High Heat Picks There’s just something about fake dating at Christmas that hits different—fake dating in general is one of my favorite tropes. One minute it’s “this is strictly for the family photos”… and the next it’s a stolen kiss in a hallway that smells like pine needles and champagne, …
You know that email from HR that shows up in your inbox and reads: “Attendance at the annual holiday party is strongly encouraged.” Basically, it means you’ll be standing around in uncomfortable shoes, pretending the punch tastes better than it does. Actual office parties are just okay. The drinks are …
1. Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison Best of #Booktok Small-town, friends-to-lovers, fake dating, and a struggling Christmas tree farm—it’s basically a Hallmark movie, but with more spice and better banter. BlurbStella’s trying to save the Christmas tree farm she’s adored since she was a kid. To win a contest (and …
When the holidays feel a little too loud, a little too lonely, or just…damn complicated, found family romances hit different. There’s something so comforting about watching characters build their own messy, loyal, ride-or-die crew while Christmas lights in the mix—and the romance is hot enough to melt the snow outside. …
There’s just something about a small-town Christmas romance that feels like slipping into your comfiest pajamas with a mug of hot cocoa. Snowy streets, twinkle lights, nosy neighbors, and the kind of slow-burn chemistry that makes you want to stay up way too late “just one more chapter.” This list …
Some Christmases are about matching pajamas and Christmas cookies. Other Christmases are about keeping small humans alive, hiding the gift, and secretly reading filthy books on your Kindle at 2 a.m. while everyone finally sleeps. Single-parent Christmas romances hit that mood perfectly—tired adults, real-life mess, kids who steal the scene, …
Every December, my feeds fill up with small-town snow globes and Hallmark-style kisses under the mistletoe. And honestly? Sometimes I want blood on the snow, a morally grey man making terrible choices, and fairy lights that look like crime-scene tape. If you’re the same, this is your list. These are …
I wasn’t planning to add any more books to my December TBR… and then these four appeared on my Kindle. Suddenly, my quiet holiday reading plans turned into necromancy mishaps, steamy nightclub moments, ex-military tension in the snow, and a biker–mobster situation that does not believe in subtlety. Each book …
To me, there’s something special about MM romances, but Christmas romances are even more special. It’s the messy families and found families.The weird traditions, the string lights, and December. And of course: men who absolutely did not plan to fall in love over hot chocolate, snowstorms, and fake Santa beards—but …
There’s something about a snow-dusted main street, twinkling lights in every shop window, and a grumpy local who somehow turns into the softest cinnamon roll by Christmas Eve. If your December TBR needs small towns, slow-burn tension, and rom-com chaos wrapped in holiday warmth, this list is your sign. These …
Holiday Book Bargains on Kindle I must admit that Christmas is my favorite time of the year…my favorite holiday and not just because of receiving presents. I love the lights, the trees, the songs, the exciting, the shopping…everything. I will be up tonight with the kids singing Christmas songs, eating …