Description
Say “I do” to this collection of short stories and escape to a
wonderland of winter weddings. From grand mountain lodges
to a snowbound Irish pub, love is in the frosty air. Swoon along
as old friends, smitten strangers, and even new enemies get
their chance to ring in the holidays with a happy-ever-after.
Just Say I Do
She’s meant to be getting married tomorrow, not stranded in a snowdrift tonight. In this irresistible short story, Amazon Charts bestselling author Catherine Walsh serves up a Christmas Eve that changes everything.
Chloe is getting married tomorrow, and everyone is thrilled. Everyone except Chloe and her fiancé, Robbie. Somewhere between the castle and the ice sculptures, their dream Christmas wedding became a three-hundred-guest circus neither of them recognizes. Tonight’s task is straightforward: Collect their beloved celebrant and drive back to the hotel. But a snowstorm, a mountain road, and a deeply unreliable car have other plans. Now they’re stranded on Christmas Eve with nothing but a tiny Irish pub glowing in the distance. But what if a little Christmas magic is exactly what they need?
Catherine Walsh’s Just Say I Do is part of All I Want for Christmas, holiday stories of winter wonderland weddings to warm the heart. Curl up and read or listen to each in a single dreamy sitting.
Just for the Camera
When a cautiously grumpy girl is thrust into the arms of a pop star, keeping her cool isn’t an option in a funny and wildly romantic short story by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Adams.
Uptight ER nurse Felicity “Fizzy” Callahan is yanked out of her comfort zone when she’s asked to join tattooed superstar Silas Ford in a holiday music video. Her bride to his hunky groom in a powder-blue tuxedo. Act smitten. Swoon. And have fun. Fizzy is finally loosening up, letting go, and getting swept away by feelings she’s never had before. It’s just for the camera, right?
Sarah Adams’s Just for the Camera is part of All I Want for Christmas, holiday stories of winter wonderland weddings to warm the heart. Curl up and read or listen to each in a single dreamy sitting.
White Water Wedding
Nightmare nuptials in the Pacific Northwest. A December wedding planner on the edge. And a football star making a playful connection in a swoony grumpy-meets-sunshine short story by Elizabeth Stephens.
Just as wedding planner Emery Pettis is challenged by the most insufferable couple who ever threatened to tie the knot, the groom’s cousin, NFL wide receiver Elkin Walker, dares to cross the threshold into her kitchen. He’s not a player making moves. He’s coming to the rescue. Between battling the bridezilla and groomzillo and navigating Category 4 rapids, Emery is finding six feet seven inches of calm amid the chaos she never planned on.
Elizabeth Stephens’s White Water Wedding is part of All I Want for Christmas, holiday stories of winter wonderland weddings to warm the heart. Curl up and read or listen to each in a single dreamy sitting.
A Scottish Christmas
Mistaken identities, secrets, and holiday romance collide at a Scottish Highlands wedding in this bittersweet and sharply witty enemies-to-lovers short story by Lorraine Brown.
When uptight book critic Ali Hale meets a mysterious American at her sister’s snow-covered wedding on Loch Lomond, sparks fly. He calls himself William Dickens. He’s actually an author driven into hiding by a savage review of his latest novel—which Ali wrote. If they only knew. As their connection deepens over roaring fires and Highlands walks, will they risk their carefully guarded hearts and reputations for love?
Lorraine Brown’s A Scottish Christmas is part of All I Want for Christmas, holiday stories of winter wonderland weddings to warm the heart. Curl up and read or listen to each in a single dreamy sitting.
The Plus-One Pact
A weekend fauxmance at a destination ski-resort wedding becomes a swoony challenge to keep the ruse going in a spicy-sweet short story by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson.
There’s no way Emma is showing up at her sister’s over-the-top winter wedding without a hot plus-one—especially when her ex is one of the groomsmen. The first person she turns to when she needs backup is always her best friend from college, Cole. And he’s game to fake it. After all, what are friends for? But one hotel room (and one bed) could turn a simple stunt to save face into something much more complicated.
Lana Ferguson’s The Plus-One Pact is part of All I Want for Christmas, holiday stories of winter wonderland weddings to warm the heart. Curl up and read or listen to each in a single dreamy sitting.
Title: All I Want For Christmas Collection
Author: Various
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
Expected Publication Date: November 10, 2026
Review:
Thank you to Amazon Original Stories and NetGalley for providing me with copies of these stories to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I swear Ferguson can do no wrong. This was really quite cute. I love the fake dating and best friends to lovers trope and Ferguson pulled this one off in a short time. The dual POV with him as the present and her as the past was great to give some good perspective of their attraction to each other. This one had more spice than any of the others, as well. The only thing that bothered me is the lack of a festive feel. While the holidays are mentioned by date, there's nothing that truly made me feel like it was a Christmas themed story. This was, however, my favorite story of all the ones in this collection.
This is my first time reading this author. I love anything set in Scotland, so that's a big draw for me. Enemies to lovers is also a fun trope and this one includes a bit of "mistaken identity" as well. Not sure I really felt the chemistry as intended here but the characters were well fleshed out for the length of this story. The actual plot line seemed a little far fetched given the writer/reviewer relationship. This one would have been better done as a full length story giving the characters time to get to know one another and have their break up and then reunion.
This is another author I've not read before. I loved the Irish setting for this one. The pub atmosphere was so fun. I didn't know they got so much snow in Ireland! Child best friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes. I do wish there was a bit more build up for this relationship. We are kind of just told that it is what it is. I know that's hard to do in a short story, though. I'd definitely read more from this author.
This was my least favorite of the stories. I just didn't love the relationship between the FMC and MMC. Culturally, I think I may not have understood some of the interactions. They left me with a bit of the ick. There was a lot of inner monologue that was annoying for me. I did love how thoughtful the MMC was, you could see how much he started to care for the FMC. But even that relationship was not truly believable given the timeline. I just needed more.
I really enjoy Sarah Adams and this short story was fun. I loved the connection between the FMC and MMC even if it did seem a bit fast. Their chemistry was pretty well done given the short length of the story. I didn't see the Christmas connection in this one, though, so that was a bummer. Overall the celebrity versus lay person trope hooked me and I could see this as a full length book.
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