A Montana Born Christmas Boxed Set
Publication date: October 20th 2015
Genres: Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
Ready to two-step under the mistletoe with
a hot cowboy? How about a gorgeous tycoon? Spend a white Christmas in Montana
with eight heartwarming, contemporary romances. This limited edition collection
features sweet and sexy holiday stories from bestselling and award-winning
authors. You’ll find eight romantic heroes to fall in love with in A Montana
Born Christmas boxed set. And all for less than a dollar!
Christmas at Copper Mountain by
Jane Porter
Life has been tough at Copper Mountain Ranch and widower Brock Sheenan’s kids have never had a proper Christmas. His new housekeeper, Harley Diekerhoff, is determined to change that–but she doesn’t count on falling in love with her taciturn boss.
Come Home for Christmas, Cowboy
by Megan Crane
Christina Grey Cooper has finally given up on her marriage and returned home to Marietta to lick her wounds. But Dare can’t let the love of his life go, even if what’s standing in the way of a true holiday miracle is himself… Can the magic of a White Christmas in Montana help him save what he’s nearly lost forever?
A Cowgirl’s Christmas by CJ
Carmichael
Betrayed by her father, Callan Carrigan has to decide what matters most to her. Fighting Court McAllister to get back the family ranch, or giving Court what he really wants—her heart.
A Cowboy for Christmas by
Katherine Garbera
Back in Marietta, disgraced, the last person Annie Pruhomme wants to see is hunky Carson Scott. Does he hold a grudge, and why does he still look so hot?
Mistletoe Wedding by Melissa
McClone
An instant family isn’t on ranch foreman Tyler Murphy’s Christmas list, but event planner Meg Redstone’s kisses are. Getting her under the mistletoe, however, is going to take a miracle…or help from Santa.
A Sweet Montana Christmas by
Roxanne Snopek
A marriage in jeopardy, a decrepit honey farm and an unexpected birth on a dark, snowy night. All they need to rediscover their love is a Christmas miracle.
Blame the Mistletoe by Dani
Collins
Commiseration over being alone for the holidays turns to a holiday fling, making Liz Flowers think Blake Canon is giving her the Best Christmas Ever. But when family secrets are revealed and their children arrive home early, will they be able to keep the season bright?
Her Mistletoe Cowboy by Alissa
Callen
Ivy Bishop plans to spend Christmas holed up on an isolated Montana ranch far from the city and her ex-fiancé. But the more time she spends with the workaholic cowboy next door the more she realizes her heart isn’t actually broken – yet.
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Excerpt for Mistletoe Wedding by
Melissa McClone
A bag
of coal settled at the bottom of his stomach.
Talk
about an over-the-top, Christmas-gone-wrong nightmare. Whoever did this had
missed the memo about less was more when decorating. Ty scuffed the ball of his
boot across the dirt floor. This was not how he wanted to start the day. At
least he knew the first thing to write on his chore list today—redecorating.
“What
do you think?” a female voice asked, her tone hopeful.
A-ha.
He knew who was to blame for making a Las-Vegas-strip-worthy spectacle of his
barn. Meg Redstone, the newest addition to the Bar V5 staff, in charge of guest
services and event planning, a Montana native who’d spent the past five years
working at hotels and inns in the Midwest. Nate must have added holiday decorator
to her job description. This looked like something a city girl might do.
Ty
would be careful with what he said. The last thing he wanted to do was upset a
new employee. He faced the full-size elf, not surprised she wore a reindeer
antler headband over her fleece hat.
Her
gaze met his. The hope he’d heard in Meg’s voice matched the expression in her
milk chocolate eyes.
His
heart lurched. Not the reaction he expected or wanted, but she
looked . . . good.
She
wore a forest green parka with a Bar V5 emblem on the upper left side,
insulated pants, gloves and boots. Dark blond strands of hair stuck out from
her hat. Only the skin on her face was exposed. The cold temperature tinged her
cheeks and nose pink. Pretty, if you liked soulful brown eyes and a generous
mouth. He did.
