Books On My Winter 2025-2026 to-Read List

Books On My Winter 2025-2026 to-Read List – there are so many festive, wintery books out that it’s so hard to choose, but I’ve narrowed it down, and I’m even including a few I’ve already read below as well.

This list is for Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

1) Better Not Pout by Maren Moore

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A lost letter to Santa gone terribly wrong…or perfectly right?
As the owner of my family’s vintage candy shop, there are two things I’m great at: Sweet treats and Christmas.
Love on the other hand?
Not so much.
So when my best friend insists we write letters to Santa asking for our dream men for Christmas, I figure it’s just a bit of holiday fun…until my letter mysteriously disappears.

And then Wells McCoy moves in next door.
Retired hockey player. New bar owner. Ridiculously handsome.
Infuriatingly expert at pushing all of my buttons.
And somehow, he checks off nearly every box from my dream man wish list.

When Wells unexpectedly steps in to help me save face in front of my ex, we strike a deal: A little fake holi-dating to get us both through the season. No feelings and no strings.
But between confusing mistletoe kisses, cozy nights with his family, and chemistry that feels anything but fake, lines start to blur.
Suddenly, fake feels a lot like falling.

And with the clock ticking down to Christmas, I can’t help but wonder: was it all just a sweet coincidence… or is this Christmas magic after all?

2) Say It Isn’t Snow by Veronica Eden

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Snowed in with the one man I never want to see again? Not my dream holiday vacation.

My charming cabin getaway starts by fending off a bear attack with my rolling pin.
Except…the bear is actually my best friend’s brother. The star hockey player who stole my heart and broke it.

Thanks, blizzard. Now I’m stuck alone with Caleb. He’s still frustratingly hot, and cocky as ever.

This is what I get for taking time off from my beloved bakery.
At least there are enough beds…but only one hot tub.

Despite the cold, the inescapable heat between us sizzles. For every inch of space I keep from him, he crosses it to make my control unravel.

I can’t fall for how tempting he looks chopping firewood to keep us warm.
Or how irresistible it is when he takes care of all my problems before I realize them.
Not again.

Caleb won’t wear me down, no matter how hard he tries to convince me I’m the one who got away.

Once the snow clears, we’re going separate ways.
If he believes this is his second chance to win me back, well…he can kiss my sugar cookies.

3) Knot What I Want For Christmas by Hannah Haze

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Christmas spice. Cowboy heat. One lucky omega. It’s always been just me and Mom at Christmas.

But now she’s gone, and the thought of spending the holidays alone makes my chest ache. So when my best friend invites me to her family’s ranch, I pack my bags and head for the open countryside.

Beautiful horses. Soppy dogs. Endless fresh air.
What more could a city girl need for Christmas?

Well… definitely not them.
My best friend’s brother and his pack—cowboy hats, alpha scents, and abs that should be illegal—have decided I’m fair game.

They’re hot, they smell sinful, and that cocky cowboy swagger of theirs makes my knees wobble and my willpower vanish.
But they’re also arrogant, bossy, and only interested in a good time, not a bond.

They’re absolutely not what I need for Christmas.
Most definitely knot.

4) The Christmas Catch by Hannah Gray

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He’s the salty fisherman whose family owns miles of coastline…she’s the business-savvy realtor looking for oceanfront property to develop.

The coast of Maine may not be everybody’s dream place to live, but for me, it’s home. Miles and miles of shoreline have been in my family’s possession for well over a hundred years, and I have no intention of letting that change, either.

So when Stella Stewart, the sassy property developer, lands in town, ready to make an offer for the family property, she finds out fast that coming here from New York … well that was a wasted trip.

I don’t want her money; I just want her gone. No matter how much I enjoy looking at her.

But when back-to-back nor’easters ground all flights in and out of Maine, Stella suddenly ends up with no place to go besides my family’s Christmas celebration. And she has no place to stay—besides my house.

In my bed.

I may be the salty fisherman. But she’s just … salty.

At least I thought she was until I spent some time with her. Now, I’m not so sure. But I do know one thing … I’m suddenly not quite ready for her to leave town.

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5) Written by A Woman by Andrea Anderson

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He can code for solutions.
She can write happy endings.

If only writing smutty romance novels paid the bills, then Signe Lange could quit her monotonous nine-to-five. After one of her stories goes viral, her goals may finally be within reach. Only that dream may be snatched away by her company’s unfairly attractive Chief Technology Officer, Zaid Ansara.

