Do you love Hallmark Holiday Movies?

Curl up with a warm cup of cocoa with these warm and fuzzy holiday stories full of fun and romance just like your favorite Hallmark movies. (Spoiler Alert...some of these books might have inspired your favorite Hallmark Holiday Movies!)

Happy reading!

Jingle all the way : a novel

Debbie Macomber

Urged by her mother to take a cruise for the holidays, workaholic Everly tours the Amazon under the guidance of a charming naturalist who helps her discover that her relationships are more important than her career.

Royal Holiday

Jasmine Guillory

Accompanying her daughter to England to help style a royal family member during the Christmas season, Vivian finds herself in an unexpected holiday romance with the queen's charming private secretary. By the best-selling author of The Wedding Date.

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

Susan Wiggs

Arriving in Avalon, New York, to drop rescue puppies off at their forever homes, Brenda Malloy is trapped in the town by a blinding snowstorm, an escaped mutt and a life-saving encounter with a single dad and paramedic who restores her faith in Christmas—and love.

The Matzah Ball

Jean Meltzer

A best-selling Christmas romance novelist who has kept her career a secret from her family,“nice Jewish girl” Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is forced to write her first Hanukkah romance and, in desperate need of inspiration, finds her summer camp arch enemy standing in her way. Simultaneous. 75,000 first printing.

Holiday by Candlelight

Laurel Greer

A tragic accident ended the life he once knew. Is a Hanukkah miracle right around the corner?

Their Festive Island Escape

Nina Singh

Jilted at the altar exactly three years ago, Celeste wants sun, sea and exotic cocktails, so escaping to Jamaica is perfect. But her peace is disturbed when the hot Santa from the beach turns out to be Reid Evanson-the luxury resort's CEO and best man at her nonwedding! Could their unexpected chemistry mean he's the one to restore her love of the festive season?

This Christmas Rivalry

Beverly Jenkins

Drew Davis's goal is to buy the semipro football team where he is general manager. But the owner's granddaughter, Tasha Bloom, unexpectedly inherits it first. Still, Drew's not brokenhearted, since their mutual passion for football runs second only to their attraction to each other. But can the team and their budding romance make it to the New Year's Day championship?

The Christmas Clash

Suzanne Park

Enemies Chloe Kwon and Peter Li, whose families operate rival restaurants in the food court, must work together to save the mall from a developer and discover that the feud between their families goes far deeper than either of them realized. 

Once Upon a December

Amy E. Reichert

When Astra Noel Snow and Jack Clausen meet at a one-of-kind Christmas market, they fall in love, but they must decide if this newfound relationship can weather all seasons, or if what they're experiencing is just yuletide magic. Original.

Christmas Shopaholic 

Sophie Kinsella

Agreeing to host her family's Christmas celebration, Becky finds her efforts complicated by her parents' alternate plans, Jess' vegan turkey, Luke's lack of enthusiasm, Minnie's request for a hard-to-find gift and the reappearance of a rock-star ex. (general fiction).

Christmas by the Book

Anne Marie Ryan

"In small-town England, two booksellers facing tough times decide to spread some Christmas cheer through the magic of anonymous book deliveries in this uplifting holiday tale for book lovers everywhere"

The Christmas Town

Donna VanLiere

Overwhelmed by the need to belong after a youth spent in foster homes, 20-year-old Lauren Gabriel witnesses an accident that draws her into the town of Grandon, where she becomes a volunteer for an annual fundraiser. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Hope.

Dashing Through the Snow

Debbie Macomber

Sharing a rental car when they are unable to book a flight to Seattle, loyal daughter Ashley Davidson and independent contractor Kevin Tyler find their respective holiday plans challenged by interpersonal clashes and a misunderstanding with the law. By a #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. 300,000 first printing.

One Day in December

Josie Silver

Tells the story of Jack and Laurie, who meet at a bus stop and continue to circle each other's lives seemingly fated to be together, except not actually managing it, for a decade

In a Holidaze

Christina Lauren

Finding herself caught in a time loop that has her repeating the same disastrous family Christmas in a snowy Utah cabin, Mae endures one hilarious setback after another to break the cycle and find true love under the mistletoe. Simultaneous.

A Holly Jolly Diwali

Sonya Lalli

A very practical, straightlaced twenty-eight-year-old, Niki Randhawa, attends a friend's wedding in India where she arrives in time to celebrate Diwali and meets a free-spirited London musician who helps her get in touch with her passionate and creative side. Original.

The Christmas Train

David Baldacci

Banned from flying after an altercation with airport security, cash-strapped journalist Tom Langdon is forced to take the train to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his girlfriend, financing the trip by selling a story about a train ride taken during the holiday season. 650,000 first printing.

Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor

Lisa Kleypas

After a radio DJ in the close-knit community of Friday Harbor reads a heartwrenching letter to Santa written by widower Zachary Nolan's daughter, Zachary's family and friends get caught up in a holiday matchmaking frenzy, in the first book in a new series by best-selling author of A Wallflower Christmas. Reprint.

The Mistletoe Inn

Richard Paul Evans

Signing up for a writing retreat to assuage a broken heart after one too many romantic disappointments, 32-year-old Kimberly Rossetti looks forward to meeting a favorite writer and bonds with a fellow aspirant who gives her insight into her writing while gradually revealing his dark past. By the author of The Christmas Box andThe Mistletoe Promise.

Last Christmas in Paris

Hazel Gaynor

After seeing her brother and his best friend off to the front in August 1914, a privileged young lady, Evie Elliott, tries to become more involved in the conflict by working at her fathers newspaper business

Christmas Joy

Nancy Naigle

Joy Holbrook might be all work and no play, but that changes when her Aunt Ruby takes a fall that lands her in a rehabilitation center before the holidays. Ben Andrews isn't your average accountant. He also happens to be the handiest man in Crystal Lake. He's helped his elderly neighbor, Ruby Johnson, decorate for the annual Christmas Home Tour--and win--the last several years. He's not about to let some drop-in granddaughter break their winning streak.

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