A Love Valley Christmas

by Mary L. Ball

Step off the pavement, onto a dirt road and join our fictional characters celebrating Christmas in Love Valley North Carolina, a real western community.

When Susie Aleman isn’t running Spurs, a mercantile in Love Valley, she’s raising her sixteen year old son, Zam. She’s content with life, and relies on no one but God. Then Ty Porter moves to Love Valley and stampedes into her heart.

Ty Porter has given up on women. All he wants is a fresh start, and a new pair of cowboy boots. That is until he meets Susie.
As Christmas Eve rolls around can he convince Susie that love after thirty-five is worth the risk?
Will Susie lead Ty to see that the Lord can be trusted?

99 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2016

Reviews

[Wall-to-wall books - wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very sweet, heartwarming Christian Christmas story. This is a quick read, one that can be easily be read in one day, and you will want to do just that.

Great character development. All the characters were very likeable, even Zam, Susie's teenage son. Actually Zam was my favorite character. I really liked him, great kid! He was very sweet and respectable to his mother. I also really liked Ty - he knew just the right amount of push and stand back to get to Susie's heart.

Now, some christian fiction is light on the christian - this one is heavy on the christian. There are Bible verses and mentions of faith and God all throughout the book. I don't mind this and even like it because I am a christian. But some people might not like it because they would think it is too "preachy", it depends on how you like your books.

If you are looking for a nice clean Christmas romance rich with christian values - this is the one!

I had never heard of this author but she sure has a lot of books out there. I would mind reading another one!

I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this book from the author - Thank You!!

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this novella of romance and faith centered around the Christmas season. It was definitely interesting following the relationship develop between Ty, a cowboy who is not interested in anything but running his ranch, and Susie, a widow who runs her own business while raising a teenage son and is also not interested in any type of relationship. God had other plans for them and watching Him work in their lives to bring them together made for a story that I thoroughly enjoyed. This is another one from this author that I certainly recommend, and it is a perfect read during the Christmas season.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lonely widow and a once rambunctious cowboy cross paths in Love Valley. She runs the store. He's starting a horse ranch. Should she take a chance, or is he too busy for love? Great, well written story. Who wouldn't want a cowboy for Christmas.