Visit the magical town of Moonrise Cove for a holiday romance that will warm your heart and bring a smile to your face.

Vera Penwythe may have the ability to create frost with her hands, but she wishes she could freeze her heart to keep it safe. She’s moved back in with her Gran after a humiliating break up left her in debt to a two-timing ex. But when a charming neighbor begs her to pretend to be his girlfriend to help his mother through the holidays, she can’t resist. She yearns to feel needed and be part of something, even if it is all fake. Besides, this way she’ll get the benefits of companionship without the expectations and heartbreak of a real relationship.

Harry Levine never thought lying to his mom would lead to the best mistake of his life. But when an embarrassing misunderstanding leads his parents to assume that Vera is the long-term girlfriend they’ve never met, Harry begs her to go with it. He can’t bear to tell his sick mom that he’s broken up with his girlfriend. Instead, he enlists Vera’s help to keep up the ruse until his mom is recovering from her surgery. That just means a few family parties, shared shifts at his dad’s magic-themed ice cream parlor, and—oh yeah, passing Vera off as the picky girlfriend he’s told them about. But what do you do when the lie you started becomes the best thing that’s ever happened to you?

Vera doesn’t trust her bad-guy radar and she doesn’t trust love. But Christmas at Moonrise Cove has a way of working its magic and soon her walls begin to melt. Will she be able to risk her heart to believe that something fake could ever become something real?

Three things even worse than Christmas:

1. Returning to my hated home town.

2. Getting arrested.

3. Realizing the arresting officer is the boy I ran out on in high school.

Luke Penn may look spectacular in a cop’s uniform, but I never wanted to see him again. He witnessed The Incident, otherwise known as the most embarrassing thing to happen to anyone ever. So as soon as I make it through my sister’s Christmas wedding, I’ll pack up my elf costume and catch the first sleigh out of town.

No Ordinary Christmas is a stand-alone, second-chance, holiday novella you'll love!

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Stuck with Santa by Audrey Carnes

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♥♥♥ Grumpy elf meets sunshine Santa in this small-town, second-chance, sweet rom com! ♥♥♥

Steph

Ho-ho-humbug! When Stephanie Sanders returns to her hometown of Apple Creek for the holidays, the last thing she wants to do is be roped into a Christmas festival. But the Christmas season means doing things for the ones we love, so off she goes to dress up as an elf in the name of Christmas spirit. Unbeknownst to Stephanie, her mom has a little Christmas surprise: playing Santa to Stephanie’s elf is none other than Thaddeus MacGuire the Third, her high school crush, who disappeared after a Christmas Eve kiss years ago.

Thad

Christmas really is the best season of the year…even in a Santa suit that’s giving him hives and surrounded by a bunch of snotgoblins who deserve lumps of coal in their stockings. But the real frosting on the Christmas cookie is when Thad finds himself locked in the church bell tower with none other than Stephanie Sanders, Santa’s Grumpiest Elf.

It’s going to take every last bit of Christmas magic to get these two to fall in love, but you’ll be laughing all the way!

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The Santa Trail by Tess Thompson

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Merrily Matched by Cathryn Brown

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Her Christmas season is well planned. A dog and a matchmaker ignore that plan.

Molly’s holiday season will be drama free. Nothing except working at her busy bakery in Homer, Alaska, so she can save money. Because she’s failed at romance in the past, love isn’t on her schedule. Neither is the dog she adopts—and has no idea how to take care of.

Joe just moved to this small town to set up a veterinary practice. His soft spot for animals—and pretty bakers—brings his path and Molly’s together. He may be interested in a future with her, but she keeps pushing him away.

A matchmaker has ideas of her own to make sure these two have a happily ever after.

If you enjoy stories with dogs, matchmakers, and sweet romance, you’ll love Merrily Matched. Start reading now to add some Christmas happiness to your day.

This is a standalone book and also book 3.5 in the Alaska Matchmakers series. The author is from Alaska, so she knows the real Alaska.

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Do you know of a great romance novel/novella set during the holidays? What's your favourite festive romance you've read this year? Let us know about it in the comments below. 

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