Mail Order Christmas Brides, books #109 - #112

To round out the year, I started on these quick little novellas about mail order brides in the winter.  I was able to finish four before the end of the year, unless I read another one by tomorrow night, which I may.  

These are fun and quirky little stories that give you a pretend peek into what it might have been like if you were a mail order bride in the Montana territory in the late 1880s.  Of course, all these stories had happy endings but many, many did not.  The girls themselves had absolutely no control over what their groom was really like until after they arrived.  

The stories I have read are:

Christmas Hearts
Mistletoe Kiss in Dry Creek
Home for Christmas
Snowflakes for Dry Creek

There was not a synopsis at Amazon, as they were written to be purchased all together.

Looking forward to all the good books awaiting us in 2016!

O:)
Melissa

All is Calm, All is Bright, books #107-#108

 This was a Book Club book.  I read it so close to the last one that when we met this past week and were discussing it (as we sometimes do ... ) I kept getting confused as to which story was which!!  I liked both of them, but All is Bright was like a visit "home" in that it tied together many of the character of the Hope Beach series.  It made me want to go back and reread all of those books, but since my list of books to read that I haven't yet read before I am dead is so long that I will never finish, I'm not sure I can justify that!

Return to two of Colleen Coble’s most beloved settings—Bluebird Ranch and Hope Beach—for holiday romance and mystery!

All Is Calm
It’s going to be an unexpectedly romantic Christmas at Bluebird Ranch.
Brendan Waddell has always considered Bluebird Ranch a little piece of heaven: an idyllic ranch that pairs abused children with abused horses, run by one of his Marine buddies. Now, it seems just the place to spend Christmas recovering from an on-the-job injury.
Lauren Everman first came to the ranch as a foster kid, but now knows it’s the perfect hideout. As the witness to a murder, Lauren needs somewhere to lie low. Her beauty immediately catches Brendan’s attention—but so does her secretive behavior. This Special Ops Intel man knows a woman on the run when he sees one. Can he trust her, or is she putting the ranch at risk? One thing is certain: he’s going to do everything he can to keep her safe so he can see what magic Christmas brings.

All Is Bright

A romantic Christmas wedding at Tidewater Inn gives Delilah’s unique gifts a chance to shine. But will her light be snuffed out before the bride and groom say “I do”?
As manager of the Tidewater Inn, Delilah Carter has been planning a spectacular Christmas wedding for her friend, Elin Summerall. But when Delilah’s car is forced off the road and into the ocean, she finally has to admit that the strange phone calls she’s been receiving lately may be more than just pranks.
Sheriff Tom Bourne has always had a soft spot for Delilah, and he’s determined to protect her. He hopes to win her heart by giving her the surprise gift of a lifetime . . . but first he has to make sure nothing happens to her before Christmas Day.
It’s the season of miracles. But will both Elin and Delilah get the ones they need this holiday season?  (picture and description from amazon)

And we actually got a picture of my dear Book Club Buddies from this week!

Keep reading, and feel free to join us one month at Book Club!

O:)
Melissa

The Cowboy's Christmas Plan, book #106

Sweet, sweet book that I thoroughly loved!!!

Sometimes the most unexpected circumstances lead to the best adventures...
Cadence Greer’s plans for a happy-ever-after are quickly derailed when her fiancé runs off with his secretary a week before their wedding. Homeless, jobless, and jilted, she escapes to Grass Valley, Oregon, where she takes a job as a housekeeper and cook to seven cowboys on a sprawling ranch.
Trey Thompson is a well-respected pillar of the community, running a successful ranch with his brother. All he wanted was someone to cook meals and keep the house clean. When he hires Cadence Greer for the job, he gets more than he ever planned on, including a sassy little redheaded orphan.
Spend Christmas in Grass Valley at the Triple T Ranch, where mistletoe hangs in abundance and holiday magic floats in the air. (picture and description at amazon)

Happy Reading!
 
O:)
Melissa