Christmas romances are some of my favorite stories to read—and to write—this time of year. There is just something about twinkle lights, cold noses, and warm hearts that makes happily-ever-afters feel even sweeter. Today I want to share three authors whose Christmas romances help make the season bright: Liz Flaherty, Joan Reeves, and, yes, yours truly.
Liz Flaherty writes the kind of small-town holiday romances that feel like stepping into a cozy kitchen where someone’s just pulled sugar cookies from the oven. Her Christmas stories often take place in snowy little towns where everyone knows your name and your business, but they also know when you need an extra dose of kindness. Her characters are usually ordinary folks—widows, shopkeepers, people starting over—who find second chances at love under wreaths and mistletoe, and that gentle hope is exactly what many of us want in December.
Joan Reeves brings a lively, often sassy energy to her Christmas romances that always makes me smile. Her stories tend to blend humor and heart, usually set in contemporary Texas or other welcoming small towns where trouble brews right alongside the hot chocolate. You’ll find heroines who are determined not to fall for the handsome man next door and heroes who have to work hard to earn their happy ending, all while Christmas decorations go up, holiday parties swirl, and love sneaks in when nobody’s looking.
My own Christmas romances usually include at least a touch of Texas—sometimes modern, sometimes straight out of the Old West. Over the years I’ve written stand-alone Christmas stories and novellas featuring everything from guardian angels and mistaken identities to ranchers, teachers, and brave women who think love has passed them by. No matter the setting, I always come back to the same themes: redemption, found family, and the way one December can change a life, whether in a frontier town or a contemporary small community where everyone brings a casserole and an opinion.
What ties all these authors together is the belief that Christmas is a season of second chances. In Liz Flaherty’s snow-dusted streets, Joan Reeves’s witty Texas tangles, or my own cowboys and courageous heroines, love arrives right when it is needed most. If you are looking for stories to curl up with as the days grow shorter, I hope you’ll visit Liz, Joan, and me in our Christmas worlds—and let our characters keep you company by the tree.
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