Cody Ford is a Wall Street honcho with humble Texas roots. This holiday season, he’d be content to just stay in New York and not face his family - and dodge their questions about when and with whom he plans to settle down . . . and if he will do so back at home. But his father isn’t getting any younger, and Cody doesn’t want to miss any last chances to see him and the rest of the folks back on the ranch. The last person Cody was expecting to see? His one-time girlfriend, Lexi Murphy, who’s been working as his dad’s new live-in nurse.
Lexi still holds a grudge against Cody. Back then, the college-bound heartthrob believed he was too good for a small-town girl like Lexi. But now Cody can’t help but see her in a whole new light. Could it be that this beautiful single mother with an unbeatable can-do spirit is the one he’s been waiting for all along? That depends on whether Cody can prove to Lexi that, this time, he means business - and if a sudden snowstorm can lend just the right amount of Christmas magic to help move things along. . .
Solid Romance. I came into this when I saw that Lane had another new book publishing, not realizing that it was book 3 in a series... and not caring that it was romance, rather than the historical fiction work I had previously known her from. Having come from her historical fiction work, I can tell you that she is equally adept in either world, with the overall writing equally superb while remaining within the "lines" of the various genres. Having read quite a few romances from other authors over the years, I can tell you that I'd easily stack this one up with any of them - if you like the romance genre generally, you're probably going to enjoy this one. And having come into it without having read the prior two books, I can tell you that this is one of those series that is only loosely-ish coupled, following several siblings as they find love. Because of that, it can indeed work as an entry point in the series - and you're most likely going to be drawn in enough to want to read them. Very much recommended.
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