If you're having trouble getting into the holiday spirit this year, we suggest curling up in a comfy chair with some warm cider (or even better yet -- a hot toddy) and one of these little seasonal books - what better time of the year to enjoy heart-warming stories.

Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber

Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop :'tis the season to be deadly : stories of mistletoe and mayhem from 17 masters of suspense edited by Otto Penzler

The mischief of the mistletoe by Lauren Willig

Busy body : an Agatha Raisin mystery by M.C. Beaton

Eight white nights by André Aciman

Christmas mourning by Margaret Maron