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The holiday season is the perfect time to cozy up with a great book that captures the magic of the festive spirit. There’s an exciting array of 2024 holiday books to add warmth to your winter days.
Whether you’re looking for heartwarming romances, fun holiday adventures, or stories filled with family, love, and a dash of holiday chaos, this year’s festive books are sure to bring joy to your bookshelf. So grab your favorite mug of hot cocoa and get ready to dive into these delightful holiday reads that will make your holiday celebrations even cozier!
Rom-Com Holiday Books To Read In 2024
All I Want Is You by Falon Ballard
Release Date: September 24, 2024
All Jessica has ever wanted is her own happily ever after. But until that happens, she spends her days as a small-time romance writer, penning satisfying Happily Ever Afters to soothe the heartache left by her ex-boyfriend Nick—also a romance writer and now her biggest rival.
When their professional obligations bring them to a remote inn a few days before Christmas, they are trapped sharing a room in a snowstorm. But what’s more fitting for two romantic writers in a slump? Realizing the friction between them might be the only cure for their writer’s block, they decide to turn their frustration into fiction . . . and the pages start flying. But will Jess’s heart soar, too? Nick is the last guy on earth she should love . . . but what if he is really all she wants for Christmas?
A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Release Date: September 24, 2024
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone who gave us A Merry Little Meet Cute comes a new holiday rom-com—’tis the season for second chances! What happens when there’s no room at the inn and you and your potentially demonic cat become roommates with your grumpy one-night stand?
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Knives Out gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.
All the Jingle Ladies by Beth Garrod
Release Date: October 4, 2024
Molly hates Christmas. Ever since her parents released a cheesy Christmas song ten years ago―complete with a video of Molly dressed as the cutest little elf―December has gone from Ho! Ho! Ho! to Hu-Hu-Humiliating! This year takes a turn for the worse when the song of Molly’s nightmares is included on the soundtrack for the hottest new holiday film. This mortifying tune is everywhere―again!
As Molly tries to hide her true elf, a Christmas connection with a cute guy at the movie’s premiere may make this holiday season one to remember. All she has to do is keep him from finding out the truth about the ghost of elf-mas past. But Molly isn’t the only one hiding her real identity. Will her Christmas romance have a Hollywood ending…or will it be one big mistletoe mess?
The Christmas Crush by Noelle Douglas
Release Date: October 8, 2024
A small-town baker and a career woman working for a cookie conglomerate get all mixed up in this Christmas rom-com, perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Maggie Knox.
The Holiday Honeymoon Switch by Julia McKay
Release Date: October 8, 2024
Trading places and vacations might just be the Christmas miracle these two best friends need.
Eight Nights to Win Her Heart by Miri White
Release Date: October 15, 2024
Bask in the warm glow of the menorah in this debut Jewish romantic comedy featuring a hard-of-hearing hero and a Chanukah meet-cute, perfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and Jean Meltzer.
The Holiday Countdown by Holly Cassidy
Release Date: October 22, 2024
From the author of The Christmas Wager comes a charming holiday rom com about a young, recently heartbroken woman who is tasked by her sister to complete Advent calendar challenges in the lead up to Christmas to reignite her belief in herself, the holidays, and love again.
Christmas Is All Around by Martha Waters
Release Date: October 22, 2024
A former child star learns that holiday magic can come from a change in perspective in this charming and hilarious holiday rom-com.
Romance Holiday Books To Read in 2024
The Christmas Catch by Toni Shiloh
Release Date: September 24, 2024
When two high school sweethearts reunite, will they take another chance at love or let life sideline them at Christmas?
**Holiday novella
Evergreen Christmas by Janet Dailey
Release Date: September 24, 2024
America’s First Lady of Romance combines the cozy magic of her Christmas Tree Ranch series with the relatable small town characters of a Robyn Carr novel in this heartwarming romance filled with family, love, second chances and new beginnings.
Kiss Me at Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Christmas can officially get stuffed because Harriet Smith is not feeling bright and merry this year. When her college-aged daughter opts for Manhattan’s winter wonderland instead of Christmas at home, Harriet finds herself seeking solace in a wine-soaked one-night stand.
But how Harriet will spend the holidays is swiftly decided for her after she takes the fall for some students who break into the town’s old Winter Theater. To get the students off the hook, the theater’s elderly owner requests that Harriet direct the washed-out stage’s final Christmas performance. And Harriet will do anything to help the kids . . . even work with the owner’s lawyer who, as it turns out, is her less than impressed one-night stand.
