As the holiday season of 2025 approaches, there’s no better way to get into the festive spirit than by curling up with a delightful Christmas romance novella. This year’s selection promises to offer a diverse array of heartwarming tales that encapsulate the magic and warmth of Christmas. From rugged mountain men sweeping heroines off their feet in snow-covered valleys to unexpected love stories blossoming amidst holiday chaos, each novella in this collection guarantees a cozy escape from the winter chill. Whether you’re a fan of steamy instalove stories or heartwarming small-town holiday romances, our list of 2025 Christmas romance novellas is designed to deliver joy, laughter, and perhaps a tear or two, making it the perfect companion for your festive reading list.
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$2.99Get it NowA toppled Christmas tree brings her face-to-face with a rugged ex-soldier—and the spark that could change everything.
Getting body-slammed by a Christmas tree wasn’t on my holiday bingo card. But that’s life when you’re working on the family tree lot.
What I really didn’t expect? The grumpiest, hottest mountain man I’ve ever seen swooping in to rescue me.
Hendrix Lowe was supposed to be just another customer. Instead, one brush of his hand against mine lit me up brighter than the star on top of a Fraser fir.
Turns out he’s one of my brother’s old military buddies, in town for the holidays—and suddenly my quick two-week visit home feels way too short.
I came back to Wildwood Valley for pine needles and cocoa. I wasn’t planning on six feet of rugged charm with gray eyes that undo me and hands that make me forget every carefully laid plan.
They say you can’t build forever on Christmas magic. Hendrix might just prove them wrong.
Mountain Man's Holiday Home is an OTT age-gap holiday romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. It's a forced proximity ex-military, lumberjack romance with lots of steam that's designed to be read in only 1 hour. If you like short, steamy instalove novellas, you’ll love the entire Wildwood Valley Christmas series!
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11/24/2025 05:00 pm GMT -
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Someone's stealing her Christmas soaps. He's about to steal her heart.
Someone is stealing my star-shaped Christmas soaps.
I discover the theft on the second morning of Wildwood Valley's holiday festival, and I'm furious. This was supposed to be my big break—my chance to turn my family's three-generation soap-making tradition into a real business. Instead, some festival saboteur is helping themselves to my handcrafted inventory.
When I spot what looks like a security guard near the entrance, I march over to demand answers. Turns out he's not security at all—he's Gunnar Erickson, a mountain man with pine-green eyes and a military-straight posture who makes my pulse skip with just one look.
He volunteers to help solve my soap mystery. Smart move, considering someone also cut the wires on the festival's Christmas tree lighting display.
What I don't expect is the way Gunnar looks at me like I'm the answer to every prayer he's never said. Or how our evening stakeout turns into the most honest conversation I've ever had with a man. Or the moment I find myself confessing that I'm twenty-three, single, and waiting for the right guy to be my first.
The raccoons aren't the only ones stealing things in Wildwood Valley. This quiet, protective mountain man is about to steal my heart.
And I'm going to let him.
Mountain Man's Christmas Star is an OTT age-gap holiday romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. It's a forced proximity ex-military, lumberjack romance with lots of steam that's designed to be read in only 1 hour. If you like short, steamy instalove novellas, you’ll love the entire Wildwood Valley Christmas series!
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11/24/2025 05:00 pm GMT -
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He needs her bells for the Christmas ceremony. She rings his bell in ways he never expected.
I'm dreaming of tacos when the hottest mountain man I've ever seen storms up to my booth at the Wildwood Valley Christmas Festival.
No introduction. No smile. Just those intense brown eyes pinning me like I've committed some crime, and a gruff demand for three of my hand-painted Christmas bells. Apparently the mayor needs them for tonight's tree lighting ceremony, and I'm supposed to ring them on stage in front of half the town.
My price for public humiliation? He buys me dinner.
What I don't expect is the way my skin burns every time we accidentally touch. Or how his rare smiles make my heart race faster than jingle bells. Or that a simple conversation over pie will have me confessing my most embarrassing secret—that at twenty-three, I've never been with anyone.
