Christmas at the twin moon ranch.
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I enjoyed this book, it was nice to catch up with all the couple from previous books. Very nice surprise instore for 1 couple. Can tell there will be a book just for Carly in the near future. You get to see a different side to the old alpha.

I received an ARC in exchange for a honest review.
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About:
It's December 1914 and Clay McKettrick arrives in Blue River, Texas via a long train ride to become the towns new Marshal.
Dara Rose Nolan's husband, who was the previous Marshal, passed away, a bit scandalously I might add. Dara Rose is now a widow with two young daughters and is left wondering what her fate will be. She is struggling with finances and refuses to sell her body or marry a local older man who wants to use her as his maid and put her children in an orphanage.

Dara is living in what is technically Clay's home now, him being the new Marshal. When he arrives at her doorstep, she is shocked to learn he doesn't want to kick her out on the street. He decides to stay at the local hotel for the time being. By a turn of events, Dara Rose finds out she will be evicted soon. Clay won't have any of that, he decides to help Dara and her daughters in any way he can.

My thoughts:
A Lawman's Christmas is part of Linda Lael Miller's McKettrick Series. Sometimes you just want a good old fashioned sweet romance to get lost in, this was the perfect book for that.

Clay McKettrick is a hottie. He's a handsome, rugged cowboy who is looking to settle down. He's an all around good guy.
Dara Rose is your lady in distress, she is in fear of losing her home and is struggling to make ends meet and to keep her family together. She also has a big secret she has kept for many years, and wonders if she can trust Clay with it. Even though she is in trouble, she has her pride and is outspoken.
These two had instant chemistry, but keep it under wraps. I liked how their romance slowly developed.

I also enjoyed the coziness of the story. The snowy winter setting and Christmas as a backdrop to the story were nice to read about.
It's not just all sugary sweet, Dara Rose was facing poverty as were some of the other characters in the book. The author makes this aspect of the story realistic as these people fear a long harsh winter with the possibility of no food on the table or no roof above their heads.
The characters were all well written and I was quickly swept up in the story. Before I knew it, I had turned the last page and was a bit sad to see it end.
After reading Linda Lael Miller's A Creed in Stone Creek I quickly became a fan of this author's. A Lawman's Christmas reminds me of one of those movies that they play on the Hallmark channel. This was a sweet story and I enjoyed every bit of it. This one will be on my top reads for 2011.

I recommend this one to fans of romance, westerns and historicals or to anyone looking to get caught up in a cozy book that will tug at your heartstrings.
Although A Lawman's Christmas is part of a series, it can be read as a stand alone book. I do want to pick up more books in this series.

Special thanks to Lindsay over @ BookTrib for my review copy.
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This is a delightful, light Christmas read. A family pulls it together for Christmas with the help of some wonderful Southern charm, humor and a little magic.  I recommend it to anyone.
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This is the perfect story to read during the Christmas season.  It's a short reminder of what's important at Christmas. Set in a quaint bed and breakfast run by a pastor and his wife, a hodgepodge of guests find fulfillment is meeting the needs of others.  A short uplifting book for the holiday season.  It almost seems to be a modern day reenactment of the Christmas story.
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"I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review."  Christmas on the Last Frontier was a great Christmas read.  Gage inherited the lodge and Marley is just the person for him to get himself together and also for Marley to feel in control again.  They are great souls together.  Enjoyed this book.
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A Bride By Christmas was released in 2008. A good  book with three tales of romance at Christmas time. Heather Graham, and Jo Beverly wrote good stories. My favorite one was by Constance Camp titled Tumbleweed Christmas released in 1989. Melinda and Daniel  make a great couple as they fall in love in Texas on a ranch. Very well written. I loved this !  Fans of Constance Camp will like this the most.
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Loved this story. Looking forward to Neves chapter. Enjoyable read if you love ' Christmas. So descriptive. A great place to "visit".
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Reviewed by Francesca and posted at Under The Covers Book Blog

Last year around this time I read Ill Be Home for Christmas, and it was the first time I had read this series.  In that book there was a house swap for the holiday season.  A city girl that wanted to go to a small town and enjoy the magic of Christmas there, and she swapped houses with a small town girl tired of her small town and wanting to see the big city lights.  This is the other side of that swap.  The small town girl going to the big city for the holidays, away from her family and trying to feel like someone else.