A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane
Release Date: September 24, 2024
A prominent romance author has a slump in her love life and book sales, but a chance encounter with a hot firefighter helps her reignite her muse in this swoony holiday romance, perfect for book romantics.
Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge by Kjersti Herland Johnsen
Release Date: October 1, 2024
Travel to the snowy mountains of Norway this Christmas with this feel-good holiday story set at a quaint family inn—structured as an advent calendar, with one chapter for each day in December, for your daily reading pleasure.
The Merry Matchmaker by Sheila Roberts
Release Date: October 1, 2024
Inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma, this joyful Christmas romp tells the story of a woman who can’t stop trying to help everyone around her find their happily-ever-after—even when her help leads to disaster.
Christmas Eve Love Story by Ginny Baird
Release Date: October 8, 2024
Annie Jones is stuck repeating Christmas Eve until she finds everything she’s been missing in life in this heartwarming time travel Christmas romance for fans of Miracle on 34th Street, Groundhog Day, and Josie Silver’s A Winter in New York.
Puppy Love at Mistletoe Junction by Shannon Richard
Release Date: October 15, 2024
From the author of Dog Days Forever, a heartfelt, holiday contemporary romance perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis, Kristan Higgins, and Susan Mallery, in which a young woman returns to her small hometown and ends up fostering a pregnant dog with—of all people—the man she used to love.
A Winter Wish by Emily Stone
Release Date: October 15, 2024
When an unexpected inheritance forces two total opposites to work together, Lexie must decide if Theo is going to push her out—or pull her in for the kiss of a lifetime—in this heartwarming holiday novel from the author of Always, in December and One Last Gift.
Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot
Release Date: October 8, 2024
Snow is falling, holiday lights are twinkling, and Abby Cohen is pissed. For one thing, her most annoying customer, Seth, has been coming into her café every morning with his sunshiny attitude, determined to break down her carefully constructed emotional walls. Abby’s also been charged with planning their fledgling Hanukkah festival. Desperate for support, Abby puts out a call for help online and discovers she was wrong about being the only Jew within a hundred miles. There’s one other: Seth.
As it turns out, Seth’s parents have been badgering him to bring a Nice Jewish Girlfriend home for Hanukkah. If Abby can survive his incessant, irritatingly handsome smiles, he’ll introduce her to all the vendors she needs for the festival. But over latkes and winter adventures in Manhattan, Abby begins to realize her fake boyfriend and his family might just be igniting a flame in her own guarded heart.
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LGBTQ+ Holiday Books To Read In 2024
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
Release Date: October 1, 2024
Two exes find themselves stuck at the same house for Christmas in this holiday romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date.
The Merriest Misters by Timothy Janovsky
Release Date: October 1, 2024
Set in a gossipy small town during the turbulent 1960s and full of Southern charm and unforgettable characters, The Empress of Cooke County is a novel about found family, what it means to be loved, and how being true to yourself can have life-altering consequences.
I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone
Release Date: October 8, 2024
For fans of The Holiday comes a heartwarming Christmas house-swap rom-com debut in which finding yourself and finding love come hand in hand.
Contemporary Fiction Holiday Books To Read In 2024
The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan
Release Date: September 24, 2024
From USA TODAY bestselling author of The Book Club Hotel, Sarah Morgan returns with a heartfelt story of friendship, finding yourself, and the surprising ties that bring us together. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle and Jennifer Weiner.
A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn
Release Date: September 24, 2024
A Home for the Holidays is a moving exploration of complicated grief, mother-daughter relationships, loving someone with addiction, and the redemptive power of opening one’s heart to love in all its forms.
One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery
Release Date: October 1, 2024
What happens when a planned quiet holiday retreat turns into an unexpected, bustling family reunion testing the bonds of love and tradition?
Mystery/Thriller Holiday Books To Read In 2024
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose
Release Date: October 1, 2024
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Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve in this heartwarming novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest.
A heartwarming, magical story about the true spirit of the season, The Mistletoe Mystery reminds us that love is the greatest mystery of all.
I’ll Be Alone For Christmas by Kristin Mulligan
Release Date: October 8, 2024
I’ll Be Alone For Christmas is a suspenseful novella filled with terror, a dash of gore, and packed with Christmas spirit.
**Holiday novella
You Better Watch Out by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth
Release Date: October 15, 2024
From international bestselling authors James S. Murray (better known as “Murr” on the hit TV show Impractical Jokers) and Darren Wearmouth, comes You Better Watch Out, a suspenseful, serial killer thriller that leaves you wondering, is Christmas really the best time of the year?
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