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Christmas Miracles at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt's the countdown to Christmas at Hedgehog Hollow Wildlife Rescue Centre, and everyone is gearing up for a festive season to remember...It should be the most wonderful time of the year for Samantha and Josh as they prepare for the arrival of their first baby... -
![A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger]()
A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDecker Davenport is on a deadline. He has thirty days — Christmas Eve, to be exact — to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good time for Decker’s decorator to take off on a honeymoon, leaving him with Annalise Owens, a stand-in with a malaise he isn’t privy to... -
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![The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3: The Case of Ritsu Onodera (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura]()
The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3: The Case of Ritsu Onodera (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame... -
![The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura]()
The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame... -
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![One Midnight Kiss by Weston Parker]()
One Midnight Kiss by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLavish parties in Paris don’t impress a man like me.Been there and done that a thousand times over.But when I stumble upon a mysterious woman in black at a masked ball in Paris, she does more than impress.She turns me on, over, and upside down just looking at her.We shared a kiss but I know she needed more.We both did.Now all I have left of her is her glove... -
![French Martini by Mia Monroe]()
French Martini by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaybe asking my burly golden retriever contractor to be my fake fiance was a bad idea. But as the saying goes, desperate times and all that. Listen, getting married again sounds about as fun as a shopping spree in a dumpster, so dating is definitely off the table. I’ve resisted Oakley’s tempting presence, knowing it can only lead to trouble, and I don’t need any more of that... -
![French Martini by Mia Monroe]()
French Martini by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaybe asking my burly golden retriever contractor to be my fake fiance was a bad idea. But as the saying goes, desperate times and all that. Listen, getting married again sounds about as fun as a shopping spree in a dumpster, so dating is definitely off the table. I’ve resisted Oakley’s tempting presence, knowing it can only lead to trouble, and I don’t need any more of that... -
![63 Days Later by Adrienne Wilder]()
63 Days Later by Adrienne Wilder
63 Days later takes place after the novel WILD. This can be read as a stand alone story. However, it might be more enjoyable if you read WILD first. Trigger Warning: Christmas music, trees, presents, and all around holiday cheer. It’s been almost two years since Keegan and August escaped the Alaskan wilderness, and they finally get to celebrate their very first Christmas together... -
![Love Me Not by Eden Emory]()
Love Me Not by Eden Emory
𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 is a sapphic billionaire age gap ceo x nanny romance set in the Club Pétale romance filled with angsty and of course... spice.I’ve been broke before, but never like this.After our parents' accident, I vowed to pay for my brother's college, but with my mounting debt, I couldn't even afford my own life, let alone his.I needed cash. Fast.An auction. One night. No feelings... -
![#HEA: Happily Ever After by Cambria Hebert]()
#HEA: Happily Ever After by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJingle Bells Christmas smells Chopping down a tree Travis states: Santa’s fake! Oh for goodness sake! Trent, Drew, and the entire hashtag crew are back for holiday shenanigans! When Travis declares, “Santa’s fake!” the family bands together to deliver Christmas magic and the joy of family into the heart of a little boy who never had a reason to believe... -
![Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson, Colleen Prendergast]()
Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson, Colleen Prendergast
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe feel-good book you've been waiting for. Filled with heart and guaranteed to lift your spirits from the first listen!Cally, a devoted single mom, is stretched thin between caring for her clingy mother and her day job as a hairdresser with an always sympathetic ear. When her life in Liverpool is suddenly upended, she grabs her son Sam and jumps in the car to drive south... -
![Frost Impressions by Kelly Fox]()
Frost Impressions by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI'd rather get a root canal than stay in Christmas Falls at Christmastime. Yet here I am—stuck in this frozen, pun-filled town, waiting on a part for my private jet.Worse, I picked a fight with the wickedly attractive guy who runs the regional airport, only to find out that he has the only spare bed in town... -
![Love Potion by Mia Monroe]()
Love Potion by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been in love with my best friend for years. It’s about time I do something about it.Everyone knows I’m in love with my best friend. Except him. Jerryn and I are like peas in a pod, like peanut butter and jelly, like all things good that go together, but in spite of our bond, the romance has never sparked. At least not on his end... -
![The Wait Is Over by Nicole Pyland]()
