25 Amazing Sapphic Christmas Romance Books to Curl Up With This Holiday

Lesbian Christmas romance books are my favorite way to spend December, because the season gives writers endless excuses to throw two women together. 

I have gathered 25 sapphic holiday romances, including fake dating, second chances, enemies-to-lovers, Christmas tree farms, small-town reunions, and a few spicy wlw picks. 

Some are cozy enough for a blanket and a mug of cocoa, while others turn up the heat well past the mistletoe. 

You will also find young adult stories and a novella. Pick the trope that makes you smile, and settle in.

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

Ellie agrees to a marriage of convenience with Andrew, and that choice sets off a wonderfully tangled Christmas.

She travels with him to spend the holidays with his family and discovers that his sister is Jack.

Jack is the woman Ellie fell for the previous Christmas, so avoiding her in a snowed-in family home is impossible.

Beneath the forced proximity sits real emotion about fear, vulnerability, and an old flame walking back into your life.

A perfect sapphic holiday romance for second-chance lovers who enjoy romantic comedy.

Any Girl But You by Dana Hawkins

Quinn is a spitfire who has just poured all of her savings into her family’s failing Christmas tree farm.

When a promotional cookie order goes wrong, she raises hell with Zoey, the adorable bakery owner.

Zoey is Quinn’s opposite and knows it, yet she cannot help being drawn to her.

Soon the two must work together to save both of their businesses, with feelings blooming among the mistletoe.

I adore this playful opposites-attract lesbian Christmas romance, and it proves the person you least expect can be the one you need most.

A Holly Jolly Christmas by Emily Wright

Holly has not been home in the two years since her brother died, and her family is still grieving.

Her ex keeps calling, and things get worse when she bumps into her first love, Vicky Castleton.

Her family and best friend keep pushing her to face her past while she tries to heal.

The more time she spends with Vicky, the clearer it becomes that she never got over her.

This second-chance lesbian romance asks whether Christmas is the right time to risk everything for love.

Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera

Not every Christmas romance needs a snowy farm, and this one takes place in Scotland during a holiday baking competition.

Kiskeya Burgos arrives from the Dominican Republic determined to prove herself as a pastry chef.

Sully Morales has her own reasons for entering, and the two become teammates.

Their grumpy/sunshine chemistry makes it hard to keep their attention on the prize, and the kitchen is not the only thing heating up.

It is a spicy Latina sapphic romance that I would pick when I want something different from Christmas tree farms.

Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones

Haf just wants to enjoy a Christmas party after a rough year, and one tipsy kiss under the mistletoe changes everything.

Christopher’s ex-girlfriend happens to be watching, so the kiss snowballs into a fake relationship that lets him save face.

Haf joins his family for the holidays, which is exactly where this lesbian Christmas romance gets interesting.

Falling for the fake boyfriend’s sister is the one thing she was warned not to do.

It is a funny, flirty pick for readers who adore fake dating.

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Mariama J. Lockington

This sapphic fake dating holiday YA follows two Black girls, with dual perspectives and one of them told in verse.

Lyric is an up-and-coming makeup influencer who hates the holidays because Christmas in foster care was never warm and fuzzy.

Juniper loves Christmas, or did before her moms separated, and she needs them back together to fund her gap-year trip.

When the girls meet by chance, Lyric suggests Juniper pose as her girlfriend for brand sponsorships so they can split the money.

Feelings arrive thanks to a little holiday magic.

Season of Love by Helena Greer

Artist Miriam Blum inherits her great aunt Cass’s family Christmas tree farm and has to face parts of her past she would rather avoid.

She planned to sit shiva and get far away, but the business is about to go under.

Saving it means working alongside Noelle, the farm’s grumpy manager, and the chemistry between them is scorching.

I love how this book balances festive comfort with grief, complicated families, and a strong sense of found family.

It is a warm, sapphic holiday romance for readers who adore Christmas tree farms.

Christmas Inn Maine by Chelsea M. Cameron

Colden Hayes wants one thing from Christmas, which is to be left completely alone.

Her rented cottage turns out not to exist, and the weather leaves her stranded at an inn owned by the family of Laura Sterling.

Laura is the coworker Colden cannot stand, which makes the whole situation wonderfully inconvenient.

