Looking for a holiday gift for those who love holiday fiction/romance? Check out these featured books...
Waiting for a Miracle by Jennifer Wilck
Benjamin Cohen, widowed father of six-year-old Jessie, is doing his best to hold it together through order and routine. The last thing he needs is his matchmaker mother to set him up with her next-door neighbor, no matter how attractive she is.Rachel Schaecter's dream of becoming a foster mother is right within her grasp, until her meddlesome neighbor tries to set her up with her handsome son. What's worse? He's the father of her favorite kindergarten student! She can't afford to let anything come between her and her dream, no matter how gorgeous he may be.Can these two determined people trust in the miracle of Hanukkah to let love and light into their lives?
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Deadlines, Donuts & Dreidels by Jennifer Wilck
Her childhood crush may be her best story yet.
Journalist Jessica Sacks’s career is on the line if she doesn’t ace this next assignment. She must interview firefighter Thomas Carville, Browerville’s celebrated hero—and her forever crush since childhood. When Jessica returns home for Hanukkah, handsome Thomas takes her breath away. And rudely shuts her down when she asks for an interview.Thomas knows he and the man he saved are both lucky to be alive, regardless of his actions. And now Jessica is poking into his business. Thomas would rather kiss her under the mistletoe than answer her questions. But his priority is protecting his sobriety and his secret. They’re as far apart as Christmas and Hanukkah, but even their differences can’t trump the power of love.
From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.
A Holidays, Heart and Chutzpah Novel
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deadlines-donuts-dreidels-jennifer-wilck/1144932563?ean=9781335402073
Fortune's Holiday Surprise by Jennifer Wilck
He’d lost the holiday spirit…Until she brought light back into his life.Rancher Arlo Fortune is devastated when he loses his best friend in a tragic accident. The only thing that heals him is opening his heart to his friend’s adorable daughter, Aviva…and his friend’s grieving sister-in-law, the brand-new guardian to the orphaned child. Carrie Kaplan has one mission: to lavish her niece with love in a Jewish home like her sister always wanted. Her stop in Chatelaine is only temporary. Right? But as she teaches Aviva about the miracle of Hanukkah, holiday magic might just beckon from Arlo’s ranch around the bend…
From Harlequin Fortunes of Texas:
Book 1: Fortune's Secret Marriage by Jo McNally
Book 2: Nine Months to a Fortune by Elizabeth Bevarly
Book 3: Fortune's Faux Engagement by Carrie Nichols
Book 4: A Fortune Thanksgiving by Michelle Lindo-Rice
Book 5: Fortune's Holiday Surprise by Jennifer WilckBook 6: Fortune's Mystery Woman by Allison Leigh
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fortunes-holiday-surprise-jennifer-wilck/1144955234?ean=9781335996763
Homeward Bound Hearts by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy (releases December 16)
Take one saddle bronc ridin’ cowboy, Jeb Hill, the Hillbilly Hotshot, who suffers the worst injury of his career. Send him home to be cared for by a widowed nurse, Shelby Thacker, who struggles to pay her bills and support her two children. Add some friendship, then stir in a little attraction. Complicate things with the return of Jeb’s long absent father and throw in the Christmas season. Jeb wants an old-fashioned, heartwarming Christmas, but Shelby’s poverty destroyed her holiday spirit long ago. Toss in some faith, a country church, and a rodeo rider ready to play Santa Claus. Shelby’s and Jeb’s friendship deepens, but can they fulfill each other’s hopes and dreams?
Reluctant Christmas by Laurie Ryan
He embraces Christmas. She just wants it to go away.
When Cade Huntington limps out of Dr. Grace Janson’s ER without using the crutches she gave him, she’s glad to see him go. Except the arrogant, carefree cable guy keeps showing up in her life. It doesn’t help that he’s taken her on as his pet project and is determined to prove how extraordinary the festive season can be.
What he doesn’t know is that Christmas is the worst time of year for the doctor who relies on logic and organization to get her through. She wraps herself in work like an ostrich hides his head in the sand. Nothing will ever bring back the Christmas spirit she lost as a child.
