What a great quick read. I wish I would have saved it for Christmas time and had a nice big mug of hot chocolate, but it let me escape into a Christmas miracle for a short time!

A Cowboy for Christmas by Katherine Garbera
This hot steamy sex story is about Annie and she's returned to Marietta and taking over the house her dad left her. She's estranged from her sister and hopes to mend things with her.
She currently works as a waitress when the Scott brothers come in for their weekly chili and soda dinner. Carson and Annie have a past and we learn about their time away from one another and how their lives changed them.
Love hearing of the traditions, new ones but she's terrified to go into a new relationship, too fast, she needs time.
He's a widower with a young son who needs a mother and she'd be perfect. She's almost ready to just up and leave til the snow storm, the tree and reconnecting with her sister and helping with the live nativity.
Love the tree information, what a great idea!
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This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland

2.5 stars

A Cowboy for Christmas was an alright Christmas read. The basic story is Annie and Carson used to be an item, but then she left him brokenhearted when she moved away. Now she is back, and there is still that attraction between them, but will she stay this time

Carson seems like a great guy. He was married, but his wife died in a car accident a number of years ago. He was heartbroken when Annie left town, but he managed to move on. He still has his son to raise and is just a really good guy. When he sees Annie in town again he wants to get to know her, wants to see if they still had what they once did. At the same time he is worried that she will run again and leave him broken hearted once more. Though it is hard to stay away...

Annie never wanted to live in Marietta. She always wanted to go out and experience the world. She tired, was married, but her husband was a disaster and now she is crawling back with nothing. She has nowhere else to go and so she is planning on staying for a bit to figure out her next move. Even though she is loving being back, realizing that she missed that small town feel, missed people helping each other and being like family, she still is determined not to stay. Even though she keeps thinking this feels like home, being with Carson is like being home, being with him is amazing, she thinks she needs to go. Why? Well because she said she would never live in Marietta when she was a teenager! So she must stick with that...really she is why this was just an okay read for me. She annoyed me greatly. For most of the story it was just like I love it here, but I can't stay. I love Carson and he loves me, that means we can't be together. This is perfect and I love this, but this is not what I think ideal should be so I will just throw it away. Sure what she thought she wanted was not what she wanted, but let's hold so tight to what you should want and not let what you do want come in. She just annoyed me. So an alright read, but not my favorite Christmas story.

This book is just not good. I give books I can’t finish 1 star. I stubbornly finished this one and that’s the only reason it got 2 stars. Do not recommend.

Annie Prudhomme has returned home to Marietta, Montana after being gone for the last fifteen years. She finds herself a waitressing job at the local diner called The Main Street Diner. The last person she expects to see on her first shift is Carson Scott. He and he's brothers drop in for a bite to eat. Carson is just as surprised to Annie. A lot of time has passed between the two of them but still Carson instantly feels something for Annie just like he did all those years ago.

Since then Carson has now grown up and has responsibilities of he's own. He is now a single father to his six year old son Evan. Carson's wife died four years ago in a car accident. Seeing Annie again stirs up old feelings and memories and many questions. Fifteen years ago Annie walked out on him with no explanation and now he wants to know why.

Annie is recently divorced from her husband Davis. They were married for ten years, but then things went bad and so Annie returned to her hometown. Although she doesn't have much else left in her life she does have her ranch in Marietta. Her ranch is situated right near the Scott ranch. When Carson finally gets to talk to Annie she doesn't give to much away. Carson wants to know what she has been doing all these years. He's also looking for answers as to what went wrong between the two of them all those years ago.
With Christmas just around the corner Annie is busy with renovating her ranch which Carson gives her a hand and the two end up spending a bit of time together.

But Is Annie ready to confide in Carson or will she leave again like she did fifteen years ago? This is a beautifully written Christmas story which I really enjoyed.

A very sweet Christmas story.

The long lost love returns for Christmas theme was great. Ranching, cowboys and romance were a good combo.