6 Romance Reads to Cozy Up With This Winter

18 Dec 2025

6 Romance Reads to Cozy Up With This Winter

Featuring grumpy single dads, heartfelt second chances, and lush historical romances, this lineup is made for winter reading. Curl up, settle in, and let these swoony love stories do the rest.


The Right Wrong Promise (The Blackthorn Inheritance Book 2)

by Nicole Snow

Release Date: December 12

I inherited a freaking family. The minute I let Kane Saint stay after a crazy mix-up, I’m in shambles. Stone-cold grump. Single dad. So damaged it’s breathtaking. It’s bad enough when my grandfather’s secrets complicate everything. Worse when Dadzilla’s stolen kiss detonates my heart. What happens if playing house with the wrong man feels like coming home?

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Seven Days A Duchess

by Emmi West

Release Date: November 18

The supposedly dead Duke of Comerford requires a wife. And quickly. By tomorrow noon, to be precise. Blame it on his father’s ridiculous will. A Duchess is required before the estates can pass into his hands.

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A Forced Marriage with a Beast (Frozen Hearts Book 1)

by Emily Barnet

Release Date: December 7

When a moonlit scandal forces Lady Scarlett Vance into a sudden marriage with Simon Riley, the icy Duke of Rilenwood, neither expects anything but misery. She is society’s flawless beauty with a mind she must hide; he is the Frost Duke, scarred by betrayal and determined never to trust again.

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A Yuletide Home for the Runaway Bride

by Elaine Shields

Release Date: December 6

Selena Mitchell had everything until a terrible secret destroyed her world. Now she’s hiding in a remote Colorado town as Rose Harper, the new schoolteacher, while winter closes in. But she keeps crossing paths with the infuriatingly handsome local sheriff, whose knowing gaze threatens to unravel her carefully constructed lies—and stirs feelings she never expected.

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A Christmas Baby at her Manor’s Door

by Madeline Thornton

Release Date: November 17

When Lucy Griffin inherits a crumbling estate from Archie Templeton the town whispers that she must have been his mistress. Being in charge of the local orphanage, she has spent her life caring for forgotten children, never seeking anything for herself. Now she has the chance to transform the manor into a true home, but she’ll need help from the handsome stranger who arrives at her door…

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The Wild Card

by Carolyn Brown

Release Date: December 9

When Lady Luck deals her a roadside diner in small-town Texas, a professional poker player discovers home may be the best win of all in this heartfelt romance by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.

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