I LOVE Christmas romances, and I spend the entire year anticipating when I will see the first announcement of an upcoming Christmas release from a publisher or author (and immediately begin creating this list)! As always, this list is very heavy on the contemporary romances. I say this every year, but I wish there were more historical romances set at Christmastime! It just feels a little more magical to me! The number is higher than usual this year, so maybe the authors and publishers are listening to me!
I’ve also highlighted the novellas (under 100 pages) with an asterisk, just in case you’re looking for some bite-sized treats to help you meet your 2025 Goodreads reading goal!
This is by no means an exhaustive list. I could not possibly find them all, so if you’ve got one you’re excited about (or that you wrote) and you don’t see it here let me know in the comments and I’ll add it!
Contemporary Romances
About Last Christmas by Rachel Scott McDaniel
All in for Christmas by Ginny Baird
All I Want for Christmas is a Fake British Boyfriend by Lili Valente
All Wrapped Up in You by Rosie Danan*
All You Need Is Gloves by Kanitha P.
Any Girl But You by Dana Hawkins
Anne of Avenue A by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding
An Apple Butter Christmas by Terry Lynn Thomas
The Best Christmas Choir Ever by Elizabeth Hrib
Big Nick Energy by Kristen Bailey
A Billionaire for Christmas by Jo Lyons
The Bright Side of Christmas by Morgan Elizabeth
Candy Cane Crush by Mila Rhodes
Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas
Christmas At McRoy’s Tree Farm by Grace Meyers*
Christmas at Pine Ridge Inn by Savannah Carlisle
Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay
Christmas at the Scottish Lodge by Donna Ashcroft
Christmas at Starlight Lake by Courtney Hunt
Christmas Cottage Getaway by Tara Taylor Quinn
The Christmas Cure by Kristine Winters
The Christmas Express by Isla Gordon
Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk
Christmas on Fifth Avenue by Julie Caplin
The Christmas Keepsake by Annie Rains
Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer
The Christmas Playbook by Lisa Carter
The Christmas Ring by Karen Kingsbury
Christmas Wishes and Irish Kisses by Debbie Johnson
Christmas with the Princes by Hannah Langdon
Christmas With You by Heidi McLaughlin, L.P. Dover, Cindi Madsen, R.J. Prescott, and Amy Briggs
Clued in to Love by Ellie Alexander
The Cornish Christmas Book Club by Angela Britnell
The Cotswolds Christmas Cafe by Lizzie Lee
Cowboy, It’s Cold Outside by Maisey Yates
A Cozy Holiday by Denise Stone and Kels Stone
Date Night in December by Jaqueline Snowe
A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber
Fixer-Upper for Christmas by Ruby Hill*
Forever in Alaska by Belle Calhoune
The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore
Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
Have a Holly Jolly Iced Latte by Kimberly Hanson
Healing Hearts at the Christmas Inn by Amy Rafferty
Highland Holiday by Kasey Stockton
Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace
The Holiday Hate-Off by Angela Casella
The Holiday Hookup List by Alexis Daria
Holiday Love by Melissa Dymond
The Holiday Mixtape by Liberty Stowe
The Holiday Post by L.B. Dunbar
Holly and Nick Hate Christmas by Betsy St. Amant
Home This Christmas by Sue Roberts
I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Hayley Dunlop
Last Stop on the Winter Wonderland Express by Rebecca Raisin
Lovelight Gleams by Chautona Havig, Cathe Swanson, Jaycee Weaver, and Laina Turner
A Little Christmas Matchmaking by Carolyn Brown
A Little Holiday Fling by Farah Heron
A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy Janovsky
Merry and Bright by Ali Rosen*
Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn
A Merry Irish Christmas by Clodagh Murphy
A Merry Little Irish Christmas by Caroline Grace-Cassidy
Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely
A Merry Little Lie by Sarah Morgan
Meet Me Under the Northern Lights by Mandy Baggot
Mistletoe and Magic by Helene Sula
The Mistletoe Kisser by Lucy Score
Mistletoe Meet Cute by Bella Matthews
My Merry Mistake by Courtney Walsh
Never Sleigh Never by Gia Stevens
Once Upon a Christmas Carol by Melody Carlson
Once Upon a Holidate by Susan Mallery
Please Send Snow by Clara Pines
Recipe for Trouble by Dylan Morrison
The Road Not Taken by N.C. Barton
A Scottish Christmas Hideaway by Ellie Henderson
The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan
The Shift Between Us by India Tungate
Sleigh Bells in Park City by Hope Holloway and Cecelia Scott
Snow Kissed by RaeAnne Thayne
Snow Place Like Home by Laura Pavlov*
The Spiced Cocoa Café by Harper Graham
Ten Christmases Without You by Jenny Hale
The Twelfth Night Before Christmas by Keri Lane
Under The Mistletoe by Samantha Skye
A Very Merry Matchup by Becca Kinzer
When Ivy Met Mr. Holiday by by Jennifer Peel
While It Was Snowing by Julia London
While You Were Skiing by Megan Byrd
Winter Nights at the Bay Bookshop by Jessica Redland
A Winter Wedding Adventure by Leonie Mack
Wishing for Christmas by by Caroline Stowe
You Better Not Pout by Mia Sosa*
You Make It Feel like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan
Yours for the Season by Kate Cochrane
Yours for the Season by Emily Stone
Yule Be Mine by Piper Rayne
Historical Romances
The Ashford Christmas Masquerade by Muriel Kottow
The Christmas Ball by Anthea Lawson*
The Christmas Book Flood by Roseanna M. White
A Christmas Serenade: A Historical Romance Anthology by Jennifer Moore, Kasey Stockton, Katie Stewart Stone, and Anneka R. Walker
The Duke Who Ruined Christmas by Scarlett Scott
The Duke Who Stole Christmas by Ophelia Winslow
Every Wallflower Deserves A Christmas Romance by Bronwen Evans
His Wicked Little Christmas: A Steamy Short Story Holiday Collection by Tracy Sumner
A Hot Scot for Christmas by Gina Conkle
The Housekeeper’s Christmas Secret by Muriel Kottow
How the Belle Stole Christmas: Historical Romance Stories Inspired by Classic Films: by Kathleen Ayers, Diana Bold, Sadie Bosque, Charlie Lane, Courtney McCaskill, Cecilia Rene, and Tabetha Waite
Lady Elizabeth’s Winter Stranger by Anna Campbell
Make My Wish Come True by Caroline Linden*
Mrs. Brown and the Christmas Gift by C.N. Jarrett
On a Midnight Clear by Tracie Peterson, Karen Witemeyer, and Misty M. Beller
A Season of Wishes by Julie Daines, Samantha Hastings, and Rachel Kelley Stones
A Seaview Christmas by Julie Klassen
Snowbound at Christmas: A Wind River Mail-Order Brides Christmas Anthology by Lacy Williams, Wendy Klopfenstein, Wendy Galinetti, and Traci Summeril
A Very English Christmas by Carrie Turansky, Marguerite Martin Gray, and Carole Lehr Johnson
The Winter Rogue by Sorcha Mowbray
The Yuletide Heir by Muriel Kottow
Are any of these on your to-read list?
Did I forget any you’re excited about?
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