More Christmas chaos eventually forces the two to share a bed, and the enemies-to-lovers tension is irresistible.

I recommend it for cozy, snowed-in lesbian romance lovers who enjoy an only-one-bed moment.

Most Wonderful by Georgia Clark

The Belvedere siblings gather in the Catskills for Christmas with their singer and actress mother, Babs, as their lives fall apart.

Liz is a showrunner stuck on season two of her hit show, with a crush on its star, Violet.

Birdie, a comedian, is chasing skirts more than gigs, and Rafi was turned down after proposing at the office.

Each of them learns plenty about themselves, their eccentric mother, and one another during the mountain stay.

A little holiday romantic sparkle rounds out this family story with sapphic love.

In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

LA event planner Morgan’s life blows up after a work scandal, so she heads home to Fern Falls for the holidays.

Her former best friend and first love, Rachel Reed, is still there, and now works at her family’s Christmas tree farm.

The farm is the only thing keeping Fern Falls from a developer, so Morgan puts her party-planning talent to work.

Helping Rachel does not mean falling in love, or so she insists.

This is the second-chance lesbian Christmas romance I would hand to anyone who loves unresolved feelings among the pine trees.

Surrender to Desire by Ruby Scott

This is the sixth book in the Awakening of Desire series, and it sits at the spicy end of the Christmas shelf.

The series explores dominance, submission, and desire between women who have spent several books discovering what they want from one another.

By Christmas those relationships have history, and the season shows what happens when the women are pulled out of ordinary life and into the closeness of the holidays.

It is a hot BDSM sapphic romance for readers who want more heat than hot chocolate.

I’ll Get Back to You by Becca Grischow

This one is technically a Thanksgiving story, but it fits the holiday season perfectly in my mind.

Murphy wants to leave her small Illinois town, yet she is stuck at the same coffee shop she has worked at since sixteen.

A community college class she keeps failing is holding up her graduation.

Former classmate Ellie Meyers, whose mom teaches that very class, becomes her best bet, and they hatch a fake dating plan.

The fake part quickly stops feeling fake, which makes it a charming wlw read.

Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

Charlotte Donovan is a violinist in New York City, and she is happily heading into Christmas when ensemble mate Sloane invites everyone to Colorado.

Sloane’s sister has brought home Brighton, who just happens to be Charlotte’s ex.

The two women have to pretend they do not know each other, which gets harder with every scene.

Their shared past keeps coming back with a vengeance, and I found the tension delicious.

Ashley Herring Blake delivers a fantastic wlw Christmas reunion for anyone who loves exes thrown together.

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick

Alex and Molly begin as two college girls who seem far likelier to irritate each other than fall in love.

Alex is confident and flirtatious, while Molly is awkward around her crush and could use help.

Alex’s plan is to teach Molly how to get the girl, though the identity of that girl gets complicated.

I recommend starting here before reaching for the festive companion, because it makes their Christmas story hit so much harder.

It is a sweet sapphic romcom about opposites who learn what they truly want.

The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels

Margot is a newly single businesswoman who wants absolutely nothing to do with a holiday romance.

Then sweet Ben needs a girlfriend to bring home for Christmas, and she cannot say no.

She figures it is a win-win, since she gets two weeks away from London and he gets his family off his back.

What Margot did not expect is Ben’s sister, Ellie, who has her rethinking the whole arrangement.

It is a cozy fake dating story for readers who enjoy a sapphic twist on the classic setup.

Yours for the Season by Kate Cochrane

JT Cox never fit into Hart’s Landing, but she returns with an Olympic gold medal and the town has put her name on a sign.

Many people still treat her as strange, yet she receives a warm welcome from her best friend’s recently divorced older sister, Ali.

Ali is curious about dating women, and the chemistry between them is undeniable.

When the two are paired up for the town’s holiday contest, the sparks fly, even though JT cannot imagine staying and Ali cannot imagine leaving.

It is a steamy wlw small-town Christmas romance.

This Christmas by Georgia Beers

Junebug Farms, a no-kill animal shelter, sponsors the town’s annual Christmas parade to draw attention to its pups.

They plan to use the parade’s king and queen to make videos that send every dog home on Santa’s sleigh.

Longtime volunteer and resident matchmaker Mia Sorenson rigs the voting so her granddaughter Samantha and Keegan become the first two queens.

