What to read these cold winter nights

With the sinking temps, it’s time to curl up with a good book. Leave it to David Greenfield, librarian at Kasson Public Library, to come through with a list of worthwhile reads.
Title: “The Ex-mas Holidays”
Author: Zoe Allison
Genre: Holiday Romance
Description: Recently laid-off Maya Bashir is heading home for the holidays when she runs into Sam, the boy who broke her heart eight years ago. To make matters worse, she gets a temporary job as a ski instructor working alongside Sam. As they spend more time together, they realize that their falling out might have been a huge misunderstanding. Will they have a second chance at love?
Title: “Wreck the Halls”
Author: Tessa Bailey
Genre: Holiday Romance
Description: There was a spark between Melody Gallard and Beat Dawkins when they met as teenagers through their mothers’ band. After a legendary feud broke up the band Melody and Beat went their separate ways. Now a producer wants them to help get the band back together. An intense attraction builds as they try to get their mothers to reunite for one last show.
Title: “Here Comes Santa Paws”
Author: Laurien Berenson
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Description: Private investigator Melanie Travis is trying to decorate her house for Christmas while her event planner friend Claire is playing Santa for the wealthy of New Canaan. It’s a good gig until her latest customer ends up dead. Claire is the prime suspect in the murder and she runs to her friend Melanie for help. A desperate search ensues when Claire ends up missing…
Title: “Caramel Pecan Roll Murder”
Author: Joanne Fluke
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Description: Baker Hannah Swensen has been asked to provide pastries for a big time fishing competition. The fun stops when the event’s celebrity spokesperson is found dead on the water. Did his sidekick finally take revenge on his pompous boss, or was it perhaps a jealous contestant? It’s up to Hannah and her sister to find the killer before someone else ends up dead. Recipes included!
Title: “Be Mine”
Author: Richard Ford
Genre: Fiction
Description: Frank Bascombe has had many roles in life — sportswriter, father, husband, ex-husband, friend, real estate agent — but his latest role is the hardest: caregiver to his son with ALS. On a shared winter trip Frank ponders mortality and what happiness means at the end of life. This novel is profound, provocative, and often laugh-out-loud funny.
Title: “Three Holidays and a Wedding”
Authors: Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley
Genre: Holiday Romance
Description: In a rare occurrence, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan fall within days of each other. Maryam Aziz and Anna Gibson are flying to Toronto for the holidays when a severe snowstorm grounds them in picturesque Snow Falls. The men of their dreams also happen to be stuck in Snow Falls. Love is in the air as this novel explores the holiday tenets of these three faiths.
Title: “All’s Fair in Love and Christmas”
Author: Sarah Monzon
Genre: Holiday Romance
Description: Mackenzie Graham and Jeremy Fletcher are vying for a promotion. Both badly need the raise: Mackenzie to pay for her mother’s care and Jeremy to support his niece and nephew. As this festive competition heats up, so too do their feelings for each other. The integration of real-life issues into this inspirational romance makes this novel a holiday delight.
Title: “A Holly Jolly Ever After”
Authors: Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Genre: Holiday Romance
Description: Kallum Lieberman is a former boy band member and current CEO of a pizza chain. Winnie Baker had a stable acting career that imploded when an old sex tape she made with Kallum goes viral. Both are hesitant when they are cast as co-stars in sexy Santa biopic, but suddenly old feelings start bubbling to the surface. Are these two ready for their close-up?
Title: “The Sanatorium”
Author: Sarah Pearse
Genre: Thriller
Description: Le Sommet was once a sanatorium treating tuberculosis patients, but it has recently been renovated into a luxury hotel. Situated high in the Swiss Alps, it is isolated and imposing. Detective Elin Warner arrives to celebrate her estranged brother’s engagement, but something feels off. When her brother’s fianc?e vanishes without a trace and a storm approaches, no one realizes how much danger they’re really in…
Title: “Dead Mountain”
Authors: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Genre: Thriller
Description: Fifteen years ago nine backpackers failed to return from a trip in the New Mexico mountains. Searchers discovered that the backpackers slashed their tent to escape and ran barefoot into a blizzard. Six bodies were recovered soon after, and two more were found in the present day. An FBI agent and an archaeologist team up to find out what happened on that fateful night long ago.
Title: “Snowed in for Christmas”
Author: Jaqueline Snowe
Genre: Holiday Romance
Description: The worst blizzard in years is about to hit and sorority house mom Becca Fairfield thinks she’s ready. But she has seriously underestimated this storm. When the power goes out, her sexy, grumpy next-door neighbor invites her to stay with him. What happens during the storm lasts only as long as the storm…right?
Title: “Winter Counts”
Author: David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Genre: Thriller
Description: Heroin has made its way onto the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When enforcer and vigilante Virgil Wounded Horse’s nephew becomes a victim the situation becomes personal. As he tracks down the source of the drugs he runs across powerful cartels. In the end Virgil must face his demons and reclaim his Native identity.