14 Thanksgiving Romance Novels We're Grateful For

Heiress Penelope Lear came to Treasure Creek, Alaska, in search of adventure, and for a chance to hide from the world that sees her as nothing but a vapid gold-digger. She wants to prove to everyone she's more than just a pretty face. But when she gets lost in the middle of the wilderness—in chilly November—it feels like everyone's worst expectations of her are totally true. 

Fortunately, Tucker Lawson, a handsome former lawyer turned wilderness expert, is there to save the day. He's been missing from Treasure Creek for months and doesn’t want to return there, but he does promise to help Penelope get back in one piece and in time for Thanksgiving. Will he accompany her as more than her rescuer? 

Army lieutenant Max Forrester is home on leave, which means spending Thanksgiving with his sister Melissa. But she's in a hospital bed fighting for her life, left in a coma due to a vicious beating by her boyfriend. It turns out that Melissa is only the first woman put at risk by this maniac. Someone's stalking Tara Carmichael, Melissa's social worker, and she could be in serious danger. Max knows she needs his help—if only he could find a way to protect both women at once. This stalker needs to be stopped before more women are hurt, but Max is only one man. Can he help the woman he adores the most, and the one who's beginning to dominate his heart?

Ghostwriter Samantha Monroe has just arrived in Forever, Texas, to turn a remarkable woman's 200-year-old journals into a personal memoir. The Rodriguez family are eager to preserve their great-great-great grandmother's story for future generations, and they welcome Sam with open arms. 

She's never been part of a family in this way and quickly grows close to the Rodriguez clan, particularly eldest son and rancher Mike. It was his idea to hire Sam. But he never planned to fall for the writer or desire her to be a part of his family's story well beyond the book. Delving into the past has made Sam hungry for a future, and Mike wants to share it with her.

Faith Shaw can't wait for another hometown Thanksgiving with the good people of Jasper Gulch. The town is celebrating its centennial and they're going all out with the festivities. Yet there's one person who isn't happy to be there: Dale Massey, the Shaw family's reluctant houseguest and a big-city millionaire with a grouchy reputation. 

A Winter storm has left him stranded in the middle of Montana, much to his dismay. Faith wonders if Dale's all-business attitude is a front and she's determined to find out what's beneath his sullen exterior. Can an old-fashioned girl and some holiday tradition help mend Dale's weary heart?

After a devastating tornado ripped through High Plains, Kansas, without warning, the town had a lot of work to do to begin the process of reconstruction and healing. Following the storm, a two-year-old was found wandering all alone. Foster mother Nicki Appleton took in the little girl, hoping to help her find solace after such a traumatic experience. 

In the aftermath of the hurricane, many High Plains locals have returned to fix things. That includes Clay Logan, the man Nicki once expected to marry. He was a wild boy back then, but now Clay says he's a changed cowboy. With her energy focused on a child she may not be able to keep, is there room for another kind of love in Nicki's heart this Thanksgiving?

As Little Horn, Texas, prepares for Thanksgiving, Dr. Tyler Grainger knows that this is a season for healing. Returning to his family's ranch brings bittersweet memories of the sister he lost. But one thing he can be grateful for is Eva Brooks, who's just become the nanny for her cousin's baby. 

Eva isn't exactly natural mother material, though. She's clumsy, a bad cook, and struggling with feeling abandoned after her fiancé ditched her because she can't have kids. Still, she ends up loving baby Cody and will do anything to keep him safe. 

Tyler is glad to offer advice, but when his late sister's favorite horse is stolen, it's Eva who needs to help him. Both of them are a little broken, but perhaps they can help mend one another and find happiness once more.

Callum McKinnel and his family are a major part of life in Jewell Rock, running the local distillery and being involved in just about every part of town business. Callum is ready to marry his fiancé Bailey, who he's known forever and is practically already part of the family. But then Chelsea Porter turns up and he knows the relationship is over. 

Chelsea is known as the breakup girl, the one who you send to do the dirty work when you're too chicken to do it yourself. Still, Chelsea is really very special herself, and soon Callum has invited her to join his family for Thanksgiving dinner. It's not the job of the breakup girl to fall for the dumped, but maybe it's time for Chelsea to stop listening to her own advice.