The question is whether the two women can get past years of beating around the bush and public embarrassment.

It is a sweet lesbian Christmas romance for animal lovers and fans of matchmaking grandmothers.

All I Want for Christmas by Clare Lydon

Clare Lydon builds this London-set festive romcom around a wonderfully simple challenge: find a girlfriend before Christmas Day.

Everyone else is fretting over presents, parties, and the turkey, yet this countdown is all about romance.

Anyone who has tried dating will smile at how ambitious a one-month deadline sounds.

The city backdrop gives it twinkling lights and urban charm instead of the usual snowy cabin.

It is a light-hearted, British lesbian Christmas romance that suits readers who love a dating adventure.

The Holiday Treatment by Elle Spencer

Holly Hudson produces straight Christmas romances for television, but she longs to make a holiday movie centered on two women.

Then Meredith Drake arrives, and the two have already shared a fling.

With workplace relationships off the table, they promise to stay professional, which as every romance reader knows is a very optimistic plan.

I love how playfully it borrows the conventions of the Christmas movie and hands them to two women.

It is a self-aware lesbian romcom for anyone who has watched a Christmas movie and wanted more.

Joy to the Girls by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick

This novella catches up with Alex and Molly three years after their love story began, as college is nearly over.

They spend their last Christmas break in a cute little Christmas town, complete with candy cane sweetness.

Their mission is to help their friend Cora win over her crush.

Both Alex and Molly are hiding secrets about their futures, and those secrets could change everything.

Reading it felt like reuniting with old friends, and it is a lovely lesbian holiday romance for anyone who loved the first book.

I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone

Anyone who ever wished The Holiday had a sapphic angle will love this house swap story.

Bee Turner needs to escape San Francisco because everything feels like too much, so she lists her apartment on a house swapping site.

Clover Mills, who lost her mother and ended her engagement, is just as eager to leave her small Ohio town.

In San Francisco, Clover keeps running into Bee’s sister Beth, while Bee keeps crossing paths with Clover’s ex, Knox.

Only one of the storylines is sapphic, and it features a late-in-life coming out story.

Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick

Teen actress Arden James is known more for partying than acting, and a picky director turns her down because of it.

Arden and her publicist invent a story that she is dating her childhood best friend, Caroline, which she promises to prove over Christmas at home.

Caroline wants nothing to do with Arden, but a Cosmopolitan article in exchange for twelve days of pretending is too good an opportunity to pass up.

It is a fun young adult fake dating romance by the authors of She Gets the Girl.

It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer

Anyone who loves It’s a Wonderful Life will enjoy this sapphic twist on the classic.

Bailey George is ready to leave her responsibilities in Lanford Falls behind for a vacation in New York City.

Then the person taking over her Winter Wonderfest leadership role gets sick, and obligation keeps her at home.

Things improve slightly when her crush, Marla, agrees to help, but plenty continues to go wrong.

Under the old bridge one night, Bailey wishes she had never been born, and drag queen Clara Angel shows her otherwise.

How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

Shani never meant to hit May with her mom’s Subaru, and that is only part of her Winter Break curse.

She has also just been dumped, but she is determined to focus on her month-long paleoichthyology internship in D.C.

A dog walking gig serendipitously brings May back into her life, and fish fossils and heartbreak fade into the background.

They end up snowed in together on Christmas Eve, which was never part of the plan.

It is a sweet sapphic winter break romance for readers who like their plans to fall apart beautifully.

Christmas Mouse by Rachel Spangler

Rachel Spangler’s Christmas Mouse is a festive sapphic read about women who are genuinely enthusiastic about Christmas.

It belongs with the cozier choices among lesbian Christmas romance books, and it gives the holiday season plenty of room to shine from start to finish.

Readers who like their festive stories full of seasonal cheer should find it a good match.

Because a cozy setting does not always mean closed-door, check the heat level if that matters to you.

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Lesbian Christmas romance books come in every flavor, from gentle slow burns to steamy wlw escapes, so you can choose the mood that suits your December. 

Start with the trope you already love, whether that is fake dating, a small-town reunion, or two rivals snowed in together. 

Keep a few cozy picks and a spicier one nearby for different evenings. 

If you find a favorite, share this list with another sapphic romance fan, and happy reading!