30 Books That Feel Like Winter for a Cozy Night In

Stella Bloom is desperate to save the beloved Christmas tree farm from her childhood—so desperate, in fact, that she entered an Instagram competition to win $10,000. The one problem? She has to make Lovelight Farms seem like the romantic holiday destination, and to do so, she needs a fake boyfriend. Enter her best friend, Luka Peters, who gladly agrees to the challenge. But when lines start to blur, Stella suddenly isn’t sure what’s real anymore.

Maelyn Jones has no idea what she wants. Desperate for guidance, she begs the universe to show her what will make her happy. In answer, she’s sent back in time—to the flight she just took to her family’s holiday cabin in Utah. Again and again, one simple mistake sends her back in time to start her holiday vacation over. She wants out of the time loop, but to do so, she’ll have to figure out what she’s missing from her life.

When a blizzard leaves Noelle and Sam stranded on the side of the road, neither of them are expecting to have a good night. They’re definitely not expecting to spend eight perfect hours with someone they just met. But when the snow clears and the sun rises, Noelle and Sam’s one night escape ends, and neither expects to see the other again. Fate, however, may have different plans.

Laurie doesn’t believe in love at first sight, but when she sees a mysterious man through a foggy bus window, she is suddenly sure he’s the one. She spends a year hoping to run into him again, until they finally see each other at a Christmas Party. She’s overjoyed, until she realizes that the man in question is her best friend’s new boyfriend, Jack. What follows is several years of friendship, heartbreak, and fates intertwined.

Rachel is a nice Jewish girl with a big fat secret: she writes bestselling Christmas novels for a living. But when her publisher insists she write a Hanukkah romance, her well of inspiration dries up. To get some ideas, she visits The Matzah Ball, an annual Hanukkah celebration. She’s expecting a night of giant menorahs and cheap punch, not one where she runs into her old friend from sleepaway camp—Jacob Greenberg—who may turn out to be just the writing inspiration she needs.

For Josie, Christmas is entrenched in the grief of losing her parents. Each year, she writes a letter to them—Missing you, always—but her annual trip to the post office is flipped upside down by a bicycle collision with a handsome stranger: Max.

Max has his own reasons for hating the holidays, but when fate keeps pulling Josie and him together, they both wonder if this could be the start of something special.

Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities seriously, and when a hurricane wrecks his town, he’s left picking up the pieces in the place he loves. Enter Cat King, renovation expert who is sure she can put the town back together in time for the holidays. But can Noah really trust the intentions of this big city diva?

When bad weather strands a plane in the quirky town of Snow Falls, three strangers find themselves on wildly different journeys of love, loss, and self acceptance. While not the original plan, the three strangers quickly discover that Snow Falls may be just the place they’re supposed to spend the holidays after all.

As the only Jew in her small Vermont town, Abby is in charge of the Hanukkah festival, except she doesn’t have any of the money or resources she needs. That is, until she meets Seth, the other Jew within 100 miles. Seth is annoying and presumptuous, and the last thing she wants is to work with him. But Seth has connections in New York City that could make or break this work gig—so she sucks it up.

Then sparks start to fly, and Abby is forced to revaluate Seth’s role in her life.

Mel may be the daughter of music royalty, but her life is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the spotlight. Until a new opportunity pushes her out of her comfort zone and into the arms of Beat Dawkins. The son of another famous musician, Mel and Beat met as teenagers, but their innocent spark from years ago is nothing compared to the connection they build as they work together.

Fresh out of the Vietnam War, Ernt makes an impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north, to an off the grid cabin in Alaska. They find a community of strong men and women who welcome them with open arms, but as winter approaches and Ernt’s mental state deteriorates, they face new challenges. Pressures from inside and outside threaten their family’s fragile stability.

Jack and Mabel dwell in Alaska, and are crumbling under the weight of a cold, ruthless winter. In one light moment, they build a child from snow. Neither expect to see that child running through the woods the next morning. Soon, they come to love this snow child as their own, but mysterious things are rarely as they appear, and what they learn about the snow child may break them for good.

Beartown has an old ice rink, by the lake, and it’s on that ice rink that the junior hockey team practices for the championship. But when a violent act occurs, accusations ripple through all of Beartown, leaving a mark that will never be repaired.

In a small Irish town in, the weeks leading up to Christmas, a local man makes a shocking discovery that will force him to confront the lies he’s been fed his entire life.