Charmaine LeDeux is a beauty salon owner on the Louisiana bayou and she's in a whole lotta trouble. There's a loan shark on her tail, her ex-husband has turned up out of the blue, and he's claiming they never truly got divorced! Raoul Lanier says he's still Charmaine's husband, and now they've inherited his father's rundown cattle ranch together. 

In exchange for a proper divorce, Raoul asks her to sell her his half of the ranch. But she decides that the ranch is the perfect place for her after all, if only to get away from her troubles for a while. Living together again is a bad idea, especially as Charmaine soon takes control of the ranch and invites her entire family over for Thanksgiving. Maybe Raoul misses being at the center of Hurricane Charmaine, although their reignited love must first survive the wrath of the Dixie Mafia.

When border patrol agent Kylie Perry's informant is murdered, she makes good on her promise to raise the woman's baby girl. Now she's juggling motherhood with her extremely dangerous work on a joint task force aiming to capture the most notorious drug kingpin on the continent. 

Texas Ranger Austin Rivers, who's partnering with Kylie on the case, is a lone wolf dedicated to his job. He'll do anything to catch the bad guy, and when the criminal's henchmen come after Kylie and her baby, Austin vows to protect them above all else. 

As Thanksgiving approaches, Austin is finding himself more drawn to an old-school family life than ever before. To cling to this new joy, he'll have to risk everything, including his life.

Major Edith Clapton dedicated her life to service, and risked her life Combat Search and Recovery in Afghanistan. One mission led her into the arms of Seth Hardin, a gorgeous navy SEAL she had airlifted to safety. Their epic one-night stand in the shadow of the mountains was just meant to be a way to blow off steam. 

But now Edie is pregnant. After sharing her news, Edie is stunned by Seth's insistence on being a father to his child. He's ready to settle down and be a partner and parent for a woman he barely knows. This wasn't part of Edie's life plans. Should she flee back to military life for a desk job and single parenthood? Or give thanks for this unexpected family?

Angelle Prejean is expected home for Thanksgiving. Specifically, she's expected to come back to her hometown with a fiancé in tow: a fiancé who doesn't exist. Okay, technically, he exists, but he has no idea that he's meant to be engaged to Angelle. 

Cane Robicheaux is certainly great husband material. He's tattooed, muscled, and utterly irresistible. When Angelle ends up winning Cane at a charity bachelor auction, she knows just how to solve her fiancé problem. Unfortunately Cane is a perennial bachelor who doesn't do romance, especially with women like Angelle. But her proposition seems like a good way for her to see the real him and get sick of it. He doesn't expect to grow attached to the woman trying to keep up such a ridiculous facade. But it's only for a week, isn't it?

Advertising executive Nick Wong enjoys living in Toronto, the big wild city where he can party all night and bring as many women back to his gorgeous penthouse apartment as he desire. He'd certainly rather do that than go back to his boring hometown of Mosquito Bay, but it's Thanksgiving so return he must. This year, however, is even worse than usual. His interfering parents and grandparents, frustrated with the lack of weddings in the family, have invited blind dates for him and his three siblings. Nick's brother Greg has been matched up with the gorgeous Lily Tseng, who Nick just spent one amazing night with. He has no interest in settling down but he can't get Lily out of his mind. Perhaps he’s good for more than a single night of sex, dumplings, and bubble tea after all. But before he can do that, he needs to survive a weekend with his family. Oh, and get between Lily and Greg...

Levi Peletier is perfectly content with his life. Having retired from the rodeo circuit, he now works doing trick riding demos for tourists at Clean Slate Ranch and spending his off-hours with his cats. George Thompson couldn't be less like the ruggedly sexy Levi. A onetime figure skating star, he's hung up his skates to live a quiet life out of the spotlight. 

An effort to shake up his regular routine finds him at Thanksgiving dinner, dude ranch style, and he immediately falls in love with the gorgeous view: and that's before he lays eyes on Levi! It's a classic case of country boy and city boy, of opposites attracting, but getting attached is a bad idea. Would Levi be willing to give up his home life for someone like George?