The festive season will soon be upon us, so it’s time for some f/f holiday books!
A holiday read is a book in which one of the winter holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, etc. plays a role. “Winter” refers to winter in the northern hemisphere, but, of course, the book can be set in the southern hemisphere during the holidays too. Also, it doesn’t need to be a Christian holiday.
15 GREAT LESBIAN HOLIDAY BOOKS
I’ve put together a list of 15 f/f holiday books I hope you’ll enjoy.
Under a Falling Star by Jae
Falling stars are supposed to be a lucky sign, but not for Austen. The first assignment in her new job—decorating the Christmas tree in the lobby—results in a trip to the ER after Dee, the company’s COO, gets hit by the star-shaped tree topper. There’s an instant attraction between them, but Dee is determined not to act on it, especially since Austen has no idea that Dee is her boss.
Available at:
Audible (audio book)
A Purrfect Gift by Jae
Lena has just moved to a new city with her cat, Scully, so when she finds little gifts on her doorstep every day, she thinks they’re from her neighbors.
Caroline, who lives next door, can’t figure out how her stuff keeps disappearing until she catches a cat in the act of stealing from her. She follows the feline felon home—and meets its cute owner.
Despite Lena’s best efforts, Scully doesn’t seem inclined to give up her life of crime, so she keeps having to go over to Caroline’s to return the loot.
Soon, neither woman minds the cat burglary anymore. Is it possible that her thieving cat gave Lena the purrfect gift for Christmas?
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Snow Globe by Georgia Beers
When Mackenzie Campbell’s girlfriend bails less than two weeks before their Christmas wedding, Kenzie’s picture-perfect world begins to crumble. Determined to hold on to at least some shred of her dignity, Kenzie snags her best friend, Allison, and flees to an LGBT resort in Florida to take the honeymoon anyway. Sun and fun seem to be just what Kenzie needs to take her mind off of her lost relationship. But can a few hot dances, a mysterious suitor, and a handful of rum runners help her figure out what it is she really wants?
Available at: Brisk PressAmazonAudible (audio book)
Season’s Meetings by Amy Dunne
Catherine Birch reluctantly ventures on the festive road trip from hell with beautiful stranger Holly Daniels only to discover the road to true love has its own obstacles to maneuver.
Available at: Bold Strokes BooksAmazonApple iBooksAudible (audio book)
The Christmas Wolf by Bridget Essex
Kathryn is on the lookout for a new roommate to help pay the rent, but every time a potential roommate visits her place, it doesn’t end well because Kathyrn’s apartment is a Christmas Wonderland.
But when Kat meets potential roommate Jewel, she has high hopes. For one, Jewel’s gorgeous as hell. There’s just one problem: werewolves were recently outed in society, and Jewel is having difficulty finding the perfect place to live. Because Jewel just happens to be a werewolf…
Mistletoe by Lyn Gardner
Three sprigs of mistletoe, two women…and an elf on a mission.
Available at: AmazonApple iBooks
Chasing a Brighter Blue by Gerri Hill
A Christmas wedding in Colorado threatens the locked-down hearts of war-scarred Reagan Bryant and wary heiress Shelby Sutton.
Available at: Bella BooksAmazonApple iBooksAudible (audio book)
Do You Feel What I Feel by Jae & Fletcher DeLancey
Twelve lesbian fiction authors bring you a heartwarming collection of holiday-themed short stories. From a tattoo artist hiding an origami angel in her lover’s desk to a seventy-year-old woman hesitating to accompany her partner to a family celebration on the first night of Hanukkah, this anthology will delight you with romantic holiday moments.
Available at: Ylva PublishingAmazonApple iBooks
The Wish List (Meddling Friends – Kelsie, book 1) by Riley LaShea
Kelsie doesn’t have is a girlfriend, and her friends aren’t about to stand for that. During a night of drunken frivolity, they send a letter to Santa on Kelsie’s behalf, asking for a girlfriend for Christmas. The very next day, Kelsie meets Randa, a seemingly perfect woman who possesses all the attributes her friends specifically requested in their letter. When a chance encounter brings another woman into Kelsie’s life, though, she begins to wonder whether perfect is necessarily right and if Santa could be way off the mark.
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All I Want for Christmas (All I Want series, book 1) by Clare Lydon
This Christmas, Tori Hammond is on a mission to find love. Her ideal present under the tree would be a shiny new girlfriend, so Tori gives herself one month to find that special lady by December 25th. Christmas spells romance and she’s going to grab some.
