Mistletoe And Rodeo By Janet Dailey
Known for its natural beauty, holiday-themed Noel, North Carolina, isn’t just the country’s second largest producer of Christmas trees, it’s a warm, welcoming community, as one visitor on a challenging journey is about to discover . . .
By the time 25-year-old single mom Nicole Vaughn pulls her RV into Noel she’s at the final stop of a momentous road trip with her daughter, Kyle. Born with a heart defect, 8-year-old Kyle is now in need of a life-saving donor heart. Nicky holds out hope, but she knows the road ahead won’t be easy. Determined to make this Christmas rich and exciting, she’s traversed the U.S. to show Kyle the country’s natural wonders. But now Nicky’s out of money and needs a job. At the Frosted Firs Ranch, she finds much more.
26-year-old bull rider and ranch co-owner, Tucker Reed, left the rodeo circuit to help his widowed brother, Nate, run the business and adjust to single fatherhood. Seven years later, Nate has found love again and will be married on Christmas Eve. Tucker is raring to return to the circuit. . . . Until an enigmatic brunette with a spine of steel enters the picture. Then Tucker’s heart is stolen a second time by Nicky’s brave little girl.
Soon Tucker is visiting the RV daily, dazzling Kyle with rodeo stories. And when he and Nicky share an unexpected kiss, it reveals an undeniable passion. But Nicky is wary, and Tucker, too, wonders if he’s good enough—or capable of supporting Nicky and Kyle through the hardest of times. Yet, love brings risks. As Christmas Eve approaches, can they find the courage to face those risks together?
Mad About You By Heidi Stephens
When an unexpected gift hands her a countryside cottage and a chance to rewrite her story at forty-three. . .
At forty-three, Meg’s life has drifted off course. Living back with her parents, with her career on hold, and making ends meet walking other people’s dogs, her days are quiet, simple – and slowly running out of meaning.
But everything changes when one of her clients dies and inexplicably leaves Meg her beautiful Cotswold house…along with three gloriously unruly dogs, and a note bearing the name of the local vet: Ed.
Ed is kind, intuitive, and frustratingly off-limits. But as Meg steps into a life she never asked for – surrounded by muddy boots, horses, and the weight of someone else’s legacy – she begins to realise this unexpected inheritance might just be the greatest gift of all.
To Trust A Rancher By Alexis Morgan
Can an unexpected homecoming…
Lead to happily-ever-after?
Moving to her hometown gives Brynn Hart a chance to build a stable life for herself and her two young children. The only hitch? Rhys Calland, the handsome soldier-turned-ranch-hand, has her intrigued, despite her reservations. While Lucy and Teddy adore spending time with him, she focuses on her job as business manager for the ranch. Like Brynn, Rhys is divorced and guarding his heart. Unlike Brynn, he’s only passing through Dunbar. When a threat from her past resurfaces, she’s determined to handle things alone. But Rhys failed his ex and can’t stand by without trying to help Brynn. Can she put past mistakes behind her and trust him—and possibly build a future for them all?
