December 12 has always seemed like a magical date to me. It conjures up images good things to come, like Twelfth Night and The Twelve Days of Christmas. So this year I wanted to bring back the special post I’ve done in the past ~ The 12 Books of Christmas Giveaway.
I haven’t held this giveaway for several years, but this year I decided it was time to bring it back with even more fantastic Christmas books for you to consider from a dozen award-winning and best-selling authors! And this year, ALL the authors are Dragonblade Publishing authors!
The giveaway is simple: go through this post, check out all 12
Christmas novels/novellas, and at the end leave a comment about Christmas–what you love about the holiday season, your favorite ornament, your favorite holiday movie or song or cookie or whatever you wish to share about Christmas. And that’s it. Your comment enters you to win ALL 12 CHRISTMAS ROMANCES!
It also enters you in any of the private giveaways the authors are offering as well (that’s why you need to read each author’s offering–so you know what additional giveaways are available too).
At the end of December 12, all commenting will be closed and winners will be drawn. All giveaway winners will be posted on this blog on December 14th and winners will be contacted. (I will contact the Grand Prize winner and each author offering an additional giveaway will contact their winners.)
So pour yourself a cup of eggnog, or cocoa, or Starbucks Gingerbread Latte (my personal favorite), grab a few Christmas cookies, and settle down for some Christmas Cheer as you check out these 12 historical Christmas romances!
1. Yule Be Mine by Jenna Jaxon
‘Tis the season for love—no matter how much mistletoe it takes!
It’s Christmas time and Ulysses “Yule” Quartermain is unenthusiastically looking for a bride when Penelope St. Clare, the little sister of his boyhood friend, makes an appearance at a Christmas party. But it’s been ten years since he’s seen her. Penelope is no longer a child but a ravishing beauty, who’s turning heads everywhere she goes. And much to his discomfort, Yule is not immune to the charms of the little girl next door. But he’s working on it.
Penelope has wanted to marry Ulysses Quartermain for most of her life. Now she’s on the brink of her come out Season–a desirable young lady with wit and determination–and her happy ever after is within her grasp. If only she can make Yule see that she’s grown up and would make him the perfect wife, it’ll be the best present she’ll ever get.
Still, Penelope is not leaving anything to chance. Utilizing every ball of mistletoe she can find, she teases and tantalizes Yule, daring him to kiss her in hopes of breaking down his staunch resolve. As Christmas Day approaches, Penelope sets a final desperate plan in motion. Before the holiday is over, Yule will know just how much of a woman she truly is!
Yule Be Mine is available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited.
In addition, I’m offering signed print copies of The Widow’s Christmas Surprise and $5.00 gift cards to two (2) commenters.
The Welwyn Marriage Wager series:
Until I’m Safe in Your Arms
The Baron’s Halo
Yule Be Mine
2. Ravising Regencies–Christmas Edition by Emily E K Murdoch
Plunge into the fourth boxset of Regency romances in Emily Murdoch’s bestselling Ravishing Regencies series – Christmas edition! Each of these books has spice at its heart and a heart ready to lose, heroes in pain and heroines acting out of the ordinary. There are no ballrooms here… These collected stories promise hours and hours of steamy hot reading…
Kidnapped with a Knight
A man disowned by his family and a woman with absolutely no interest in him – and their kidnappers have left them all alone…
Christmas with a Czar
A man who claims to be a prince and a woman forced to play along – but the real secret must be revealed before Christmas Day…
Advent with an Archduke
A man who disappeared a year ago – and the woman forced to welcome a stranger at Christmas…
These books are steamy forced proximity Regency romances with happily ever afters, no cliffhangers, and are a series that can be read in any order. It’s time to get ravished…
The Ravishing Regencies boxset is available on Amazon.
3. His Vow to Keep: A Regency Holiday Novella (Lords of Vice) by C. H. Admirand
He is her holly–her protector…
She is his ivy–his life eternal…
Apart they struggle…together they flourish.
Before the Battle of Trafalgar, Captain Coventry promised to look after his best friend’s wife and two-year-old son should anything happen to him. Coventry never anticipated that his friend would give the ultimate sacrifice for King and Country, or that he would be forever half a man from injuries he sustained in battle.
