Books make the best Christmas gifts, in my literary opinion, and I’m always matchmaking readers to books! Given how many friends ask me for book recommendations, I understand not everyone is as enthusiastic as I am about matching the perfect book to a reader’s preference. To that end, I thought it might be helpful to share some of my matchmaking with you, especially those of you who may still be working through their Christmas shopping list! I’ve roped in the fabulous Katie of Fiction Aficionado (and a dear, dear friend!) to add her ideas to the table and together we bring you Katie & Rel’s inaugural Christmas 2018 Novel Gift Guide! I’m hopeful Katie is brave enough to do this again next year…if I don’t spring it on her late in the Christmas season as I have done this time.

We trust you get some great novel ideas for the book lovers in your life, or simply add some of these to your own wish lists and TBRs!

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For the modern romantic…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B07G9MCQZM” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]All Made Up[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B01FM7DPX4″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Promise of Rayne[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0764219375″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Falling for You[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B015RCFL7W” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Reclaimed[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1542046688″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]A New Shade of Summer[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1496421523″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Just Let Go[/easyazon_link]

 

For those seeking a hero of yesteryear…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B07HR9D65R” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Merciless[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0997513705″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Lady & the Lionheart[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B00B853YG8″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Courting Morrow Little[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”0764213512″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Reluctant Duchess[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1601429940″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Many Sparrows[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0764218212″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Shadow of the Storm[/easyazon_link]

 

For the ‘creative spirit’…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”1496420241″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Saturday Night Supper Club[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1496407903″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Masterpiece[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1601429347″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Jane of Austin[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B07F7LJRY5″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Rose in Three Quarter Time[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0718077911″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]A Portrait of Emily Price[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B01HAK32UC” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Illusionist’s Apprentice[/easyazon_link]

 

 

For the young at heart…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”0692665463″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]I’ll Be Yours[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0692144196″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]A Worthy Rebel[/easyazon_link] (and the entire Noble Knights series), [easyazon_link identifier=”1434764338″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Waterfall[/easyazon_link] (and the entire River of Time series)

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B01M0PJXVK” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Intermission[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1683701364″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Story Peddler[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B06Y4MW4Z3″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Uncloaked Trilogy[/easyazon_link]

 

For the thrills and chills seeker…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B01MRF0EW3″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Tox Files[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1599953145″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Thr3e[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B007FZSU0K” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Germ[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B071FHHL9Y” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Discarded Heroes[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”076423028X” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The House on Foster Hill[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B07H3F5W8Q” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]My Hands Came Away Red[/easyazon_link]

 

For the wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimer… 

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B00B5MLZK6″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Enclave[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B012H0ZTEW” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Darkwater Saga[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B005VM4XL4″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Sword of Lyric series[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B078MJ7K8F” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Abiassa’s Fire[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1683701364″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Story Peddler[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B00CE1P4CC” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Magnificent Devices series[/easyazon_link]

 

For the Austenites…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”0764230751″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]A Defense of Honor[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”140168968X” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Dear Mr. Knightley[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0764210696″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Tutor’s Daughter[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”0718078098″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Austen Escape[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0825444519″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Captivating Lady Charlotte[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1601429347″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Jane of Austin[/easyazon_link]

 

For those looking for sass, spice, but still a clean read!

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B07GN1Q62Y” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Lies We Tell Ourselves[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B0796GD6H4″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Bentwood series[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B017TES84O” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Told You So series[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”0764211080″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Meant to be Mine[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”194110388X” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]A Twist of Faith[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B004IPPE9K” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Save the Date[/easyazon_link]

 

For the deep thinker…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”1401686117″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Five Times I Met Myself[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0718037626″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Feathered Bone[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1595542116″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Passion of Mary-Margaret[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”1601429045″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]No One Ever Asked[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1683225511″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]No Less Days[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1496402219″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Alliance Duology[/easyazon_link]

 

For the male perspective…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”0718099397″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Man He Never Was[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B01MRF0EW3″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Tox Files[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0739432303″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Sutter’s Cross[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B01HMPHD5U” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Raven[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0451412796″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Patrick Bowers Series[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B0036S4CPW” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Mountain Between Us[/easyazon_link]

 

For the sharp of wit…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B06XX5VT7J” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Enchanted Events Mysteries[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”047339653X” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Then There Was You[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0800727665″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”1501117327″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Close to You[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1946708038″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Turtles in the Road[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B075NPGHHH” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Charming the Troublemaker[/easyazon_link]

 

For those who love/want a  good cry…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B01CXE9UR4″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Long Way Gone[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0718081250″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Into the Free[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0785217436″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Where Hope Begins[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”0785224505″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Becoming Mrs. Lewis[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1496423232″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Hidden Side[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1496417321″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Hidden Among the Stars[/easyazon_link]

 

For the adventurous…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B01EDKULPG” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Montana Fire series[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”1414314590″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Fossil Hunter[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B004QGYURS” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Raleigh Harmon Series[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B01HMPHE4K” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Montana Rescue series[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0998136700″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Dead Reckoning[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B0073UPPC8″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Alaskan Courage Series[/easyazon_link]

 

For the Christmas devotee…

Rel recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B075Q2P6ZF” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Christmas at Gate 18[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B07L6SJHXG” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]His Mistletoe Miracle[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”0764230786″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Christmas Heirloom[/easyazon_link]

Katie recommends:

[easyazon_link identifier=”B076YMQB9D” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Enchanted: A Christmas Collection[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B01LXNRC2C” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Ordinary Snowflakes[/easyazon_link] , [easyazon_link identifier=”B00KQ1LYJE” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]A Cliche Christmas[/easyazon_link]

We hope this helps! Remember, you can gift e-books at any time, so they make the perfect last minute gifts for your friends and family who have e-readers, even when Christmas morning is in sight 🙂

And finally…

…my faithful readers will note posting has been terribly sporadic the last few months and for that I’m sorry. Life has been super hectic and my blog has suffered. This is likely to be the situation until early in the new year when I will be back with a fresh perspective, some changes to the blog which will make it more manageable for me, all things I’m super excited about it. Thank you for persevering with me, dear reader friends. I value you, and your comments here, more than you know!

Love, Rel xo