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Holiday Stories

Winter holiday stories - romance, mystery, horror, literacy fiction - there's something for every reader!

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  • Set in Toronto! “Farah Heron brings all the charm, humor, and heart you could want in a holiday romance … Perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Tessa Bailey, and Ali Hazelwood, this story will leave you smiling long after the last page.” The Gloss
    Book, 2025New York City, New York : Forever, 2025. — F ROM HER
  • Can these exes rekindle their love this Hanukkah?
    Book, 2025Toronto, Ontario : Mira, 2025. — F ROM MEL
  • The Christmas Tree Farm is a spicy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed, perfect to curl up with this winter!
    Book, 2024London : One More Chapter, 2024. — F ROM GIL
  • The countdown to Christmas has never been scarier than in this internationally bestselling holiday horror novel from Per Jacobsen.
    Book, 2025New York : EBB/Atria books, 2025. — FICJaco
  • It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which…
    Book, 2021New York : Grove Press, 2021. — FIC KEE
  • “Jayne Allen brings a little of the house-swap sparkle to her own holiday tale of unexpected connection and personal growth.” - – Entertainment Weekly
    Book, 2024New York : Harper, 2024. — F ROM ALL
  • What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel.
    Book, 2024New York : Berkley, 2024. — FIC SUT
  • The brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot rings in the New Year with a chilling murder investigation on a Greek island in this holiday mystery from Sophie Hannah.
    Book, 2025New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025. — F MYS HAN
  • Beautifully told with humor and tenderness, a Norwegian Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship, and far-off dreams, acclaimed by reviewers and beloved by readers across Europe, where it has been a major bestseller.
    Book, 2024New York : Grove Press, 2024. — FICRish
  • Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop

    Twelve Tales of Seasonal Suspense Set in the World's Oldest Mystery Bookstore

    Twelve festive crime stories set in New York City’s beloved mystery bookstore.
    Book, 2024New York : The Mysterious Press, 2024. — F MYS CHR
  • 'A wonderful tale of love, loss and community with folklore and magic. I adored it!' LIZ FENWICK
    Book, FIC HAY
  • A neat freak Scrooge and a Christmas-loving ball of chaos must coexist for a week, and the friction and separation that ensue makes the most magical time of the year extremely remarkable in this holiday romance by K.C. Mills.
    Book, F ROM MIL
  • ’Tis the season! The Crown meets When Harry Met Sally and Bridget Jones’s Diary, in the latest heartwarming historical novel from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : William Morrow, 2024. — FIC GAY
  • “White's slightly magical second chance romance deserves a place on your Hanukkah shelf.” —Stacey Agdern, author of Miracles and Menorahs
    Book, 2024New York : Alcove Press, 2024. — F ROM WHI
  • Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The…
    Book, 2024New York : Mariner Books, 2024. — F MYS STE
  • “Jan Karon is a national treasure. Prepare to laugh, cry and fall in love all over again as she takes us on a long-awaited trip back home to her beloved town of Mitford. What fun to catch up with Father Tim and all her iconic characters. And this…
    Book, 2025New York City, New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2025. — F INS KAR
  • “[A] merry little Christmas novella. . . . Tailor-made for the cozy-mystery lover’s Christmas stocking.” —Kirkus Reviews
    Book, 2024Toronto : Viking, 2024. — F MYS PRO
  • Instead of presents this Christmas, one true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case…
    Book, 2023New York : The Mysterious Press, 2023. — F MYS UNG
  • “Cue snowbound high jinks, four-way romantic entanglements, a hilarious set of relatives and enough musical earworms to last you till January. That’s right, this is the queer women’s “While You Were Sleeping” you didn’t know you needed this…
    Book, 2022New York : Atria Paperback, 2022. — F ROM COC
  • It’s the most romantic time of the year. Three adult siblings, each at a personal and romantic crossroads, reunite with their larger-than-life mother at her Catskills manor for an unforgettable Christmas
    Book, 2024New York : The Dial Press, 2024. — F ROM CLA