Christmas Kisses with My Cowboy

Blame It On The Mistletoe by Marina Adair was Amazingly AWESOME! It is a feel good, warm your heart, perfect for Christmas-time story. Noah returns to Tucker Ranch to fulfill requirements set forth by his deceased father, only to find memories of the ranch weren’t all that bad. Noah finds it was his dad’s abusive behavior, not the ranch itself linked to his bad memories. While reconnecting with his brothers, Noah meets an “angel” by the name of Faith. Faith is a single mom-sister who’s not looking for a relationship. She’s a hard worker, but can’t seem to shake her family’s past. She gave up a RN scholarship and was at the top of her class when her mom decided she didn’t want to be a mom anymore. So Faith came home to raise her younger brother. She’s aware of the town gossip and takes it upon herself to atone for her family’s sins. She becomes the “Secret Santa” of town—unbeknownst to the town’s people. It’s when she’s covertly decorating the town’s Christmas tree that Noah, aka Texas Ranger, happens to cross her path... I absolutely LOVED this novel! If I could give it 5 stars I would. It’s hard to place a star rating on a novel with several stories as some may not be as good as others, so I “averaged” the star rating. Full disclosure, I did not read Diana Palmer’s novel, only Marina Adair’s and Kate Pearce’s novels. I recommend this novel on Marina Adair’s story alone! It was serious, but fun and heart warming. Noah and Faith’s paths crossed in high school, it just wasn’t their time. This story does end in a HEA. Mistletoe Detour by Kate Pearce is a 3.5-4 star novella. While I enjoyed revisiting the Morgan’s and we FINALLY get to see Avery and Ry get married, I had trouble engaging in Ted and Victoria’s story. To have a piglet named Bacon was one of the cutest parts of the story. That was funny! It was a second chance love story. They knew each other in high school, but neither knew the other was interested in them. Then Victoria runs out of gas on her way to her uncle’s place, only to get “rescued” by Ted. Victoria seemed kind of flighty, evasive and Ted was easy to anger, but just as easy to accept the excuses/secrets Victoria was hiding from him. This story does end in a HEA. I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.

Blue collar cowboys. I really liked that this collection of three cowboys and Christmas stories featured all working cowboys. The realism of the stories, especially Kate Pearce's Christmas Detour really shines through. Ted lives in an apartment with his dad. He's helping out Veronica, who gets stuck staying with him. Don't worry, its not a hardship and he'll find a way to keep her warm (wink). Recommend for three enjoyable cowboy Christmas tales, sure to brighten your day.

This is a wonderful collection of Christmas stories by three different authors. We have Mistletoe Cowboy by Diana Palmer, Blame It On the Mistletoe by Marina Adair, and Mistletoe Detour by Kate Pearce. Mistletoe Cowboy is a beautiful story about widowed, single mom Katy Blake and Albert Parker, but he goes by Parker. Blame It On the Mistletoe tells the story of Faith Loren and Noah Tucker, a beautiful story about stepping up for your family. Mistletoe Detour tells the story of Ted Baker and Veronica Hernandez. Ted has had a thing for Veronica for years and this just might be his time for a special Christmas. I highly recommend each of these stories, especially if you a great Christmas read. I received an advanced reader copy of this book from NetGalley and this is my voluntary and honest review.