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Christmas in a Cowboy's Arms

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In the wild and untamed West, it takes cowboy's embrace to see you through a long winter's night. Stay toasty this holiday season with heart-warming tales from bestselling authors Leigh Greenwood, Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Margaret Brownley, Anna Schmidt, and Amy Sandas.

The Beating Heart of Christmas

Whether it's a lonely spinster finding passion at last...an infamous outlaw-turned-lawman reaffirming the love that keeps him whole...a lost and broken drifter discovering family in unlikely places...a Texas Ranger risking it all for one remarkable woman...two lovers bringing together a family ripped apart by prejudice...or reunited lovers given a second chance to correct past mistakes...a Christmas spent in a cowboy's arms is full of hope, laughter, and—most of all—love.

What People Are Saying:

"Greenwood is a master at westerns." —RT Book Reviews for Leigh Greenwood

"An emotional powerhouse! This classic historical western is destined for the "keeper" shelf." —RT Book Reviews, Top Pick for Rosanne Bittner

"Fun and sensual...great for fans of history, romance, and some good old Texas grit."—Kirkus for Linda Broday

"A great story by a wonderful author."—#1 New York Times bestselling author DEBBIE MACOMBER for Margaret Brownley

"The perfect read." —RT Book Reviews for Anna Schmidt

"A genuine page-turner...electric and absorbing." —Kirkus for Amy Sandas

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 4, 2017
      Greenwood takes top billing in a collection of six flimsy stories in which cowboys and pioneer women seek their soulmates against the backdrop of Christmas. In “Father Christmas,” the strongest of the collection, Greenwood introduces readers to Joe Ryan, who is determined to find the gold his mining partner, Pete, stole before Joe went to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Surprised to only find Pete’s young daughter and his heavily pregnant and ill widow isolated on a poorly kept farm, he settles in to see them safely through Christmas, unsurprisingly gifting himself with a new family. Most of the tales suffer from a lack of character development, particularly Anna Schmidt’s “A Christmas Baby,” which recounts Louisa’s determination to get her family to accept her marriage to Rico, a Mexican-American ranch hand. Louisa and Rico share so little conversation that it’s impossible to discern their love connection. Fans of Rosanne Bittner’s Outlaw Hearts series get a glimpse of the Harkner family in “A Chick-a-Dee Christmas,” which benefits from significant backstory. Character development, plot, and dialogue all fall by the wayside in these Christmas clunkers.

    • Library Journal

      October 15, 2017

      The Old West takes on a holiday glow as six of the genre's favorite historical authors join forces in this delightful anthology of short stories and novellas (some linked to the authors' other series) overflowing with cowboys, family, and a welcome sparkle of festive warmth. A man on the run finds love--and more--in "Father Christmas," Greenwood's clever spin on the Christmas story; in Rosanne Bittner's realistic, child-centric "A Chick-a-Dee Christmas," a notorious fast gun-gone-straight keeps his family safe and a young hothead from going astray; a disillusioned drifter finds belonging when a young woman drags him in from the snow in Linda Broday's poignant heart-warmer "The Christmas Stranger"; a Texas Ranger and a widow who vows never to marry another Ranger find each other in Margaret Brownley's touching "A Texas Ranger for Christmas"; Anna Schmidt's insightful novella "A Christmas Baby" sees a young couple fight family and prejudice; and a pair separated by treachery years earlier sort out the past in "A Christmas Reunion," a spirited entry by Amy Sandas. VERDICT Rich with Old West flavor, this gathering of Christmas tales has something for everyone and is just the thing to curl up with on a cold winter's night. Greenwood, Bittner, Broday, Brownley, Schmidt, and Sandas live in Charlotte, NC; Michigan; the Texas panhandle; Southern California; Wisconsin; and the Milwaukee area, respectively.

      Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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