Available at: AmazonApple iBooks
Holme for the Holidays by Miranda MacLeod
An American musician with a broken heart meets an English farmer with a hidden past on a holiday house swap in the Yorkshire village of Holme. It starts as a fling, but can a bit of Christmas magic help them build a new life together? A charming romantic comedy that will fill your heart with holiday cheer!
Available at:
Audible (audio book)
That Emerald Mountain Magic by Cara Malone
Carmen hasn’t had snow on Christmas in ten years, and when her dad books a cabin in the idyllic, snow-capped mountains of Colorado for Christmas, her family is skeptical. Carmen is in the same ‘bah humbug’ mood until she meets the optimistic, intriguing Joy and their worlds collide—quite literally—on the slopes. Can Joy help Carmen and her family rediscover the true spirit of Christmas?
Available at: Amazon
The Bureau of Holiday Affairs by Andi Marquette
Corporate executive Robin Preston didn’t get where she is by being nice. That’s why the Bureau of Holiday Affairs has scheduled an intervention for her that’ll take her to her past, present, and future in hopes she’ll be able to change her ways and open her heart to the one woman Robin thought she’d left in her past. Will the Bureau’s agents succeed in their mission? Or is Robin a lost cause?
Available at: Ylva PublishingAmazonApple iBooks
Christmas Crush by Kate McLachlan
Sparks fly between Jasmine and Darcy, two women competing in the Christmas tree business. Before long, sparks of a different sort fly, and they find themselves experiencing a Christmas they’ll never forget.
Available at: Regal Crest EnterprisesAmazon
A Christmas Kiss by Jade Winters
When romance pessimist Emma finds herself under the mistletoe with the enigmatic Zara, she doesn’t think the encounter will last longer than a night. Will it take more than a Christmas kiss for Zara to find a place in her heart?
Available at: Amazon
If you haven’t done so already, download your bingo card, pick the book you want to read for the “holiday books” square, and start reading! Remember that you can either read one of the 15 books listed above or pick another lesbian book with a holiday theme.
Lesbian Book bingo giveaway: Win a book by leaving a comment
For the holiday books square, I’m giving away an e-book copy of:
- Snow Globe by Georgia Beers
- All I Want for Christmas by Clare Lydon
- That Emerald Mountain Magic by Cara Malone
Anyone can enter. To be entered into the drawing, leave a comment on this blog and let us know which book you’re going to read for the “holiday books” square or if you can think of other lesbian books that fit this category.
Entries close on Thursday, November 8, 2018, 10 a.m. CET, when I’ll draw the winners using a random numbers generator. I’ll notify winners via email. Your email address won’t be used for any other purpose.
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Happy reading!
Jae
Bought Ylva’s latest holiday short story collection, The Language of Love, a week ago, so I’m reading that one.
For this category I’ve read (a few months ago …)
“Under a Falling Star” by Jae (Ylva).
“Snow Globe” by Georgia Beers / “All I Want for Christmas” by Clare Lydon / “That Emerald Mountain Magic” by Cara Malone .. => Winning any of these novels would be great since I have I don’t have any of them yet …
Happy reading! & … Good luck everyone !!
Greetings from Reunion Island
I bought Ylva’s latest holiday-themed short story collection, The Language of Love, a week ago, so I’m reading that one. (delete this one if there’s a double comment)
I’ve read a few of these books and looking forward to read The Christmas Wolf by Bridget Essex.
Wow, hard to believe that I read only one book from this list!!! Such a great titles though. 😁
Wow I noticed I’ve read only one book from this list and I love that one, under a falling star was very enjoyable and I have read more than once. But with this recommendations I’ll be looking forward to read more of this category. Thank you for sharing
Ive read Lyn Gardner and Gerri Hill . Thank you for the opportunity to expand my library
I bought Ylva’s latest holiday-themed short story collection, so that’s what I’ll read.
Another great list! I really liked “The Wish List,” “Ticket 1207,” “The Bureau of Holiday Affairs,” “Snow Globe,” ” Do You Feel What I Feel,” and I recently re-read “Under A Falling Star” because it’s one of my faves. And now I have a few other recommendations to read for the holidays. I can’t wait!