Determined to show her why Christmas is the best of all times, Cade thunders right past Grace’s warning signs and right smack dab into a past rife with emotional fallout.
Can they unwrap their tangled emotions and find the joy in each other and the season?
Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas by Pauline Baird Jones
A delightful holiday twist on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, with a touch of Die Hard and plenty of holiday heart, will have you laughing and sighing.
Deck the halls with boughs of... chaos? 😲
Dan Baker and Gemma Bailey have visions of sugarplums—and wedding bells—dancing in their heads. But as they're about to say 'I do' on Christmas Eve, some unexpected guests might be crashing their winter-ish (this is New Orleans after all) wonderland wedding.
From family members who act like they own the place (don’t they all?) to uninvited blasts from the past, the journey to jingle all the way to the altar is not without its hitches.🎄
Will there be silent nights or will ghosts of Christmas past make things go bump in the night in this latest installment of Pauline Baird Jones’ humorous romantic suspense series? Join the Baker Clan's festive fiasco and see if you can guess who’s dropping in for a Yuletide surprise!🎅🎉
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’Twas the Fight Before Christmas by Pauline Baird Jones
She would rather fight than sing Christmas carols…
Delilah “Doc” Oliver Clementyne was trained to do the impossible—and do it yesterday—but nothing prepared her for Christmas with the family.
Join Delilah "Doc" Oliver Clementyne as she navigates a treacherous ugly sweater party in 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas.
As an expert in kicking tush and taking names, Doc is no stranger to tough situations, but can she learn to open her heart to the people who care about her—while suffering through karaoke carols?
With the help of her hostile mother-in-law and a few unexpected friends, Doc faces off against a disgruntled Santa, his army of elves, and an old enemy, proving that love and courage are the ultimate weapons.
Don't miss this thrilling holiday tale that's sure to warm your heart and keep you on the edge of your sleigh! It’s Die Hard in ugly Christmas sweaters in the Garradian Galaxy!
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas: A Romantic Sci-Fi Adventure
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Wish Upon a Christmas Star by Elle Douglas
Attorney Jeannie Carmichael can’t wait to celebrate Christmas at her grandparents’ Butterfly Lake Lodge in the Canadian Rockies. The night before she leaves, Jeannie and her colleagues stop for drinks at a local pub, where she chats with the handsome, charming guitar player of the house band. He shares his number, but Jeannie’s eyes are on her colleague and the promise of an invite to his fancy New Year’s Eve party, so she stuffs the number into her purse.
Everett McCarthy is shocked when the beautiful Jeannie from the bar calls him, but it’s about a Christmas Eve gig at her grandparents’ lodge, not a date. Still, he and the band accept and head to the mountains. Over the course of an eventful party, a tussle with an errant elk, and midnight snowshoeing through the woods under the glow of the romantic Northern lights, Everett is smitten. Christmas morning pancakes, a family hockey game and an evening sharing dreams by a bonfire under the stars seals the deal. He’s in love.
But can he convince Jeannie that their Christmas kiss is just their beginning?
Saturday Santa by Kate Moore
In Saturday Santa a “Beast,” scarred, ex-arms consultant Jack Ryker finds his “Beauty,” Mari Lynch, at a small boutique mall in a Southern California beach town. As their worlds collide, Jack upends Mari's idea of dating, while she thaws his frozen heart and teaches him the joys of ordinary life. Only the truth about Jack’s past stands between them. When Jack’s enemy comes after Mari in the mall crowded with shoppers and kids waiting to sit on Santa’s lap, Jack realizes that he loves her and has everything to lose in ways he never expected. Together they vanquish an enemy Jack has unleashed from the dangerous world of arms dealing and earn the merriest Christmas of their lives together.