The Wait Is Over by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book #6 in the Holiday Series.Scarlet Campbell’s friends had all coupled off, and it had happened this year. All five of them had found love while Scarlet had continued to go back and forth about coming out to her family, and on top of that, she still couldn’t talk to women. Every time she tried, she choked. She got nervous. She said something stupid... -
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![Ever-Greene: A Souls Christmas Novella by Annabella Michaels]()
Ever-Greene: A Souls Christmas Novella by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJoin the Greene family and the rest of the Souls of Chicago as they come together to celebrate the holidays. There will be an abundance of laughter, fun, heartwarming moments, and, of course, the shenanigans that only occur when the Greene family comes together. Reminisce with all your favorite Souls of Chicago couples and triad as they celebrate this joyous time of year... -
![Here Comes Santa Paws by Lee Blair]()
Here Comes Santa Paws by Lee Blair
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen a sunshiny cinnamon stick with paws-itively purrfect holiday plans meets a grumpy Grinch neighbor with a smokin’ hot... chimney, bells aren’t the only thing jingling.I spend all year gearing up for the Christmas Falls festival season. Those five weeks are showtime for the animal shelter, and I’ve got it down to a science to help all my four-legged friends find their furever homes... -
![The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland]()
The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland
Baker Eagan has just wrapped the TV show she created and ran for the past five years of her life. She’s ready for a break and to refocus on her writing, and the last thing she wants to do is go to her agent’s birthday party. Little does she know that her agent plans to play matchmaker.Casey Jinx is the lead actress on a hit TV show... -
![Christmas Beau by Amy Aislin]()
Christmas Beau by Amy Aislin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHank Beaufort's life is a mess.Oh, he looks like he has it all together, but the reality is that he's freshly retired from an unimpressive minor hockey career, and the ink is barely dry on his equally unimpressive second divorce... -
![A Phoenix Christmas by Reese Knightley]()
A Phoenix Christmas by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt's a dog gone Christmas!The plan was to gather at Noah and Mac’s place for a holiday celebration, but when the couple’s nine-year-old Labrador Retriever goes missing, the men and women of Phoenix descend on the city of Alameda. The neighbors and local cops get involved in a search that stretches from the streets of downtown to the rocky beaches... -
![Christmas in Heaven by Lise Gold]()
Christmas in Heaven by Lise Gold
Helen works for Heaven, a high-end matchmaking company with a tailored and personal approach. As their number one matchmaker, there’s no way she can turn up at the company Christmas party solo, but she struggles to find a date.Matilda is a corporate party planner hired by Helen to organise Heaven’s Christmas party... -
![All Wrapped Up in You by T.B. Markinson, Adrian J. Smith]()
All Wrapped Up in You by T.B. Markinson, Adrian J. Smith
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA saboteur. A bookstore in trouble. A writer on the verge of ruin.After a painful divorce, Mathilda “Mat” Kincaide has one clear vision. Ascend the throne of her family’s cherished chain of bookstores. Yet a mysterious troublemaker lurks in the heart of her store, intent on derailing Mat’s every ambition... -
![Dirt Nap by Carolyn Elizabeth]()
Dirt Nap by Carolyn Elizabeth
Though still suffering side effects from the injuries she sustained in a serious fall, Corey Curtis is off restricted duty and back at work in the morgue. Within hours of cutting the cast off her arm with a bone saw she’s asked by her former mentor to assist on a body recovery. Now she’s elbow deep in decomposing human remains and a suspicious death that hits far too close to home... -
![A Devilish Christmas by Silvia Violet]()
A Devilish Christmas by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDevil, my beast of a man, seduces me into eloping, then abducts me for a honeymoon in Christmastown, Vermont.A lot of men would be furious. I simply planned revenge involving handcuffs.My anger doesn’t last long. Devil rents my dream cottage and manages to draw me out of my Scrooge-like ways. But I’ve been keeping a secret, and it follows me all the way to Christmastown... -
![Rekindled by Erica Lee]()
Rekindled by Erica Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter getting married right out of college, Jordan and Spencer Barlowe were sure their love would last a lifetime. Unfortunately, life didn't work out that way and they've spent the last ten years apart. The only connection they have left is their teenage daughter... -
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![Bringing Home the Biker by Winter Travers]()
Bringing Home the Biker by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Christmas around the corner and her family expecting to meet her boyfriend, Star is in a bind—because that boyfriend doesn’t exist. Desperate to keep up the charade, she makes a bold move and asks her boss, Axel, to step in as her fake date. Axel, a tough and irresistible biker, agrees, though he’s got a secret of his own... -
![Snowed Inn with Madelyn by Chelsea M. Cameron]()
Snowed Inn with Madelyn by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNothing says “Merry Christmas” more than arriving at the adorable inn your mom has booked for your family and seeing your former babysitter, and first crush, sitting behind the desk. Turns out Madelyn Hawthorne is the owner, and after a massive snowstorm traps us, we’re all going to be getting pretty cozy for the next week... -