I will read Mistletoe for this square
I’ve read a couple of the books on this list. “That Old Emerald Mountain Magic” by Cara Malone is quite good, but my favorite on the list by far is “Holme for the Holidays” by Miranda MacLeod. As the 2nd installment in the “American’s Abroad” series, this story does blends serious storylines with Ms. MacLeod’s wonderful “screwball romantic comedy” bent to bring us a holiday story with heart, humor, romance, and passion. In short, it’s the whole package! One of her best.
I read Andi Marquette’s The Bureau of Holiday Affairs for this category. I’d also recommend the new Ylva anthology Language of Love for this square since all the short stories in it are winter holiday themed.
Will re-read “Under A Falling Star”. Happy reading everyone!
Thanks, i love these list
For this square I have started reading Language of Love edited by Astrid Ohletz and Lee Winter
Thanks for another good list Jae. I’ve read: Lynn Galli – Winter Calling, Jae – A Falling Star and Rachel Spangler – Trails Merge. Next I plan to read Gerri Hill – Chasing a Brighter Blue and Andi Marquette – The Bureau of Holiday Affairs which is an absolute riot!
I’ve read, The Bureau of Holiday Affairs by Andi Marquette, and it was hilariously good.
And, I think that for this one I’ll be reading the Gerri Hill, I seem to be on a Gerri Hill jag at the moment. :))
I haven’t read a lot of Georgia Beers. That seems like a great choice for the holidays.
I’ll be re-reading Under A Falling Star by Jae
I’m reading “Chasing a Brighter Blue”. There are a few listed books I want to add to my library.
Just read A Wolf for Christmas by Bridget Essex – an author I discovered here.
This is my last square! I am going to read Under a Falling Star. I read Chasing a Brighter Blue before bingo started.
I read Chasing a Brighter Blue by Gerri Hill. It was one of my favorites that I read this year.
Oh yay, Christmas reads. Am re-reading Snow Globe for my fix, but thanks for the suggestions. That Emerald Mountain Magic looks good as well as Holme for the Holidays as I live in Yorkshire :)
Just read 2 of these great books on this list, looking forward to reading some more, Happy Holidays to all
I’m gonna go with Chasing a Brighter Blue by Gerri Hill. Happy Reading!
I’m such a sucker for holiday season stories!! I’ve read quiet a few of these already, I may have to work my ear through the rest of list…and reread a couple of favorites as well.
The only one of these I have is ‘Under a Falling Star’ (most gorgeous book cover ever). I’ll probably either read ‘Snow Globe’ or ‘Do You Feel What I Feel.’
I read That Emerald Mountain Magic by Cara Malone for this category. Loved it.
I’ve read already “under a falling star”. Loved it.
This time I start with ticket 1207
I have read two of these. That old Emerald Mountainagic was awesome and so was Chasing a Brighter Blue. I love Christmas stories. They are my absolute favorite, as Christmas is also my absolute favorite.
I’ve already read “Under a Falling Star” earlier this year so for my quick fix for the season I’ll go with “Jingle” by Natalie Vivien.
I’ve never been big into the holidays (family stuff, you know…) but these look delightful. I’m especially excited for “Do You Feel What I Feel”!
Reading Bureau of Holiday Affairs by Andi Marquette
Love Robin Alexander, so I’ll be reading Ticket 1207!
Thanks for the list! I’ve read a few of those and will add the others to my list of books to curl up with this winter.
Time flies.. This bingo goes way to fast!
But back to this square. I’ve already read a couple from the list. I loved Under a falling star and Chasing a brighter blue! But unfortanitly I read them last year so they don’t count for my bingocards this year.. But that leaves me with a whole lot of new options for my squares this year :)
I love Robin Alexander so ticket 1207 is gonna go on one. And everyone is raving about The Bureau of Holiday Affairs so that one will follow. That Old Emerald Mountain Magic is on my To Be Read pile for a while now so it’s a good time as any to start on that one for my third card. And for my last card Holme For The Holidays sounds really nice, but I’ve just bought Language Of Love also.. (collection of short Christmas stories edited by Astrid Ohletz and Lee Winter). I will probably read both, but one maybe when it is closer to Christmas.
And I also have The Road Ahead by A.E. Radley waiting, but because it has a sequel and it will be busy the next couple of weeks I will leave that one for another time, but I heard a lot of great things about it! Anyways I will be reading a lot and the next square is already coming up! Happy readings everyone!