He has watched out for Miranda and her son for a decade, suppressing what he has come to feel for the beautiful widow because of his disfigurement. She has worked long and hard to make a life for her son accepting that she would never remarry.
Will the magic of Christmas open his mind to see past his injuries?
Will it give her the courage to change her mind about marriage?
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The Lords of Vice
Mending the Duke’s Pride
Avoiding the Earl’s Lust
Tempering the Viscount’s Envy
Redirecting the Baron’s Greed
His Vow to Keep (Novella)
(Note: This story was first published as part of the Dragonblade Publishing Boxed set Star of Wonder, November 2021)
His Vow to Keep is available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited.
C. H Admirand is offering a $25 Amazon GC for those who leave a comment on the 12 Books of Christmas post on her FB Author Page
https://www.facebook.com/CHAdmirandAuthor
4. Margins of Love by Sara Adrien
An off-limits courtship. Clandestine identities. When a misstep jeopardizes all they hold dear, can they dance into a happily ever after?
London, 1813. Feivel “Fave” Pearler wishes he could live life freely. Concealing his Jewish heritage from the aristocracy’s scorn, the elusive haute-couture jeweler prepares to enter an arranged marriage to ensure his legacy. But his carefully laid plans go awry when a beautiful debutante steals his attention… and a string of sweet kisses.
Rachel Newman prides herself on being a dutiful daughter. Yet with only one season
before her father marries her off, she embraces a charming dalliance with a golden-boy bachelor. But after their hostile hostess catches them mid-caress, her improbable hope for a future together turns to heartbreak.
As Fave and his parents navigate a greedy blackmailer threatening to expose their hidden lineage, he fears he’ll never see the woman of his dreams again. And determined to honor her family’s sacrifice, Rachel strives to resign herself to following a loveless path.
Can they sidestep the whims of fate and gain a chance at forever?
In an innovative and sweeping story combining nostalgia with suspense, best-selling author Sara Adrien explores the little-known world of Jews hiding in plain sight among the British gentry. And as she deftly pulls you into a delightful landscape of vivid descriptions and heroic perseverance, you’ll be swept away by a passionately thrilling adventure.
Margins of Love is the sizzling first book in the Infiltrating the Ton Regency romance series. If you like unique and intelligent characters, deliciously sexy scenes, and well-researched history, then you’ll adore Sara Adrien’s tender tear-jerker.
Buy Margins of Love for a sprinkling of high society matchmaking today!
Margins of Love is available on Amazon and from Sara’s website.
5. Dashing Through the Snow by Sandra Sookoo
When two disillusioned people accidentally meet, finding a common bond in scandal will give them back hope.
The Honorable Laurence Bannerman lingers in London to avoid joining his family at his father’s country estate in Surrey to celebrate Christmastide. As the third son and a fourth sibling, nothing was ever expected of him, so his behavior has been quite scandalous. That is until he meets a woman who makes him long for a wife and wish for a change… but dogs don’t change their spots, do they?
Miss Eleanor Comerford hasn’t exactly been a darling of the beau monde. Though Christmastide brings with it naught but guilt and regret, there is the glimmering hope her family might forgive her past transgressions and take her back into their fold. Pretending to be someone she’s not is tiring, but when her path crosses that of a stranger, a plan begins to form… for she still dreams of belonging.
Forced to share the same traveling coach, when Eleanor asks Laurence to enter into a fake engagement with her to lend legitimacy to her story, he agrees merely to protect her and see her safely home. Perhaps a friendship would stave off loneliness during the journey north. As they come to know each other, hurts and secrets from their pasts bubble to the surface, and with acceptance comes a budding romance. Only with a holiday miracle will they have the chance to realize they never needed lies or proper images to grasp love… for they were worthy of it all along.
Dashing Through the Snow is available at these retailers.
For an additional prize, Sandra will give away one (1) copy of The Viscount’s Bluestocking Vixen (spicy Regency) as well as one (1) copy of On a Midnight Clear (sweet Regency)– both Christmas romances–to two random winners. Each winner can have the choice of which book they want. If US residents, they have the option of getting their copy as a signed paperback.
6. A Very Historical Holiday Collection by Alexa Aston
Welcome to a holiday collection of novellas from the talented USA Today Bestselling author Alexa Aston.