Quickly after it started I realized this was a trope I loved seeing.  The hero of this story and who the heroine runs into in the city is her brothers best friend and her lifelong crush, Ryder, who happens to be a sexy bodyguard after getting out of the military.  After one wild night together they go their separate ways until Ryder has to come back to Twilight due to his fathers health condition.  The magic of Twilight, at Christmas again, sweeps both of them up and has them facing their real wants out of life.  A simple life together in their small town.

A WEDDING FOR CHRISTMAS is full of holiday charm and sweet small town feels.  Im always a sucker for two people that always wanted each other but never acted on it to get their HEA and it is especially sweet when the holidays and family are involved.
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a wonderful read.  happily ever after.  perfect for Christmas... especially as one of the followups to Snow Angel Cove.
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Mistletoe Kisses and Christmas Wishes is novel containing two short stories by authors Allyson R Abbott and Tamara Ferguson.

In The Prickly Christmas Kiss, Emma Louise Fallon whose nickname is Elf, drives to the town of Polerton to get away for the holidays after her ex boyfriend cheats on her causing her to swear off men. But with friend Carla is unable to make it due to weather.

Once she gets into town, she has more bad lunch. The officer seemingly gives her a ticket and locked her keys in the car after running inside the store. After she finally gets to the cabin she finds a cat who she believes is named Sue. Sue hurts himself so Elf takes the cat to the vet. The vet is also the traffic officer she had met. His name is Rudi and he is the cousin of Carla. Two don't get along at first but with the help of Sue whose name is Santas Little Helper, two starts to be on a better terms.

While I enjoyed this a short Christmas story, I didn't like Elf all that much. She was mean to Rudi for no reason. Their romance was a little too quick to me but with it being a holiday story I should expect as much.
And I loved the big surprise at the end.

Two Hearts Chrismas Wish is the second short story and part of the Two Hearts Wounded Warrior series.

At the age of seventeen, Jason Matthews made a wish when he stole a kiss from Katherine Conlin under the mistletoe at Dragonfly Point

Fast forward fourteen years later, Jason is now an Air Force but goes back to Dragonfly Point after being injured while on a mission in a Iraq. He accepts an assignment at the Wounded Warriors Center.

Katherine is now a fashion designer whose boyfriend is too busy for her. She ends the relationship and goes to Dragonfly Point by herself. When word gets back to Jason, he sets a plan to rekindle their love.

I thought this was a cute story. I loved the flashback from when their was teenagers and was looking forward to them meeting again. I was anxiously waiting for them to see each other and how she would react.

A good story that makes me want to read the previous novels.
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This is one of Anaya's enchanting stories reflecting the Hispanic culture of northern New Mexico, unique in all the US.  This old, deep culture is rooted in high desert austerity.  It is a rural life of sparseness. Beauty is found in family life and small traditions. All who read this charming story will be enriched.  To see the simple "paper bags with candles" lining roads and driveways on Christmas Eve is to be transported.  This story is perfect for the holidays.
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Great story with geat characters, great setting in the forest, great animals, and best of all, it was at  Christmas. It was well written and the story moved rightt along at a nice pace.
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Put Lori Wilde , Twilight, TX and Christmas in a novel, and what do you get ??!?  Another winner. I just love Ms Wildes writing since she never disappoints us. If you are new to Twilight , TX you will fall in love with the town and its inhabitants. If you are coming back for a visit, be ready to enjoy your favorite place during the holidays.
Yes its a story about Ryder, currently a bodyguard, and also best friend to Katies brother. And  Katie, now a professional organizer, who at one point had a crush on Ryder, and somehow ends up having a one night stand with Ryder during a brief visit to L.A.
Fast forward a year, and they meet again back in Twilight. Thats when the story gets interesting.
But it really is a story about family values, traditions, lifes curveballs, new beginnings and love.
I encourage you to read the book . You will get into the Christmas spirit and the hopes it brings.

I was gifted a copy of this book, The opinions expressed are solely my own.
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A Rancher for Christmas by Brenda Minton is the first book in her 'Martin's Crossing' series. This is a book that take us from Oklahoma and the Cooper family to Martin's Crossing in Texas to the Martin family. There is a cross over character of Breezy Hernandez who we met in The Cowboy Lawman. If anyone is picking up Ms. Minton's book for the first time, no worries for though there is the cross over character this is a book that covers anything that is important and gives us a greater understanding of Breezy and the life she lived.

