A Texas Kind of Christmas: Three Connected Christmas Cowboy Romance Stories

A Texas Kind of Christmas by Jodi Thomas, Celia Bonaduce and Rachel Miles Centered around a famous Christmas Ball at the Saint Nicholas Hotel in Dallas, Texas these three stories with romance for five couples and happily ever endings kept me reading eagerly wanting each couple to find their happily ever after. The stories were heartwarming and compelling and I enjoyed each and every one of them. Note: When I read a book and would like to have the characters be my friends or BE the characters or perhaps be with the male characters in the stories...it is a keeper...and this is definitely a keeper I would gladly read each holiday season. ONE NIGHT AT THE SAINT NICHOLAS by Jodi Thomas Miss Jacqueline Hartman will marry by New Year’s – or so says her stepmother. A ball, men to assess, a father who will provide a hefty dowry and no interest in marriage has Jacqueline looking for an escape. Many men are on their way to woo and win the dowry and one of those is her neighbor Cody Lamar because dowry would provide him that little bit extra he needs to help him prosper. Another man, Nate Ward, is on his way to Dallas, too. Nate is handcuffed but undaunted and hopeful for a future other than the hangman’s noose. Katie, a maid at the hotel, is fairy- like while dancing in a borrowed pink dress outside under the stars. Katie and Jacqueline will find their mates at the hotel and which one each will end up with made for a great bit of reading. BIRDIE’S FLIGHT by Celia Bonduce Brigid “Birdie” Flanagan is on her last leg and hopeful of finding a job at the Saint Nicholas Hotel. Fainting was not in the plan but what’s a girl to do? She has been on the run and hopes to hide out in Dallas. Rachel Rutherford is a bit of a spoiled miss with more dresses than she needs but in finding that last perfect gown for the Christmas ball she and Birdie form an unexpected alliance as Birdie becomes seamstress of that gown. There is a handsome sheriff, a Pinkerton agent, a scoundrel and a Captain in the army that will all impact the futures of the two women. And, two of those men will also provide the HEA both women so richly deserve. Loved this one, too! SPIRIT OF TEXAS by Rachel Miles Eugenia Carptenier is on her way from England to Dallas to see her often absent now invalid mother. Her expectation is to find Lilly, assess the situation then accompany her back to England. First she has to travel overland for at least two weeks and w ill do so in the company of her guide, the guide’s brother and a young man traveling with the two men. There is a book that has allowed her a glimpse of the love one man has for Texas and she would love to meet the author of the book BUT there is one man traveling with her that steals into her guarded heart. The two have a bit of a rough patch but do find their HEA by the end of the story. Did I like the stories ins this trilogy? Definitely (big smile on my face) Would I Read more by these authors? Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars

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