21 Top romance books like A Semi-Precious Christmas by Jan Elder

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A Semi-Precious Christmas

By: Jan Elder

4.58

Format: 105 pages, ebook

On a bright, crisp December morning, jewelry store manager, Peridot Keaton-Jones, arrives at work e…

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Cover of Chasing Amanda (Amanda #0.5) by Robin Patchen

1. Chasing Amanda (Amanda #0.5)

By: Robin Patchen

3.89

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

One followed her, one protected her When Amanda leaves her waitressing job to return to campus one… read more

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  • romance
Cover of Starlight, Star Bright (Starlight Christmas Series, #2) by JoAnn Durgin

2. Starlight, Star Bright (Starlight Christmas Series, #2)

By: JoAnn Durgin

3.83

Format: 28 pages, ebook

The sequel to the popular "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe" (2012). Texas-born goalie and Italian World… read more

Similar categories in JoAnn Durgin's Starlight, Star Bright (Starlight Christmas Series, #2) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
  • christmas
Cover of Christmas at Tiffany's by Marianne Evans

3. Christmas at Tiffany's

By: Marianne Evans

3.18

Format: 183 pages,

All she wants for Christmas is her Master's Degree. All he wants is a one-way plane ticket back to … read more

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4. The Beloved Land (Song of Acadia, #5)

By: Janette Oke , T. Davis Bunn

3.90

Format: 256 pages,

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5. Silver White Winters

By: Candice Sue Patterson

3.67

Format: 542 pages,

Raelynn Rivers dreams of reviving her floundering career. The "Country Music Queen" hasn't had a nu… read more

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6. Bright Copper Kettles

By: Candice Sue Patterson

4.34

Format: 592 pages,

Christmastown, Vermont: where it's Christmas 365 days a year... To Darcy Carr the holiday is depres… read more

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7. Just Once

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” (Woman’s World) wr… read more

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  • romance
Cover of Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1) by Lynette Eason

8. Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1)

By: Lynette Eason

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Detective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division d… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Eason's Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1) by Lisa Wingate

9. Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

By: Lisa Wingate

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ISBN 9780451203076 Author Lisa Wingate drew upon h… read more

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  • romance
"Time passes... but memories do not."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"...It's hard to feel like much is wrong in the world when you're looking into the eyes of a happy baby."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"...The best times of my life, the times that passed by me the most quickly, were the times when the roses grew wild."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"Sometimes life moves so fast, the road splits in an instant, and you only have a heartbeat to decide which way to turn."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

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10. Fragile Designs

By: Colleen Coble

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Family secrets can be the most dangerous of all. When Carly Tucker’s police-officer husband is kill… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Coble's Fragile Designs book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of One Wrong Move (Jeopardy Falls #1) by Dani Pettrey

11. One Wrong Move (Jeopardy Falls #1)

By: Dani Pettrey

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Taunting riddles. A deadly string of heists. Two broken hearts trapped in a killer's game. Ch… read more

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  • romance
"She straightened. "Sorry. I didn't mean to chill you." Chilling him was the last thing she was doing."

-Dani Pettrey, One Wrong Move (Jeopardy Falls #1)

Cover of Love, Unscripted by Denise Hunter

12. Love, Unscripted

By: Denise Hunter

4.15

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The perfect boyfriend only exists on paper…doesn’t he? Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chl… read more

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  • romance
Cover of Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham

13. Loyally, Luke

By: Pepper Basham

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Sometimes love means embracing the good, the bad . . . and even the impossible. Dear Reader, … read more

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  • romance
Cover of The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright

14. The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater

By: Jaime Jo Wright

4.28

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the c… read more

Similar categories in Jaime Jo Wright's The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of Where the Blue Sky Begins by Katie Powner

15. Where the Blue Sky Begins

By: Katie Powner

4.31

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

*2023 Christy Award winner and Selah Award finalist* Sometimes the hardest road of all is the ro… read more

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Cover of The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3) by Charles Martin

16. The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

By: Charles Martin

4.56

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

With gripping action and heart-wrenching emotion, Charles Martin continues to explore the true powe… read more

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"...man's greatest need is forgiveness while his greatest desire is power. [Bones]"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"I, as much as anyone, knew that hope is what feeds us. It's the currency of mankind. The fuel of the soul. Without it, we wither and die. [Murphy Shepherd]"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"...every man has a basement. Some lay dark. Unlit. Concealed. Others sprawl like airport runways for all the world to see. The difference is determined by whether he is hiding something or digging it…"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"Maybe only an orphan can understand this, but we had been cut free from our anchor and the blow was crushing. We didn't know who we were, and more importantly, we didn't know whose we were -- forever…"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

Cover of Pieces of Forever (River Falls #1) by Valerie M. Bodden

17. Pieces of Forever (River Falls #1)

By: Valerie M. Bodden

4.46

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

The scars on her face are nothing to the scars on her heart. But can God help her find healing―and … read more

Similar categories in Valerie M. Bodden's Pieces of Forever (River Falls #1) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of Wildflower Falls (Riverbend, #4) by Denise Hunter