Here is a story that takes place over a short period of time but frankly I have gotten use to that when it comes to Christmas stories. I have apparently read this book when it came out but never wrote a review which is a shame. I think I read it during a time when things were so crazy, but I am writing a wrong now by writing the review. I enjoyed this story this time around as much as I did during the first reading. I thought I remembered some things as I read the story and figured I knew how certain things were going to turn out but apparently I remembered wrong which made me really glad to have read the book again before I picked up The Rancher Takes a Bride.

Here is a story of two un-trusting souls who are now forced to work together for the sake of two little orphaned children. It is that story that makes this whole story interesting for though both Breezy and Jake come from different backgrounds and have different trust issues, it is strange to see how similar they really are. Sure they most certainly have different backgrounds for one was constantly on the move while the other lived in the same home for as long as they could remember. Both have lost loved ones while children that affected them in very different ways, yet with the same result which is fear of others staying put. One fears that other is just going to go away while the other fears that everything is going to be yanked from them. To see what has caused these trust issues is really interesting and more interesting to watch the resolution of those trust issues.

There is an interesting little mystery that is going on. Part of the mystery is solved and I thought honestly that there was a whole lot more of the mystery that was solved in A Rancher for Christmas so I am left scratching my head wondering what is going on. I think I know what is going to happen but frankly now I am not so sure for I must be thinking of another book and story line. I am so curious as to see how this going to progress and what some of the minor characters are going to do in future books. There is one character that seemed strange to have such a part of the story unless there is more to come and I look forward to it if it works.

The happy ending is a given after all it is a romance book and it wouldn't be a romance book without that happy ending. The way the happy ending comes into completion is what really makes the story so interesting and wonderful. There is a something going on besides trying to figure out how to become a family. There is enough romance, action and just a tad mystery to keep a reader really interested in the story. I hated putting this book down each time I had to take care of laundry.

I hope all who reads this book enjoys it as much as I did.
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Christmas was a difficult time for Lainey.  There had been a time when she loved every single moment of this blessed and magical season.  Shed gone so far as to plan a Christmas wedding to combine her personal memories with the season.  The wedding never happened, cancelled just days before Christmas.  Now this season is a reminder of what never was, of how love could turn on you at a moment and leave you alone and yes, bitter.  But since Laineys business meant that she was surrounded by the joy and excitement of this holiday shed learned to pretend a happiness that she never felt.  If this season wasn't one of the most profitable ones she would have been happy to hibernate through the winter months.

Todd firmly believes in his job to protect and serve  and if that means that his day off is spent helping out travelers caught in the snowstorm, so be it.  Its Christmas after all and no one wants to be stuck out in the weather and far from their destination.  Yet that is exactly what will happen to Todd this wintery storm night.  Unable to make it back home safely, Todd is ironically turned away from the fully booked Evergreen Inn.  Thanks to the kindness of Lainey, hes at least got a spot on the couch of her tiny cabin for the night and maybe a future thats magical as well.

Christmas at Evergreen Inn is a sweet, charming holiday romance between two people who know of each other, but come together with no real past  aside from the memories they bring with them.  Sometimes memories, especially bad ones are the most difficult things to fight when one person sees the possibilities of a lasting love and the other only has reminders of what can be lost, again.  Todd and Lainey have that special spark, now he just has to convince her that love is always worth a second try, that the gain is worth the risks with the right person.

I enjoyed this Christmas novella very much.  Even though it is part of an ongoing series, I don't feel you have to have followed Jewell Cove to enjoy this romance of course, its better if you have but not totally necessary.  The romance is charming and believable, the secondary characters always delightful.  This is one that will warm up that special Christmas reading spot for you this year and many years to come.

*I received an e-ARC of Christmas at Evergreen Inn from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That does not change what I think of this novel.*
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This was a fun little two stories in one. Two friends who ba humbug Christmas find the true meaning of Christmas as they spend the holidays in two very different ways. It was a lot of fun to read.
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Rafe,  Brady,  and Dan make Christmas very merry.  A young lady released from prison to work on a ranch as a house keeper with three gorgeous men.  Accepts a proposition to become their lover.  This book has hot,  steamy love scenes.