Merry Christmas! I’m always surprised by how fast Christmas comes. And that’s coming from the gal who puts her Christmas decorations up the second weekend in November!
As much as I love Hallmark Christmas movies, I love Christmas books even more. Of course, the ultimate Christmas novel is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. But some modern day authors are putting out a healthy serving of Christmas themed novels themselves. I’ve listed some of the ones I’ve read below.
Christmas books by Debbie Macomber:
Dashing Through the Snow
Ashley Davison hitches a rid with Dash Sutherland, a stranger turned car passenger, to get home to her family in Seattle. Dash kidnaps Ashley, and she knows she’ll never get home. Just kidding. Their car ride is a struggle, but Dash is a perfect gentleman.
Starry Night
Carrie Slayton gets a free pass to write whatever she wants—if she can score an interview with Finn Dalton, a famous writer who no one has ever interviewed. She travels to Alaska to find him, but, of course, finds more than she bargains for.
Merry and Bright
Merry has no time for dating, but her family thinks otherwise and sets up an online dating account for her. Just in time for Christmas, Merry happens to find someone pleasant to chat with, but things get complicated when an unexpected guy at work catches her attention, too.
Twelve Days of Christmas
Energetic, friendly, happy Julia Padden and grumpy, standoffish, joyless Cain Maddox aren’t exactly two peas in a pod, but they are neighbors. Julia is determined to crack Cain this Christmas
Mr. Miracle
Harrie Mills is sent to help Addie Folsom, but Addie has no idea her professor (Harrie) is her guardian angel.
Christmas books by Richard Paul Evans:
Lost December
This is a retelling of the prodigal son as a modern story. Luke Crisp blows his trust money after graduating and, without anyone knowing who he is, takes a lowly job at his father’s company.
The Mistletoe Inn
Kimberly Rossi heads off to a writers’ conference after a several not-so-great relationships and meets Zeke, who is interested in her writing—and her.
The Mistletoe Secret
Alex Bartlett starts reading a blogger’s posts and takes a leap to go find her. (These two are a part of a collection—not a series. They don’t pick up where one leaves off, but their themes are similar! There’s one more—The Mistletoe Promise—but I haven’t read it yet.)
The Noel Diary
Jacob Churcher goes back to his hometown to see about his mom’s estate after her passing. He hasn’t been there in years, but this place holds more of a future for him than he knows.
Christmas books by Elin Hilderbrand:
Winter Street
Winter Stroll
Winter Storms
Winter Solstice
Kelley Quinn owns Nantucket’s Winter Street Inn and is married to Mitzi, the mom to his fourth child, Bart. Patrick, Kevin, and Ava, his other three children, all live close to Nantucket as well, but their mother (Kelley’s ex-wife) Margaret lives in Manhattan. The family comes together every Christmas, but each Christmas presents new struggles, concerns, and joys for the family.
Other Christmas finds:
The Man Who Invented Christmas by Lee Standiford
This book is about how Charles Dickens created his famous novel A Christmas Carol. He knew the world needed a spiritual lift in their perspective of Christmas, and Scrooge was birthed.
The Christmas Town by Donna VanLiere
Lauren Gabriel has never really celebrated Christmas having been in and out of foster homes as a child. But this Christmas, she gets involved in a town that’s eat up with Christmas.
Whether you check out some of these during what’s left of your Christmas and New Year holiday breaks or you make a reading list for next year, they’re all keepers in my book!
Merry Christmas, y’all!