The way Jonas looks at me after that revelation could melt every snowflake in the mountains.
He tells me he's glad I waited, that he wants to be my first everything. But when I catch him watching me with the festival kids, something shifts in those beautiful eyes. Suddenly he's pulling away, convinced his foster care past makes him damaged goods.
He thinks he'll ruin my chance at a normal life.
I think he's the missing piece I never knew I was searching for. Now I just have to convince this stubborn, sexy carpenter that some of the best families are the ones you choose for yourself—and that our love is strong enough to create the Christmas magic he never had as a child.
Because I'm not leaving Wildwood Valley without him.
Mountain Man's Holiday Bell is an OTT age-gap holiday romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. It's a forced proximity ex-military, lumberjack romance with lots of steam that's designed to be read in only 1 hour. If you like short, steamy instalove novellas, you’ll love the entire Wildwood Valley Christmas series!
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11/24/2025 05:00 pm GMT -
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DANE:
When a curvy photographer shows up on Christmas Eve to take pictures of my grandfather's old train maps, I never expected to get snowed in with her—or to fall this hard, this fast.
I'm a rancher who keeps to myself. My grandfather's old caboose is my sanctuary—a place where I can breathe, think, and be alone with the maps and memories of the past.
Then Maple Matthews shows up.
She's all wild curls, confident curves, and a smile that lights up the prairie winter. She only needs a few hours to photograph my grandfather's railroad maps. But when a blizzard hits and the door latch breaks, we're trapped together for the night.
In the glow of the potbelly stove, with snow piling up outside, everything changes. She sees past my rough edges to the man I've been hiding. And I see a woman who makes me want things I thought I'd given up on—connection, hope, forever.
By Christmas morning, I know the truth: Maple Matthews isn't just passing through my life. She's the destination I've been searching for all along.
One night. One bell. One chance at love.
MAPLE:
Christmas Eve should've been simple: drive to a remote caboose, shoot some vintage railroad maps, and head home. But nothing about Dane Donovan is simple.
He's all brooding intensity, calloused hands, and a quiet strength that draws me in from the first moment. When a winter storm traps us together in his grandfather's converted train car, I discover the man behind the walls—and he's everything I didn't know I needed.
One broken door latch. One potbelly stove. One night that changes everything.
Dane makes me feel seen, desired, and cherished in ways I've never experienced. And as the snow falls and the fire crackles, I realize I'm not just capturing moments anymore—I'm living one.
By the time Christmas morning dawns, I know I'm not leaving my heart behind when I drive away. Because Dane Donovan isn't letting me go anywhere without him.
Some connections can't be explained. They can only be felt—and celebrated.
An intensely sizzling instalove Christmas romance featuring a confident curvy heroine, a protective cowboy hero, snowed-in forced proximity, and a love that defies all logic but feels completely right.
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11/23/2025 07:00 pm GMT -
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She’s all sugar and spice. He’s the grump who doesn’t stand a chance.
Rosemary
When the Mercury Ridge Christmas Festival loses its event planner, I step in to save it—armed with spreadsheets, glitter, and enough Christmas spirit to power the North Pole.
What I didn’t plan on? Getting stranded in the mountains with the grumpiest man alive.
He’s tall, broad, and about as warm as a snowdrift.
But when the power goes out and the only heat source is his woodstove—and his body—I start to wonder if maybe he’s not such a Scrooge after all.
Rhett
I grow trees, not feelings. And I sure as hell don’t have time for some city girl who thinks she can fix Christmas with fairy lights and hot cocoa.
But when Rosemary tumbles into my world—literally, tangled in tinsel and too stubborn to quit—something in me starts to thaw.
She came here to save the festival.
Now I’m the one hoping she’ll save me.
