Everyone knows that I absolutely suck at keeping to my TBR lists; but every month like clock work, I always find it super exciting to jot down the new month’s hopefuls. Usually, I just stick to occasionally posting my list on my bookstagram page (@fictionallysam if you aren’t following me!) but I thought since it’s the last month of the year and we are all doing the mad dash to complete our goals before 2024–it would be fun to share that list with you all here!
I’m really entering my Christmas era this month! I have a ton of Christmas books sitting either on my shelves at home or on my kindle next to me and I have been itching to read them since September! But because of my self imposed strict “no Christmas vibes until Christmas time” rule, they’ve been sitting and waiting for me in anticipation!


Monster Pucker by Clio Evans & Ashley Bennett
➡Monster Romance meets Hockey sports romance by two of my favorite monster romance authors. I don’t need any more convincing.
Single And Ready To Jingle by Piper Rayne
➡Contemporary Christmas Romance by the contemporary queens themselves.
➡The guy who hates Christmas is set up on a blind date with the girl who is all about decking those halls. Siblings BFF, grumpy/sunshine romance.
Claus And Effect by Piper Rayne
➡I’m a slut for Piper Rayne, so it’s no surprise this one would also be on the list!
➡Road trip romance, Opposites attract
Fall Of Ruin & Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
➡A brand new JLA Fantasy for my eyeball and ear-holes!
➡I was supposed to read this when it was released back in September, but alas the mood reader in me strikes again! This is a romantasy about a girl who stays alive by following her intuition and the guy who thrives on her pleasure.
When Gracie Met The Grump by Mariana Zapata
➡I’m in slump mode, so we are breaking the glass on my emergency read!
➡Superhero slow burn romance from my favorite author of all time. I literally know nothing more about this book, so it will be a surprise for both of us.
A Light In The Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout
➡Like FORAW, I was supposed to read this ages ago, but the mood reader in me is a tough sell. Huge shout out to Jamsu for giving me the chance to Buddy Read it with her this month!
➡This is the second installment in the Flesh and Fire series, where we finally get to see what else is going down with daddy Nyktos and our girl Sera.
From Cocktails To Sleigh Bells by Wren K. Morris
➡New-to-me author alert!
➡This is a Christmas novella that I’ve seen making its rounds on Instagram, and I have FOMO. I literally know nothing else but this. The amount of trust I put into the internet…
The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score
➡Lucy Score is my kindred spirit, and if she writes it, I will read it. I’ve been saving this book for the perfect holiday moment, and I’m hoping this month will be it!
Glow by Raven Kennedy
➡Buddy read with Jamsu!
➡We are almost reaching the end of this read along and that much closer to the end of the series! This is book four in a six book romantasy series.
Christmas Cupid by Ilsa Madden-Mills
➡Christmas Contemporary romance novella!
➡Brother’s best friend, slight enemies to lovers, hockey romance with a hint of forced proximity. This is all I know–#sold.

What are you excited to read before 2024?

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