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?

I LOVE Christmas romances, and I spend the entire year anticipating when I will see the first announcement of an upcoming release from a publisher or author (and immediately begin creating this list)! 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 and you don’t see it here let me know in the comments!

Contemporary Romances

Alaska for Christmas by Jennifer Snow
All Is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne
All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox
A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary
Christmas Baggage by Deborah M. Hathaway
Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop by Kiley Dunbar
The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin
A Christmas Celebration by Heidi Swain
The Christmas Cupid by Jennifer Joyce
Christmas at the Ranch by Anita Hughes
Christmas Eve at Cranberry Cross by Kate Forster
The Christmas Holiday by Philippa Ashley
Christmas In Comets Valley by Meg Reading
Christmas In the Little Irish Village by Michelle Vernal
Christmas In Paris by Tilly Tennant

The Christmas Lodge by Fiona Baker
Christmas Miracles at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
The Christmas Spirit by Debbie Macomber
The Christmas Tree Cottage (Wishing Wood #3) by Holly Martin
A Christmas to Remember (Blessings #11) by Beverly Jenkins
Christmas at Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel
The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk
Cotswolds Holiday by Kasey Stockton
The Cowboy Cookie Challenge by Lori Wilde
Dreaming of a Heart Lake Christmas by Sarah Robinson
An Evergreen Romance by Jillian Walsh
Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel
A Festive Surprise by Margaret Amatt
Flirting With the Beast (Modern Love #2) by Jane Porter
The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh

Home Sweet Christmas (Wishing Tree #2) by Susan Mallery
Host for the Holidays by Martha Keyes
How the Grump Saved Christmas by Claire Kingsley
In the Event of Love (Fern Falls #1) by Courtney Kae
It Happened One Christmas Eve (A Museum of Literature Romance #3) by Jenn McKinlay
Just Date and See by Portia MacIntosh
Just for December by Laura Jane Williams
Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
Later On We’ll Conspire by Kortney Keisel
Let It Snow by Beth Moran
Love Always, Christmas by Karen Schaler
Maybe This Christmas by Jill Steeples
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss
Merry Christmas Cowboy (Four Corners Ranch #2) by Maisey Yates

Merry Ex-Mas by Courtney Walsh
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
Mishaps and Mistletoe by Lindsey Jesionowski
A Mistletoe Romance by Jillian Walsh
A Movie Magic Christmas by Caitlin McKenna
My December Balcony Neighbor by Aisling Magie
My Knight Before Christmas by Amanda P. Jones
A Newport Christmess by Jess Heileman
A Not-So Holiday Paradise by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Nutcracker with Benefits by Liz Alden
Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
Once Upon A Royal Christmas by Teri Wilson
One Last Gift by Emily Stone
On the Way to Christmas: Three Stories by Sheila Roberts, Melissa Ferguson, & Amy Clipston
The Runaway Bride of Blitzen Bay (Blitzen Bay #1) by Donna Schwartze
Santa Maybe by Mary Jayne Baker

Scrooging Christmas by Sarah Ready
Season of Love by Helena Greer
Secret Santa by Jill Sanders
Sleighed by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward
Single All The Way by Portia MacIntosh
Single and Ready to Jingle by Piper Rayne
Sneaking Around with the Player (Holiday with the Players, #2) by Rebecca Jenshak
Snowed In for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
Snowed In with the Player (Holiday with the Players, #1) by Rebecca Jenshak
So This Is Christmas by Jenny Holiday
There’s Something about Merry (Mistletoe Romance #2) by Codi Hall
Together With You (Mapleton #3) by Leah Dobrinska
Two Christmases by Suleena Bibra
A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

Wishing on a Star by Mandy Baggot
You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky

Historical Romances

The Duke Alone by Christi Caldwell
The Earl’s Christmas Bride by Ella Quinn
Eleven Pipers Piping (Twelve Days of Christmas #2) by Emily E.K. Murdoch
The Highlander’s Holiday Wife (Clan Kendrick #5) by Vanessa Kelly
Naughty or Nice: A Holiday Regency Anthology by Bree Wolf, Sydney Jane Baily, Tracy Sumner, Fenna Edgewood, Charlie Lane, Jennifer Monroe, and Meredith Bond
Nine Ladies Dancing (The Twelve Days of Christmas #4) by Emily E.K. Murdoch
Ten Lords a Leaping (The Twelve Days of Christmas #3) by Emily E.K. Murdoch
Twelve Drummers Drumming (Twelve Days of Christmas #1) by Emily E.K. Murdoch

Which holiday books, romance or not, are on your radar this season?
Have you read any good ones yet? I’d love your recommendation!