Combine a single dad, a small town, 4 adorable kids, and an awkward artist and you have Rocky Mountain Christmas Cowboy! Steve is back in his small home town of Born and working on his family's Christmas tree farm. He is a widow with 4 kids and is settling into life back home with his brothers. Camille is the town hermit. She is social awkward and quirky. I loved her! There were times her uncomfortableness in social situations was so relatable! And I totally agree with her-if you can find a way to do things that don't involve interacting with people, you are winning!
Steve's kids are great! They are older (like 10-16 year olds) and have such fun personalities. I loved seeing Camille interact with them because she connected so well to them. Steve's brothers are interesting as well. Ryan is a major flirt and really confuses Camille. Overall, I loved all these characters! All of them create such a fun story that I was sucked in right away. I forget how much I adore Ruggle's characters. She writes such wonderful people.
The setting will put you in the holiday mood for sure! Steve's family's farm is a Christmas Tree farm that uses horses to pull the trees! There is a small subplot of mystery regarding fires in town, but the focus is on the characters. Seriously, Ruggle can do no wrong in my book!
Vanessa Daniels is a new to me narrator and she did a wonderful job! I really enjoyed her performance and am looking forward to more books narrated by her!
- POV: 3rd
- Tears: no
- Trope: single dad, cowboys, small town, widow
- Triggers: none
- Series/Standalone: stand alone
- Cliffhanger: no
- HEA: yes
Redemption Harbor series by Katie Reus, Long Tall Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown, O'Connor Family series by Katie Reus...then you will probably like Rocky Mountain Christmas Cowboy!
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