This collection includes the following:
Starlight Night – In the midst of celebrating the Christmas season with their family—and
with love in their hearts for a child who needs them—can Luke and his countess convince a young, untrusting girl to become a part of their family? A story from the bestselling series, The St. Clairs.
The Twelve Days of Love – As the twelve days progress, Luke gifts Caroline with a new present each day. His final gift is the best of all, one that changes their family—but not the love between this couple. A story from the bestselling series, The St. Clairs.
Yuletide at Gillingham – One boy abandoned by a greedy, gambling father . . . Another boy watches his father slowly dying . . . A lasting friendship that will see them through the hard times—and beyond . . . A story from the bestselling series, Soldiers & Soulmates.
Season of Honor – A young woman who sees the future. A couple in desperate need of a babe. Hope for a Christmas miracle . . . A story from the bestselling series, Knights of Honor.
A Very Historical Holiday Collection is available on Amazon.
And Alexa is offering another copy of A Very Historical Holiday Collection for her personal giveaway.
7. A Hot Scot for Christmas by Gina Conkle
Is he a fortune hunter sniffing around the young widow?
A nasty storm lands Rory MacLeod on Sabrina Throckmorton-Rutherford’s doorstep. One night in her barn is all he wants, but the forthright woman believes the hulking Highlander could be the perfect decoy to scare off unwanted suitors…at least through the holidays.
Or a gift from above?
Rory knows a lass in need when he sees one, and Mrs. Throckmorton-Rutherford is desperate. The woman works herself to the bone, and for that reason alone, he appoints himself Master of Frivolity during the holidays. The change he brings is wonderful. Even the servants agree, the wandering Scot is like fresh air to the staid borderlands home.
Sabrina’s ready to risk everything for Rory—but will the roving Highlander do the same?
A Hot Scot for Christmas is available on Amazon.
Gina would like to also offer a print copy of The Scot Who Loved Me as her second giveaway. (Open world-wide)
8. A Christmas Wager by Emily Royal
A Yuletide wager… an unlikely match… will the pickpocket steal the duke’s heart?
After surviving destitution, the orphaned Eleanor Hawkins re-enters society with a new
identity, courtesy of her guardian, the renowned silk merchant Sir Arthur Evans. With a penchant for pickpocketing, learned on London’s streets, Eleanor seeks vengeance on the society that abandoned her. A Christmas houseparty is the ideal venue to hone her skills, and lighten a few gentlemen’s pockets for good measure.
Self-professed matchmaker extraordinaire, Lady Pandora Osborne, is determined to show her prowess by securing a match between Society’s most eligible bachelor, the Duke of Sedgewick, and Sir Arthur Evans’s new ward—a young woman whose origins are shrouded in mystery. Where better to achieve her aim than Lady Westfield’s Christmas houseparty, where mulled wine, mistletoe, and the season of goodwill would tempt even the most committed rake into love?
But, unbeknown to Lady Pandora, Sedgewick is the man who broke Eleanor’s heart and was instrumental in her downfall. What will Christmas bring? Redemption…or revenge?
A Christmas Wager is available on Amazon.
And Emily is giving a hand made, beaded bookmark to the Grand Winner!
9. A Cup of Cheer by Deb Marlowe
Wine, women, song, adventure, even scandal. Lord Chester pursued them all—and used the chase to outrun the pain in his past. But when his carousing endangers a young boy, he wonders if he must reevaluate his choices.
The pain of Miss Julia Deering’s past keeps turning up in her present. She’s settled and content, now, though, as a lady’s companion, until the dowager countess’s notorious grandson arrives.
They are charged with bringing Christmas alive for the boy, the dowager and a quiet house, but they’ll uncover some truths about themselves along the way. Will the magic of the season convince them to believe in themselves—and each other?
A Cup of Cheer is available at these e-book retailers:
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3oIG9VI
Apple https://apple.co/37YkToa
Amazon https://amzn.to/3n8XgQc
Google Play https://bit.ly/2Lum7A8
10. An Inspector for Christmas: Victorian Christmas Romance (Yuletide Kisses, Book1) by Marie Higgins
In a world full of normal people, Madison Haywood stands apart. Madison sees things that others cannot, and she uses her visions to assist people who are in trouble—even the
Metropolitan Police. Not everyone is accepting of her gift, however, and she isn’t certain what to make of the handsome police inspector, Cameron Westland, who has a habit of interrupting her life.
