Holiday Beach Reads
The holiday season is upon us once again. This is a chance to spend time with your loved ones and create new memories and traditions. It is also a time when everyone is busier than ever, rushing to check things off the ever-growing to-do list. It’s been a long year, so try not to get caught up in the hustle-bustle and maybe spend some time taking in the magic of the season. Here are some heartwarming holiday love stories that are perfect to read curled up by the fire!
“Home Sweet Christmas” by Susan Mallery
Camryn Neff is in the town of Wishing Tree for the holidays, taking care of her twin sisters. She can’t wait to get back to Chicago. The last thing she is looking for in Wishing Tree is love, but handsome hotelier Jake Crane is making her feel differently. She suggests they “pair up” just to get through the season. No strings attached. But now that she is spending the most magical time of year with him, she wonders if Chicago isn’t where she belongs after all. Also spending the holidays in Wishing Tree is River Best. She’s crowned the Snow Queen next to Dylan Tucker, the king. Dylan seems perfect, but River thinks he’s hiding something. Will her inability to trust cost her true love?
“The Road to Christmas” by Sheila Roberts
Michelle and Max are headed for divorce, and this is not shaping up to be a very festive holiday. Their youngest daughter has invited the whole family to her new home in Idaho without knowing anything about the demise of her parents’ marriage. Their other daughters, Audrey and Shyla are driving up from California and end up stranded when their car breaks down. Grandma and Grandpa (Hazel and Warren) are coming as well, but Hazel isn’t thrilled about the roads and the amount of snow. Take a journey with all three sets of travelers who have very different experiences, with all of them leading up to a memorable Christmas.
“Snowflakes and Starlight” by Jennifer Snow, JoAnn Ross, Debbie Macomber
This heartwarming book comprises three short stories:
“Here Comes Trouble” by Debbie Macomber: When a rival columnist writes an awful piece about Maryanne Simpson, a rookie journalist, she decides it’s time for a change! Maryanne is going to find a way to prove she earns Nolan Adams’ respect. By chance, the two end up as neighbors and Maryanne discovers he just might not be so bad after all.
“Once Upon a Wedding” by JoAnn Ross: Desiree Marchand is busy preparing for her friend’s wedding, and she doesn’t have time for any hiccups. But when the band is down a singer, her rock star ex-boyfriend Bastien Broussard steps up to the task. Things are about to get complicated.
“An Alaskan Christmas Homecoming” by Jennifer Snow: Griffin Geller wants desperately to reconcile with his family for the holidays, but no one has spoken to him in the three months he’s been back home. Jade Frazier walks into his tattoo shop offering to decorate his front window. Reluctant at first, he soon softens. Maybe Jade can offer him the second chance he needs this Christmas!
“All Is Bright” by RaeAnne Thayne
Sage McKnight is an architect who works at her father’s firm. Her new client is Mason Tucker, a single dad and former pro baseball player left in a wheelchair after a plane crash. Sage is determined to make this her best project ever and isn’t going to let Mason’s bitterness hold her up. Then the locals start to interfere on their own, hoping for a chance at love for these two. Maybe the holiday spirit can help mend even the most guarded hearts.
“Falling Stars” by Fern Michaels
Emily Ammerman grew up at the Colorado resort Snowdrift Summit. Her family has run the resort for decades and Emily is always at her best when she’s out on the snow. Zach Ryder, a handsome actor, has just rolled into town. Little does anyone know that Emily is Zach’s biggest fan. Zach hires Emily to train him to ski The Plunge, one of Colorado’s most dangerous runs. Emily is determined to keep it professional; after all, she has a job to do. Sometimes, things don’t go exactly as planned.
“In a Holidaze” by Christina Lauren
Everyone is bustling through the holiday season with smiles on their faces, spreading holiday cheer. Everyone, that is, except for Maelyn Jones. Mae is currently living with her parents, hates her job and just messed up big-time in her romantic life. To make it worse, she knows that this will be the last Christmas she spends at her family’s cabin in Utah, where she has spent every Christmas her entire life. When leaving the cabin for that last time, Mae gets into an accident. She wakes to find herself on a plane heading to Utah, where she relives the same holiday all over again. Mae needs to find a way to get out of this time loop and get her true love back.
