Christmas

This Charming Christmas Tale Reveals the Origins of Santa’s Legendary Reindeer

As the song goes, “you know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.” But do you recall how these reindeer came to be the ones pulling Santa’s sleigh? That’s what author Diane Bostick details in her two stories Santa’s Choice and Reindeer Training.…

Cameron KimballDecember 7, 2021

Children's Books

“Always Together at Christmas” is an Uplifting Tale for This Holiday Season

How will families spend the holidays this year? What about Santa? Does he leave presents out on the sidewalk, or does he wear a mask? Inspired by the ways her own family and friends are coming together – while staying apart – during the pandemic, author Sara Sargent has penned…

BookTribNovember 26, 2020

Children's Books Fiction

A Reimagining of the Classic Carol Just in Time for the Christmas Season

When it comes to Christmas carols, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone unfamiliar with The Twelve Days of Christmas. At over 200 years old, this song is a time-honored classic that has been adored by thousands of listeners. Now Debbie Curtin has put her own spin on the jingle in…

Cameron KimballNovember 26, 2021

The Adventures of Strawberryhead & Gingerbread: Lost on Christmas Eve by KF Wheatie & KM Wheatie

Children's Books Recommended

A Christmas Eve Trek Through the S’moresville Forest Transforms Into a Lesson About Faith

Tis the season for Christmas-themed children’s books! If you’re looking to incorporate some holiday cheer into your kids’ bedtime stories, look no further than Strawberryhead and Gingerbread: Lost on Christmas Eve by KF Wheatie and KM Wheatie (Strawberryhead and Gingerbread Press). In this latest installment of the Strawberryhead and Gingerbread…

BookTribDecember 6, 2023

Listicles Romance

Why We Keep Falling for Small-Town Romance

In today’s noisy, fast-paced, sometimes overwhelming world, there is nothing like escaping into a small-town romance. The stories invite readers to embrace the simple joys, savor a slower pace and step into a love story that feels personal and timeless. The characters are ordinary, relatable people who find love in…

Shanna HatfieldOctober 7, 2025

Listicles Romance

A Dozen Reasons to Fall in Love This Christmas: 12 Magical Holiday Rom-Coms

There’s something about the holiday season that can bring out the best in people, inspiring many holiday-themed stories about love, family and community. You can’t deny the magic of Christmas. Whether the ground is blanketed in snow and you’re peacefully enjoying a cup of steaming cocoa, or the neighborhood is…

Katie BloomerDecember 19, 2023

Romance

10 Sexy Holiday Romances

It’s finally December, which means there’s no shame in decorating that tree, stringing that garland, and obsessing over all things Holiday. And that includes your book collection! Every year, our favorite romance novelists publish sweet and steamy Christmas love stories that are guaranteed to warm your heart. From sexy mistletoe…

Rachel CarterDecember 4, 2017

Romance

Video: Missed It? Interview with Sharon Kendrick and The Sheikh’s Christmas Conquest

Sheikh Saladin Al Mektala isn't used to being disobeyed. Incomprehensibly, the woman he summoned to help his favorite mare—the best horse "whisperer" in the world—turned his generous offer down! So he takes matters into his own hands. The snow is falling, the fire is roaring and the mince pies are…

BookTribNovember 14, 2015

Miscellany

In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge: Why It’s Time to View the Christmas Curmudgeon in a New Light

Simply say the word and there's no explanation necessary. "Scrooge." It's often a playful insult, but when spoken seriously you know what it means: Heartless. Unforgiving. Spiteful on a day that calls for generosity. Well, this holiday season, I wish to go where even a "contrarian" may fear to tread:…

Robert FolsomDecember 24, 2021

Miscellany

The Secrets to a Stress-Free Holiday: 5 Tips for Survival from Author Madisyn Taylor

For most of us, when we think about the holiday season it evokes a feeling of excitement, anticipation, peacefulness, beauty and more. As the holidays get closer, we often begin to fall into our old patterns that have plagued us for our adult lives. The feelings of needing to buy…

Madisyn TaylorDecember 20, 2017

Giveaways

Video: Missed It? Interview RaeAnne Thayne and A Cold Creek Christmas Story

Celeste Nichols has always preferred to keep to herself in her hometown of Pine Gulch, Idaho…until she becomes an instant celebrity! When one of her children's stories becomes a major success, she's suddenly the talk of the town. Celeste should be gloriously happy…but something, someone, special is still missing from…

BookTribNovember 30, 2015

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

The 12 Days of Christmas Are Anything but Merry in “The Killing Carol”

In her debut mystery novel, The Killing Carol: An Anna Greenan Mystery (Level Best Books), author Jennifer Bee adds a mysterious and scary twist to holiday celebrations. Anna Greenan’s husband, Jake, died three years ago in an auto accident. She misses him. The two things that get her through her…

K.L. RomoDecember 10, 2021

Fiction Thrillers

A Christmas Cozy in Cabot Cove for “Murder, She Wrote”

Just in time for the holidays, Jon Land offers a Christmas treat for followers of the “Murder, She Wrote” series. Murder in Season (Berkley), the fifty-second story in the series, finds Jessica Fletcher finally returning to 698 Candlewood Lane after her long temporary residency at the Hill House Hotel. The…

James R. HannibalNovember 24, 2020

Fiction Romance

Christmas-Themed Romance Books to Keep You Cool in the July Heat

There’s a shop near my house called The Christmas Loft. It’s built in an old barn, and stepping inside is like walking into a winter wonderland: sparkly cotton snow lines the floors, holiday music twinkles in the background, and Santa rides over your head in a giant sleigh, his plastic…

Rachel CarterJuly 19, 2016

Fiction

Holiday Movies, Holiday Memories: 5 Bestselling Authors Gift Readers “It’s a Wonderful Christmas”

No matter what kind of year it’s been or what’s going on in the world, people who celebrate Christmas find a way to celebrate Christmas. Maybe the gatherings are smaller, or the presents more from the heart than the wallet, but the spirit, meaning and traditions of that holiday are…

Kelly SimmonsNovember 25, 2021