Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Just in the "St. Nick" of time!

Today we are featuring two Christmas rom-coms that came out this year. It's not too late to check them out, even with Christmas right around the corner! 🎄

Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer

Some people are Christmas people, but Jill Jacobs is most certainly not. She hasn’t been ever since her hometown love broke her heart on Christmas Day three years ago. After that, Jill moved to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming a screenwriter. She hasn’t been home in years to avoid her ex, but this winter she finds herself back in drab, suburban Illinois for the holidays.

After one very hazy night, Jill wakes up to a hometown that's filled with jolly neighbors, covered in pristine white snow, and seasoned with the smell of peppermint. She realizes that this is more than just a bad hangover… she's stuck in a Heartfelt movie. One set in her town, starring real people from her life, including her family, her high school crush (uber perfect, owns a bakery, and definitely a Christmas Person), and of course, her ex —handsome as ever and now exclusively clad in plaid flannel.

The only way out of this bizarro world is to complete the plot of the movie, including a holiday bake off and a cookie-sweet love story. To get home in time for Christmas, Jill must act out a picture-perfect holiday romance with the one that got away, all while her ex watches on. 

Fa la la la freaking la….

"Palmer’s first adult novel knocks it right out of the snow globe." Library Journal

"Switching from writing for kids and teens, Palmer presents her first adult novel, a sublimely entertaining holiday romance with a cleverly calibrated mix of snappy wit, sexy chemistry, and sweet charm, all perfectly on point." Booklist, starred review 


From Iva-Marie's website
Iva-Marie Palmer is the author of numerous books for children and teens, including the highly-acclaimed YA rom-com Gimme Everything You Got and The Jules Verne Prophecy series with Larry Schwarz.

Before turning full-time to writing, she worked as a web editor and writer for the Walt Disney Company, as an award-winning reporter, and up close and personal with many a Christmas person as a Hallmark store employee. Iva-Marie currently resides in Burbank, California, with her husband and two sons. Christmas People is her first adult novel. Visit Iva-Marie at her website and on Instagram.


Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk

Is a fake boyfriend really just for Christmas?

One fake romance. One magical Christmas. One chance to fall in love.

Laura was all set for a quiet solo Christmas – just her, a bottle of wine, and flat-sitting for a stranger. But when the stranger’s parents mistake her for his mystery girlfriend, she’s swept off to the snowy Scottish Highlands with Callum and his whole family.

Between the cosy sleeper train, charming pubs and breathtaking views, this could be the no-strings-attached Christmas of Laura’s dreams.

But stranger Callum is hot, hilarious and their ‘fake’ chemistry is off the charts.

So is this just a Christmas fling? Or the start of something more?
(Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.)

Praise for Lindsey Kelk's rom-coms:

'So funny, so charming, so romantic'  Beth O'Leary

'Lindsey Kelk is the Taylor Swift of romance writing – she makes me PROUD to be a romance reader!' ― Daisy Buchanan

'Impossibly funny, wildly romantic and extremely hot – I could not have loved it more’  ― Rosie Walsh

From Facebook
Lindsey Kelk
is a Sunday Times bestselling author, podcaster, and proud defender of The Cheesecake Factory. She’s the author of the I Heart series, The Christmas Wish, Love Story, and the YA romantasy series The Bell Witches.

When she’s not writing, Lindsey co-hosts Tights and Fights, a pro-wrestling podcast on the Maximum Fun network (yes, really—pro wrestling).

Off the clock, she’s probably reading, binge-watching TV, texting the group chat, or planning a karaoke night (despite being unable to sing).

Born and raised in South Yorkshire, Lindsey lived in London and New York before settling in Los Angeles with her husband and two cats. (Bio adapted from Lindsey's website.)

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