Holiday Romance Books

Fall in love this Christmas and open a chapter a day in a swoony festive romance that will open your heart. A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance in the snow, in a groundbreaking bestselling advent calendar format that delivers a sealed chapter each day. With stunning gilt edges, full colour artwork and ribbon marker, this is the perfect pre-Christmas gift for readers of Lynn Painter, Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. When eighteen-year-old April heads to the foothills of Mont Blanc in the Alps to spend her first Christmas at her father’s chalet, she’s hoping for a change. Ever since a heart operation two years ago, she’s lived as carefully as possible. But she knows there's a world out there that she’s missing and she's determined to experience it all. When April’s ski instructor turns out to be her best friend’s older brother, Augustin. He's no longer annoying: he's daring and caring and . . . HOT. As he encourages her to take risks, April starts to feel her heart really heal - but is it ready for a Christmas miracle? Experience the ultimate slow-burn this winter with a unique advent calendar format. A sell-out bestseller in Europe, each of the twenty-four chapters is sealed in a perforated envelope to tear open gently every day. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398550247 • Author: Sophie Jomain • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Hardback • Pages: 388

He's the Ghost of Christmas Past. But she's not exactly Scrooge… Nolan Callahan intends to spend this holiday season exactly like every other; haunting the terrible people of Annapolis in his aimless existence as the Ghost of Christmas Past. Harriet York is a good person – or, at least, she tries to be. A people pleaser to her core, she always does what’s expected of her. So, when Nolan is assigned the sweeter-than-candy-canes antique shop owner for his holiday haunting, neither of them have any idea why. To escape one another, Harriet and Nolan must unravel the threads that bind them together – all by Christmas Eve. Hand in hand, they uncover each other’s pasts, but why is it that Nolan doesn’t want to let go? And might Harriet be the key to giving the Ghost of Christmas Past … a future? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008760434 • Author: B.K. Borison • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

Can their Christmas love story last a lifetime? In a village by the sea, where wintry skies bring a dusting of sparkling snow, somebody is opening an unexpected gift… When Sophie receives a surprise package, she’s intrigued to find a beautifully bound book inside. Sophie is desperate to discover the mystery sender, and her hunt draws her to the enigmatic Harry. The subject of much gossip since his return from London, Harry keeps to himself in his crumbling manor house. But they are both about to learn that the best stories can take on a life of their own. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008623807 • Author: Cressida McLaughlin • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

She'll save Christmas just to spite him... There's only one thing standing in the way of Cat King saving a small town's Christmas festival: Grumpy town manager Noah Yates. Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities seriously. When a late season hurricane turns Merry, Connecticut, into a disaster, he's left scrambling to pick up the pieces of the town he loves. At least, until home renovation expert and smoking hot reality TV star Catalina King arrives with a camera crew and a budget big enough to put the town back together again. But Noah doesn't want a celebrity diva capitalizing on their tragedy or filling his daughter's head with visions of glitz and glam. Blonde bombshell Cat is used to being underestimated, but Noah has an uncanny knack for getting under her skin. They can't be in a room together without rubbing each other the wrong way...except that time in the dark alley where the rubbing was just right. Can these enemies work together to pull off a Christmas miracle or will their fighting leave them both on the naughty list? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399735537 • Author: Lucy Score • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm

Take one woman longing for the perfect Christmas . . . All Clara has ever wanted is Christmas surrounded by loved ones, full of warmth and delicious food. So when her new boyfriend asks her to move to Switzerland, she can't help but say yes! After all, what could be more perfect than Christmas in the Alps? Add a dash of surprise She quickly signs up for a tempting chocolate-making class, but it turns out to be chocolate-making bootcamp! And her boyfriend isn't all he seemed either . . . And enjoy a magical festive treat! Despite it all, Clara begins to make friends - including the aloof yet intriguing Gabriel. With all of the ingredients at her fingertips, will she finally be able to whisk up her Christmas dream? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804993842 • Author: Jo Thomas • Publisher: Penguin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.2 x 19.7 cm

