single Parent Romance 🐻 Gentle Giant Hero 💋 Friends With Benefits 💘 He Falls First

Merry Ever After 89%

A single mom sews jeans for a lonely farmer. She offers casual. He offers forever.

by Tessa Bailey 2024

2.79

115k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👶 Single Parent Romance 🐻 Gentle Giant Hero 💋 Friends With Benefits 💘 He Falls First

Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop

by Jenny Colgan • 2013

A village sweetshop, a wounded teacher she loves, a snowy Christmas: one crash threatens them all.

3.89

9k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏡 English Village 💔 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love

Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop Summary

Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop 89%

A village sweetshop, a wounded teacher she loves, a snowy Christmas: one crash threatens them all.

by Jenny Colgan 2013

3.89

9k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏡 English Village 💔 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love

Bright Lights, Big Christmas

by Mary Kay Andrews • 2023

An aimless artist gets a second chance running her family's Christmas tree stand in New York.

3.74

61k+

🎄 Cozy Christmas Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🌲 Family Business 🔄 Second Chances

Bright Lights, Big Christmas 89%

An aimless artist gets a second chance running her family's Christmas tree stand in New York.

by Mary Kay Andrews 2023

3.74

61k+ ratings

🎄 Cozy Christmas Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🌲 Family Business 🔄 Second Chances

Spectacular

by Stephanie Garber • 2024

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

3.63

97k+

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey 🕰️ Clockwork Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

Spectacular 89%

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

by Stephanie Garber 2024

3.63

97k+ ratings

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey 🕰️ Clockwork Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

by Matthew Norman • 2025

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

4.26

29k+

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding ✨ Cozy Holiday Energy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon Summary

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon 89%

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

by Matthew Norman 2025

4.26

29k+ ratings

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding ✨ Cozy Holiday Energy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Chicken Soup for the Soul

by Amy Newmark • 2017

Mary in labor, Joseph the carpenter, and a stranger who couldn't refuse: 101 stories of kindness.

4.29

328

🎄 Christmas Miracles 💕 Family Reconciliation 🤝 Acts Of Compassion 💖 Everyday Generosity 🌊 Ripple Of Kindness

Chicken Soup for the Soul 89%

Mary in labor, Joseph the carpenter, and a stranger who couldn't refuse: 101 stories of kindness.

by Amy Newmark 2017

4.29

328 ratings

🎄 Christmas Miracles 💕 Family Reconciliation 🤝 Acts Of Compassion 💖 Everyday Generosity 🌊 Ripple Of Kindness

Cruel Winter with You

by Ali Hazelwood • 2024

A blizzard traps a doctor with her best friend's brother, the man whose lifelong love she rejected.

3.68

214k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🌱 Childhood Friends 📞 Missed Connection 💘 He Falls First

Cruel Winter with You 89%

A blizzard traps a doctor with her best friend's brother, the man whose lifelong love she rejected.

by Ali Hazelwood 2024

3.68

214k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🌱 Childhood Friends 📞 Missed Connection 💘 He Falls First

A Merry Little Lie

by Sarah Morgan • 2025

Becky's fake Christmas romance with her best friend fools everyone except her own heart.

3.96

11k+

🤥 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 👯 Sister Bonds

A Merry Little Lie 89%

Becky's fake Christmas romance with her best friend fools everyone except her own heart.

by Sarah Morgan 2025

3.96

11k+ ratings

🤥 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 👯 Sister Bonds

Comfort & Joy

by Kristin Hannah • 2005

After a crash, a heartbroken woman wakes at a lodge where a boy calls her mom.

3.57

97k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🌫️ Dream Or Reality

Comfort & Joy 89%

After a crash, a heartbroken woman wakes at a lodge where a boy calls her mom.

by Kristin Hannah 2005

3.57

97k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🌫️ Dream Or Reality

92 Pacific Boulevard

by Debbie Macomber • 2006

Ten abandoned puppies and an ex-husband with a younger woman crash a tree farmer's Christmas.

4.15

11k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ✨ Cozy Christmas Energy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Blended Family

92 Pacific Boulevard 89%

Ten abandoned puppies and an ex-husband with a younger woman crash a tree farmer's Christmas.

by Debbie Macomber 2006

4.15

11k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ✨ Cozy Christmas Energy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Blended Family

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan

by Beth Merlin • 2024

A magical phone booth reconnects an actress with her college ex after her fiancé's Christmas arrest.

3.85

15k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🎭 Actor Heroine 💫 Magical Realism Romance 🎬 Theater World

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan Summary

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan 89%

A magical phone booth reconnects an actress with her college ex after her fiancé's Christmas arrest.

by Beth Merlin 2024

3.85

15k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🎭 Actor Heroine 💫 Magical Realism Romance 🎬 Theater World

Celebrations at the Chateau

by Jo Thomas • 2018

A French château inheritance comes with a catch: a lifetime tenant and a town's old grudge.

