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A Western Winter Wonderland

Cheryl St. John (Goodreads Author),

Jenna Kernan (Goodreads Author),

Pam Crooks (Goodreads Author)

3.69 · Rating details · 91 ratings · 13 reviews

A Western Winter Wonderland by Cheryl St.John\Jenna Kernan\Pam Crooks released on Sep 25, 2007 is available now for purchase.

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Mass Market Paperback, 298 pages

Published October 1st 2007 by Harlequin (first published 2007)

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Oct 31, 2008 Danielle The Book Huntress (Back to the Books) rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Fans of Christmas Western Romantic Short Stories

Shelves: action-adventure, alpha-hero, antihero, awkward-misfit, scary-sexy-cool-dangerous-hero, favorites, harlequin-historicals, historical-romance, holiday, medical-profession

This book reminds me of how much I love westerns. All of the authors in this volume are dependable writers of good romance, and they don't fail you. Cheryl has the wonderful beta hero in Seth that she is so good at writing. You will fall for him, just as Marvel does. I also like the Marvel is not immune to issues of vanity or insecurity. She fears aging poorly because of having much older parents she had to take care of in their ill health. She is also about seven years older than Seth. But they This book reminds me of how much I love westerns. All of the authors in this volume are dependable writers of good romance, and they don't fail you. Cheryl has the wonderful beta hero in Seth that she is so good at writing. You will fall for him, just as Marvel does. I also like the Marvel is not immune to issues of vanity or insecurity. She fears aging poorly because of having much older parents she had to take care of in their ill health. She is also about seven years older than Seth. But they are the perfect couple in many ways. Seth is such a sweetie and he deserves to have a woman he loves and truly wants to be with.

Jenna also writes a powerful romance. Ford is a bounty hunter who specializes in bring back violent killers dead (not alive) after his family was savagely killed by a criminal. He accidentally shoots single mother Abby and takes personal responsiblity for nursing her back to health and caring for her son in the meantime. He falls deeply in love with them both, and has to choose between opening his heart to love and possible loss or living on the edge and waiting for his death.

And lastly, Pam's story involves Sonja, who has a bad reputation in the small town because people don't understand why she keeps pigeons and often meets with the army. She is a good woman who is doing a dangerous job, but has been unjustly judged. She helps Beau by nursing a found fox kit back to health, and thus gets intertwined into the lives of Beau and his father Chet, whom she is deeply in love with. This story reminds me that the unsung heroes will be rewarded, even if the world doesn't recognize the sacrifices they make for the welfare of others. Poor, misunderstood, lonely Sonja is justly rewarded with a real family who love her as much as she loves them. I am very glad I read this, because it's a nice, warm book to read for the holidays. It has a winning combination of family and children, the warmth of Christmas, but also the uncertainties and dangers of western life with a promise of a happy future. This is a great book to read at Christmastime for a genuine lover of western romance. ...more

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Nov 26, 2020 Luli rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-star, anthology, boring, christmas, historical-romance, ol-1, reviewed, short-stories, small-town-business, western

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Christmas Day Family by Cheryl St. John. 3 stars.

A single woman who runs a boardinghouse rents a room to the new town doctor until he can find a more permanent accommodation. What she does not know is that she must also house his two young children.
The premise is not original, and neither is the development. The author has opened too many topics to deal with in such a short story. The result has been that the story loses its charm and it is diffic ...more

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Apr 09, 2014 Linda rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: anyone that likes Romance

Recommended to Linda by: paperbackswap.com

Shelves: april-2014, paperback

I love Western Christmas stories and this book does NOT disappoint! This is an Anthology with three stories that are good reads no matter the season (JMHO) I have read these authors (Cheryl St. John, Jenna Kerman and Pam Crooks) before both in anthologies and full size novels.

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Three heartwarming stories full of holiday sparkle and romance!

