Romance
November 2025

Recent Releases
Three Holidays and a Wedding
by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley

Set in 2000, when Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan overlapped, this feel-good novel co-written by Uzma Jalaluddin (Much Ado About Nada) and Marissa Stapley (The Lightning Bottles) stars snowbound strangers who take refuge in picturesque small-town Snow Falls, Ontario, where they find love, friendship, and plenty of holiday spirit. 
You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince
by Timothy Janovsky

After his wealthy parents cut him off, spoiled socialite Matthew Prince moves in with his grandparents in western Massachusetts, only to discover he'll be bunking with their boarder, sweet-natured college student Hector Martinez. Hallmark Christmas movies meet Schitt's Creek in this standalone holiday romantic comedy by the author of Never Been Kissed.
A Christmas Duet
by Debbie Macomber

High school band teacher and aspiring songwriter Hailey Morgan escapes to a friend's cabin in Oregon for the holidays, both to avoid her ex-fiancĂ© (who wants to get back together) and to make music. Enter Jethro "Jay" Cantor, a charming music producer who just might be able to help Hailey accomplish her dreams -- and mend her broken heart. 
The Christmas countdown by Holly Cassidy
The Christmas countdown
by Holly Cassidy

A charming holiday rom-com about a young, recently heartbroken woman who is tasked by her sister to complete Advent calendar challenges in the lead up to Christmas to reignite her belief in herself, the holidays, and love again.
The Wedding Witch
by Erin Sterling

In this 3rd whimsical entry in the bestselling Graves Glen paranormal romance series, con artist Tamsyn Bligh's attempts to steal a magical brooch for warlock Bowen Penhallow send the pair back to 1957, where the Yuletide wedding celebrations of Bowen's grandparents are underway. 
A merry little meet cute : a novel by Julie Murphy
A merry little meet cute : a novel
by Julie Murphy

A successful plus-sized adult film star agrees to star in a Christmas movie for a squeaky-clean cable network when her childhood crush and ex-boy band member signs on as co-star. 
A holly jolly ever after by Julie Murphy
A holly jolly ever after
by Julie Murphy

A washed-up former member of a boy band agrees to star in a sexy Santa biopic that also stars his ex, in the second novel of the series following A Merry Little Meet Cute. 
A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli
A Holly Jolly Diwali
by Sonya Lalli

 At loose ends, Niki travels to Mumbai for her best friend Diya's wedding and meets London-based musician Sameer "Sam" Mukherji. As their holiday romance develops, Niki reconnects with her Punjabi heritage while trying to decide what her future will look like.

 
The Christmas tree farm by Laurie Gilmore
The Christmas tree farm
by Laurie Gilmore

Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that's too cute for its own good. 
In a holidaze by Christina Lauren
In a holidaze
by Christina Lauren

Finding herself caught in a time loop that has her repeating the same disastrous family Christmas in a snowy Utah cabin, Mae endures one hilarious setback after another to break the cycle and find true love under the mistletoe. 
Grace & Henry's holiday movie marathon : a novel by Matthew Norman
Grace & Henry's holiday movie marathon : a novel
by Matthew Norman

Nearly a year after losing their spouses, Grace and Henry form a quiet friendship over a Christmas movie marathon, together navigating their shared grief and unexpected feelings amidst their meddling mothers' matchmaking attempts. 
The holiday honeymoon switch by Julia McKay
The holiday honeymoon switch
by Julia McKay

A hilarious and heartfelt holiday rom com about doppelganger best friends who trade one's cabin Christmas vacation for the other's Hawaiian honeymoon after she's left at the altar, and both find love they weren't expecting.
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