Cameron Westland’s younger sister has gone missing. Working as an investigator for the Metropolitan Police isn’t getting him anywhere. But when his other sister brings in a woman claiming to have visions, he’s leery to believe. Although he’s attracted to Miss Haywood, he thinks she is losing her mind. Desperate to try anything to find his lost sister, Cameron gives the puzzling Miss Haywood a chance and soon finds himself in danger of losing his heart.
Will Christmas be the day of miracles for these lonely people?
An Inspector for Christmas is available on Amazon.
Marie is alwo giving away a copy of Her Perfect Scoundrel (The Worthington Legacy, Book 1) as a separate giveaway.
11. All I Want for Christmas by Chasity Bowlin
What happens when a fake courtship exposes real feelings?
Escaping the odious Lord Ferringdon whom her aunt wishes her to marry, Lady Philippa
Meredith finds herself in a slightly scandalous position with a man she’s secretly loved for ages—the Earl of Wellsleigh, Lord Thomas Asheburne.
Ashe knows what he feels for Philippa, but his scandalous past marks him as a very unlikely suitor. Given that and her aunt’s meddling, he can barely have a moment to speak to her much less court her. So a scheme is hatched to spare them both Horatia’s nightmarish matchmaking attempts. She can’t very well foist them on others if they’re betrothed to one another, after all.
Ashe persuades Philippa to go along with the scheme against her better judgement… but in truth, he has only one aim. He wants enough time alone with her to prove to her that his rakish heart is forever hers. But Lord Ferringdon proves to be a thorn in his side and a far greater threat than anyone ever realized.
It’ll take more than a declaration of love to get Philippa to the altar… it’ll involve a daring rescue where he literally has to put his life on the line for the woman he loves.
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The Hellion Club
A Rogue to Remember
Barefoot in Hyde Park
Making Spirits Bright (Novella)
What Happens in Piccadilly
Sleepless in Southampton
When an Earl Loves a Governess
All I want for Christmas (Novella)
The Duke’s Magnificent Obsession
The Governess Diaries
(Note: This story was first published as part of the Dragonblade Publishing Boxed set Star of Wonder, November 2021)
All I Want for Christmas is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
Chasity is also offering a $20 gift card as her private giveaway to one commenter.
12. His Yuletide Brideby Nadine Millard
Daniel, Duke of Darthford, had pined for Sarah Starling since her disappearance three years ago. When Daniel and Sarah unexpectedly cross paths again, it’s no surprise that sparks fly once more. Could this Christmas bring two hearts back together again? And can love truly conquer all?
Originally published as part of Yuletide Happily Ever Afters: A Merry Little Set of Regency Romances.
His Yuletide Bride is available on Amazon.
Nadine is offering a $10 Amazon gift card as her private giveaway.
Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
I love Christmas because families reunite! I do love when authors offer giveaways for their Christmas stories! Thank you for this chance!
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Hi Jenna,
I think I have the right format now! As I wrote to you in my email, I’m so looking forward to having my children and grandchildren home for Christmas. Because all of kids are married (and some with children), it makes getting together all that more complicated. I’m especially looking forward to this year as I will be seeing two of my granddaughters whom I haven’t seen since August 2022. I hope you and all of the other authors have a wonderful holiday season!
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Christmas… I love decorating with family, making M&M cookies together, seeing the lights and displays… enjoying the music and movies! My favorite ornament is this little mouse and birds placing letters in the mailbox for Santa.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays All!
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I love spending time with my whole family during Christmas time, eating yummy foods, see what is in stocking and opening gifts. We also drive around looking at all of the lights, decorations, and light shows. Some of my favorite holiday movies is Polar Express, Elf, Scrooged, The Santa Clause movies with Tim Allen, The Muppets Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey, The National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, and Home Alone 2…just to name a few. Christmas has always been my favorite and it is also my birth month 4 days after Christmas. Thank you for the awesome chance in these giveaways! Merry Christmas and Have a wonderful New Year!
