Books Like How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

In the literary world holidays and romance go hand in hand, which is why the Christmas romance genre remains so popular. There’s something extra special about finding love over the festive season and there’s no shortage of books that explore this topic. However, many readers prefer some added spice in the form of enemies-to-lovers stories, which adds an additional layer of drama and intrigue to the romance. For example, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn sees the town grump determined to sabotage his nemesis turned next-door neighbor when she enters the town Christmas Kringle contest. The only way to beat her at her own game is by entering the competition too, but in the process, sparks begin to fly between the two. For more holiday romance novels that adhere to this trope check out the following books like How My Neighbor Stole Christmas.The Christmas FixBy Lucy ScoreThe Christmas Fix by Lucy Score is the story of Catalina King and Noah Yates. Noah is the grumpy town manager of Merry, Connecticut, and a single dad. Cat is a home renovation expert and reality TV star. Their paths cross when a late-season hurricane turns the town into a disaster. Noah is left scrambling to repair things when Cat and her camera crew arrive with a budget big enough to put everything back together again. The two immediately rub each other the wrong way as Noah doesn’t want a celebrity diva making a profit from the tragedy or influencing his daughter. However, while working together to pull off a Christmas miracle these two enemies begin to see each other in a new light.Ryley: A Christmas RomanceBy Donna LovitzRyley: A Christmas Romance by Donna Lovitz is an enemies-to-lovers story and the second standalone novel in the Betting on Paris series. Ryley Sanders is an advertising executive who is ready to take her career to the next level and has her sights set on the director’s position at her company. However, instead of heading up a major campaign solo as she is used to, her boss hires an executive named Matt Kantor to co-head it with her. This dampens her plans to shine alone in the eyes of upper management, especially as Matt has his own ideas on how to handle the campaign. Love is most certainly not on the agenda for these two, but might just be what it takes to achieve success.12 Days of MistletoeBy Jen Atkinson12 Days of Mistletoe is an enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, holiday rom-com by Jen Atkinson. Bonnie Miller suffers from anxiety, so she breaks the rules of her no-pets apartment building by keeping a service dog named Noelle. She manages to get away with this until a new neighbor moves in downstairs, who suspects that she has a dog in her apartment. The new neighbor, Elliot, is actually the grandson of the current complex owner and he wants to buy the place. However, his grandmother wants him to prove himself first, which is why he moves into the complex. Elliot quickly begins to suspect Bonnie of breaking the rules and threatens her with eviction. However, to impress his family and show them that they are not the only ones with amazing life events to announce over the holidays, he makes a deal with Bonnie. All she has to do is pretend to be his girlfriend for twelve days and he’ll overlook the rule-breaking. Playing girlfriend to her sworn enemy just to keep her home isn’t Bonnie’s idea of fun, but the two enemies soon begin to develop feelings for each other.Corporate ChristmasBy Bernadette MarieCorporate Christmas by Bernadette Marie sees Chloe Richardson landing the biggest client of her career, but instead of a promotion she loses her job to Jason Mitchell. This leaves Chloe with no other avenue than to return back home to Aubrey Heights for Christmas. Chloe hopes that she can pull herself together before the new year, but what she didn’t expect is that Jason would follow her to Aubrey Heights on a mission to steal her heart too.Oh, Christmas NightBy Jane PorterOh, Christmas Night by Jane Porter features a brilliant, but overworked California named Rachel Mills and an opinionated Texan lawyer named Atticus Bowen. When Rachel is passed over for a huge promotion she impulsively books a flight to Montana to inspect an old bookstore that she inherited. Besides being a lawyer, Atticus is an entrepreneur who believes he has found the perfect location for his next restaurant. However, the new owner of Paradise Books, Rachel, does not jump at his generous offer and instead decides she’s going to open the bookstore doors for December. Rachel did not expect to fall in love with the old bookstore or the charming town of Marietta where it is located, much less that sparks would fly between her and Atticus.Merry KissmasBy Piper RayneSparks fly between Brynn Ruseel and Pierce Wainwright in Merry Kissmas by Piper Rayne. Brynn is in New York for a job interview right before the Christmas Holiday when she runs into Pierce, the man she had a weekend fling with during a semester studying abroad. Brynn discovers that not only is Pierce competing with her for the same job, but the two of them will also be sharing a very small, cozy villa for a week during the holidays. Brynn has managed to stay away from Pierce for years, but doing so in the villa will be much harder.