Texas Christmas
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3.6 • 34 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Gabriella Torres loves returning to her hometown of San Antonio for the holidays–the decorations, the magic and her large family. As icing on the cake, she will serve as midwife for one of her cousins. Her Christmas visit also provides a temporary distraction from a looming obligation.
Luke Davenport has traveled half-way around the world to accept the role as town doctor in San Antonio. But when he arrives to complete domestic chaos, the sheriff offers his hospitality, Luke, who’s grown up alone on the rough streets of London, can’t turn down the offer and enjoys the glimpse of a large and friendly family. While he’s embraced by all, Luke tries to keep his distance. His past remains a threat and the alluring Gabby Torres makes him dream of a brighter but impossible future.
When Gabby learns that Luke has never truly experienced Christmas, she sets out on a mission…to make this Christmas the best that Luke could ever have. As they spend intimate moments together, Luke begins to lose his heart to the woman who is showing him what life as part of a family could be like and Gabby finds it challenging to deny her attraction to the handsome, skilled, and kind doctor.
When the ghosts of their pasts rise up to haunt them, will Christmas magic and love be strong enough to guarantee the happiness they've always dreamed of?
Customer Reviews
A Great Christmas Romance Story...
A lovely romance. Nicely conceived story, with the interesting backdrop of some early Texas history. The characters are well developed and interesting, the story works, keeping the reader entranced and hoping for the best outcome for the two protagonists.
The Christmas timing makes it all the more fun as a backdrop to main characters Gabriela and Luke discovering and falling in love with each other. It is an easy and enjoyable read.
My only complaint, is with a few inconsistencies (e.g., poinsettias surviving in freezing cold — it only tardily and inadequately gets addressed long after wondering how they could possibly survive the weather exposure as described and then the attempt to qualify seems contrived and false). Editing should have caught these things; it was not as well done as I expect from an established author. This complaint includes that, for e.g., there was occasional incorrect word usage, such as ‘subconsciously’ where it should have been ‘unconsciously’. Maybe most readers won’t notice ... some of us do, though, and it takes a toll, losing one star for it.
However, on balance, I recommend the book as a lovely way to escape the harsh realities of modern life crises we face, for a few hours in a world away, in a love story in the 1840s in Texas.