10 Festive books to get you in the Christmas spirit
As the holiday season approaches, the search for the perfect festive reads begins. Curling up with a good book is one of the most delightful ways to embrace the magic of Christmas. From heartwarming tales of love and generosity to whimsical stories filled with holiday cheer, literature has a unique ability to transport us into the spirit of the season. Get ready to cozy up with a blanket and hot cocoa and dive into these festive favourites!
Grace Winters, at 26, has put her career on hold to manage her father's hardware store in the small town of Creekville, eager to leave and keep her distance from others—especially the charming new high school coach, Noah Redmond. Noah, however, is determined to break through Grace’s walls and teams up with her to thwart everyone’s matchmaking efforts. As they work together on a Christmas booth, Grace agrees to a fake relationship to help Noah gain his boss’s approval for a promotion. Their plan takes an unexpected turn when a spontaneous kiss sparks undeniable chemistry, forcing them to reconsider the boundaries of their friendship amid uncertain futures.
Maelyn Jones is feeling discontent during the holiday season, stuck in a dead-end job and living with her parents while regretting a romantic mistake. This Christmas marks the last time she will visit her cherished family cabin in Utah, where she has spent every holiday. In a moment of frustration, she asks the universe to grant her happiness. After a car accident, she finds herself reliving the same Christmas holiday on an airplane bound for Utah. Caught in a time loop, Mae must navigate a series of comedic misadventures to break free and discover her true love.
This book is How the Grinch Stole Christmas meets a spicy romance book. This book is set in a town that loves Christmas.Both main characters have lost their love of Christmas and compete against each other in a town Christmas competition. The main characters have a history and it gives enemies to lovers vibes.
In Merry, Connecticut, city manager Noah Yates is faced with the grim task of canceling the Christmas Festival due to a hurricane's devastation, which threatens tourism and the town's economy. When reality TV star Catalina King arrives with a crew and a substantial budget to help restore the town, Noah is hesitant because of her previous disruptive visit. Despite his reservations about her flashy presence influencing his daughter and the community, Catalina is eager to revive the Christmas spirit with a holiday special. Ring those jingle bells because it’s on.
Melody Gallard, the daughter of a music legend, lives a quiet life restoring books and avoiding fame, but when a producer offers her a lucrative deal to reunite her mother’s band on live TV, she starts to reconsider her choices. She teams up with Beat Dawkins, the charismatic son of the lead singer, who has his own history with Melody due to a feud that broke up the band. As they work together to convince their mothers to perform again, they discover a powerful attraction and begin to step out of their comfort zones. However, with Christmas Eve approaching, a long-buried scandal threatens to derail their plans, putting both the reunion and their budding romance at risk.
Five years ago on Christmas Eve, seventeen-year-old Holly Chase was visited by three Ghosts. They showed her how selfish and spoiled she had become and tried to convince her to change. She didn’t listen, and then she died. Now, Holly works for a secret company called Project Scrooge as their latest Ghost of Christmas Past. Her afterlife has been miserable. But this year’s Scrooge is different. This year’s Scrooge might change everything…
Jonathan Frost hates the holidays, while Gabriella Di Natale loves them. The only things they share are their dislike for each other and their jobs at Bailey’s Bookshop. When the owners reveal the store's financial troubles, they both risk losing their jobs.To stay employed, they agree that whoever sells more books in December will keep their position. Gabby thinks she will win easily with her festive skills, but Jonathan seems determined to sabotage her.As the pressure mounts, Gabby deals with her bothersome ex and advice from an online friend to take a break. Amid the stress, she starts to see a different, softer side of Jonathan. Maybe he's not as cold as she thought. Perhaps they care for each other in ways they never expected.
Christmas Eve, a snowstorm turns a small town into a romantic place, like in movies. But in reality, a cold hike from a stranded train through nowhere doesn’t usually lead to a sweet kiss from a stranger. No one would expect that a trip to Waffle House in four feet of snow would rekindle love with an old friend. And true love might start with an early morning shift at Starbucks. Three popular teen authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—bring you these funny and charming stories of love, romance, and surprising kisses during the holiday season.
Two best friends pretend to date to have a happy holiday in this first romantic comedy of the Lovelight series. Lovelight Farms is not the magical winter wonderland Stella Bloom hoped for. There are dead trees, a raccoon family taking over the Santa barn, and missing shipments. To save the Christmas tree farm she loves, Stella enters a competition with Instagram-famous influencer Evelyn St. James. The contest offers $100,000, which could help Stella fix the farm's money problems. The issue? Stella lied on her application and claimed she owns Lovelight Farms with her boyfriend. But she doesn't have a boyfriend.That's where her best friend, Luka Peters, comes in. He stopped by for hot chocolate and somehow became part of the plan.