12 Shots at Winter

If you're in for some good old romance in a Christmassy setting look no further. It's a wholesome story taking place in the office of a department store. Olive, the interior designer loves Christmas and doesn't hold back when it comes to decorating the store. Not all her creative idea's are equally appreciated by her workaholic boss, Ali, but she has a way of convincing her;)

Twenty-four days. That's how long it took me to fall in love. Pretty impressive, since for the first twenty-three days all I had to fall in love with were little presents slipped into my locker. [#81 teen fiction / #1 holidays] NOTE - I wrote this book at 14 so the characters are 15-16 year olds. This is your warning so you don't have to be surprised/disappointed when their ages are mentioned! Thanks!

When the younger sister of the farmer blows into town after getting into some trouble in the city, she catches the eye of Haley, the town valley girl who no one really seems to know. In the weeks leading up to the Winter Star festival, Willow decides to take it upon herself to fix up the old community center and save it from a dark fate. Meanwhile, Haley finds the newcomer's exploits far too charming to not be suspicious. Willow appears to be getting attention from everyone in town, especially from Haley's crush, Abigail. As Haley struggles with Willow's presence shaking up the town, she also starts developing other feelings toward her that she never saw coming. The two will soon find out what gifts Winter Star has in store for them.

Estelle Richards' parents don't celebrate Christmas. She doesn't feel like she's missing out on anything - she's just used to it by now. After a tragedy convinced her to follow her parents to New York about a year and a half ago, she's spent her previously outgoing life in the quiet. And she likes it. She likes it a lot. Noel Pearson is only tolerable on the subject of two things: his younger sister and Christmas. Since the latter is rushing up to meet them, he's determined to put on his brightest smile. But when he hears that there's a freshman girl who has never had a Christmas in her entire life, he decides that she's his next challenge. There's just one problem: he's got less than a month. Can he really teach Estelle Richards how to love Christmas in just twenty-five days? ▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲ Warning: this is a cute, cliché Christmas story. Read at your own risk! ChickLit #30 [02.12.14] Teen Fic #210 [18.12.14]

Winter gets stranded with her former college best friend, Adam. They have no choice but to actually have a conversation with one another. It's a Christmas conversation full of revealed secrets and admissions. [ Holiday Romance and Short-Story ] ▶︎ #2 Christmas - December 20, 2022 ▶︎ #23 Short Story - March 15, 2023

Usually, people Carol's age are getting married, buying their first house, getting their first pet, etc. Her younger sister's doing all that. Good for her right? And she's doing it with Carol's ex. It has been a year since they broke up and he has been with her sister ever since and well, I'm sure you can guess the tea for that one. But it's Christmas time so 'tis the season to be jolly. She'll be seeing her two favorite people at the family reunion. Where she has promised everyone that she has happily moved on, and has someone to introduce to the family... except- she doesn't. During a trip to the grocery store, she bumps into one of the finest men she saw, which wasn't through her phone screen. So, obviously her first reaction was to ask him to be her plus one for the family reunion and to pretend that they're a couple. He Agrees! On the condition that she'll help him become Santa Claus? Weird but she agrees to do exactly that. Nick keeps claiming that he's Santa Claus's Son and that there's this whole Christmas wonderland where people compete to be Santa...she just goes with it. I mean his good looks had to come with a sacrifice right? Little did she know what she had signed up for...

Everyone knows those Christmas romances where they pretend to be a couple for the holidays and end up falling in love before Christmas Eve, right? Well, at least every hopeless romantic does. Penelope knows these movies by heart, watching them every cold December night as she hopelessly waits for Aden, her irresistible colleague, to get the hint and see her as more than a friend. But this year, she won't wait for Santa to bring her the perfect romance. She is determined to take matters into her own hands and get the love story she's been waiting for too long. She has the perfect plan for it: she will ask Aden to be her fake boyfriend for the holidays. If it works in the movies, why wouldn't it work in real life, especially when they have already so much in common? She has everything planned to make him fall in love before Christmas day, well, everything except a little detail... a pair of green eyes and a devious smirk that have driven her up the wall her whole childhood: Theone, her brother's best friend. He's back for the holidays, and she knows the moment he passes the door that it means nothing but trouble. What she doesn't suspect, though, is that he could mess her perfect Christmas romance the only way she would have never thought of... Join Penelope in her journey to find love, where there are gonna be all these classic Christmas romances must-haves: romantic ice-skating, cookies made with love, mistletoe kisses, adorable little kids, snow... yet maybe not as you imagine. Featured in Wattpad Chicklit's Four Seasons Reading List Featured in Wattpad Stories Undiscovered's Plain Janes? Not these ladies... Reading List

Small town girl, Madison Taylor, lands her dream job at a boutique Manhattan marketing/branding firm and is romanced by the agency's biggest client. Her boss, the devil in Jimmy Choos, pressures her to escalate the relationship in order to keep the client happy. Maddy's life is further complicated when her quirky ex-boyfriend pops up, convinced that their reconnection wasn't a coincidence, but a Christmas miracle.

Back in her hometown, a workaholic lawyer decides to visit her hometown for the holiday season. She bumps into her ex and reminisces all the fun things the used to share and starts to question her life. Things only become more confusing when she finds out that he is getting married to another woman who is everything she used to be.

It is a light, dual POV, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers story starring a sweet, hardworking, and book-loving girl named Sierra and Dean, a quiet, nonchalant boy, who are paired up for a college English assignment. Their preconceived notions about each other create trouble in their partnership, but as they begin to bond, another girl comes into play; will they stay enemies or become lovers? (original story) (slight/low angst, 🍋) (15 out of 15 chapters completed) Last updated: 5/22/25