Holiday Fiction

Spend Time With Feel-Good Book Familias This Holiday Season

Happy Holidays, from my book familias to yours! It’s that time of year when we gather for the holidays. If your family is like my familia, your celebration probably involves favorite activities, traditions, and customs. In casa Oliveras (aka, my family home), November, December, and January are a mix of…

Priscilla OliverasNovember 14, 2024

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Could an On-Screen Holiday Romance Become True Love Off Screen?

From sleigh bells to snow globes, actress Carrie Murray has appeared in a myriad of Christmas-cookie-sweet holiday films — 17 to be exact. While her movies are ripe with holiday cheer and happy endings, the Christmas magic does not extend beyond the screen, and Carrie welcomes the escape from reality…

Emily LaSitaDecember 2, 2021

BooksToScreen Listicles

22 Holiday Movies And Shows Based On Books

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — holiday movie season! There’s nothing better than snuggling up with some blankets, hot cocoa, and a wonderfully sappy holiday movie. But did you know that some of your holiday favorites were inspired by books? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite…

BookTribDecember 15, 2022

Romance

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Christmas in February

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on to learn about a Christmas romance! Dear Reader, I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love a holiday romance. There’s something extra special about love around the holidays. Toss in a wonderful little girl, and a sexy dad who’s new at…

AuthorBuzzFebruary 2, 2020

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

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Tall Poppy Review: Festivities Are in Full Swing in High-Spirited Rom-Com

It’s that magical time of year — October — when Christmas starts its convivial seep into our daily lives. Ornaments and pine boughs appear at Target, Hallmark Channel starts teasing their holiday movie line-up, and ambitious decorators string up lights while the weather is still warm (is that only me?).…

Amy ReichertOctober 7, 2021

Fiction Romance

Rekindle the Flame (Hot In Chicago series)

Cuddle up by the fire with the irresistible prequel to KATE MEADER’s smokin’ Hot in Chicago series — originally published in the sizzling holiday anthology Baby, It’s Cold Outside — a superhot e-novella that will warm you from your head to your heart and all the way to your toes! Chicago…

BookTribDecember 11, 2015

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

Author Spotlight

Her Characters Fall in Love With Each Other: Katie Mettner Falls in Love With Writing

It’s time for a Christmas at Gingerbread Falls (Breaking Night Press) of the author Katie Mettner, who we’re sitting down for a cup of tea, maple scone and a cozy chat. Well, sadly, we’re not actually in the same room, but Katie’s new novel and her warm personality are so…

Judy MorenoDecember 13, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Romance

AudioFile Spotlight: 7 New Holiday Romance Audiobooks

Many holiday traditions are requiring alteration this year, but not AudioFile's annual holiday romance picks! Better than ever, here are seven holiday romance audiobooks to fill your heart and your ears with some much-needed joy. Click on the book titles to read AudioFile's full audiobook reviews! In an Earphones Award-winning…

Caitlin AugustaDecember 22, 2020

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Holiday Romance is in the Air: Four Festive Audiobooks

Applaud my restraint. I have waited until November to post-holiday audiobook reviews. Just ask my coworkers—it was June when I announced the schedule for a certain “Countdown to Christmas” holiday movie festival that I plan my weekends around. So for my fellow Christmas-philes, these audiobooks should add to your festive…

Caitlin AugustaNovember 29, 2018

Fiction Listicles

6 Books to Enjoy When You’re Home for the Holidays

During this festive time of year, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or simply can’t wait for New Year’s Eve, there are so many wonderful books that can put you in the holiday spirit as you enjoy those quiet moments between the hustle and bustle of the season. For me,…

Kerstin MarchDecember 12, 2019

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7 Holiday Romances to Get You Through the New Year

There’s never been a better time to cozy up with a romantic holiday read than today when many of us are relegated to stay home. We all need the magic of the season, and through our imagination, holiday books can bring us the love, the care and the joy we’re…

Tif MarceloDecember 10, 2020

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8 Hanukkah Romances to Ignite Your Holiday Spirit

It’s that time of year again — Christmas romance is everywhere, novels, films and, of course, Hallmark movies. For those of us who are Jewish, the season can make us feel like the kid who didn’t get an invitation to the birthday party. Sure, we write a lot of your…

JeriAnn GellerDecember 1, 2021