Christmas Books – Part 1

Christmas Themed Reads - Part 1

We are happy to celebrate all of the holidays, but there is something about Christmas stories that give us that delicious warm nutmeggy Christmas spirit. These Ho Ho Holiday reads are not afraid to bring the spice! Here are some great ones, and we will likely bring another list, because like the Hallmark channel there is no shortage of Christmas joy in novels! 🎄🎄🎄🌶🌶🌶

Melting Snow

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Broke college student Winter Snow wants Christmas to be over. Thanks to her annoying name, this time of year always leaves her feeling Scrooged. The only cheer she wants is cold hard cash from her mall cleaning job—until a surprise offer from a hunky firefighter sparks one sizzling midnight

temptation . . .

Hotter

William Holiday needs a replacement elf for his fire station’s fund-raiser. Convincing Winter she’s perfect for the part—and giving her some one-on-one training—is a task he’s happy to take on. Because her irrepressible smarts and luscious curves are making this seductive Saint Nick want to deliver all night long . . .

Burn

Winter isn’t betting on more than an X-rated Xmas fling. But Will plans to show her they have more in common than their quirky last names—enough to keep their wildest holiday wishes

coming true . . .

Merry Inkmas

by Talia Hibbert

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Cash Evans knows exactly what he wants for Christmas. Too bad he can’t have her.

The infamous tattoo artist’s been watching geeky Bailey Cooper for months, but that’s all he’ll ever do: watch. Bailey’s too sweet, too smart, too good for the likes of him, and he knows it. So Cash keeps his distance… until a Christmas miracle makes him Bailey’s boss.

Socially awkward Bailey learned long ago that men just aren’t worth the hassle. Take her new boss, Cash: he’s a brooding beast who avoids her like the plague, but he also fixes her plumbing, helps the homeless, and offers Bailey a place to stay for Christmas.

She’s never met anyone so confusing—or so impossible to resist. And the more Bailey learns about Cash and his demons, the more she thinks it’s time to stop fighting.

Making Merry

by Chasity Bowlin

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Nathan Bishop has been in a heated legal battle with his stepmother for years in order to regain control of his family business… Bishop’s Department Store. But in age where department stores are struggling, the poor management of his stepmother has left the business in greater jeopardy than ever. He doesn’t have time for relationships… and he certainly doesn’t have time for the complications that would result from falling for an employee. So as pretty as Holly Merriweather is, as sweet as her smile is, he means to keep his distance.

Working at Bishop’s is Holly’s life. It’s even a family tradition. But since Nathan Bishop has taken over the store, it’s getting more and more difficult to ignore her growing attraction to him. Of course, there’s also the fact that she’s fairly certain he doesn’t even know she’s alive… until fate, with a helping hand from loyal and trusted employees, throw them together.

Locked in the store overnight on Christmas Eve, while a winter storm rages outside and they have no one to count on but each other, Holly and Nathan realize that what’s between them is much more than just mutual attraction. And with a little Christmas magic and some helpful meddling from trusted friends, neither one will be spending any more Christmases alone.

Protected

by Aidy Award

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The Nutcracker like you’ve never read it before…

You want to know what I wish?

I wish my father remembered who I am when he looks at me.

I wish I didn’t have to marry Drosselmeyer to save my family’s fortune.

I wish I could get a choreographer to quit judging me on the size of my tutu and let me dance.

The silliest one of all – I wish someone would come to whisk me away from my dumpster fire of a life.

But wishes aren’t worth any more than the broken nutcracker I got on Christmas Eve. Until the old grandfather clock strikes twelve on Christmas morning when my handsome nutcracker comes to life and says ~ “I’m the captain of the Nutcracker Guard and it’s our sworn duty to protect you, Princess.”

Escape into the Seven Realms where every day is a holiday and in the land of Christmas there are lots of schmexy soldier nutcrackers devoted especially to you.