4.14

2k+

🇫🇷 Rural France 🎄 Holiday Romance 🍽️ Culinary Fiction 🗝️ Family Secrets 🏘️ Small Town Community

Celebrations at the Chateau 89%

A French château inheritance comes with a catch: a lifetime tenant and a town's old grudge.

by Jo Thomas 2018

4.14

2k+ ratings

🇫🇷 Rural France 🎄 Holiday Romance 🍽️ Culinary Fiction 🗝️ Family Secrets 🏘️ Small Town Community

The Christmas Bookshop

by Jenny Colgan • 2021

Jobless at thirty, she must rescue an Edinburgh bookshop by Christmas to prove her family wrong.

3.68

95k+

📚 Bookshop Setting 👭 Sister Rivalry 🌱 Starting Over 💕 Found Family 🏪 Small Shop Revival

The Christmas Bookshop 89%

Jobless at thirty, she must rescue an Edinburgh bookshop by Christmas to prove her family wrong.

by Jenny Colgan 2021

3.68

95k+ ratings

📚 Bookshop Setting 👭 Sister Rivalry 🌱 Starting Over 💕 Found Family 🏪 Small Shop Revival

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

Her grumpy neighbor enters the holiday contest to beat her. Their fake romance turns real.

3.69

201k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Christmas ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💕 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas 89%

Her grumpy neighbor enters the holiday contest to beat her. Their fake romance turns real.

by Meghan Quinn 2024

3.69

201k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Christmas ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💕 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Holiday Ever After

by Hannah Grace • 2025

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

3.66

47k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Holiday Ever After 89%

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

by Hannah Grace 2025

3.66

47k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Lovelight Farms

by B.K. Borison • 2021

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

3.80

178k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Lovelight Farms 88%

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

by B.K. Borison 2021

3.80

178k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

The Book Club Hotel

by Sarah Morgan • 2023

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

3.93

41k+

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Book Club Hotel 88%

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

by Sarah Morgan 2023

3.93

41k+ ratings

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Selkie Santa

by Lilith Stone • 2024

Harper wants her ex's brother. His pregnant ex sows doubt. A monster home holiday show forces truth.

3.83

304

🦭 Selkie Romance 👹 Monster Romance 😬 Ex's Brother 💖 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Forced Proximity

The Selkie Santa 88%

Harper wants her ex's brother. His pregnant ex sows doubt. A monster home holiday show forces truth.

by Lilith Stone 2024

3.83

304 ratings

🦭 Selkie Romance 👹 Monster Romance 😬 Ex's Brother 💖 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Forced Proximity

Wrapped Up in You

by Nikki Ash • 2023

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

3.73

4k+

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

Wrapped Up in You 88%

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

by Nikki Ash 2023

3.73

4k+ ratings

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

The Gift

by Cecelia Ahern • 2009

A neglectful father accepts a stranger's gift: the power to be in two places at once.

3.7

30k+

🎄 Christmas Parable ✨ Cozy Magical Realism ⏰ Workaholic Redemption 🔮 Mysterious Mentor 💔 Neglected Family

The Gift 88%

A neglectful father accepts a stranger's gift: the power to be in two places at once.

by Cecelia Ahern 2009

3.7

30k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Parable ✨ Cozy Magical Realism ⏰ Workaholic Redemption 🔮 Mysterious Mentor 💔 Neglected Family

A Court of Frost and Starlight

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

A war-haunted High Lady hopes the Winter Solstice and her art can heal her family's wounds.

3.71

2.2M+

❄️ Winter Solstice 🖤 Fated Mates 🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎨 Healing Through Art

A Court of Frost and Starlight 88%

A war-haunted High Lady hopes the Winter Solstice and her art can heal her family's wounds.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

3.71

2.2M+ ratings

❄️ Winter Solstice 🖤 Fated Mates 🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎨 Healing Through Art

The Gift

by Freida McFadden • 2022

She owes her life to a transplant, but the new heart comes with memories of murder.

3.18

174k+

🩺 Medical Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Memories 🔍 Investigative Amateur 🤫 Secrets And Lies

The Gift 88%

She owes her life to a transplant, but the new heart comes with memories of murder.

by Freida McFadden 2022

3.18

174k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Memories 🔍 Investigative Amateur 🤫 Secrets And Lies

The Gingerbread Bakery

by Laurie Gilmore • 2025

At a Christmas wedding, a baker and her old rival can't hide the love they buried.

