by Cynthia Woolf
Part of ‘The Brides of Homestead Canyon‘ book set by Cynthia Woolf, the book opens on December 24, 1887, with Charlotte Walker riding in a heavy snowstorm. She is pregnant. VERY pregnant. And she is having labor pains. The baby isn’t due for two or three weeks. She has no plans to stop. She can’t stop.
Her brother-in-law deserved it; she fled after hitting him. He was dead. At least, she hoped he was. Her husband, Rory, had been a complete opposite of his brother, Rupert. That man was mean as a snake. And cruel. Determined to marry her after Rory died. She was to produce a son; girls were worthless. And she would marry him. He was sheriff and could do anything he wanted.
Bluebell, her horse, stumbled and fortunately for Charlotte and her baby, she ended up in a bank of snow. Unhurt but crying “Help”!
Enter her rescuer, Adam Masters, who is taller than John Wayne. And definitely– one of the good guys. Charlotte feels safe, but she did not get far enough from Rosewood where Rupert is sheriff. Not nearly far enough.
What follows is a sweet story set at Christmas time with just a little bit of “steam”. Personally, I could have done without the “steam”. But I did enjoy this Christmas story. There is something about a big man who melts when he holds a baby.
A Family for Christmas by Cynthia Woolf would have been a better story without the typos and at least one each modern-day reference and phrase. But the story is lovely and you can skim the “light steamy” parts. Oh, I deliberately didn’t tell you what Charlotte used to hit her Rupert.
Rating: 3.5 stars (rounded to 4)
Cover rating: POOR. Pretty but totally wrong for the book. The lady has blue eyes. Adam absolutely *loved* Charlotte’s green eyes. The cover does not reflect Christmas at all and implies a lot more “steam” than this book has. Note: Goodreads has a different cover.
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