Looking to add a little bit of steam to your holiday reads, here are 5 that are on my TBR for December.
Talk About Swoon on Instagram is my annual resource for holiday/santa reads. It has become a holiday tradition at this point to scope out her list for the season. They’re so fun to read and if you’re in the mood, you’re bound to find something that fits. Let’s take a look.
5 Hopeful Santa Reads to Make the Season Bright
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
Nicholas “Coal” Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make-out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night.
But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his duty: he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother’s not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it.
Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess’s hand…and Coal comes face-to-face with his mysterious behind-the-bar hottie: Hex, the Prince of Halloween.
It’s a fake competition between two holiday princes who can’t keep their hands off each other over a marriage of convenience that no one wants. And it all leads to one of the sweetest, sexiest, messiest, most delightfully unforgettable love stories of the year.
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Little Miss Santa Claws by Beka Westrup
Ms. Mistletoe Claus is making Christmas Eve deliveries for the first time since her father passed away and her older brother fled the North Pole (and his Claus birthright). When Missy makes a delivery to the wrong house, she meets Nicole Strobe, a nearly-divorced workaholic who is nowhere close to a true believer. When the reindeer take off with the sleigh and leave Missy stranded, only Nicole can help her save Christmas—but that will require from them the courage to believe in one another and, more importantly, themselves.
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Elfemies to Lovers by Jennifer Chipman
The daughter of a runaway Christmas Elf. The son of Santa Claus. A whole lot of Christmas Magic. What could go wrong?
Ivy Winters
As the head elf at Santa’s Christmasland, I never expected to be butting heads with the new executive—or going on a date with him. But when he asked me to go home with him for Christmas, I surprised myself by saying yes.
Oh, and he’s from the North Pole.
And apparently, I’m an elf.
Teddy Claus
Training to take over the family business was no small undertaking, but for the last few years, I’d been working my way up through the ranks, mastering each branch of our enterprise.
But everything was different when I arrived at our Christmas themed amusement park and met her.
Maybe that was why I invited her home with me for Christmas.
It felt like I’d been searching my whole life for something, and I’d finally found it.
Maybe, what I’d needed all along was Ivy by my side.
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Hunted by Holly by Leann Belle
I’ll never let him catch me
The King of the North Pole was supposed to be an ally. He wasn’t supposed to burn my kingdom in the South Pole to the ground and destroy everything I knew and loved. As the new Queen, I’ll take my revenge no matter what it costs me.
But Nicholas, the immortal Saint, is far more powerful than I ever imagined. And when he flips the script on my assassination attempt, I find myself running through a frosty woods, trying to outrun and outsmart the vicious and brutal ruler.
Three Days. If I can evade him for just three days, he promises he’ll let me go. But if he catches me before midnight on Christmas day, then the only gift I’ll be finding under the tree is my worst nightmare:
A wedding dress.
Hunted in Holly is a Dark Romance Christmas novella that takes a spicy holiday twist on The Most Dangerous Game. This high stakes game of Cat and Mouse will keep you as on edge as our heroine, with magic and heat amidst the twisted romance. You’ll love it if you prefer your enemies to lovers romance with an immortal, morally gray love interest who loves the primal chase of his very, very “good girl.”
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Santa Material by Mink
Am I obsessed with my neighbor? Yes. Mac is a huge bear of a man, one with bright eyes and big hands–a man that you can’t help but drool over. He’s so kind, always asking me if I want help with my projects around the house. Maybe I’ll spend this Christmas in his arms, cuddled by a fire.
At least, that would’ve happened if I didn’t … accidentally … kill Santa Claus.
Look, I know how it sounds. But it was an accident! Now, it’s up to me to save Christmas, and I have to find the right person to take the Big Guy’s place. A man with a kind heart, a giving soul, and a laugh that can warm even the chilliest of grinches. A man like … Mac. But can I give up the only man I’ve ever loved to save Christmas, or will I keep him to myself no matter the cost?
MINK’s Note: Have a happy holiday with this sweet, safe, HEA, kitty included.
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Don’t these 5 holiday romance reads sound fun? I definitely can’t wait to start these, but let’s be real, I’ll probably read way more than 5!