Shortbread Cookie Princess by Zelda Benjamin
Sophia MacLennan Porter grew up in an environment of wicked duplicity with a stepmother who was nice to Dad and mean to his daughter. A series of events brings her to the upstate New York town of Highland Falls and her late aunt's bakeshop. Highland Falls is a town of Scottish descendants, well-kept secrets, and the best shortbread cookies for miles. No one in this town is immune from the secrets of their ancestors or greedy developers. When Ian Campbell, a handsome Scottish research professor, appears in her life, she struggles with the overwhelming choice between romance and responsibility. Sophia is more concerned with her bakeshop’s future than the lives of her dead ancestors. Reluctantly, she finds herself drawn into his investigation of the history of her family's clan. But her most challenging decision presents on Christmas Eve.
Thistle in the Mistletoe by Margaret Izard
A kiss under the Mistletoe brings good fortune, but can a Christmas wedding stop a deadly feud?
The soft beauty beside him at the altar would make the perfect bride. Roderick MacDougall would do anything to stop the feud without more bloodshed. Too bad the gorgeous woman is the daughter of his greatest enemy who murdered his da. Trust in a Comyn is hard won, even if she tempts his senses.
Mary Comyn only wants to stop the wars and live a life of peace and goodwill. Tricked by her father and forced by the English king to marry her clan’s enemy, Mary fears she’s scarifying finding true love for peace. A Christmas wedding sounds romantic, but why would the handsome MacDougall laird, her greatest clan enemy, love her?
A man conflicted by duty charged to find peace. A woman whose father betrayed all. When betrayal looms from within, can enemies find love and forge a new future for both clans?
Gavel and Garland - A Dickens Holiday Romance by Kathryn Hills
Can a humbug and a holiday lover come together when wedding and Christmas bells ring?
Elizabeth McKenzie doesn’t hate Christmas. As the new mayor of Dickens, the quaint New England town famous for its holiday cheer, she has no time to enjoy it. And while she understands small-town politics, what she doesn’t get is people sugar coating problems during the hectic season. There’s much to be done, and she intends to prove she’s up to the task. However, she never imagined being blindsided by someone special. The Army officer in town for the wedding she’s officiating is annoyingly upbeat and handsome. Will he derail her agenda? Or can she slow down enough to smell the gingerbread and maybe meet him under the mistletoe?
Trekking around the globe to help animals and people is all Army veterinarian Daniel Murray knows. He’s not a fan of settling down, but there’s something wonderful about a place that embraces his favorite holiday. What’s even more appealing is Dickens’ feisty young mayor. Seems she has a knack for finding trouble. Dare he get involved with the beautiful humbug? Or should he avoid her like a stocking full of coal? It’s decision time for the self-proclaimed bachelor for life. Stay in the military, or open a vet practice right there in Christmas town?
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59762849-gavel-and-garland---a-dickens-holiday-romance
Staging Christmas - A Dickens Holiday Romance by Kathryn Hills
A comeback queen with a tarnished tiara. A computer nerd in over his head. All it takes is a car crash, a rescue dog, and a century-old ski lodge to make them believe in holiday magic.
Kendall Worthington lands herself on the naughty list the moment she crosses Dickens’ town line. No one anticipates a car accident. But leave it to her to wreck a local woman’s car. Not just any car. A wedding present from the lady’s beloved groom. It’s no surprise since Kendall considers herself cursed when it comes to love, romance, and all things weddings. After all her own nuptials disintegrated. Now she’s sworn off men—especially rich, entitled men—and relocated to the place known for its holiday cheer to start over as a single, independent woman.
Jamie Frisk knows all about challenges, the latest being how he’s going to pay off the astronomical mortgage on the mysterious Dickens landmark he purchased on impulse. What’s a software engineer going to do with a massive, fixer-upper like Iron Gate Lodge? Open it to paying guests again? His family thinks he’s crazy, and he’s beginning to agree with them. Thankfully, he’s got one very special woman with a flair for staging a comeback on his side.
Amidst all the spackle and paint—plus a hefty dose of holiday hijinks—these misfits manage to breathe new life into a place steeped in a legacy of love. Could they possibly host a wedding by Christmas? Working together they might just pull it off. And, with the help of Dickens’ magic, they may even fall in love along the way.
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201563365-staging-christmas---a-dickens-holiday-romance