![The Secrets we Keep by Donna Jay]()
The Secrets we Keep by Donna Jay
An age-gap, rich-girl/poor-girl lesbian romance that embraces the big, crazy, complicated mess of fixing two broken hearts that belong together.If anyone had told Sadie she'd be homeless and living out of her car at age twenty-five, she'd have laughed in their face... -
![Under The Mistle-tome by Sammi Cee]()
Under The Mistle-tome by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHoping to give his young daughter, Holly, the joyful childhood he had, Trevor moves back to the one place he’s always considered home—Christmas Falls. As happy as he is to be back in the festive atmosphere of the small charming town, it’s nothing compared to how excited he is to spend time with his best friend, Trey... -
![The Greatest Gift by Felice Stevens]()
The Greatest Gift by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter five years, Alex Stern and Rafe Hazelton have what seems to be the perfect marriage. Alex is entering his last years of residency and Rafe’s veterinary business is busier than ever. For Rafe, all that is missing is a child, but Alex, afraid of ending up to be a man like his father, isn’t as sure. He doesn't want to make any mistakes... -
![A Purrfect Gift by Jae]()
A Purrfect Gift by Jae
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLena has just moved to Freiburg with her cat, Scully, so when she finds little gifts on her doorstep every day, she thinks they are a welcome-to-the-building Advent calendar from her new neighbors.Caroline, who lives next door, can’t figure out how her stuff keeps disappearing until she catches a cat in the act of stealing from her. She follows the feline felon home—and meets its cute owner... -
![Flake It Til You Make It by Beth Bolden]()
Flake It Til You Make It by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas . . .When Rocco Moretti gets the chance to buy a coffee shop in a small Illinois town, it feels like a miracle. And in true Christmas Falls tradition, Jolly Java is a holiday-flavored one.He sets up shop and starts experimenting with recipes. The only problem? His changes go over like a piece of coal on Christmas morning... -
![Mingle All The Way by Hayden Hall]()
Mingle All The Way by Hayden Hall
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen I go home for the holidays, Santa has a secret waiting for me...I wandered far and wide in search of happiness, never finding what I sought. When I return to Christmas Falls to lick my wounds, the last thing I expect is for Santa to send me a golden-haired, blue-eyed man I once called my best friend—the friend who was taken away from me when we were kids... -
![Chef's Special by Susan X. Meagher]()
Chef's Special by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years of slowly working her way up the ladder, Emily Desjardins is finally poised at the next step—cooking at the kind of restaurant she’d love to one day own. Her new boss is classically trained, has stunningly high standards, and effortlessly designs delicious, creative cuisine. She’s also demanding, inflexible, ridiculously confident and so hot it’s almost silly... -
![Homebird by Amy Lane]()
Homebird by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCrispin Henry isn’t an adventurer. He learned early on that the world is a frightening place and that home is rare and precious. If his friends didn’t drag him to sports games and ill-advised trips to Vegas, he wouldn’t get out at all—and his trip to Munich for Oktoberfest is no exception. But it’s there that he meets Luka Gabriel, and he learns to take a chance... -
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![A Merry MacIntosh Christmas by Susi Hawke]()
A Merry MacIntosh Christmas by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat do you do when the person you can’t get out of your head is the son of the man who jilted you thirty years ago? Proceed with caution! When Dr. Joseph Nielson—aka Doc—walked into his exam room, the last thing he expected to find was the spitting image of the fiance who had hurt him so badly that he’d spent the rest of his adult life as a bitter bachelor... -
![Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan]()
Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Holly Burke saw who she’d drawn for Secret Santa, she knew she had to do something to make it special. It was Christmas, after all, and if anyone deserved some extra Christmas cheer, it was Mo Davy... -
![Don't Marry Me At Christmas by Clare Lydon]()
Don't Marry Me At Christmas by Clare Lydon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDeck the halls with awkward tension…Meet Sara Christmas fanatic, festive wedding Grinch. Her dream nuptials? Sun-soaked, Beth-free.Meet Beth Expert at running. From countries, feelings, and one-night stands with best friends.Now Beth's back, armed with apologies and tinsel-wrapped determination... -
![Twice Upon A Christmastime by Addison Clarke]()
Twice Upon A Christmastime by Addison Clarke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwins Jones and Mallory Garner never expected the holidays to be so climactic. Ice queen Jones is the Vice President of Smithfield Marketing, a high profile marketing firm in the heart of NYC. She’s risen to the top of her game by not caring about the people she steps on along the way. Love isn’t on her radar; that next big promotion is though... -
![Once Upon a Mistletoe Kiss by Sammi Cee]()
