Cardington-Lincoln Public Library

Romance
November 2025

Now available on our shelves or on the Libby app...
Yours for the Season by Emily Stone
Yours for the Season
by Emily Stone

After her ex Finn shows up begging Mel to pose as his girlfriend at his family's Scottish Highlands Christmas, she agrees to face his mom's perfect-holiday expectations in return for the opportunity to humiliate him with a theatrical post-holiday breakup. Original.
I'll be home for christmas by Jenny Bayliss
I'll be home for christmas
by Jenny Bayliss

After a breakup sends her home to Pine Bluff, Fred finds herself juggling family holiday chaos, a rekindled friendship and a new spark with a charming journalist, while learning to face the past she tried to leave behind. Original.
Twice : a novel by Mitch Albom
Twice : a novel
by Mitch Albom

Young Alfie Logan can rewind any moment for a do-over -- but must accept the results of his second try -- and having navigated through adolescence and finding seemingly lasting love with Gianna, he must confront an impossible choice when his power unravels during a casino arrest.
A Moment to Love by Tracie Peterson
A Moment to Love
by Tracie Peterson

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A Heart Set Free by Amy Clipston
A Heart Set Free
by Amy Clipston

In Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, Jerome Graber, who carries the guilt of a buggy accident that ended in tragedy, buries his pain in work by running Martha Mast's farm to atone for his mistakes, but when Renee Mast -- the granddaughter of the late Martha Mast -- arrives, a surprising connection grows between them. Original.
Focus on: Holiday Romances
Three Holidays and a Wedding
by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley

Set in 2000, when Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan overlapped, this feel-good novel co-written by Uzma Jalaluddin (Much Ado About Nada) and Marissa Stapley (The Lightning Bottles) stars snowbound strangers who take refuge in picturesque small-town Snow Falls, Ontario, where they find love, friendship, and plenty of holiday spirit. Try this next: The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman. 
You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince
by Timothy Janovsky

After his wealthy parents cut him off, spoiled socialite Matthew Prince moves in with his grandparents in western Massachusetts, only to discover he'll be bunking with their boarder, sweet-natured college student Hector Martinez. Hallmark Christmas movies meet Schitt's Creek in this standalone holiday romantic comedy by the author of Never Been Kissed.
A Christmas Duet
by Debbie Macomber

High school band teacher and aspiring songwriter Hailey Morgan escapes to a friend's cabin in Oregon for the holidays, both to avoid her ex-fiancé (who wants to get back together) and to make music. Enter Jethro "Jay" Cantor, a charming music producer who just might be able to help Hailey accomplish her dreams -- and mend her broken heart. Try this next: Christmas in Fortune's Cove by Victoria James.
The Merry Matchmaker
by Sheila Roberts

In this heartfelt contemporary romance inspired by Jane Austen's Emma, 50-year-old widow and gift shop owner Frankie Lane plans a Christmas event and plays matchmaker for everyone in her small town -- including hardware store owner Mitch, who clearly has a crush on her. Try these next: A Season for Love by Ally Sinclair; The Emma Project by Sonali Dev.
The Wedding Witch
by Erin Sterling

In this 3rd whimsical entry in the bestselling Graves Glen paranormal romance series, con artist Tamsyn Bligh's attempts to steal a magical brooch for warlock Bowen Penhallow send the pair back to 1957, where the Yuletide wedding celebrations of Bowen's grandparents are underway. For fans of: Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle.
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