From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Icebreaker comes a brand new standalone romance set in the charming small town of Fraser Falls. Clara Davenport wants to solve Fraser Falls' biggest problem. According to Jack Kelly, Clara is Fraser Falls' biggest problem. All Clara Davenport has ever wanted to do is climb the ladder at Davenport Innovation Creative. Everything was going to plan until the company was accused of stealing a doll design from an independent toy maker. With a promotion dangled in front of her, Clara is tasked with charming the locals of the small town of Fraser Falls and solving the PR nightmare by any means necessary. Jack Kelly would happily never hear the name Davenport ever again. So, when Clara, with her long legs and dazzling smile, prances into town hoping to convince them that her company is not the enemy, Jack is determined not to be fooled by Davenport twice. Clara's plan to win over the community should have been easy, but she didn't account for Jack getting in her way, and under her skin, at every turn. And when the tension between them starts to boil over, she realises that beneath his frosty demeanour lies the key to the town's heart - and maybe her own. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349446684 • Author: Hannah Grace • Publisher: Little Brown • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19 x 12.6 x 3 cm

A cosy, festive Cornish romance for fans of Phillipa Ashley and Cressida McLaughlin. An accident and a lost passport mean Gemma's six-month sabbatical to go travelling is not off to a strong start. She heads to Polkerran Point to stay at her aunt’s while her new passport is processed and to find temporary work in the meantime. Enter musician Matt. Newly moved into a secluded, renovated mill – complete with a recording studio – Matt is preparing for his band’s big reunion tour. Focused on writing new music for the album, he needs a live-in housekeeper. Even as sparks fly, Gemma can sense Matt's keeping secrets and with her role ending once Christmas is over, will there be anything to keep her in Polkerran? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804366035 • Author: Cass Grafton • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1cm

One month to pretend... or one month to fall in love? How do I turn down an overly keen colleague I have zero interest in dating? Should I: 1.    Stammer and bluster my way through every excuse in the book 2.    Accept and then immediately turn in my resignation letter, change my number and leave the country 3.    Allow my hot, new, doctor neighbour to step in and pretend to be my boyfriend The answer: there are no right answers. But option 3 is happening and I’m fake dating Lucas just to survive my work Christmas party without any further unwanted advances. A fun and romantic festive romp for fans of Georgia Toffolo and Laura Jane Williams. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804365007 • Author: Cass Grafton • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.75cm

When Bee Hobbes takes the lead in a squeaky-clean romantic Christmas movie, there are only three rules: 1. Don’t get involved with anyone on set. 2. Don’t tell anyone what you do for a living. 3. Definitely don’t get involved with anyone on set. 3b. Seriously. Now, she’s filming in Christmas Notch, a small town with Christmas trees and festive tunes all year round. But Bee’s got a secret identity to hide, and it’s not family-friendly. And her co-star, Nolan Shaw, an ex-boyband member infamous for his own x-rated antics, not only knows it, but is secretly her biggest fan. When things start to heat up on set, Bee and Nolan must keep this steamy affair under wraps, or risk ruining everything. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008580469 • Author: Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Pages: 432 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.9 x 2.24cm

With just two weeks until Christmas, everything in Clove Lore should be perfect. But the latest holidaymaker to the Borrow a Bookshop is feeling far from festive... Icelandic ex-bookseller Magnús Sturluson might be surrounded by love stories in the Bookshop, but he's nursing a sadness that not even fiction can fix. When Alexandra Robinson finds herself stranded in Clove Lore, she finds a safe place to hide from heartbreak. After all, all that's waiting for her at home is a cheater boyfriend and the memories of her parents. As Alex finds herself embraced by the quirky village community, she finds her tough exterior thawing - and as she grows closer to Magnús, she finds an equally soft heart under his gruff shell. It seems that Clove Lore is working it's magic once again - until a great flood on Christmas Eve brings devastation in its wake. It's up to Magnús and Alex to batten down the hatches and help bring the village back together again, while also introducing the locals to the Icelandic tradition of the jólabókaflóð - Yule book flood - where families and friends gather on Christmas Eve to exchange books and read together. But can Magnús and Alex truly rescue the ruins of the village, and salvage their Christmas spirit? Or is there another complication lurking even closer than they thought? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804360033 • Author: Kiley Dunbar • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8cm

