Holiday Bonanza

 2025 Holiday Bonanza Challenge

January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

 Are your shelves full of holiday romance books that you never quite seem to have time to read during that particular event? Do you add more every year?
 
The goal for this challenge is to sit down with a holiday romance regardless of the date or season. While the most prolific holiday romances tend to be Christmas-themed, there are plenty of others as well! Dust off that TBR shelf or discover something new.
 
== THE RULES ==
* Books must have a romance in them (doesn’t have to be the primary genre).
* Books must have a holiday in them.
* Books must be novella or novel length.
* Books can be any format (ebook, physical, or audio).
* Books must fall into one of the five categories below.
* Books can only be listed in one category below.
* Re-reads and challenge crossovers are fine!
 
Holiday-specific notes:
* The plot does not have to revolve around the holiday, but the holiday should be mentioned/celebrated/acknowledged.
* Holidays can be invented by an author (i.e.: a holiday called "Winterfest" in a fantasy world, etc).
* Real-world holidays not listed below also count! Just put them in the category you believe they fit best.
 
== Just-For-Fun Goal Titles ==
* Lucky Laird: 1-5 Holiday Romances Read
* Haunted Thane: 6-10 Holiday Romances Read
* Candy Castellan: 11-15 Holiday Romances Read
* Firecracker Count/Countess: 16-20 Holiday Romances Read
* Midnight Margrave: 21-25 Holiday Romances Read
* Gingerbread Jarl: 26-30 Holiday Romances Read
* Duke/Duchess of Harvests: 31-40 Holiday Romances Read
* Prince/Princess of Hearts: 41-50 Holiday Romances Read
* The Bacchanal King/Queen: 51-75 Holiday Romances Read
* The Festive Emperor/Empress: 76+ Holiday Romances Read

13/15
 
== THE CATEGORIES ==
 
Spring Fling: Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, Holi, St. Patricks Day, April Fools, Easter, Passover, Cinco De Mayo
1. Big Sky Bachelor - Joanna Sims (HSE #3077 - Feb 2025) (Valentine's Day) - Jan 16

2. The Valentine Box - Toni Blake (Oliver Heber Books - Jan 2025) (Valentine's Day) - Jan 31

3. An American Doctor in Ireland - Karin Baine (HMED #1378 - Mar 2024) (St. Patrick's Day) - Mar 13

 
Summer Sizzle: Beltane, Mother's/Father's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Midsummer, Canada Day, Independence Day, Neptunalia, Labor Day
1.
 
Autumn Breeze: Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur, Oktoberfest, Diwali, Samhain/Halloween, Die de los Muertos, Bonfire Night, St. Martin's Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving
1.
 
Winter Flurry: Hanukkah, Los Posadas, Yule, Christmas, Boxing Day, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve/Day
1. Love Letters from Her Cowboy - Sasha Summers (HSE #3075 - Jan 2025) (Christmas) - Jan 5

2. Hunted on the Bay - Amber Leigh Williams (HRS #2230 - May 2023) (Christmas) - Jan 11

3. Christmas Bodyguard - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2297 - Oct 2024) (Christmas) - Jan 17

4. Wyoming Christmas Conspiracy - Juno Rushdan (HI #2260 - Jan 2025) (Christmas) - Jan 25

5. A Gilded Age Christmas - Amanda McCabe, Lauri Robinson (HH #1757 - Nov 2023) (Christmas) - Feb 2

6. Home Sweet Christmas - Susan Mallery (HQN - Oct 2022) (Thanksgiving/Christmas) - Feb 6

7. Home Alone With the Children's Doctor - Traci Douglass (HMED #1357 - Dec 2023) (Hannukah) - Feb 10

8. Till the End of Time - Elise Title (HAR #377 - Feb 1991) (Thanksgiving/Christmas) - Feb 25

9. Deadlines, Donuts & Dreidels - Jennifer Wilck (HSE #3068 - Nov 2024) (Christmas/Hannukah) - Mar 7
 
Holiday Special: Holiday celebrations created by an author that are typically unique to their story's world-building
1. One Day in Apple Grove - C.H. Admirand (SourcebooksCasablanca - June 2013) (Founder's Day) - Feb 7