The Christmas Wedding Patterson, James

Four kids. One surprise announcement. Their mother is getting married — on Christmas Day — and she's not telling them which of her four suitors is the groom. Gaby Summerhill posts a video revealing her Christmas wedding plans, sparking a countdown where her adult children must unravel the mystery while confronting their own messy lives. Patterson trades his usual crime procedurals for a family dramedy with rotating narrators, secrets spilling out at holiday gatherings, and genuine warmth beneath the chaos. It's lighter fare than his thrillers but still page-turning, with short chapters that pull you through Thanksgiving feasts and family dysfunction. For fans of ensemble casts and holiday stories with bite, or anyone who's survived a complicated family Christmas and lived to laugh about it.