Once Upon a Mistletoe Kiss by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s no place like home for the holidays…Especially if you hate them and want to pretend they don’t exist.When the older man moves in next door with his two loud children and irritating pets, I ignore them. I don’t want my life to change.Except it does. Between him and his kids, someone’s always knocking on my door needing something.Or wanting to share delicious baked goods or a meal... -
![Hearts on Fire by Emily Hayes]()
Hearts on Fire by Emily Hayes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan they save each other in more ways than just the physical?This is an Age Gap, Opposites Attract romance between a Surgeon and a Firefighter. It is steamy, loving and always a Happy Ever After. World famous Surgeon, Dr. Naomi Crane, is hard at work when a fire breaks out. Her life is saved by the fiercely attractive firefighter, Scotti Saunders... -
![Neutral Zone by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey]()
Neutral Zone by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTennant Rowe has it all, a boyfriend he adores, a loving family, and a career on the rise. He’s sure of his place in the world, and the future can only get brighter. Then one night, in a flash of skates and sticks, life changes forever. Getting back on the ice is Ten’s priority, and experts tell him that it’s just a matter of time... -
![Relative Commotion by Nicky James]()
Relative Commotion by Nicky James
Join Quaid and Aslan as they celebrate the holidays with Aslan's family.This short story is a peek into the detectives' lives while they aren't at work. It comes AFTER Unstable Connections but before Inevitable Disclosure in the series... -
![Humbug's Holiday Homecoming by J.A. Armstrong]()
Humbug's Holiday Homecoming by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Christmastime, and Dr. Mick Mulligan has just arrived back at her childhood home after a five-year absence. She’s determined to help her mother, Leona, care for the house she grew up in and resolved to adjust to life back in Connecticut. After the childhood loss of her father, Mick proclaimed herself a “humbug.” Mick is happier in an operating room that gathering around a Christmas tree... -
![A Very Merry Krewmas: (Trials of Fear ) by Nicky James]()
A Very Merry Krewmas: (Trials of Fear ) by Nicky James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe snow is falling, the bells are ringing, and Krew is ready to celebrate the holidays with all his friends by throwing the most fabulous Krewmas party of the century! There will be… -thirty sprigs of mistletoe (Ireland will be there, need I say more?); -a tree full of sexy mermen (No explanations required.); -a promiscuous Elf on the Shelf (Max can’t wrap his head around this one... -
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![The Christmas Committee by Lily Seabrooke]()
The Christmas Committee by Lily Seabrooke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPiper Fairway is Castle Hollow’s last hope, which means they’re kind of screwed.With property developer Michael Landgrave trying to buy out the small-town center and pave it over, the town’s best hope is their Christmas Committee revitalizing the old Christmas festival the town used to be famous for. Unfortunately, Piper is the only member of the committee... -
![Single Dad’s Christmas Cookie by Lydia Hall]()
Single Dad’s Christmas Cookie by Lydia Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings’Tis the season for snowstorms, secret desires, and sizzling kitchen encounters!I'm Nova, the first-grade teacher whose Christmas dreams crumbled faster than day-old cookies.When desperation leads me to pose as a temporary cook, I discover my new boss is my recent steamy one-night stand... -
![Her Rugged Lumberjack by Clara King]()
Her Rugged Lumberjack by Clara King
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe doesn’t believe in happily ever afters.But her lumberjack boss is about to make her question everything.MargotMistletoe Christmas Tree Farm seems like the perfect place to work—until I meet my boss.Declan Thorne is a rugged older bearded, tattooed, and insanely attractive.Being around him is intoxicating, and it scares me how fast I’m falling... -
![Love on the Night Shift (A Rivers Community Romance) by Radclyffe]()
Love on the Night Shift (A Rivers Community Romance) by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBetween ruling the night shift in the ER at the Rivers and raising her teenage daughter, Blaise Richeilieu has all the drama she needs in her life. When a dashing young attending appears on the scene and relentlessly pursues her, Blaise has plenty of reasons to say no—or at least she tells herself she does, despite Grady’s nearly irresistible charm... -
![Run to You by Georgia Beers]()
Run to You by Georgia Beers
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Junebug Farms, a successful, well-known animal shelter in upstate New York, where every day brings something new—love, stress, heartbreak, warmth—and not just from the animals. Catherine Gardner knows what it means to work hard. Growing up with little, it's pretty much all she's done for most of her life. As the bookkeeper for Junebug Farms, she handles the money... -
![Ready, Set, Glow! by Rye Cox]()
Ready, Set, Glow! by Rye Cox
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere is nothing more annoying than Christmas... I see the irony of being the owner of a Christmas tree farm and hating the very holiday that keeps my family business alive, but Christmas Falls takes this season way too seriously with their festive business names to the sheer merriment that envelops the entire town. I'm no grinch, but I can relate to one being surrounded by all this jubilance...
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