The Secret Christmas Library

By Jenny Colgan

Book Overview

A new holiday story set in the Scottish Highlands to warm booklovers' hearts by Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling author of Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop.

Mirren Sutherland stumbled into a career as an antiquarian book hunter after finding a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic. Now, as Christmas approaches, she's been hired by Jamie McKinnon, the surprisingly young and handsome laird of a Highland clan whose ancestral holdings include a vast crumbling castle. Family lore suggests that the McKinnon family's collection includes a rare book so valuable that it could save the entire estate--if they only knew where it was. Jamie needs Mirren to help him track down this treasure, which he believes is hidden in his own home.

But on the train to the Highlands, Mirren runs into rival book hunter Theo Palliser, and instantly knows that it's not a chance meeting. She's all too familiar with Theo's good looks and smooth talk, and his uncanny ability to appear whenever there's a treasure that needs locating.

Almost as soon as Mirren and Theo arrive at the castle, a deep snow blankets the Highlands, cutting off the outside world. Stuck inside, the three of them plot their search as the wind whistles outside. Mirren knows that Jamie's grandfather, the castle's most recent laird, had been a book collector, a hoarder, and a great lover of treasure hunts. Now they must unpuzzle his clues, discovering the secrets of the house--forming and breaking alliances in a race against time.

A treat for booklovers and treasure hunters alike, The Secret Christmas Library serves up a delicious mystery with a hint of romance, and plenty of holiday spirit

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063437376
• ISBN13: 9780063437371
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great story

Mirren Sutherland found a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic last year and now Jamie McPherson desperately needs her to find a different one that's lost in his grandfather's home/castle in the highlands of Scotland. In deepest winter. In a private train car with an attendant. Despite his finances being pretty much in the red. The tosser that had searching with he last year decides to come along this time and see what he can carry away. Mirren and Jamie work together to interpret the clues left behind by the grieving grandfather who last had the book. Beautiful story! I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital galley from William Morrow | William Morrow Paperbacks via NetGalley. Pub Date Oct 14, 2025 #TheSecretChristmasLibrary by @jennycolganbooks @williammorrowbooks @harpercollins #womensfiction #romance #scotland #oldcastle #christmasbooks #missingvaluable #booksaboutbooks

Book Hoarder

4 stars, Book Hoarder THE SECRET CHRISTMAS LIBRARY by Jenny Colgan Is there anything better than a book hoarder? Mirren has been hired to hunt for a missing book in the Scottish Highlands at Christmas time. She had found another lost book a few years ago and is considered to be one of the best book hunters. Only, she didn't know what she was getting herself into. Jamie's granddad was a book hoarder. He liked mysteries and treasure hunts and had pestered Jamie and his sister with them, all of their lives. Jamie is getting desperate with all of the debts of the estate. He's sure that his granddad wouldn't have wanted to let the old place go. There's a lot of fun searching for the missing book. Secret passages, great food and companionship. My kind of place. I received a complimentary copy of #TheSecretChristmasLibrary by #JennyColgan from #NetGalley #WilliamMorrow I was under no obligation to post a review. #inspirationalfiction #contemporary #ScottishHighlands #castle #books #libraries #ChristianFiction #mystery #Christmas #thriller #strongfemaleprotagonist