Holiday rom-coms on my shelf (snowed in, one bed, extra tinsel)

The minute the last leaf drops in Minnesota, I want snow, twinkle lights, and a holiday rom-com. These are the ones on my shelf, sorted by the kind of holiday chaos you're in the mood for.

Small-town Christmas

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  The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore

  Kira, who hates Christmas, just bought a Christmas tree farm in Dream Harbor. Bennett, on vacation from his fix-everything life, gets snowed in at her farm. Grumpy meets sunshine with fairy lights and hot chocolate.

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  The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie GilmoreLucy rated it 5 stars

  Annie, Dream Harbor's very type-A baker, has to make the cake for a holiday wedding where Mac, the man she's avoided for years, is a groomsman. Enemies to lovers, a secret past, and snow on the wedding day.

Snowed in, one bed

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  All I Want Is You by Falon BallardLucy rated it 4 stars

  Rival romance authors (and exes) Jess and Nick get stranded by a snowstorm at a publishing event, with one room and one bed between them. Second chances, banter, and a very festive inn.

The grumpy neighbor

• The Geek Who Saved Christmas
  The Geek Who Saved Christmas by Annabeth Albert

  Gideon lives for Christmas (and a good color-coded plan). His grumpy neighbor Paul skips the holidays entirely, until his brother announces a surprise visit with a Christmas-morning proposal planned. Lila would approve of Gideon's spreadsheets.

Quick answers

What's a good holiday rom-com with one bed?

All I Want Is You by Falon Ballard: two rival romance authors, exes, snowed in with one room and one bed.

Is there a Christmas romance with a wedding?

The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore is set in the run-up to a snowy small-town wedding, with the baker and a groomsman who can't stand each other.

What's a grumpy-sunshine Christmas romance?

Try The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore or The Geek Who Saved Christmas by Annabeth Albert.

These are books I've actually read, with the star ratings from my own reading log. No sponsorships, no affiliate links, just my shelf. Ratings are on a five-star scale.

My own debut is a wedding rom-com, and a planner like Lila would handle a holiday wedding with a color-coded binder and an emergency box. Sneak peeks go to my newsletter first.

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