Newly single lawyer Gwen Baker needs a family Christmas to bury her woes, with festive films, country walks and a mountain of chocolate. Her teenage crush Dev is back in their small village as well – and it turns out he’s just as kind, funny and good-looking as she remembers. But then Gwen wakes up to discover it’s Christmas all over again. She’s trapped in a snowy Groundhog Day. But would repeat meet-cutes with Dev really be so bad for a heart that needs mending? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008407865 • Author: Lindsey Kelk • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.8cm

Everyone deserves a Christmas treat... The annual Wheaton gingerbread exhibit (a model village made of gingerbread) and grotto has been an important part of the sleepy Cotswold hamlet’s Christmas celebrations for decades. For years the gingerbread exhibition drew visitors from across the region and each year the model town grew more elaborate and ambitious but recently, interest has been dwindling. The gingerbread grotto needs to be rehomed or close forever. Sixty-four-year-old Margi, the event’s founder, has had enough of village life (and its total lack of eligible men) and is planning to sell up and head to Birmingham to live closer to her niece. She has lost her spark and her Christmas spirit and decides this will be her last gingerbread village, but despairs when she finds her only support is her old friend, Izzy, her niece Lucy from Birmingham, and Fern, the shy young farmer’s daughter. Oh, and Patrick, the gorgeous, reliable school caretaker. As if this wasn’t enough, Lucy is determined to get her out dating again and persuades her to try some online dating apps but Margi’s had her heart broken too many times and wonders if she has just missed her chance. Can they save the Gingerbread Grotto and can Margi get her old spark and her Christmas spirit back? A cosy, totally feelgood seasonal read that will have you smiling. The perfect read to snuggle up and have you feeling festive! Fans of Jenny Colgan and Trisha Ashley will love this book. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804364598 • Author: Kiley Dunbar • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Pages: 320 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.78cm

Escape to Castle Street, for a feel-good festive read from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland. It’s the most wonderful time of the year on Castle Street, and there’s a paw-some new business opening…. It had always been Tabby’s dream to work with cats and an inheritance from her beloved nanna has finally made that a reality. Idyllic Castle Street in Whitsborough Bay couldn’t be a better place for pastry chef Tabby to open a cat café with her boyfriend, Leon. But when Leon leaves her in the lurch, the pressure mounts for Tabby. With Christmas fast approaching, she has to open the café on her own – a daunting prospect, especially when she’s been hiding her health issues from the ones she loves. Faced with local resistance to the café – and somebody seemingly determined that she won’t succeed – Tabby will need her friends, family and cats more than ever to recover her broken Christmas spirit and pull together for a Christmas miracle. Will the cat café bring the festive joy to Castle Street as Tabby had hoped or will it be a cat-astrophe? And can the magic of Christmas on Castle Street mend Tabby’s broken heart as well as her business? Join million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland for the purr-fect festive treat! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836179139 • Author: Jessica Redland • Publisher: Boldwood Books Limited • Pages: 384 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.21cm

When Sky Terran returns to the village of Middledip after losing the job she loves, she anticipates a quiet Christmas getting used to her new life. However, the annual street decoration competition is coming up and this year, the residents of Winter Street are determined to win. As she is pulled into the preparations, Sky quickly grows to love the quirky, tight-knit community she is now part of. Including the extremely handsome Daz, who soon becomes more than just a friendly neighbour. But when Daz’s ex turns up determined to win him back and it seems he might not be the man Sky thought he was, she remembers how much allowing people into her life – and heart – can hurt. As the snow falls, will she and Daz find a way through – and help win a Christmas victory for Winter Street? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008525675 • Author: Sue Moorcroft • Publisher: Avon • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.2 x 19.8cm

The Quality Street girls are gearing up for Christmas, but with the factory now making gas masks, as well as the nation’s favourite chocolate sweets, it’s anything but normal. They’re having to make other adjustments too. Reenie is in the doldrums after being demoted at work, while Mary has got her hands full getting used to married life and a ready-made family. New girl, Ada, isn’t sure she fits into factory life at all. Then, just as the Christmas party season gets into full swing, Toffee town gets a shock, and soon it isn’t just Christmas cheer that’s in short supply. Can the Quality Street girls save Christmas once again? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008531140 • Author: Penny Thorpe • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.2 x 19.8cm

