If you really love Christmas or the entire winter holiday season, then you’ve probably already cued up the Netflix, Lifetime and Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. And the various holiday baking shows. You’ve got all your favorite Christmas movies queued up. The cozy blanket awaits, and the hot chocolate is almost ready. But just in case you decide that on some cozy December nights, you’d rather curl up with a new Christmas book – a novel, romance or mystery set during the holiday season – here’s our list of the best new releases to read for 2023. Let the holiday magic begin.
what are the best new novels, romances, mysteries and other fiction for Christmas holiday season 2023?
Here’s our edit of the best new holiday season and Christmas books to read this year, including novels, mysteries and steamy romances.
The 25 best new Christmas novels, romances, mysteries and other fiction to read and share this holiday season 2023.
1. Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews.
2. Wrapped with a Beau by Lillie Vale.
3. A Winter in New York by Josie Silver.
4. The Christmas Wager by Holly Cassidy.
5. The Ex-Mas Holidays by Zoe Allison.
6. Three Holidays and a Wedding by Marissa Stapley and Uzma Jalaluddin.
7. Love, Holly by Emily Stone.
8. Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey.
9. Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey.
10. A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone.
11. Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan.
12. Paradise for Christmas by Carolyn Brown.
13. Christmas in Painted Pony Creek by Linda Lael Miller.
14. One Christmas Morning by Rachel Greenlaw.
15. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Susan Wiggs.
16. Christmas at Corgi Cove by Annie England Noblin.
17. Up on the Woof Top by Spencer Quinn.
18. The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson.
19. The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett.
20. Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah.
21. A Christmas to Remember by Beverly Jenkins.
22. The Jolliest Bunch: Unhinged Holiday Stories by Danny Pellegrino.
23. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time for Christmas by Amy Newmark.
24. The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman.
25. Twelve Months of Christmas by Sheila Roberts.
best new holiday season novels and Christmas book releases
That’s our roundup of the best new holiday season and Christmas books, including novels, mysteries and steamy romance releases to read and share this year. From heartwarming romances to British mysteries to laugh-out-loud comedies, there’s a novel on this list for everyone. Grab your favorite blanket, a mug of hot cocoa, and get swept away by the magic of the holiday season. Happy holidays, dear reader!
