Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor is a contemporary romance by Lisa Kleypas published in 2010.

Set in Friday Harbor, the novel opens with a prologue that features six-year-old Holly Nolan’s letter to Santa Claus, asking for a mother for Christmas.

Mark, who learns of Holly’s Christmas wish, feels the need to find a mother for her.

Publishers Weekly called the book a "spritely charmer" that "avoids...all the cheesy holiday miracle cliches."

[1] RT (Romantic Times) Book Reviews gave the book a 4.5 star rating, stating that it was "poignant, heartbreaking and deeply satisfying..."[2] The novel was nominated in 2010 for an RT Reviewers' Choice Award in the Contemporary Romance category.