Title: Cowboy Christmas Redemption

Author: Maisey Yates

Page Count: 352

Published: September 24^th, 2019

Publisher: HQN

Genre: Holiday Romance, Western Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 3/5

Summary:

As snowflakes fall in Gold Valley, Oregon, will this rugged cowboy finally win the woman of his dreams?

Cowboy Caleb Dalton has loved single mom Ellie Bell, and her little daughter, Amelia, for years. But since Ellie is his best friend’s widow, Caleb’s head knows Ellie will always be strictly off-limits. If only his heart got the memo. So when Caleb discovers that Ellie has a Christmas wish list—and hopes for a kiss under the mistletoe—he’s throwing his cowboy hat into the ring. If anyone’s going to be kissing Ellie and sharing this magical time with her and her daughter, it’s him.

Ellie has dreaded the holidays since losing her husband. But this year, she’s finally ready to make some changes. She never expects the biggest change to be the heart-stopping kiss she shares with Caleb. For almost five years, Caleb has been her best friend, her rock, her salvation. This Christmas, can Caleb prove he’s also the missing puzzle piece of Ellie’s and Amelia’s hearts?

My Thoughts:

This is book 8 in the Gold Valley series and that may affect my review.

I had an issue with this book, I had a disconnect with it, for the first half of the book I had a hard time. I felt like it was lacking something in the beginning.  I think the only thing that I liked about this book was that it at a hot cowboy in it who happened to be a complete sweetheart.

When I got to the second half, I enjoyed this book a little more.

Caleb had been in love with Elli since the moment it met her. I loved how he opened and started to face his struggles. For me Caleb stole my heart with how sweet it was. He was the highlight of the book for me.

After Elli’s husband died in the beginning, she couldn’t notice that Caleb has feelings for her. The physical attraction was there but the feelings weren’t there. Until she starts to notice that’s when things start to change.

This is an emotional story of loss and acceptance. And the ending was worth the wait.