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What a fabulous group of authors and thanks for the highlights on the wonderful historical Christmas romance books! My town has a Christmas Eve Carol sing around the town green and this year is the 100th! Not as quite far back as the stories in the books listed above, but quite a different world – it’s nice to reflect on how the town has maintained many of its best features.
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I always liked that my kids would indulge me in helping decorating the tree and the house as they got older (it helped my son was over 6 ft. tall by 18 to help with high stuff) and watching Christmas movies with me.
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I just love Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love putting on Christmas music from the radio as soon as it starts. I like listening to the Christmas song playing on the radio as I bake Christmas cookies and decorate them. I love going out and looking at all the beautiful houses decorated so fabulously. Family come home and have a big cup of hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream. And I love to snuggle down and my favorite place on my couch with my blanket and read a fabulous book .
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You asked about Christmas. I’m a retired ordained minister and adored doing Christmas Eve. These days, my spouse,who is Jewish,and I attend Temple and I am learning to sing in Hebrew and trying to support them during this sad time
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Hi Jenna,
Thank you for spreading the Christmas cheer. I love this time of year…the fire place crackling, the decorations, the lights. It’s so much fun, and even better when curling up with a historical romance novel.
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Merry Christmas! I enjoy spending time with family, listening to Christmas music, eating yummy food, and overall the kindness that everyone seems to have this time of year.
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I often work over Christmas, being a nurse, and I love the cheer and camaraderie of my colleagues… it is there year round, but it feels that much stronger this time of year, with our shared treats, cheer, and hopes for goodwill and peace Then I love coming home and having a quiet celebration with my husband. What I miss was when his grandfather was alive, and they would stay up and call me at work at midnight and serenade me on the phone. My favorite ornaments are the ones of our dogs, and the handmade ones by our nieces and nephews. I also love baking for others with favorite recipes being homemade almond roca… NOT the one with crackers, and a rich chocolate marble pound cake.
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Thank you for this lovely chance at these Christmas stories
Loved getting books for Christmas and still do
Family gatherings were my favorite and miss them now that we are scattered around the states
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I love christmas time brings families together and makes everyone just a little nicer to everybody else.
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So much fun to share what we enjoy about Christmas! Looking forward to reading all your comments! For me, Christmas has taken on a new meaning the last few years because of my grands. Sunshine is now 4, and Little Aston is 19 months. Watching them and reliving holiday traditions is so special these days!
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My best Christmas was the year, I was 18, I made a Santa Claus suit and elf costume for my cousin and I to wear so we could play Santa at his mom’s Christmas get together. I remember Crystal squealing she had seen Santa and her hopping up and down when Santa came through the door. I loved the noise, the special feeling of belonging and most of the family. I love looking at the Christmas lights, especially during Covid, when, as a health care worker, I felt really down and tired. The lights lifted me up and gave me hope.
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Favorite Song: Silver Bells
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This is so cool! My TBR has grown lol. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to everyone!
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My favorite time of year!! Christmas stories!
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Thank you for having this.
I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
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This year will be extra special as it will be my first grandchild’s, first Christmas.
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I love going to ICE in Orlando FL. They use ice sculptures to depict a Christmas themed story. this year it is Charlie Brown’s Christmas.
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Christmas time is truly the most wonderful time of the year! From the colorful Christmas lights to the magical Christmas scenes…everything about Christmas is truly magical…I remember those apple stack cakes mother made and the the precious ornaments each of my siblings made and hung which great care on the precut tree! That feeling of wonder is still there after all these many yrs! Wishing all 12 authors a very Merry Christmas!!!
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Merry Christmas to all these wonderful authors!! This is such a fun event:) I’ve always loved Christmas, how it makes me feel, the baking, the decorating, driving around to ooh and aah at the Christmas lights, being with family and friends and of course, reading Christmas stories:)
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Christmas is always a magical time! No matter how old I am, Christmas brings out the ‘children’ in me. I love all the family traditions that have been passed down from baking cookies, dressing the Christmas tree to a traditional Christmas lunch!
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I always loved the lights and the way my kids faces would light up. I used to love anything Christmas themed I could watch like cartoons and movies. Thank you for this chance.
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