Under the Mistletoe: Holiday Romance Books
At a loss for what to get that romance lover in your life this holiday season? Try one of these new holiday-themed romances, perfect for curling up next to a fire with a cup of eggnog or cider.
Choir of Angels, by Debbie Macomber
This beautifully packaged reissue presents three of Macomber’s classic holiday stories—Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, Those Christmas Angels, and Where Angels Go—in a gift that’s perfect for a tender heart new to the genre.
The Christmas Bouquet, by Sherryl Woods
The newest in Woods’ O’Brien series finds medical student Caitlyn falling in love with resident Noah—and unexpectedly pregnant. The surprise baby stories are catnip to a certain kind of romance reader, so if she has a stack of Harlequin Presents with titles like The Billionaire’s Baby Secret, grab this one for her stocking.
The Christmas Wedding Ring, by Susan Mallery
A must-have for Mallery fans, this is a holiday-themed retelling of her 1998 Silhouette The Wedding Ring Promise. Molly Anderson has always had a crush on her older sister’s ex-boyfriend Dylan Black, and now, dumped by her fiancé just before Christmas, she’s ready to fall into Dylan’s arms.
Christmas With a Billionaire, by Carole Mortimer, Maisey Yates, and Joss Wood
These three novellas—Mortimer’s Billionaire Under the Mistletoe, Yates’s Snowed in with Her Boss, and Wood’s A Diamond for Christmas—will please any harried romance fan. They’re the perfect length to squeeze in while a pie is in the oven or in between turkey bastings.
Mr. Miracle: A Christmas Novel and Starry Night, by Debbie Macomber
More holiday joy for Macomber fans: Mr. Miracle features a novice guardian angel helping two childhood enemies overcome their past and find love, and Starry Night follows a big-city reporter fleeing to the wilds of Alaska, where she falls for a reclusive author.
Our First Christmas, by Lisa Jackson, Mary Burton, Mary Carter, and Cathy Lamb
The great thing about anthologies is that you often buy them because you like one of the authors, then end up discovering new favorites. This anthology of holiday stories starts with Jackson’s Under the Mistletoe, about estranged spouses finding their way back to each other. In Burton’s A Ranger for Christmas, a history professor and a lawman team up to solve a crime, while Carter’s A Southern Christmas takes on the old trope of a woman trying to win back her wrong-for-her ex while overlooking the just-right guy next to her. Finally, Lamb’s Christmas in Montana starts with Laurel going home in disgrace after losing her job, then having to face her successful ex-boyfriend.
A Husband for Christmas, by Diana Palmer
This reissue of Palmer’s stories Snow Kisses and Lionhearted features wide-open spaces, a heroine healing from a traumatic past, and the kind of outdoorsy, cowboy-hat-wearing heroes certain readers can’t resist.
Do you have a favorite holiday read you always return to?