“The Christmas Cabin” by Emma Cane
Sandy, recently diagnosed with MS and abandoned by her husband, is determined to make Christmas special for her five-year-old Nate. While they’re trooping through the woods to cut down their Christmas tree, a snowstorm arises, and a mysterious old ranch hand points them toward an abandoned cabin. Little do they realize, the ranch hand also guides cowboy Doug Thalberg to the same place…
“Can’t Wait” by Jennifer Ryan
Before The Hunted series, Caleb and Summer had a whirlwind romance not to be forgotten...
Caleb Bowden has a lot to thank his best friend, Jack, for - saving his life in Iraq and giving him a job helping him run his family’s ranch. He also introduced him to the most incredible woman he’s ever met. Too bad he can’t ask her out. You do not date your best friend’s sister. Summer and Caleb share a closeness she’s never felt for anyone, but the stubborn man refuses to turn the flirtatious friendship into something meaningful. Frustrated and tired of wishing to be happy, Caleb tells Jack how he feels about Summer. With his friend’s help, he plans a surprise Christmas proposal she’ll never forget - because he can’t wait to make her his wife.
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” by Katie Lane
Alana Hale is tired of irresponsible beach bums whose only plan for the future is catching the next “awesome” wave. So when she tries her luck with an internet dating service and ends up hitting the Responsible-Sensitive-Man jackpot, she wastes no time accepting Clint McCormick’s invitation to spend the holidays on his family’s ranch. But when an unexpected blizzard strands Alana, she’ll be forced to find refuge in the arms of a womanizing rodeo cowboy who knows how to take the chill off a cold winter night. Now Alana will have to make a choice between the man who heats her blood and the man who touches her heart. Or will she? Mistaken identity will give Alana the man of her dreams and a very “Marry” Christmas.
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Today, Jennifer Ryan stops by to talk about Christmas romances.
What do you love about Christmas romances?
Christmas is the perfect backdrop for a romance. What's not to like about carols, Christmas tree lights, and a roaring fire to set the romantic scene. Want a rush, how about a story filled with heart-stopping excitement, like skiing or sledding? Maybe even a romantic sleigh ride. Live a fantasy and get stranded in a snowstorm with a hot guy and nowhere to go and nothing to do, but be together.
Baby, it's cold outside, so mix a hot toddy to warm you up and lose those inhibitions and fall for the guy you've kept at arm's length, or just wished you had the courage to pull close. Let's face it, we all love that moment when the couple gives in to what they really want...each other.
Kissing under the mistletoe. Need I say more.
They bring us back to the sense of childlike wonder and make us believe in magic again.
A Christmas romance cuts through the materialism of the holiday and celebrates what is truly important to us all. Love. The greatest gift of all.
The best thing about a Christmas romance, they always have a happy ending, unlike some family dinners.
EMMA CANE grew up reading and soon discovered that she liked to write passionate stories of teenagers in space. Her love of “passionate stories” has never gone away, although today she concentrates on the heartwarming characters of Valentine, her fictional small town in the Colorado Rockies. Now that her three children are grown, Emma loves spending time crocheting and singing (although not necessarily at the same time), and hiking and snowshoeing alongside her husband Jim and two rambunctious dogs Apollo and Uma.
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JENNIFER RYAN, author of The Hunted Series, writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances.
Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home, and how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.
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KATIE LANE started writing in fifth grade when she wrote a fictional story about being a skirt.(yes, you read that correctly. The story was told in first-skirt rather than first-person.) Since then, she’s stuck to telling stories about people. Going Cowboy Crazy is her first novel in the Deep in the Heart of Texas series. Katie lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her high school sweetheart.
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Great post, Jennifer! To everyone at Read Your Writes, thanks so much for hosting us--and have a wonderful holiday!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Thank you for stopping by Emma. Happy Holidays to you too!
DeleteHey, Girlfriend!! It's always so much fun to stop by your blog. Thanks for having us, Kim:o) And awesome post, Jennifer. Wishing everyone good luck in the giveaway and Happy, Happy, Happy (Ha! I sound like Duck Dynasty.) Holidays!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I sooo love Sy. He completely makes the show. Thanks for stopping by Katie.
DeleteAlways a pleasure:o)
DeleteThank you for hosting today!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the tour.
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ReplyDeleteI wanna come to your house for pasta!
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