Tangling with the Christmas Mountain Man is a short, steamy instalove holiday romance featuring a grumpy tree farmer, a sunshiney event planner, one cozy cabin, and enough heat to melt the snow. Over-the-top possessive hero, no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA that’ll leave you tangled up in love.
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11/23/2025 07:00 pm GMT -
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She’s the hard-working wolf shifter who poured her heart into saving a small-town bar. He’s the grumpy sabertooth fire marshal who just shut it down—just a few weeks before Christmas. Sparks fly, snow falls, and in a town where family means everything—whether you’re born into it or choose it—they’re about to discover that the only thing more dangerous than breaking the rules… is falling in love.
Sometimes, the best gifts come wrapped in second chances.
Kymberlie Tringstad has built a home inside the walls of her little country-western bar. The Hair of the Dog isn’t just a business—it’s the heart of her small-town life. And this Christmas, she’s hosting a wedding reception that could secure the future she’s fought so hard for.
Then the new fire marshal walks in and shuts her down.
Gabriel Egan didn’t come to Bearpaw Ridge looking for romance. As a sabertooth shifter and former city fire investigator, he’s learned that following the rules saves lives. But the fiery wolf shifter behind the bar challenges every one of his defenses—and tempts him in ways he can’t ignore.
As snow falls and the days count down to Christmas Eve, Kymberlie and Gabriel find themselves leaning on each other more than they’d ever expected. In a town where family means everything—whether you’re born into it or choose it—they just might discover that love is the greatest holiday miracle of all.
For fans of heartwarming holiday romance, couples who are snowed in with just one bed, and the joy of a small-town Christmas.
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11/23/2025 07:00 pm GMT -
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Nothing says holiday like a snowstorm, a van full of nuns, and a little phone sex gone wrong.
Dani and Michael made it to Colorado for their kid-free Christmas getaway. But when Crew’s game runs late and Nathan insists on “one quick stop” to smother their kids with goodbye kisses (again), everything goes to hell in a snowbank.
A blizzard grounds their flight, a steamy phone call leads to a ditch, and suddenly the guys are hitching rides with hockey loving nuns, an RV couple named Rhonda and Dave, and a bus full of sugar-high figure skaters singing “Jingle Bell Rock.”
Meanwhile, Dani’s back at the cabin—annoyed, turned on, and ready to make them pay for being late…in the filthiest possible way.
Puck the Halls is a chaotic, hilarious, and sinfully steamy holiday novella where blizzards meet bed-breaking chemistry. Forget silent nights–this Christmas is all moans, mayhem, and mistletoe. It is not a stand-alone. You should definitely read Puck One Night Stands first! And it will be a lot more fun if you read Four Pucking Christmases too!
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11/23/2025 07:01 pm GMT -
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For Christmas, I got stranded on the side of the road. While wearing the world’s most ridiculous elf costume. But the gruff, bearded lumberjack who rescued me might just be the perfect gift.
Holly
You’re not supposed to accept rides from strangers. But I’m not turning down a warm truck and a stranger with kind eyes when I’m stranded in the middle of a snowstorm with nowhere to go.
I need a place to lay my head tonight, and this mountain man seems nice enough. Besides, I have my protective dog with me.
What I don’t expect is for the snowstorm to last so long or for this grumpy lumberjack to be so sweet. But when the snow eases, I’m not so sure I can leave. I think I found forever right here in this cozy cabin.
Hunter
You’re not supposed to pick up strangers on the side of the road. But no one ever said that I couldn’t pick up a stranded Christmas elf. Cute little thing is nearly frozen to death along with that beast beside her.
She’s on her way through town. She’s just stopping by. Problem is, I can’t get her down my mountain until the snow stops falling. Not that it matters. I can’t promise I’m going to let her go.
Nope, I might just have to keep this little elf all to myself. She’s definitely the sweetest Christmas gift I’ve ever gotten, and I plan to make this the best holiday she’s ever had.