18. Wildflower Falls (Riverbend, #4)

By: Denise Hunter

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

He’s here to train her horses and then skip town. She’s keeping her true identity a secret. But the… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Wildflower Falls (Riverbend, #4) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright

19. The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

By: Jaime Jo Wright

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1865, orphaned Daisy Francois takes a position as housemaid at a midwestern Wisconsin castle and… read more

Similar categories in Jaime Jo Wright's The Vanishing at Castle Moreau book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
"A woman is a powerful creature, Daisy François. Do not underestimate the power you wield."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

"I’m sorry. . . . For whatever happened to you to steal the life from your eyes. To make you so afraid."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

"Death had avoided her, while life itself had extended a hand and insisted there was purpose. There was refuge."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

"You realize that if you aren’t an ambassador for your own feelings and thoughts, then no one else shall be either?"

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

Cover of Cold Pursuit (Ryland & St. Clair #1) by Nancy Mehl

20. Cold Pursuit (Ryland & St. Clair #1)

By: Nancy Mehl

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Ex-FBI profiler River Ryland still suffers from PTSD after a case that went horribly wrong. Needing… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Mehl's Cold Pursuit (Ryland & St. Clair #1) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

Cover of Famous for a Living by Melissa    Ferguson

21. Famous for a Living

By: Melissa Ferguson

3.51

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

She's Insta-famous. He uses a flip phone. When her business partner is accused of serious financ… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Ferguson's Famous for a Living book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of Hopefully Ever After (The Amish Bookstore #3) by Beth Wiseman

22. Hopefully Ever After (The Amish Bookstore #3)

By: Beth Wiseman

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

To become who they’re meant to be, Eden and Samuel must find the courage to defy expectations. … read more

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  • romance
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23. The Hope of Christmas

By: Carol James

4.87

Format: 97 pages, ebook

Cameron Blake has everything a man could want. Or so it appears. But in the dark of night, the cont… read more

Similar categories in Carol James's The Hope of Christmas book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • christmas
Cover of Fatal Witness (Pearl River, #2) by Patricia  Bradley

24. Fatal Witness (Pearl River, #2)

By: Patricia Bradley

4.49

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

As a child, artist and potter Dani Bennett witnessed the brutal murder of her parents. With no memo… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Bradley's Fatal Witness (Pearl River, #2) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of Cloak of Scarlet (The Dericott Tales, #5) by Melanie Dickerson

25. Cloak of Scarlet (The Dericott Tales, #5)

By: Melanie Dickerson

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

She was an orphan of no importance . . . Violet Lambton never imagined herself as anything but a… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Dickerson's Cloak of Scarlet (The Dericott Tales, #5) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
"He reminded her of a small boy flexing his arm and saying, “Look at my muscles."

-Melanie Dickerson, Cloak of Scarlet (The Dericott Tales, #5)

"*God, give me faith like my grandmother’s, faith like a child’s, faith as a mustard seed that nevertheless can move a mountain.*"

-Melanie Dickerson, Cloak of Scarlet (The Dericott Tales, #5)

"She seemed much more inclined to trust him now, but could her feelings change so much that she could fall in love with him? Merek had never shied away from a challenge."

-Melanie Dickerson, Cloak of Scarlet (The Dericott Tales, #5)

Cover of Hidden in the Night (Missing in Alaska, #3) by Elizabeth Goddard

26. Hidden in the Night (Missing in Alaska, #3)

By: Elizabeth Goddard

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

At the behest of her ailing mother, former FBI special agent turned rare-book collector Ivy Elliott… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Goddard's Hidden in the Night (Missing in Alaska, #3) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2) by Alice Hoffman

27. The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2)

By: Alice Hoffman

3.97

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

In this star-crossed short story from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman, timing is ev… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of The Lady Glass (Enchanted Regency Romance) by Anneka R. Walker

28. The Lady Glass (Enchanted Regency Romance)

By: Anneka R. Walker

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Nothing shapes glass like fire. Theresia Dvorak has nothing left of her parents—nothing save her… read more

Similar categories in Anneka R. Walker's The Lady Glass (Enchanted Regency Romance) book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
Cover of A Semi-Precious Christmas by Jan Elder

29. A Semi-Precious Christmas

By: Jan Elder

4.58

Format: 105 pages, ebook

On a bright, crisp December morning, jewelry store manager, Peridot Keaton-Jones, arrives at work e… read more

Similar categories in Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas book and Jan Elder's A Semi-Precious Christmas

  • romance
  • christmas
Cover of The Mayweather Christmas Quest (Christmas Holiday Extravaganza) by Dana Pratola

30. The Mayweather Christmas Quest (Christmas Holiday Extravaganza)

By: Dana Pratola

4.18

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

The forecast is for snow…but she’s dreaming of more than a white Christmas Olympia Mayweather is … read more

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31. Drummer Boy

By: Toni Sheridan

4.10

Format: 113 pages, ebook

A Drummer Boy for Christmas? Really? As a nurse, Jane Cane is committed to her patients. She is als… read more

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