Short and Sweet Book Reviews #66 - The Holiday Gift by RaeAnne Thane, Everything for Her by Alexa Riley, Wind River Rancher by Lindsay McKenna

The Holiday Gift by RaeAnne Thayne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a nice sweet filler story that gives the last sister at the Christmas Ranch her HEA. Faith just wants everything to stay the same. No more bad news or life changing events. I think many of us can identify with Faith but we all know we must move on. Faith finally does when she realized that losing Chase Brannon, her best friend, is worse than admitting that she loves him. Will stand alone but more fun if you have read the previous two books.


Everything for Her by Alexa Riley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

What do you do when you find out that someone has controlled your life for years and things you felt you earned were really given to you. That same someone is obsessed with you and will do everything for you. That is the question in Mallory Sullivan's life when she discovers that Miles is really an OZ behind the curtain. First in a series. I was not comfortable with Miles and I wondered how Mallory would handle him. Nice story but I would hope that it never happened in real life.


Wind River Rancher by Lindsay McKenna
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This deals with a very serious issue facing many of our vets - PTSD. Every one of the main characters in this story are returning vets who have hit rock bottom and find help at Wind River Ranch. Reading the book made me want to go back and read book one in the series, Wind Rive Wrangler. There was a little to much of a preaching tone to part of the book but in spite of that I loved the story and the main characters. Both have to come back from multiple problems. Shaylene Crawford is a vet who owns and runs the ranch. Reese Lockhart is her newest vet hire. Reece is on his last leg when he gets to job at Wind River Ranch. He and Shaylene have an immediate connection and work well together. There is another big problem in Shaylene's life, that is her Father. Look for a bit of a cliff hanger at the end. A very good series about a very serious issue.

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A Cold Creek Christmas Surprise by RaeAnne Thayne

Contemporary Romance

What Goodreads Says:

"USA TODAY bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne brings readers back to the ranch for an emotional holiday visit with The Cowboys of Cold Creek

Hardened rancher Ridge Bowman has long told himself he has no need for love; just work and his little girl are enough to get him through. But when his cleaning lady, Sarah Whitmore, gets injured on his staircase, well, of course he has to invite her to spend the holidays with him. It’s only the responsible thing to do.

Only, Sarah isn’t really there to work on his house. She came bearing precious artwork belonging to Ridge’s late mother, and possibly a secret that could devastate them both. But as Christmas draws closer, so does Ridge and Sarah convinces herself that she will tell him what she knows as soon as the holiday is over. She might be the key to his past if only he could be a part of her future.

I just can’t get enough of the Christmas Romances that appear this time of year.  A Cold Creek Christmas Surprise is the last book in a series about the Bowman family and the first I have read in the series.  It does a great job of standing alone.

There is a murder and theft at the heart of Bowman family stories.  All four of the children want to know who robbed and killed their parents years ago.

Sarah Whitmore finds part of that answer in a storage unit that belonged to her father.  The story unwinds from there.

I loved Sarah.  She was strong and knew what was right and what was wrong.  She and Ridge Bowman are made for each other but the crime stands between them.  This is a sweet romance with a great journey to the HEA.  If you love Christmas Romances you do not want to miss this one.  It is a well written and well plotted story that might be one of your favorites as it is one of mine.

Harlequin released A Cold CreekChristmas Surprise by RaeAnne Thayne in 2013.

I received an ARC of A Cold Creek Christmas Surprise from NetGalley.