A rural book shop. A chance to start over. But can she make her dream a reality? Kazz used to love the excitement of her London life, but lately her passion for expensive city living has begun to wane. So when she's given the opportunity to open a bookshop in picturesque Tanglewood, she jumps at the chance. But village life is much quieter than she anticipated – is she actually suited for rural living? Resigned to a boring and uneventful Christmas, when she meets gorgeous Saul she is more than ready to have some fun and enjoy the festivities. If only Saul didn't have a reputation for being a player... Will Kazz become the heroine in her own Christmas romance, or will he love her and leave her under the mistletoe? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835980002 • Author: Lilac Mills • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8cm

Could this Christmas be the start of a whole new chapter? Every year, Erica, Claudia, and Anna reunite for their book club holiday. They’re bonded by years of friendship and a deep love of books, but there is still so much they keep from each other … At the cosy Maple Sugar Inn, Hattie specialises in making her guests’ dreams come true, but this Christmas all she wants is to survive the festive season. Between running the inn and being a single mother, Hattie is close to breaking point. Over the course of an eventful week, Hattie sees that the friends are each carrying around unspoken truths, but nothing prepares her for how deeply her story will become entwined in theirs. Will this Christmas be the end of the book club’s story or the start of a whole new chapter? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781848459205 • Author: Sarah Morgan • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5cm

'Tis the season for gold, frankincense and murder... It's winter in the small town of Dewstow, and Margery is preparing for her first Christmas as Summerview school's kitchen manager. She's supported by her wife, Clementine, and is trying to stay focused on the task at hand. The pair are determined to stay out of the way of the Christmas concert planning that has gripped the rest of the staff. However, they are caught in the crossfire when the stage lights collapse at the first practice, killing Mrs Large, the music teacher. Mrs Smith, the Head of Drama, is the prime suspect and is desperate for the Dinner Lady Detectives to clear her name. Mrs Smith is convinced that it's sabotage by her rival, Mrs Blossom, the drama teacher at Ittonvale Secondary, but there's evidence that points to her own misdeeds. Can Margery and Clementine trust their friend? And when things start to heat up in the kitchen, will they make it out in time? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800326514 • Author: Hannah Hendy • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.7cm

It's the most wonderful time of the year… to fall in love Returning to her home town of Wishing Tree is definitely temporary for Camryn. She can’t wait to leave and get back to her ‘real life’. Until she meets Jake. Suddenly Camryn starts to see the town, and it’s Christmas traditions, differently. She thought she’d put her future on hold…but maybe her real life was here all along, waiting for her to come home. New in town, River is charmed by Wishing Tree’s Christmas traditions and warm-hearted people, especially Dylan Tucker whose snow melting kisses bring her to the brink of love. But Dylan has a secret and River can’t risk falling for him until she uncovers it, even if that means losing him forever. Both women find themselves faced with difficult decisions. But if they are prepared to risk their hearts, they might find they are about to have a Christmas to remember… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781848458987 • Author: Susan Mallery • Publisher: Mills & Boon • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8cm

Three women, three decades, three Christmas Eve moments that change their lives forever… On Christmas Eve, 1968, Cathy McLean receives a surprise visit from the lost love of her life and is forced to choose between the one that got away and the one that stayed. On Christmas Eve, 1993, Cathy’s daughter Helena is overjoyed to hear that her boyfriend is about to propose, until a devastating encounter threatens to bring her heartbreak instead of diamonds. On Christmas Eve 2023, a shocking discovery rocks Eve Quinn’s world. The only gift Eve wants this year is the truth. But will it take a Christmas miracle to unravel generations of secrets? Unwrap this festive tale of complicated families, impossible choices, and an unforgettable love that lasts three lifetimes. Perfect for the fans of Jojo Moyes, Beth Moran and Debbie Howells. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836179108 • Author: Shari Low • Publisher: Boldwood Books Limited • Pages: 288 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.65cm