12 Days Spicy Christmas Romance Books to Heat Up Your Holidays
Dubai might not give us snow or freezing nights but it can give us the perfect weather to sit outside with a cute little beverage to devour a Christmas romance that is, frankly, too hot for the North Pole anyway.
Forget cozy Hallmark Christmas rom coms… this list is strictly for the girlies who fully embrace their ho-ho-ho era and are looking for all the spice that would melt a snowman in under 30 seconds ⛄️🥵
Even better? A lot of spicy holiday romances are novellas, meaning you can polish them off in one sitting (or two if you’re pretending to pace yourself) which makes them perfect for the days between Christmas and New Year’s.
So light a candle, set the mood, lock the door, and prepare yourself for 12 Spicy Christmas Romance Books guaranteed to heat up your holidays… no chimney required.
Remember, we don’t yuck anyone else’s yums here. We’re here to recommend books that will make your Kindle overheat. All reading tastes are welcome here.
1. The Naughty List — Jade West
SPICY Romance • Reverse Harem Vibes • High Heat + High Stakes
Freshly single, drowning in debt, and desperate to make it home for Christmas, Ella signs up for The Naughty List, an exclusive marketplace where wealthy clients pay generously for their most indulgent holiday fantasies. She quickly earns five-star ratings and rising status, but everything changes when she meets The Hardcorers, the most daring group on the platform.
Among them is Weston, gorgeous, dangerous, and effortlessly tempting. With him, Ella begins pushing boundaries she never imagined, discovering that what she wants this Christmas might be far more intimate than cash.
2. Gifting Me to His Best Friend — Katee Robert
MFM • High Heat • Best Friend Fantasy Turned Real
When her husband reveals his very unconventional Christmas gift (a night with his best friend Grayson), she expects a one-off fantasy. Instead, one night becomes their entire holiday as boundaries blur, emotions deepen, and the dynamic between all three shifts into something far more intimate than planned.
This novella is explosively hot!
3. Axes & O’s — Kayla Grosse
MMF • Snowed-In • Lumberjack Throuple Energy
After crashing his car in a blizzard, Nathan ends up stranded in a remote cabin with married loggers Fox and Morgan—two walking lumberjack fantasies who make it very clear they’re interested.
As the snow piles up, so does the tension, and Nathan quickly discovers that being snowed in with a married couple might just lead to the most transformative, affirming Christmas he’s ever had.
4. Trick Shot — Kayla Grosse
MMF • Plus-Size Characters • Snowed-In Heat
A case of mistaken identity on Christmas Eve leads Leo to flirt with Riley as if he were his NHL-star twin brother. When their flight gets canceled, he invites her back to his penthouse—where his best friend Jace completes a magnetic, unexpected trio.
Snowed in, high tension, and soft emotions collide as all three explore a dynamic that feels as sweet as it is scorchingly hot.
5. Big Nick Energy — Morgan Elizabeth
Age Gap • Golden Retriever Cowboy • Single Mom Glow-Up
Shae’s first post-divorce Christmas begins with exhaustion and ends with an unexpected invitation to Connor’s family ranch. But it’s Connor’s dad—a massive, soft-hearted cowboy with a golden retriever personality—who completely upends Shae’s holiday.
He becomes her daughters’ personal Elf-on-the-Shelf magician, sneaking in nightly to create holiday magic… and slowly sneaking into Shae’s heart too.
6. The Perfect Gift — Clio Evans
MMMF • Snowed-In • Explorative Holiday Fantasy
Rosie and her emotionally distant husband plan a romantic holiday getaway to reconnect. But when a blizzard traps two rugged lumberjacks in their cabin on Christmas Eve, the night takes a wildly unexpected turn.
This scorching novella explores desire, fantasy, and rediscovery in a way that’s both playful and daring—without losing its emotional core.
