Category: Christmas Romance

Date Night in December by Jaqueline Snowe

Posted November 6, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), Holiday Romance, NetGalley, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments

He has one month to make a Christmas miracle happen.
 
Laney Reynolds knows there’s only one place that can help her heal a broken heart: Cherrywood Creek. The small town where she grew up, with its holiday festivals and snow-covered streets, is exactly where she needs to be this December. It feels good to leave the bustling city, where her husband was too busy climbing the corporate ladder to notice the growing distance between them. But she’s got his attention now . . .

Connor received his wake-up call loud and clear when Laney left, and there’s no way he’s giving up on his marriage. If that means dropping everything and trading high-rises for gingerbread houses to sweep his wife off her feet in her hometown, then so be it. This time, he’s listening, but it’ll take more than hot chocolate dates and even hotter nights to win Laney back. Can he prove that being a CEO is nowhere near as important as being her husband?

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This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

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Christmas at Pine Ridge Inn by Savannah Carlisle

Posted November 6, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Lila McAllister has built a successful career as a hospitality consultant, but this Christmas, she isn’t chasing five-star ratings; she’s chasing answers. Facing her first holiday alone, she sets out to find the birth mother who gave her up for adoption on Christmas Day thirty-four years ago.

Her only clue is a handmade baby quilt that leads her to Pine Ridge Inn, a cozy mountain retreat in Colorado. But what begins as a quiet search turns into something much more when she’s drawn into the charm of the town’s festive traditions and the warmth of a found family. Then there’s Brady Hanson, the inn’s handsome but protective manager, who challenges her need to control every situation.

As Christmas Eve approaches, long-buried secrets come to light, forcing Lila to choose between the carefully built life she left behind and the family- and love- she never expected to find.

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This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black.

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Puppy Smooches & Peppermint Kisses by Jennifer Faye

Posted November 5, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

When she wrote to Santa as a child, she didn’t know her wishes would come true years later…

Holly Berry is spending her first Christmas without her grandmother, who had raised her. It’s difficult, but she’s getting through it. Then, unexpectedly, she’s asked to foster a puppy. Feeling out of her depth, she turns to her childhood friend, who offers to give her some guidance.

Veterinarian Colin Bishop has given up on relationships after his busy practice keeps interfering with his private life. But when the girl next door needs some help, he’s more than willing to make room in his busy schedule. But he knows not to fall for her infectious laugh or dazzling smile because his patients will always come first.

Holly never thought the wishes she wrote on her Christmas list as a kid would come true, but unexpectedly, ghosts from Christmas past have come to visit. Will Colin be able to bring the joy back to her holiday? Or will those ghosts ruin everything?

Titles in the Kringle Falls, Vermont series include: Puppy Wishes & Candy Kisses ~ Puppy Love & Snowflake Kisses ~ Puppy Smooches & Peppermint KissesPuppy Hugs & Mistletoe Kisses ~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors/fade to black, or only kissing.

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Alabama Christmas Wedding by Susan Sands

Posted November 4, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Seasoned Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

This Holiday, the magic of an Alabama romantic Christmas sparks a season of hope…

It’s been twenty-five long years since Jane Lafitte’s college sweetheart, Trevor Gardner, broke her heart, but life moved on. She never imagined she’d see Trevor again—until their adult children announce their own Christmas engagement—to each other!

Thrown together amidst cozy holiday celebrations, the old flames can’t deny the warm embers that still smolder between them despite the painful memories and practical concerns conspiring against them. Jane and Trevor agree to keep their romantic history a secret, but it gets complicated as they are immersed in planning a wedding between her daughter, Casey, and his son, Drew, in the same town where the two of them planned to marry so long ago.

As Jane and Trevor reconnect, their tangled past resurfaces, making forgiveness the only way forward if they hope to navigate their future as soon-to-be in-laws. But what does it really mean to be family? Can they move beyond their past hurt to discover a new beginning together in time for Christmas?

Part of the Alabama world, which includes: Again, AlabamaLove, AlabamaForever, AlabamaChristmas, AlabamaNoel, Alabama ~ Alabama Christmas Wedding ~

This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

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The Midwife’s Christmas Miracle by Fiona McArthur

Posted November 4, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

The timing’s terrible…

Fleeing a life her wealthy father planned—including the groom he picked out—Perth midwife Gabi Hudson heads off grid to the small and charming town of Wirralong in the Outback. She’s hoping for a fresh start and to live a life of purpose while working in a local baby crèche during her friend’s maternity leave. A cute cottage is included, but the hot cowboy setting up an unusual holiday display is a heart-pounding surprise.