She
smiled tentatively, as if on display and awaiting approval. Not her, the
decorations.
“Good morning.”
“Hey.”
He would be interested in getting to know her outside of work, except for one
thing. A six-year-old girl named Brooklyn who was Meg’s daughter. A nice kid,
but moms were to be avoided at all costs. Hell, women who wanted kids, too.
Non-negotiable. “Up early.”
She
nodded. “So . . . Christmassy enough for you?”
He
looked around, not seeing anything specific except for a blur of colored
lights. “You’ve been, uh, busy.”
She
bounced from foot to foot, moving her hands. Excited or too much caffeine? He’d
go with the first.
“I
started as soon as Thanksgiving dinner finished.” Meg patted her stomach. “A
good thing, because after your sister’s amazing meal, I needed to work off
calories. And I wanted to surprise you.” She raised her gloved hands.
“Surprise!”
So
eager to please. A hard worker. And . . .
Shut
up.
So what
if Meg was attractive? Or she fit in with the staff as if she’d worked at the
Bar V5 for years, not weeks? Three to be exact. She had a kid. A cute one, but
a child in need of a father.
Not
going to happen.
“You
succeeded. Very . . . Christmassy.” Ty had won his fair share of
poker games, but he wasn’t that good an actor. Best not to say too much.
“Though glass balls and barn cats are never a good combination. I cleaned up
the mess and took the others off before they broke.”
“I’ve
never had a cat. Sorry.” She sounded contrite. “What about the rest of the
decorations?”
“Never
seen so many lights in a barn before.”
Meg’s
forehead creased. “The lights were in the plastic bins sitting with the
decorations.”
That
explained why there were so many. “Those lights are for the entire ranch.”
Meg’s
smile disappeared. “Oh.”
The one
word said more than twenty could. He pressed his lips together, glimpsed the
bottom of a ladder. She must have worked through the night putting up the
lights and decorations herself. He might not like what she did, but he
appreciated the effort.
“No
worries.” He had none. Summer, their busiest season, had been a sellout.
Reservations for next year looked solid. Livestock sales had been good, too.
Finances and impending foreclosure were no longer concerns, unlike a few years
ago when Ralph Vaughn, the late owner of the Bar V5 and Nate’s father, nearly
lost the ranch. “We can buy more lights.
Maybe some of the LED ones.”
She
nodded, but the sparkle in her eyes had dimmed. She dragged her teeth over her
lip.
Damn.
Ty knew that look. Rachel’s initial failed cooking attempts had brought about
the same expression. Granted she’d been a kid at the time, and he’d eaten the
over-or-undercooked food so she would feel better. He didn’t want Meg to feel
bad, even if her decorating was . . . well, not to his liking.
Someone might find all the flash fun. She needed to smile.
“Look
at Onyx.” He pointed to the black cat peeking through the Douglas fir’s
branches. “He loves the Christmas tree. There’s another cat on the backside of
the tree climbing around.
Bet they forget about the upholstered cat tree in my
office until after the holidays.”
As if
on cue, a bell crashed to the ground.
“A good
thing those are metal and don’t break,” he added.
She
half-laughed. “You’re right, but I’m not sure what that means for the life
expectancy of the tree.”
Good.
Her sense of humor was intact. “That’s a barn cat for you. Decorations, unless
edible or fun to play with, are lost on them.”
Meg
raised her chin, a hint of challenge in her eyes. “What about wranglers?”
“I
won’t speak for the others, but I love Christmas. Been looking forward to this
one since last year. Having guests around will be different. This is usually a
quiet, get-the-work-done kind of time.”
“You
never know, having guests at the ranch could be better.”
Nate
had been pushing for guests year round, and Rachel agreed. A feeling in Ty’s
gut had made him the sole holdout. He’d finally relented, but he would withhold
judgment on the decision for now.
He
adjusted his gloves. “Hope so.”
“Well,
I’m going to do my best to make this Christmas perfect for both the guests and
the staff.”
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