7. Tangled in Tinsel — Trilina Pucci
Why Choose • Snowed-In • Workplace Fantasy
Decorating a holiday mansion should have been a simple seasonal job—except she didn’t expect to get snowed in with four gorgeous, successful men she also happens to work for.
They’ve each starred in her dirtiest daydreams, and now they’re looking at her like she’s Santa’s midnight snack. One flirty moment turns into a holiday she’ll never forget as the group’s chemistry ignites into a full-on reverse-harem fantasy wrapped in lights, laughter, and sin.
8. The Season of Secrets — Q.B. Tyler
Age Gap • Boss/Employee • Forbidden Holiday Romance
Wes Beckham is the grumpy, powerful CEO she works for. He’s also twenty years older, extremely off-limits, and the star of her private daydreams. When her friend insists he’s clearly into her, she risks everything at the office holiday party—and discovers he’s been fighting his desire for her for far longer than she realized.
One night becomes a weekend, a weekend becomes something deeper, and the secret they’re keeping becomes dangerously addictive.
9. Chilled and Thrilled — Cleo White
Best Friend’s Dad • Snowed-In • Age Gap Heat
She knows crushing on her best friend’s dad violates at least a dozen Girl Code commandments… but that doesn’t stop her imagination. When a snowstorm traps them together in his luxurious mountain home, she realizes the chemistry she thought was one-sided might be mutual—and much hotter than she ever dared hope.
What follows is a snowy, sizzling, heart-thumping Christmas she'll never forget.
10. Filthy Rich Santas — Eva Ashwood
Brother’s Best Friends • Curvy Heroine • Praise • Why Choose
Dumped by her fiancé for being “too chubby,” she reluctantly accepts a holiday road trip home with her brother’s three gorgeous, wealthy best friends—men she’s secretly crushed on for years.
But when she confesses she wants to break free from her good-girl persona, these three “filthy rich Santas” offer her a delicious deal: they’ll teach her everything she’s been too afraid to explore… as long as no one falls in love.
Spoiler: rules were made to be broken.
11. Merry Inkmas — Talia Hibbert
Grumpy/Sunshine • Tattoo Artist x Good Girl • Slow Burn → Spice
Tattoo artist Cash Evans wants Bailey Cooper with a level of intensity that terrifies him. She’s sweet, gentle, brilliant—and he’s convinced she deserves someone better. But when a Christmas mishap turns Cash into Bailey’s temporary boss and unexpected holiday savior, their connection becomes impossible to ignore.
Between shared secrets, emotional healing, and slow-burning (then fast-burning) chemistry, their holiday season becomes more intimate than either expected.
12. Santa Claus Is Going To Town On Me — M.L. Eliza
Fantasy Santa • High Heat • Grumpy Heroine • Magical MMC
⚠️ First things first: DO NOT judge this book by its cover. Seriously!
This novella is far sweeter, funnier, and more emotional than it looks at first glance and surprisingly… hotter than Santa’s workshop furnace.
Holly has always hated Christmas, but when she catches an intruder in her house on Christmas Eve (armed with her replica broadsword, obviously), she’s shocked to discover it’s not a burglar… it’s Santa. A thick, charming, surprisingly hot Santa who seems to know exactly what she needs.
What starts as a chaotic misunderstanding turns into a night of comfort, chemistry, and unexpected holiday healing — all while Holly hides the painful secret behind her hatred of Christmas.
If this list has you ready to jingle your bells, we’ve got even more festive fun for you.
Because around here, the Secret Pages Society celebrates the holidays with a full buffet of December moods ranging from wholesome to unhinged:
→ 🎄 12 Days of Christmas Romance — cozy, sweet, and full of mistletoe kisses
→ 🖤 12 Days on the Dark Side of December — stalkers, sinners, and coal-worthy chaos
→ 👹 12 Days of Monsters Under the Mistletoe — claws, fangs, tentacles… you get it
Now go on, you festive little ho-ho-ho, your next book boyfriend is waiting.
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