3.91

121k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🎄 Holiday Romance

The Gingerbread Bakery 88%

At a Christmas wedding, a baker and her old rival can't hide the love they buried.

by Laurie Gilmore 2025

3.91

121k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🎄 Holiday Romance

Apple Cider Slaying

by Julie Anne Lindsey • 2019

Winnie planned a cider shop. A body in the press makes Granny the prime suspect instead.

3.96

4k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🍎 Family Business 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Found Family

Apple Cider Slaying 88%

Winnie planned a cider shop. A body in the press makes Granny the prime suspect instead.

by Julie Anne Lindsey 2019

3.96

4k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🍎 Family Business 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤗 Found Family

Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year

by Beth Kempton • 2020

Some holiday traditions nourish you. Most just exhaust you. A method for telling them apart.

4.06

2k+

🎄 Holiday Wellness ❄️ Seasonal Living 🕯️ Modern Hygge 🐌 Slow Living 🧭 Intentional Living

Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year Summary

Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year 88%

Some holiday traditions nourish you. Most just exhaust you. A method for telling them apart.

by Beth Kempton 2020

4.06

2k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Wellness ❄️ Seasonal Living 🕯️ Modern Hygge 🐌 Slow Living 🧭 Intentional Living

The Nest Before Christmas

by Piper Rayne • 2025

Stranded at Christmas, four NHL players race home to wives hiding pregnancies and a baby's secret.

4.05

3k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🫂 Found Family 💍 Established Couples 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Infertility Journey

The Nest Before Christmas 88%

Stranded at Christmas, four NHL players race home to wives hiding pregnancies and a baby's secret.

by Piper Rayne 2025

4.05

3k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🫂 Found Family 💍 Established Couples 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Infertility Journey

The Holiday Cottage

by Sarah Morgan • 2024

She invented a family to survive the holidays, then finds them at a Cotswolds cottage, waiting.

4.04

18k+

🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Family Estrangement 🎄 Cozy Holiday ✨ Redemptive

The Holiday Cottage 88%

She invented a family to survive the holidays, then finds them at a Cotswolds cottage, waiting.

by Sarah Morgan 2024

4.04

18k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Family Estrangement 🎄 Cozy Holiday ✨ Redemptive

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict • 2023

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

3.41

12k+

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders 88%

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

by Alexandra Benedict 2023

3.41

12k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

Bouquets & Buckles

by Elliott Rose • 2024

Snowed in with her best friend's dad: a cowboy she's secretly wanted for years.

3.90

20k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance ❄️ Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Affair ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Bouquets & Buckles 88%

Snowed in with her best friend's dad: a cowboy she's secretly wanted for years.

by Elliott Rose 2024

3.90

20k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance ❄️ Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Affair ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Christmas Fix

by Lucy Score • 2017

To save a hurricane-torn town's Christmas, a TV renovator must win over its stubborn city manager.

3.88

112k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Single Dad

The Christmas Fix 88%

To save a hurricane-torn town's Christmas, a TV renovator must win over its stubborn city manager.

by Lucy Score 2017

3.88

112k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Single Dad

A Very Merry Bromance

by Lyssa Kay Adams • 2022

She spent one night with a country star and disappeared. A whiskey deal brings her back.

4.01

31k+

🎄 Holiday Romance ⭐ Celebrity Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌙 One Night Stand 🫂 Chosen Family

A Very Merry Bromance 88%

She spent one night with a country star and disappeared. A whiskey deal brings her back.

by Lyssa Kay Adams 2022

4.01

31k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance ⭐ Celebrity Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌙 One Night Stand 🫂 Chosen Family

The Season of Secrets

by Q.B. Tyler • 2023

A new assistant, a forbidden billionaire boss, and one holiday party that changes the rules.

3.84

14k+

👔 Workplace Romance 💼 Billionaire Boss ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Season of Secrets 88%

A new assistant, a forbidden billionaire boss, and one holiday party that changes the rules.

by Q.B. Tyler 2023

3.84

14k+ ratings

👔 Workplace Romance 💼 Billionaire Boss ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

Good Spirits

by B.K. Borison • 2025

A grumpy Ghost of Christmas Past falls for the messy antiques dealer he's supposed to haunt.

3.97

143k+

👻 Ghost Love Interest 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💞 Mutual Healing 🎄 Holiday Magic

Good Spirits 88%

A grumpy Ghost of Christmas Past falls for the messy antiques dealer he's supposed to haunt.

by B.K. Borison 2025

3.97

143k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Love Interest 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💞 Mutual Healing 🎄 Holiday Magic

Small Things Like These

by Claire Keegan • 2021

A coal merchant finds a girl locked in a convent shed. His Irish town stays silent.

4.08

468k+

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