If you love a possessive, jealous mountain man who is sweeter than hot cocoa and knows exactly how to spoil his curvy woman, then it’s time to meet Hunter in The Mountain Man’s Christmas Elf. This holiday love story is a stand-alone romance set in Mia Brody’s Courage County which is the perfect place to find your next book boyfriend!
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11/23/2025 07:01 pm GMT -
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This Christmas, the good girl is getting the naughty cowboy and his XXL candy cane.
Ginger
I’ve never been on the naughty list. Until I opened that package in front of half the town. My face went as red as that candy cane striped toy. Then the scandalous thing started buzzing.
I held my cool until the cowboy who ordered it started laughing. Now I have only one wish for this holiday season—to get revenge on Dallas Sullivan.
Dallas
I’ve never been on the nice list. And that’s definitely not changing this Christmas. When I saw the look on the buttoned-up party planner’s face, I started thinking dirty thoughts that put a lump of coal right in my pants.
Now, she’s sworn revenge on me and my rather large candy cane. But that’s okay because I plan to drag her onto the naughty list with me.
If you love a cowboy with a wicked sense of humor and a filthy mouth, spend this holiday season with Dallas from Her Candy Cane Cowboy. He’s extra naughty!
Saddle up for Naughty List Ranch!
Four cowboys. One Christmas tree ranch. And the women they never saw coming.
Years ago, they were troubled teens sent to the snowy wilds of Havenstone, Montana. But at the Maas Family Ranch, they found more than chores and second chances—they found brotherhood.
Now they're all grown up—rugged, irresistible, and about to be blindsided by love. From surprise reunions to small-town sparks, these men are about to meet the women who'll steal their hearts…and heat up their holidays.
These cowboys found family at the ranch. Now they’ll find forever under the mistletoe.
Four standalone romances. One unforgettable bond. All the holiday magic you could want, wrapped in flannel and sinfully hot kisses
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11/23/2025 10:01 pm GMT -
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Saddle up, Santa is wearing a Stetson this year, and he's got a big present for all you good girls!
Callie
I'm down on my luck this year, but it looks like things are finally turning around. I just got hired as the new baker at the Naughty List Ranch, and the job includes room and board.
As a single mom with a young son, it feels like a Christmas miracle. Until my car won't start. I send a panicked text message to my new boss who assures me help is on the way.
Then cowboy Santa shows up dressed in red flannel and whistling holiday tunes under his breath. Is it possible that good things do come to those who bake?
Nate
I'm a lonely cowboy working myself to the bone, and I'm not so sure there's any holiday magic left for me. But when my folks call and ask me to pick up a stranded single mom and her cute little elf, I can't say no.
I didn't count on how sweet the curvy baker would be or how much I'd want to claim her for my own. Now, I'm stealing kisses in the kitchen while she's baking spirits bright. I'm falling hard for my Christmas miracle, but she thinks this is just a fling. Can I convince her that Christmas wishes really do come true?
If you love cocoa, cookies, and cozy romance, it's time to meet Nate in Her Cowboy Santa. He's a jolly cowboy who is determined to claim the shy single mom in this steamy holiday romance novella. Set in Courage County and Havenstone, Montana, you're sure to fall for these charming small towns where big, bearded cowboys fall first and forever.
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11/23/2025 07:01 pm GMT -
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She’s all rules and ledgers. He’s all grit and Stetsons. The only thing they agree on? They can’t stand each other.
Blair
I like my life in perfect order.
I go to work at the bank, home to my neat little house, and everything just the way it should be.
Then I meet Cole.
Rough edges. Infuriating smirk. A cowboy who doesn’t belong in my carefully balanced world.
But a mix-up at the bank and a little holiday magic throw us together, and suddenly, sparks are flying hotter than a crackling fire.
Now I can’t stop thinking about him, and I’m wondering if this Christmas, everything might change.
Cole
When I first met Blair, we got off on the wrong foot.
I thought that I could fix things with her, but it’s been months, and she seems determined to keep me at arm’s length.
Then the holiday festival is announced, and Blair is put in charge of the bank’s booth.
