Although I walk a bully information of my beingness successful coffee shops, I lone seldom spell to Starbucks. I similar the java successful my section autarkic cafés, not to notation the prices. But arsenic soon arsenic November arrives, and Starbucks announces the accomplishment of their vacation drinks, I march my mode to their closest store and go a impermanent fixture there. I marque it a constituent to effort each the drinks astatine slightest once, adjacent the ones that I’m definite I won’t enjoy. Every year, I spell location with the caller mentation of their vacation reusable cup, and usage it each time until the extremity of December.
Of course, erstwhile I spell to a java shop, Starbucks oregon otherwise, I bring a publication with me. During portion of November and each of December, that publication is precise apt to beryllium a vacation caller – usually Christmas, but I marque definite to sprinkle successful a fewer Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s books. A batch of those books are romance novels: successful fact, I work much romance during the holidays than astatine immoderate different clip of the year. If you’re besides a romance scholar and a Starbucks vacation portion fan, support reading: I’ll springiness you a romance caller based connected your favourite drink.
A note: though astir of my vacation romance speechmaking is seasonal, I purposefully chose romances that aren’t astir the holidays. So nary substance what you celebrate, you should beryllium capable to bask the communicative regardless.
If You Love the Caramel Brulée Latte, Read…
A Daring Arrangement (The Four Hundred #1) by Joanna Shupe
Content Warnings: sexism, mentions of suicide, nonaccomplishment of loved ones.
Few drinks are arsenic decadent arsenic the Caramel Brulée Latte, which makes this romance acceptable successful the Gilded Age the cleanable companion.
Both Lady Honoria Parker and her begetter hold that she needs to marry. The lone problem? Her begetter despises the antheral she loves. So Honoria decides to instrumentality matters into her ain hands: she volition prime a horrible fiancé, 1 that volition marque her begetter hold to fto her wed arsenic she chooses. But Julius Hatcher, gorgeous, dissipated, and wealthy, whitethorn not beryllium arsenic unspeakable a lucifer arsenic she expects.
If You Love the Chestnut Praline Latte, Read…
Silver Linings by Chassilyn Hamilton
CWs: gaslighting, panic attacks.
The Chestnut Praline Latte is dense connected spices, and truthful is this caller astir a pistillate who runs into her aged assemblage prof connected a singles’ cruise.
Camryn Southern doesn’t person large expectations for this trip: she conscionable wants to relax, and soothe her wounds aft a caller breakup. But it turns retired that Sylvester Cameron, a antheral she had a immense crush connected astatine 18, is connected the cruise too. And he’s surely noticed that she’s acold from a teen now.
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If You Love the Peppermint Mocha, Read…
Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
CWs: grief, past affectional abuse, discussed decease of loved ones
Like a peppermint mocha, this publication manages to beryllium some saccharine and fresh. Professional bakers Sylvie Fairchild and Dominic De Vere are polar opposites, some successful their attack to baking and to life. As a result, their narration is nonexistent – and their interactions icy.
When an accidental arises to cook the barroom for an upcoming royal wedding, neither of them are consenting to lose. It’s a shame that they walk astir arsenic overmuch clip staring astatine each different arsenic they bash reasoning up ideas for a royal wedding cake.
If You Love the Irish Cream Cold Brew, Read…
In Her Closet (The Lust Diaries #1) by Tasha L. Harrison
CW for home maltreatment and miscarriage.
A bold portion similar the Irish Cream Cold Brew requires a bold read. In Her Closet introduces america to Yves Santiago, an amusement columnist who some works and plays hard. She describes her exploits connected The Lust Diaries, a blog that is supposed to beryllium anonymous.
Enter Elijah Weinstein, a Creative Nonfiction exertion who happens to cognize some the blog and the individuality of the blogger. Yves wants him…but tin she spot him?
If You Love the Sugar Cookie Latte, Read…
D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia Higgins
CWs: anxiety, homophobia, fatphobia, self-harm, colorism
Falling successful emotion is fraught with (emotional) peril successful mean circumstances. In the midst of a world show? The stakes spell mode up, arsenic D’Vaughn Miller and Kris Zavala travel to discover.
Although it has immoderate angst, this caller astir 2 women who indispensable unreal to beryllium engaged and successful emotion matches the sweetness of the Sugar Cookie Latte.
If You Love the Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, Read…
The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley
CWs: sexism, classism, controlling parents, xenophobia
Sweet and topped with sparkles, the Toasted White Chocolate Mocha reminds maine of this novel. Tommy and Philippa’s emotion communicative is sweet, but there’s capable of a spark to support it from being fluffy. It’s a heist romance featuring recovered family, bluestockings, a protagonist who reads non-binary, and a homing kitten.
If You Love(d) the Gingerbread Latte, Read…
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
CW: panic attacks, grief, mentions of decease of loved ones, car crash
Like the present defunct gingerbread latte (RIP), this caller is the cleanable premix of saccharine and spicy. In truth, I could person chosen immoderate of Talia Hibbert’s novels for this one, but I went with my idiosyncratic favorite. It includes a Teddy Bear of a leader (wrapped up successful a brooding, gorgeous package), a superb heroine (who can’t instrumentality a hint nary substance however hard the beingness tries), and a fake narration that’s getting much existent by the day.
If You Love(d) the Eggnog Latte, Read…
Unwritten Rules by KD Casey
CWs: internalized homophobia, racism, sexism
The Eggnog Latte was little saccharine than astir different vacation options, which was a blessing for many. Similarly, this publication is simply a batch little saccharine than astir others connected this database – crossing each the mode implicit to angsty.
Pro shot subordinate Zach Glasser has galore regrets. The large one: losing his love, erstwhile teammate Eugenio Morales, due to the fact that Zach wasn’t acceptable to travel out. Three years aft parting ways, the 2 conscionable again successful the league’s All-Stars Classic. Can they marque it enactment this time?
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