For Zaid, catching glimpses of Signe sitting at the front desk is the only bright light in his mind-numbing workday–a fantasy, an indulgence. That is until a livestream event goes horribly wrong and reveals his resemblance to the love interest she created in her novel.

Perhaps Signe isn’t as indifferent to him as he thought. Except she is off limits, very off limits. He’s her superior, but hopefully not for long.

This could be his chance to get the girl. Dreams may be worth the risk, but can Zaid convince Signe that he’s the one for her? Preferably, without revealing that he knows about her story?

When her feelings for the man who inspired her reader’s favorite character become bigger than she expected, can Signe move forward with her plans to publish? Or will her chances at her own happily ever after be threatened if she does?

6) How My Neighbour Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

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As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy.

Immediately his new neighbour turns his world into a real-life nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town’s Christmas Kringle contest – which she’s determined to win.

But Cole’s got other ideas in mind. Entering the competition himself, he’s planning to beat Storee at her own game by pretending this grump’s heart has grown three sizes this season, and he’s fallen for the girl next door.

But the competition isn’t the only thing that’s starting to heat up – so are Cole and Storee’s feelings for each other. Before they know it, things are starting to get very complicated, and all it takes is one night for someone to steal it all…

7) Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

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Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin. I’m standing alone in front of the famous Vivant department store, when a charming man named Aiden asks my opinion of the décor.

It’s a tragedy in tinsel, I say, unable to lie. He asks for a better idea with a twinkle in his eye. Did I know he owned the place? No. He put me on the spot. Now I’m working for that man, trying to ignore that he’s hot. But as a down on her luck girl with a difficult past, I know an opportunity when I see one – and I have to make it last.

I’ll put my heart and soul into dressing his holiday windows. I’ll work without stopping. And when we lose the battle with temptation, I’ll try and remember I’m just window shopping.

8) Off the Grid by K. Bromberg

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Spencer Riggs is sexy, intense and driven in his pursuit of all things racing.
That pursuit now includes me.

The cocky bad boy of racing struts onto my father’s team like he owns it. One look from him and I can tell he thinks he owns the boss’s daughter too.

I’m determined to resist that panty-melting smile he keeps flashing my way. I have no time for distractions. Fulfilling a last promise to my father is my only goal.

Race after race, city after city, I do my best to keep it professional. I swear I do.But one night after a hard-fought win, we’re celebrating, and Riggs claims his own sweet victory. Me.

His sizzling touch owns my body, but it’s the broken man beneath the public façade who slowly wins my heart.

Before I realize it, Riggs is the one I’m willing to risk everything for. Even if it means breaking a promise. But with our hearts on the line, will he risk everything for me?

9) Coming In Hot by Josie Juniper

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After a decade in journalism, Natalia Evans has reached the pinnacle of her career-lead reporter for Auto Racing Journal. Every season promises to be a thrilling adventure in the glamorous world of elite racing, surrounded by top-tier athletes and influential industry legends. The complication in Natalia’s plans? One of those legends happens to be the enigmatic Emerald Team Principal, Klaus Franke-the handsome stranger with whom Natalia once shared an unforgettable night… that had to be forgotten.

Klaus is icy, controlled, and utterly off limits. But the cracks in his reserve expose a heat Natalia can’t resist as fate drags them together again and again. Both guarding their hearts, the pair are soon embroiled in a high-stakes sporting scandal that threatens to shatter more than just reputations and relationships. Natalia needs the scoop of the century. Klaus needs more time. But they soon discover that maybe they need each other more than anything else.

10) Rush by Emilee Carter

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Revolution Racing has its first all female team. Rookie Savannah Hart is ready to prove herself.

Even though Savi grew up on a ranch in Wyoming, she’s happiest on the racetrack

Her secret relationship with country music star Jesse Motalvo could ruin everything. Can she stay focused and win the championship?

Enter Marco De Luca: an all-star driver and a hopeless romantic.

He agrees to fake-date Savi to keep the press off her famous boyfriend’s trail.

But falling for her for real was not part of the plan.

When things go wrong with Jesse, Marco is there to steer her right.

Will Savi see that she and Marco make a winning team on and off the track?

What are some books on your TBR for Winter 2025-2026?