And she needs help.
When I find that out, I step up and offer her a hand.
Finally, my ice princess is starting to thaw, which is good, because I’m set on showing her that sometimes the best gifts aren’t wrapped under the tree.
They’re found standing right in front of you.
Her Cowboy Christmasis a small-town, enemies-to-lovers holiday romance filled with festive charm, steamy chemistry, and a cowboy who knows the second he sees her that she’s his forever
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11/23/2025 10:01 pm GMT -
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Some ghosts can only be silenced by love—and maybe a little Christmas magic.
Grady
I wasn’t supposed to come back to Havenstone.
Not after the Navy. Not after the battles I fought—overseas and in my own damn head.
But the Maas family gave me a second chance once, and this Christmas, I owe it to them to show my face at their bonfire. One night, I tell myself. In and out.
Then I meet her. Angel.
Too bright, too beautiful, too good for a man who’s been living in the dark for years.
She thinks I’m worth saving. I think she’s the kind of miracle I don’t deserve.
But the more time I spend with her under these Montana skies, the harder it is to remember all the reasons I swore I’d never stay.
This town, this ranch, this woman—they feel like home.
And for the first time in a long time, I’m starting to wonder if I’m ready to stop running… and fight for forever.
Saddle up for Naughty List Ranch!
Four cowboys. One Christmas tree ranch. And the women they never saw coming.
Years ago, they were troubled teens sent to the snowy wilds of Havenstone, Montana. But at the Maas Family Ranch, they found more than chores and second chances—they found brotherhood.
Now they're all grown up—rugged, irresistible, and about to be blindsided by love. From surprise reunions to small-town sparks, these men are about to meet the women who'll steal their hearts… and heat up their holidays.
These cowboys found family at the ranch. Now they’ll find forever under the mistletoe.
Four standalone romances. One unforgettable bond. All the holiday magic you could want, wrapped in flannel and sinfully hot kisses.
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HARRISON:
Seven Christmas Eves. Seven years since my world ended on this very mountain pass. The last thing I wanted was to drive this road again, but I took the job anyway—a ghost facing his demons.
Then I met her.
Frankie O’Malley. A whirlwind in a winter coat with curves that make my long-dead heart start to beat again. She’s all sunshine, optimism, and cheerful chaos, and I’m the storm she’s driving straight into.
Now a blizzard has us trapped, just the two of us in an abandoned barn, with the wind howling outside and a different kind of storm building between us. She looks at me and sees a man, not a memory. The heat in her eyes promises a Christmas miracle I never thought I deserved.
She’s a risk I know I shouldn’t take, but with every passing hour, staying away from her feels like the one thing I can’t do.
FRANKIE:
My mission was simple: deliver a truck full of Christmas presents to kids who needed them most. But when my rust-bucket of a truck dies in the middle of a Montana blizzard, I’m left stranded with the grumpiest cowboy I’ve ever met.
Harrison Bucklin is all hard lines, rough edges, and a grief so heavy I can feel it in the air. He was just supposed to be my escort up the mountain, but now he’s my only hope.
We find shelter in an old barn, trapped together as the snow piles up. The icy wind is nothing compared to the heat that sparks between us in the close quarters. There’s a wounded soul behind his gruff exterior, a protector beneath the pain. And the way he looks at me when he thinks I’m not watching… it makes me feel things I’ve only ever dreamed of.
I came here to bring Christmas to forgotten children, but I might have just found the one man who could make all my own Christmas wishes come true.
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11/23/2025 10:01 pm GMT -
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Ethan's quiet life with his son Noah is turned upside down when Liam, the man he once loved, returns to town after years of silence. What started as a one-night stand between them has led to secrets, pain, and heartache. But when Liam discovers that he has a son, everything changes. As Christmas draws near, the two men must face their unresolved feelings, their broken past, and the challenges of rebuilding trust. With a child caught in the middle, can they find a way to heal and become a family? Or will their past mistakes tear them apart once again?
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