Texas Cowboy Cormack Callaghan has been traveling the world working odd jobs until a lucrative hobby changes his fortunes. He loves making metal art in Wirralong, but Cormack’s finally booked his ticket home. He promised his patiently waiting family that he’d finally be home for this Christmas, but then he’s blindsided by the intriguing Gabriella.

Cormack’s never been a relationship kinda guy, and Gabi knows he’s temporary. Surely two weeks isn’t long enough for either of them to be so foolish as to fall in love. Or is it?

Titles in the Outback Christmas series include: The Midwife’s Christmas Miracle by Fiona McArthur ~ One Starry Christmas Night by Barbara Hannay ~ The Outback Cowboy’s Christmas Baby by Kelly Hunter ~

This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

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My Christmas Billionaire by Heidi Rice

Posted November 3, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Previously Published, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

After getting dumped via email on Christmas Eve by the boyfriend I haven’t seen in months, I wake up alone in my empty apartment, sure my first New York Christmas can’t get any suckier…

Apparently, yes, it can, because my decision to catch up on my work leaves me snowbound in my company’s flagship department store on Fifth Avenue with my boss’s far-too-tempting billionaire playboy son, Ryder Sinclair.

Ryder’s rugged, reckless, and none too pleased to be stuck in a place he hates with an uptight workaholic like me — but as the night draws on, the lights go out, secrets are revealed, and the temperature heats up to scorching… Until we both end up on Santa’s naughty list!

After the hottest Christmas night ever, though, I know my carefully-guarded heart is in big trouble, because I’m beginning to believe my first ever Christmas wish might actually come true, too…

Titles in the Billionaires After Dark series include:  My Billionaire Boss ~ My Baby’s Billionaire Daddy ~ My BFF’s Billionaire Best Man ~ My Billionaire Grump ~ My Billionaire Sheik ~ My Billionaire Blind Date ~ My Billionaire Booty Call ~ My Christmas Billionaire ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Previously published in a slightly different format, author’s note: PS: My Christmas Billionaire is a comprehensive reboot/reworking of Tis the Season to Get Lucky…

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Kissed on Christmas by Reina Everhart

Posted November 3, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Holiday Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Paranormal Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Josephine (Josie) Miller lives for Christmas, the lights, the carols, the cocoa-fueled chaos of it all. As Magnolia Springs’ holiday-obsessed librarian, she believes there’s no problem a little tinsel can’t fix… until a sudden snowstorm leaves her stranded in the mountains two weeks before Christmas.

Enter Weylan Frost, a reclusive, widowed, grumpy mountain hermit with eyes like glaciers and a voice that could freeze the sun. He’s everything Josie isn’t: cold, quiet, and definitely not interested in her gingerbread-level cheer. But when he rescues her from the blizzard and shelters her in his hidden cabin, sparks start to melt the ice between them.

What Josie doesn’t know is that Weylan isn’t entirely human. He’s the guardian of Magnolia Spring’s winter wardline, a Yeti shifter bound to protect the mountains from storms and worse. And when she crashes into his world, her warmth begins to tether him to the one thing he’s been losing year after year… his humanity.

Snowed in together, one grump and one sunshine find that sometimes love is the strongest magic of all. Because sometimes fate doesn’t just find you… It claims you.

Kissed on Christmas is a complete standalone. You don’t need to read the other books in the series to enjoy it, though fun cameos from other characters will pop up along the way.

Titles in the Fated for the Holidays series include: Claimed on Labor Day ~ Bewitched by Halloween ~ Bound on Thanksgiving ~ Kissed on Christmas ~

This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

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Unexpected Gifts by Tess Thompson

Posted November 3, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Modern Western Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Abigail Parker just wants to get through the holidays, but fate has other plans…

After a year of unexpected twists, Abigail finds herself in the small town of Sugarville Grove, Vermont, as the guardian of her late cousin’s two young children. Leaving behind her bustling city life and dream job at a veterinary practice, Abigail’s only goal is to adjust to her new responsibilities and figure out how to be the mother they need. Falling for her rugged, no-nonsense neighbor is definitely not part of the plan.