Christmas Day Family by Cheryl St.John

Marvel Henley though she was content until the new handsome doctor Seth Paxton and his ador ...more

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Sep 29, 2009 Lexie rated it really liked it

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I enjoyed this collection quite a bit. I'm not usually one who reads westerns honestly, I prefer my historicals set in England, so this was an entirely new genre for me to read about, but I found the stories to be enjoyable.

I didn't have one story I preferred above the others; mostly pieces of the stories that I thought were refreshing and different. I had minor problems with each story as well (a plot thread in Christmas Day Family for instance was a burden to the plot, a contrivance almost to ...more

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Dec 17, 2016 Marybelle rated it liked it

Sweet stories, but not very exciting. Third in the series was a little anticlimactic. It could have been so much more.

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Mar 18, 2020 Jerry Jares rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-romance, read-in-2020

There are three novellas included in this book. I love Cheryl St. John's work and that was the basis upon which I chose this book. Of the two remaining authors, I'd read Jenn Kernan before (not a favorite), but had never read anything by Pam Crooks. Fortunately, the first story in the set was by Cheryl St. John.

CHRISTMAS DAY FAMILY (Cheryl St. John) -- Marvel Henley (how she got her first name is unique) has survived taking care of her elderly father for years. She's recently turned down a m ...more

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Dec 14, 2007 Aneca rated it liked it

Shelves: christmas, anthology

bought this anthology because it had a Cheryl St John story and I've been hearing so much about her lately. I'm afraid I ended up not being very enthusiastic about it and my favourite was Pam Crooks story.

Christmas Day Family by Cheryl St. John
Marvel Henley thought she was content until the new handsome doctor Seth Paxton and his adorable kids crashed into her life! Suddenly she began to yearn for things she had long stopped wishing for…

This story started really nicely and I was really enjoyin bought this anthology because it had a Cheryl St John story and I've been hearing so much about her lately. I'm afraid I ended up not being very enthusiastic about it and my favourite was Pam Crooks story.

Christmas Day Family by Cheryl St. John
Marvel Henley thought she was content until the new handsome doctor Seth Paxton and his adorable kids crashed into her life! Suddenly she began to yearn for things she had long stopped wishing for…

This story started really nicely and I was really enjoying how the characters were developed and the way the story went. But suddenly I realised that Marvel is actually hiding a secret and that's why she doesn't want to get married. I didn't feel that was in accordance with her previous behaviour and character and that kind of ruined the story for me. I wanted her to show previously some kind of inner conflict and I never felt that. A B-.

Fallen Angel by Jenna Kernan
When Abby March is accidentally shot she and her young boy are taken into a rugged stranger’s care. Dark and mysterious, Ford Statler hides a softer side and offers much more than just a Christmas to remember…

This story was also a nice one but overall it had a modern feel that I couldn't shake off, I think it was the dialogue and how Ford immediatelly starts treating Abby by endearments that prevented me from enjoying it more. And the whole wanted poster idea sounded to weird... A B-

One Magic Eve by Pam Crooks
Chet Lattimer is attracted to Sonja Kaplan despite local Gossip, and he finds himself asking Sonja for help with his motherless little boy. With Christmas on the horizon and magic in the air, their lives just changed…forever!

This was my favorite story. Chet believes some malicious gossip about Sonja but due to his son's actions he is forced to spend more time with her and realises that none of what he believed is true. Sonja has always been attracted to him and being forced to spend Christmas Eve together will allow them to show their feelings for each other. A B.

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Nov 17, 2014 Delissca rated it really liked it

This book was adorable. I read it one day. Very easy reading, sweet, tender, and lots of fun.

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Dec 09, 2009 Barbara rated it it was ok

Loved the first story. The last 2 seemed trashy and really unrealistic.

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Dec 27, 2011 Liz V. rated it really liked it

A trilogy of love stories to warm the heart at Christmas, when one shouldn't be alone. ...more

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Jan 22, 2014 Victoria rated it it was ok

Cheesy names, Injuns and barely any sex. A+ indeed.

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Oct 01, 2007 Shelley rated it really liked it

Shelves: christmas, chicklitromance

Cute fluffy fun.

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