Holiday Books to Cozy Up with This Christmas (No Matter the Season)
Christmas looks different depending on where you are. For many readers, “cozy Christmas” evokes softly falling snow, frosted rooftops, and crackling fires – but for readers Down Under, Christmas may bring blazing sun, sandy beaches and barbecues under gumtrees. Whether you’ll be wrapped in scarves or slipping into flip-flops, there’s a holiday romance that will feel just right.
As the year winds to its close, these kinds of stories – of second chances, festive miracles, holiday homecomings, and love rekindled under twinkling lights – are the perfect companions. So curl up (or stretch out with your iced tea) and let these ten seasonal romances carry you into December and beyond.
Twelve Christmas Romances to Gift Your Heart
A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance by Sophie Jomain
This inventive YA story arrives in a 24-chapter advent format, inviting you to open one chapter per day through December. Set in the French Alps, it’s a snow-kissed slow burn.Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn
One of 2025’s most buzzed releases. In this small-town holiday rom-com, Max and Betty’s rivalry at rival tree farms spins into a riotous, charming love story.Light Up My Heart: A Point Perry Christmas by Joanne Speirs
Scarlett Reynolds’ big-city life may be falling apart, but she’s keeping it together on the outside. Christmas is her favorite time of year, and she’s finally headed back to her hometown of Point Perry – a place filled with holiday traditions and memories she’s long missed. But she’s not expecting to cross paths with Ryan Black, her teenage summer love, who seems to remember every detail she’s forgotten.
Perfect for those who believe in second chances and the magic of the season. Make a Point Perry Christmas part of your holiday tradition!
A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber
A delayed ferryboat brings people together in the best of ways during the holiday season in this enchanting Christmas novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
The USA Today bestselling author of Business Casual, B.K. Borison is back with a whimsical new holiday romance – this time with a magical twist – that will have everyone falling in love with the Ghost of Christmas Past.The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore
From the international bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store comes the highly anticipated Dream Harbor romance for 2025!
A wedding in Dream Harbor can only mean one thing: everyone wants to get involved!The Gingerbread Bakery is a cozy romantic novel with an enemies-to-lovers dynamic, a small-town setting, and a guaranteed HEA!
Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker, a sparkling and cozy holiday romance set in an ambitious small town.
Clara Davenport wants to solve Fraser Falls’s biggest problem. According to Jack Kelly, Clara is Fraser Falls’s biggest problem. Clara has a plan to win over the community, only to realize that beneath Jack’s frosty demeanor lies the key to the town’s heart – and maybe her own.Listen to Your Heart: A Not-So Point Perry Christmas by Joanne Speirs
Beneath the snow and small-town charm lies the gift of forgiveness, redemption, and a love worth fighting for.
Hollywood star Hanna Charlton is done with the spotlight. After months of therapy, she escapes to snow-dusted Leavenworth, hoping small-town Christmas magic will help her heal from a past she’d rather forget.Christmas on Fifth Avenue by Julie Caplin
A brand new Christmas fake dating romance set in New York, perfect for lovers of festive rom-coms. Two strangers, one city and a spark they never expected.The Holiday Mixtape by Liberty Stowe
A spicy new holiday rom-com from small-town romance author, Liberty Stowe. This Christmas brings a Grumpy X Sunshine with sugar and spice – but not everyone’s nice.
Coming Home For Christmas: An Aussie Christmas Anthology by Joanne Speirs, Clarissa Morgan, Louisa Duval & Allison A Andrews.
Four Aussie authors bring a collection of swoon-worthy and heartwarming holiday reads for lovers of Christmas romance in four different locations around Australia.
Includes: Coming Home to Your Heart: Pining For a Point Perry Christmas by Joanne Speirs
City girl Annie has pruned off more than she can deal with. Leaving her accounting career behind, she heads to Point Perry to take over a Christmas tree farm on a whim. Pivoting from spreadsheets to rows of pine trees, she discovers a rugged retired cowboy is technically squatting on her property. Could opposites really attract and heal wounded hearts?Hot & Frosty: A Firefighter Christmas Anthology by 12 Award-winning Australian Authors incl. Joanne Speirs
‘Hot and Frosty’ is an anthology of twelve stories by Australian award-winning authors, perfect for your Christmas romance holiday reading, with heat ranging from sweet to steamy.
Twelve firefighters hatch a plan to raise funds for the local animal shelter in the small town of Leavenworth just before Christmas. When firefighters and cute animals are combined for a super hot calendar, what’s not to love?
Tips for Building a Holiday Reading Ritual
Balance your settings: If you’re in summer Christmas mode, slip into snowy settings for escapism. If winter, lean into summer-Christmas stories for contrast.
Pace your indulgence: Alternate light, cheerful romances with ones that dig deeper into emotion.
Try the Advent method: Pick one title, like Light Up Your Heart or a Christmas anthology collection, and savor a piece a day.
Share the joy: Gift a book to a friend and maybe swap reviews or holiday notes.
Revisit your favorites: A re-read of a beloved Christmas romance feels like coming home.
Whether snowflakes are drifting from your ceiling or sunbeams are dancing on your deck, there’s a Christmas romance out there made just for you. May your holiday reading be filled with hope, laughter, stolen kisses and unforgettable endings.
Merry Christmas – in whichever season you find yourself.
❤️ Jo