Luke Hayes has his hands full raising his lively four-year-old daughter, Lily, while managing his family’s maple syrup farm. With his heart still scarred from being abandoned by Lily’s mother, Luke has sworn off romance. But when a broken fence and a mischievous dog bring Abigail into his life, he starts to wonder if maybe love isn’t as far out of reach as he thought.

As the holiday lights sparkle and the snow falls, Abigail and Luke find themselves drawn together, despite their differences. But with Abigail adjusting to her new life and Luke determined to protect his heart, it will take more than a little Christmas magic to bring them together.

Titles in the duo-author Sugarville Grove series include: Sweet Surprises by Clara Pines ~ Unexpected Gifts by Tess Thompson ~ Sweet Surrender by Clara Pines ~ Christmas Promises by Tess Thompson ~  Sweet Home by Clara Pines ~ Christmas Treasures by Tess Thompson ~ Sweet Music by Clara Pines ~ Savoring Christmas by Tess Thompson ~ Sweet Fortune by Clara Pines ~ (2/10/2026) ~ Christmas Encore by  Tess Thompson (2/12/2026) ~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors/fade to black, or only kissing.

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Her Cowboy for the Holiday by Makenna Lee

Posted November 2, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Holiday Romance, Modern Western Romance, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Can a little holiday magic turn liars into lovers?

Victoria Cameron isn’t looking for love—she’s too busy chasing adventure. Seeking an invite to a private art auction, Victoria doesn’t hesitate to crash Cade Whitley’s work event, announcing herself as his girlfriend. When the “King of Dallas Nightlife” reluctantly goes along with her ruse, Victoria’s intrigued. Besides, it’s just a harmless fake date for one night.

Cade has no time for distractions, especially a carefree spirit like Victoria. But now their “date” has morphed into a Christmas weekend together to impress his boss. What starts as a charade becomes a weekend of undeniable chemistry—which suddenly, uncharacteristically, has this cowboy dreaming of settling down. But Victoria still craves freedom and change. As the holidays approach, can what started as a fake date move from a weekend to remember into true love?

Titles in The Cameron Family series include: Her Cowboy for the Holiday

This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

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A Wyoming Family Holiday by Virginia McCullough

Posted November 1, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Heartwarming, Holiday Romance, NetGalley, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Can saving a town landmark…

Restore her faith in love?

When attorney Sloan Lancaster returns to Adelaide Creek to care for his father, he’s shocked at Winding Creek Rehab and Care Center’s run-down state. He considers moving his dad, but is drawn to his high school crush, Bethany, who is in charge of the facility’s restoration.

Moved by Bethany’s community spirit and her adorable young daughter, Heidi, Sloan makes an anonymous donation to the center as the holidays bring them all closer.

But when Sloan’s identity is revealed, Bethany pulls away, anxious about a conflict of interest. Can she overcome her fears to embrace Sloan’s support—and build the loving family she’s always wanted?

Titles in the Back to Adelaide Creek series include:  The Rancher’s Wyoming Twins ~ The Doc’s Holiday Homecoming ~ His Wyoming Surprise ~ Finding His Wyoming Sweetheart ~ A Wyoming Family Holiday ~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors/fade to black, or only kissing.

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Second Chance Under the Mistletoe by Kandy Shepherd

Posted November 1, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, NetGalley, Seasoned Romance, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

‘Tis the season – to rekindle?

Natalie is having a nightmare Christmas. Her daughter, Clem, has invited her dad over from Australia—and Natalie hasn’t seen her ex, tycoon Jon, for twenty-two years!

They agree for the sake of their daughter to pretend to be the perfect family, but Natalie soon discovers the spark between them never died!

After two decades of hurt, can she risk her heart for a second chance—or is this festive fling just for the holidays?

Titles in the Family Reunion in London duet include: Second Chance Under the Mistletoe by Kandy Shepherd ~ Christmas Surprise for Her Boss by Scarlet Wilson ~

This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

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The Magical Christmas Cottage by Aimee O’Brian

Posted October 29, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Series, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

In the small town of Hazard, sometimes love is the greatest Christmas miracle.

Alina McAllister is starting fresh in the charming town of Hazard, Rhode Island, with a simple plan: take a docent job at the Historical Society and embrace the magic of the season. But when her landlady, Hazel, suffers a stroke, everything changes. Hazel’s grumpy yet undeniably handsome grandson, Carter Bestwick, swoops into town determined to sell the cottage and move on with his corporate life. He needs Alina to leave—immediately.