Just imagine… What if the Sugar Plum Fairy was actually a Dark Fae Prince?

What if Mother Gingerbread had a hot red-headed viking son?

What if the Mouse King was a shifter bad boy?

Your adventures begin in Protected, Book One of the Claimed by the Seven Realms series. Grab this why-choose-just-one-guy curvy girl romance and live the fantasy today!

His Holiday Pact

by Ayla Asher

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Who knew a fake holiday relationship could be so fun?

Kayla Summers has had enough of her mother’s insistence that she find a man and get married. At thirty-three, she’s a successful attorney and has a fantastic life. Knowing her mother will grill her constantly over the upcoming holidays about her single existence, she dreads the visits home.

Carter Manheim is a self-proclaimed bachelor, dead set on seducing every beautiful woman in Manhattan. And why not? His parents’ disastrous marriage and divorce proved that lifelong commitments just aren’t viable. As his mother’s health worsens, his only wish is to give her one last happy holiday, even if it entails bringing home a girlfriend.

When Kayla’s sexy neighbor proposes they take each other home for the holidays as fake partners, she’s floored. However, getting her mother off her back is her number one priority and she agrees to the arrangement. Now, if she can only keep her heart from becoming emotionally entangled with the player of the century, she’ll be just fine…

This book is filled with fast-paced fake relationship shenanigans and steamy scenes designed to melt your Kindle.

The main character’s mother has late-stage cancer so please consider that before you read. Here’s hoping this funny, romantic story can give you a few hours of escape during the holidays! Enjoy!

Santa Claus is Going to Town On Me

by M. L. Eliza

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I’ve always hated Christmas, but this year will be different, because this year, Santa Claus is jingling me all the way.

♥♥♥

When Holly wakes up on Christmas Eve to find an intruder in her home, she does what anyone else would; grabs her replica medieval broadsword and sneaks downstairs to deal with him.

But he isn’t a burglar. He wears a big red coat, big brown boots, and his big round belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly. He’s Santa Claus. He’s thick. And he’s HOT.

What begins as a simple misunderstanding, develops into a passion Holly never knew she needed, with a man who knows her every want and desire. But Holly has a secret, one she can’t ever let Claus discover; the true reason she hates Christmas.

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Content Warning: Loss of a parent, mentions of a car accident, grief, guilt.

Teased by Tinsel

by Molly O’Hare

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Tis the season for holidays and… Bigfoot?

Catch up with Hank & Olive and the whole gang as they celebrate Olive’s favorite time of year. After all, nothing could go wrong during the holidays, right?

Mistletoe Mistress

by Nicola Davidson

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Banished to the country for wayward behavior, house maid Miss Rachel Lindsay is near-penniless and desperate. A cruel trick left her abandoned at an isolated country inn on a snowy Christmas Eve, and her only hope is a wealthy, stern, and sinfully handsome stranger—masquerading as her husband. The new and reluctant Marquess of Kyle, Arran Elliott’s journey to London has been halted by a broken carriage. His bid for lodgings is failing—until a mysterious beauty boldly announces they are wed to secure the last remaining room. But when their friendly bargain turns into nights of scorching hot passion and sensual discipline, Arran knows he can’t let the spirited and deliciously curvy Rachel go. His—and her—secrets be damned…

Wrapped

by Rebekah Weatherspoon

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Following a painful divorce, all pastry chef Shae Kenney wants for Christmas is one good date that doesn’t end in disaster. When Aidan Meyer, a smoking hot hunk from her past, matches with her on a dating app, Shae asks Santa for the strength not to screw it up. But when one perfect date with Aidan rolls into a second date, then a third and a fourth, Shae’s fear of heartbreak might just sabotage one of the best gifts she’s ever received—real love.

*This sweet Christmas novella features a slightly anxious plus-size beauty who is a master of all things cupcakes and tarts, and a bespectacled tech guy who just wants to sweep her off her feet.*