To be honest, I’m not usually a lover of Christmas books. I haven’t read many over the years and as a mood reader, I always tend to opt for any book that I feel like reading at the time. Having said that, I’m trying something new this year; I’ve created a Christmas book TBR with different genres – romance, crime, fantasy, etc. so that I can pick up what I’m in the mood for while also trying out some Christmas centred reads. Hopefully you find some my choices to your liking and decide to pick a few of them up as well. There might also be some reviews coming after Christmas, so keep your eyes peeled ;).

The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels

• Published: 21 Sept 2023
• Pages: 343 pages (Kindle)
• Genre: Romance, Contemporary

Margot Murray and Ben Gibson make a pact for Christmas: Margot gets a blissful break away from her work-life (un-)balance after a recent break-up, and Ben gets a (fake) girlfriend to bring home for the holidays. Seems like the perfect match; A story that could only go one way. Except Margot is thrown for a loop when she does fall in love, with Ben’s sister Ellie.

Good Spirits by B.K Borison

• Published: 21 Oct 2025
• Pages: 379 (Kindle)
• Genre: Romance, Fantasy
• Series: Ghosted #1

‘Ghost of Christmas Past’ Nolan Callahan normally spends the holidays haunting in his ‘after-life’ but when he’s faced with Harriet York, the sweetest assignment he’s ever had, he suddenly finds himself wishing for a future. As Harriet has no idea why she’s being haunted, they begin to examine her past and discover a connection that binds them together.

Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A Wardell

• Published: 13 Feb 2025
• Pages: 343 (Kindle)
• Genre: Romance, Contemporary
• Series: Teachers in Love #2

Sheldon Soleskin and Theo Berenson are forced to work together when Sheldon is unexpectedly transferred to Theo’s school. Discovering they both need dates to events they’d rather not go to alone (or at all), they agree to accompany each other. Although opposites, they gradually foster a friendship that has the potential to turn into something more.

The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson

• Published: 28 Sept 2023
• Pages: 96
• Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Ashley Smith, an American art student in London for her junior year, was fully prepared to spend Christmas alone, but a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to the family’s country residence, Starvewood Hall. Ashley is mesmerised by the beautifully festive Cotswold manor house, but most of all by Emma’s aloof and handsome brother, Adam Chapman. However, both Adam and the remote retreat alike hold darker secrets than Ashley could imagine. Over thirty years later the events of that horrific week are revisited through Ashley’s diary from that time.

The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

• Published: 24 October 2017
• Pages: 400
• Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retelling

On Christmas Eve five years ago, seventeen-year-old Holly Chase was visited by three Ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she’d become. Although they tried to convince her to change her ways, she ignored their warnings and then she died. Now she’s stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge—as their latest Ghost of Christmas Past. So far, Holly’s afterlife has been miserable. But this year’s Scrooge might change everything…

Synopsis’ found on Goodreads