Add a little holiday magic to your reading list this year with some festive contemporary fiction. These Christmas novels for adults are perennial favorites that you’ll want to read and re-read every Christmas season. We’ve put together a list of some of the most-read, best-loved Christmas novels out there, with a few new ones thrown in for good measure. This is a good starter list with some of the best-ever Christmas reads published over the past few decades. Many favorite authors are also on the list. They know the holidays, and their stories are full of winter wonderlands and plenty of cheer. Make some new memories with your reading list this season and discover your new favorite reads; we have a feeling you’ll like these.
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Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
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A Milwaukee Christmas market brings people together during the wintry season in Amy E. Reichert’s new holiday novel.
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Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
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A spontaneous trip might just lead to holiday romance in Jasmine Guillory’s novel Royal Holiday.
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The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
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A December full of dates set up by a matchmaking service is the premise of this fun holiday novel.
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In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
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A day that won’t stop repeating itself (and the attempt to break the cycle) is at the heart of this new novel from Christina Lauren, the pen name of writers Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.
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The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
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Twins swap lives and may be in for more than they bargained for in this cheery Christmas novel about greener grass and unexpected romance.
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Always, in December by Emily Stone
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Set in England, this novel begins with a bicycle collision and follows a love story through the years.
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Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
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A busy Christmas season throws a few wrenches into the holiday plans of the central character in Sophie Kinsella’s new novel.
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Comfort & Joy: A Fable by Kristin Hannah
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A woman at a crossroads in her life takes a holiday trip with an unexpected detour in this story about embracing new paths.
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