11 Best Winter Books to Read This Cozy Season

Mae is stuck in a time loop and finds herself reliving the same Christmas holiday. 

Frustrated by her sad life and unfulfilled love, Mae makes a heartfelt wish on her last Groundhog Day-like time loop. Much to her surprise, her wish is granted, and she’s allowed to change the course of her life and find true love. 

This novel—its mix of love and time-travel magic—is a perfect read if you want a romantic and festive escape.

In this book, the Christmas tree farm Stella loves needs serious financial aid. In a bid to save Lovelight Farms, she enters into a contest with a famous Instagram influencer. 

Although Stella lied in her application that she owns the farm with her boyfriend, she plans to do all she can to make the farm look like a romantic holiday destination. Her best friend, Luka, plays along to help her save the farm. But this fake dating will turn into a beautiful, unexpected love. 

A journalist hired to investigate a cold case and a highly intelligent hacker with a traumatic past…

Together, Mikael and Lisbeth (called the girl with the dragon tattoo) uncover the dark history—corruption, murders, and abuse of power—of the Vanger family. 

This story is captivating with its intricate plotlines, intriguing characters, and suspenseful mystery.

Jess, who is healing from heartbreak, moves to London and becomes flatmates with Alex, who wants to become a writer. 

Over the winter holiday, the emotional connection between the two becomes stronger. They support each other through personal challenges, emotional difficulties, and successes.

But their friendship blooms into something more…

Cassie is thirty-three and ready to start a family, but all her trials—online meetings and blind dates—to find a life partner have turned futile.

At this rate, hiring a professional matchmaker might be her best bet. And Simon, picky and expensive, seems to be just the person. But before he allows her to meet her perfect match, she must complete three tasks:

Charity bell ringing, becoming an elf, and making turkey dinner for the neighbors she dislikes.

It’s about a middle-aged couple, Jack and Mabel, who move to the wilderness of Alaska to start a new life as homesteaders. 

During the season’s first snowfall, they build a snow child to take away the feelings of loneliness. The next morning, their snow child is a living, breathing little girl named Faina.

It’s a mix of joy and concern. Is she really a magical creature or a lost child in the wilderness?

Laurie locks eyes with a man, and from the magic sparks that fly between them, she knows he is the one. But soon after, her bus zooms off.

She searches through every bus stop and cafe for the mysterious man and never finds him.

A year later, at a Christmas party, her best friend introduces Jack, her new boyfriend—and he is Laurie’s mystery guy.

A snowy evening, closed roads, two strangers, and the perfect evening… 

On her way back from work, Noelle is trapped when a blizzard closes off the roads. Sam, also trapped in his car nearby, knocks on her car window. They spend the next eight hours together until morning. When the road has cleared, they go their separate ways.

But fate has other plans for them than a one-time meeting. 

The book is a compilation of six of David Sedaris’s heartfelt Christmas stories that are dark and humorous. 

Have you ever stooped so low for a job?

If you said yes to that, then you’ll enjoy the story of his undignified job of being a Christmas elf at Macy’s in New York. Sedaris’ stories are a mix of sad and dark stories you’ll find screamingly hilarious. 

Kate, who is 34 years old, is single and searching. But the small English town she’s moved to doesn’t look promising in terms of romance.

With the nudging of her friend, Kate ends up joining a local dating service that promises twelve dates with different men in the days leading up to Christmas.

But what happens after? Did she find love?

This book focuses on rape and how crimes are handled in small towns. It is a reflection of the trauma rape victims go through in society. It’s both heartbreaking and interesting.

A snowy small town named BearTown doesn’t have much going on for them except for their beloved junior ice hockey team. 

Then, a girl is raped, and the whole town is in disarray and disbelief when their star player is accused of this crime. However, some people are willing to stand up against this injustice.