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Sybil Van Antwerp, a mother, grandmother, former-law clerk, and divorcee has always written letters. This 2025 novel unfolds through her correspondence, taking surprising, heart wrenching, and heartwarming turns. And although her story spans years, Sybil sees herself in the winter season of her life. And is there anything cozier than reading a handwritten letter?

Professor Emily Wilde is an expert on the study of faeries, just not so much people. When she arrives in the small, snow-laden town of Hrafnsvik, her research is interrupted by Wendell Bambleby, her academic rival who charms everyone but her. As Emily continues her research, she finds herself on the edge of her seat over another mystery: Who is Wendell, really? And what does he want?

In a moment of desperation, Addie Larue struck a deal with the devil. Now, she’ll live forever, but also be forgotten by every person who sees her the moment she’s out of sight. Until one day, in a bookshop in New York City, when she encounters a man who remembers her.

Elspeth has a monster. It lives in her head, taunts her, and sometimes even saves her life. Now, in a kingdom saddled by a dark, decaying magic, she must join the quest to cure her land of its plight—even if it means confronting the very monster that dwells inside of her.

Winters are long and harsh in the Russian wilderness, but Vasya and her siblings know how to pass them: by the fire, with stories. That is, until their stepmother forbids the mentioning of such winter spirits and tales. In a desperate attempt to protect her family from the evildoings of their stepmother, Vasya calls on a gift long-buried within her.

Ripped from her forgotten homeland, Tisaanah has learned to survive on her own. But now, she’s desperate to save the best friend she left behind, meaning she must journey to the Order’s—a powerful legion of magic wielders—and train for war. Thrown by the Order’s cryptic intentions and the strange feelings she’s harboring toward her mentor, Tisaanah must confront her past to move into the future.

In a land where Gods often kill each other for power, the young goddess Matilda has learned to be quiet and humble. She wields her herald magic and stays hidden within her mother’s burrow. But when she encounters a young mortal boy in her dreams—Vincent of Beckett—she begins to wonder what secrets lie beyond the Underworld, and how this young boy’s fate is tied with hers.

In a world gripped by dark, mysterious magic, an imprisoned assassin and heartbroken bounty hunter cross paths. Echoes of the past live between them, but neither understand just how truly connected they are.

Trapped in a land encased by ice, Wren has one priority: ensure her family survives the harsh, endless winter. But when the North Wind—the powerful immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as snow—sets his sights on Wren’s sister, Wren will do anything to stop him. Even sacrifice herself.

Tress has lived a simple life on her island, but when her father’s voyage to find a wife goes terribly wrong, it’s time for Tess to set out onto the sea. In her quest to find the Sorceress of the Deadly Midnight Sea, she must decide if she is ready to leave her quiet island behind for good.

Sera used to be the most powerful witch in Britain. Now, she’s resigned to a lonely life of running an enchanted inn in Lancashire. One night, she discovers an old spell that may just be the key to unlocking her power. Enlisting the reluctant help of guest Luke Larsen, Sera goes on a quest to reclaim her abilities.

In the winter of 1789, in snowy Maine, midwife and healer Martha Ballard is called to examine a body entrapped in a frozen river—the body of a man accused of rape earlier that year. Martha declares a cause of death, but when the local physician undermines her conclusion, she’s thrown into a slew of scandal and controversy. In the end, she must decide where her true loyalties lie.

Meredith and Nina are estranged sisters, only tied together by their shared upbringing—specifically the fairytales of their mother, Anya, that narrated their childhood. On his deathbed, their father makes one last request: to hear these stories again. Thus begins a gripping dual timeline story of Anya’s harrowing life growing up during World War II.

In the Australian countryside, a small town is thrown into the grips of a harrowing murder investigation. Many decades later, a young journalist discovers a book detailing a long buried case: The Turner Family Tragedy. Scanning the pages, she finds a shocking connection between the cold case and her own family—one she must unbury.

Based on a harrowing true tale, Marguerite is orphaned, penniless, and forced to accompany her appointed guardian on an expedition to New France. Once there, she’s accused of betrayal and abandoned on a small island, leaving Marguerite at the mercy of an icy, cold winter.

It’s 1826, and Isobel finds herself looking at a heart in a jar—a juvenile heart, belonging to a young child who had a damaged mitral valve. The condition is rare, and Isobel’s own son, who has been missing for months, also suffered from the same ailment. Now, Isobel sets off on a journey of revenge in the darkest of places.