Holding Out for Christmas
A Festive Christmas Cowboy Romance Novel
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Fans of RaeAnne Thayne, Lori Wilde, and Fern Michaels will delight in this beautiful Christmas love story with a heart the size of Texas. A visit to Janet Dailey’s Christmas Tree Ranch is the perfect kick-off to a flawless holiday season!
“Cute…The festive atmosphere and charming cast—Megan’s younger brother, Daniel, who has Down syndrome, is especially well-developed—will draw readers in.”
—Publishers Weekly
She’s all he wants for Christmas. Maybe even forever…
Conner Branch hasn’t stopping thinking about the sultry singer he spotted on stage during last year’s Cowboy Christmas ball. So imagine his surprise when he discovers the demure kindergarten teacher who comes home for the holidays to Branding Iron, Texas, is the very same woman. And once he’s up close and personal with the mesmerizing Megan, he’s downright determined to keep her by his side for good…
If only Conner Branch were simply the star struck cowboy she once believed him to be, Megan wouldn’t have to worry about losing everything to the rugged—and wildly romantic—rancher. With Christmas in the air, it’s a little too easy to imagine spending the holidays, not to mention her whole life, wrapped in Conner’s loving arms. But this songstress has hopes for a big career back in Nashville. And no little holiday romance will ever get in the way of that. So what’s a woman to do when she finds herself facing down a love as big and bold as Texas itself?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The cute second romance in Dailey's Christmas Tree Ranch series (after My Kind of Christmas) follows a formulaic plot but manages to liven things up a bit with Christmas spirit and fascinating supporting characters. Nashville kindergarten teacher and aspiring singer Megan Carson heads to Branding Iron, Tex., for the holidays to visit with her family. Car trouble leads to a meet-cute with former rodeo star Conner Branch, one of the owners of the Christmas Tree Ranch. Though Conner is immediately attracted to Megan, he chooses not to act on their chemistry because he's pining for Lacy Leatherwood, a country singer who performed at the town's Christmas ball the year before. As it happens, the other reason Megan's in town is to perform as Lacy, her heavily disguised alter ego, leading Megan to feel like she's competing with her more glamorous persona for Conner's attention. Luckily, Conner's no dummy and figures out Megan's secret fairly quickly, making way for less contrived conflict. Though the festive atmosphere and charming cast Megan's younger brother, Daniel, who has Down syndrome, is especially well-developed will draw readers in, many will be disappointed to see that the happy ending requires Megan to compromise far more than Conner does. Despite this stumble, there's enough charm here to please Dailey's fans.
