It’s no secret that rom-coms have blown up in recent years, thanks to the likes of BookTok and other social media platforms giving people everywhere the opportunity to recommend their favorites.
Luckily for anyone looking for a little dose of holiday cheer along with their romance is in luck. Holiday rom-coms are increasingly popular, and this niche genre has some great book list picks for you.
10. Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
A list of holiday rom-coms needs at least one royal romance, am I right? When Vivian Forest joins her daughter on a trip to style a royal, she never expects to meet a handsome, charming private secretary who makes her rethink the trajectory of her life so far.
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9. Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
A last-ditch effort to save a beloved Christmas tree farm brings this friends-to-lovers romance to life. When Stella Bloom ropes her best friend Luka into a fake dating scheme to pretend that they own Lovelight Farms together, neither of them expects that their feelings for one another may be stronger than they thought.
8. So, This Is Christmas by Tracy Andreen
If a sweet Holiday romance for a YA audience is what you’re looking for, So, This Is Christmas is the pick for you. Finley Brown has returned to her Oklahoma town from boarding school determined to have the perfect Christmas… and she’ll be able to do that just as soon as she solves all the problems currently plaguing her holiday season.
7. It Happened One Christmas by Chantel Guertin
If this book doesn’t scream all your favorite Hallmark Christmas movies, I don’t know what will.
This feel-good read follows holiday movie director extraordinaire Zoey Andrews, who is determined to film her next picture in the charming town of Chelsea, Quebec. That is if she can figure out how to get the town’s handsome, grumpy mayor to approve her permits. Enemies-to-lovers tropes ensue.
6. A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
A former boy band member and former child star team up to film a sexy Santa biopic in the charming town of Christmas Notch, Vermont. One is trying to escape past indiscretions while the other is looking to sully her previously wholesome image.
Hilarity ensues in this follow-up to last year’s A Merry Little Meet Cute.
5. Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
One of the reigning rom-com queens adds another holiday story to her roster. Melody Gallard and Beat Dawkins are thrown together to wrangle their former rockstar parents for an epic Christmas Eve concert. The only problem is their mothers; they hate each other. Opposites attract and sparks fly from all directions.
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4. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss
An English castle, a holiday season, and an enemies-to-lovers romance. The perfect combination for this heartfelt holiday tale. Elinor Noel reunites with old friends at a castle near their old school, bringing her face to face with her childhood nemesis. Contempt quickly turns to something else between the two.
3. Holiday Vibes by Sarah Brenton
A list of holiday rom-coms wouldn’t be complete without a little forbidden love, a brother’s best friend romance. Jessie is home for the holidays, trying – and failing – to forget about her failed art career while avoiding her brothers’ cocky best friend and Hollywood heartthrob Nic Fontana.
Their mutual attraction leads to striking a deal to have a holiday fling, no strings attached. But emotions always have strings, and their chemistry may just surprise both of them.
2. Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge
A heartwarming YA romance featuring small-town Texas, family drama, and plenty of Hanukkah spirit makes Eight Dates and Nights as cozy as a holiday rom-com get.
Hannah Levin is stuck in the town of Rosenberg, Texas for the holidays, missing her life back in New York and all of its perks. But she’s about to discover – with a little help from the only other Jewish boy in town – that there may be more to this time of year than she originally thought.
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1. Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stanley
A lot of turbulence and a little holiday magic make this formed proximity romance one to add to your list. After an emergency landing, Maryam and Anna wind up stranded at the Snow Falls Inn. Both are given the opportunity to explore feelings with old loves as well as new ones and discover more about themselves at the same time.