With nowhere to go and a snowstorm trapping them together, Alina and Carter are forced into close quarters. What starts as a tense, begrudging arrangement soon sparks undeniable chemistry. As they clear out the attic, they discover Hazel’s magical wedding bands—heirlooms passed down through generations since the Revolutionary War—and find that sometimes, the magic of love is closer than they think.

Titles in the Charmed Love series include:  The Magical Tea Shop ~ The Magical Bed & Breakfast ~ The Magical Christmas Cottage ~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black romantic scenes.

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The Cowboy’s Christmas Rescue by Debra Chapoton

Posted October 28, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

She’s all Christmas cheer. He’s all grumpy loner. Snowed in together… could they possibly fall in love?

After a career-ending injury, former U.S. Marshal Rhett Morgan retreats to a snowbound Colorado cabin to escape Christmas, people, and the ghosts of his past. All he wants is silence and solitude.

But when cheerful and chatty Holly Winters, a therapy horse trainer, arrives to check on the property for her uncle, Rhett finds himself stuck with the one woman who refuses to be ignored—and brings a horse with a personality nearly as big as hers.

When a freak avalanche cuts them off from town just before Christmas, Rhett and Holly are forced into an uneasy truce—one filled with borrowed socks, canned soup, and revealing conversations neither ever wanted to have.

But Holly isn’t just sunshine and sass—and Rhett is more cowboy than marshal. And as Christmas approaches, both will have to confront the fears that haunt them before they can discover the healing only love—and faith—can offer.  This holiday, the real rescue might not be in the mountains… but in their hearts.

Titles in the A Cowboy For Christmas Collection include:  The Cowboy’s Christmas Confession ~ The Cowboy’s Christmas Deadline ~ The Cowboy’s Christmas Rescue ~ The Cowboy’s Christmas Miracle ~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors/fade to black, or only kissing.

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A Christmas Baby for the Cowboy by Megan Crane

Posted October 26, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Holiday Romance, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, Montana (Tule), Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

When commitment-allergic Knox Carey discovers an abandoned baby in a snowstorm in the middle of nowhere on a cold December night, he doesn’t think twice. He rescues the tiny girl and quickly realizes he needs help.

It’s a no-brainer to call Dr. Ramona Taylor—the closest thing to a hospital in Cowboy Point. Sure, they broke up. More than once. And she was clear on what she thought about his emotional constipation, but Knox bets that while she might want to set him on fire—and not in a fun way—the baby will inspire her to keep the lighter fluid at bay.

Not necessarily. Knox ripped out Romona’s heart. It’s as simple as that, but her medical training won’t allow her to do anything but help. Still, seeing the man she once loved enough to dream of forever with a baby in his arms? It kills her. Worse, she’s trapped with him during a raging snowstorm, living a dream version of the life she knows she can never have.

But it’s Christmas in Cowboy Point—maybe miracles might just happen after all…

Titles in The Careys of Cowboy Point series include:  The Cowboy’s Mail-Order Bride* ~ The Cowboy’s Forbidden Bride *~ The Cowboy’s Secret Babies* ~ The Cowboy’s Best Friend* ~ A Christmas Baby for the Cowboy ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber

Posted October 26, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, NetGalley, This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Avery and Reed Bond grew up sharing a close-knit relationship, weathering life’s storms side by side. Even so, Avery often finds herself exasperated by her brother’s relentless matchmaking, while Reed can’t resist teasing his sister—after all, isn’t that what siblings do?

Facing their first Christmas without their beloved Grams, the woman who lovingly raised them, Reed and Avery decide to spend the holiday together at Reed’s home. However, their plans take an unexpected turn when the ferry Avery’s traveling on stalls in the middle of Puget Sound, stranding its passengers and leaving Reed waiting a now undetermined length of time for her arrival. What is at first an inconvenience threatens to ruin the plans of a number of commuters, but Avery and Reed soon discover that this unforeseen delay might end up being a perfectly timed blessing in disguise.

While stuck on the ferry, Avery meets a handsome sailor and witnesses a Christmas miracle that reignites her belief in the holiday spirit. Meanwhile, Reed runs into a coworker who’s also waiting for a family member to arrive, and sparks a surprising and delightful connection.

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This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors/fade to black, or only kissing.

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