Christmas at Colts Creek (Last Ride, Texas, #2)

by Delores Fossen

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

Christmas at Colts Creek delivered a second chance holiday romance. A second chance romance featuring a sexy and charming cowboy. This is the second book in the Last Ride, Texas series and it works well as a stand-alone. Based on the title, one would expect the story to be centered on the Christmas celebrations. Instead, the events which unfolded occurred between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Christmas at Colts Creek introduces Janessa Parkman. She returned to Last Ride, Texas. Seventeen years after her last visit, to attend her father’s funeral. Janessa and her father never had a relationship so his leaving her all his possession, came as a complete shock. However, her inheritance came with stipulations. For Janessa to keep it all, she and her mother, her father’s first wife, must stay in Last Ride for three consecutive months or everything will go to charity.

I found this to be an interesting story. Secrets and lies abound, and this led to some drama filled moments. The characters, both main and secondary, intrigued me and I was eager to learn what drove them. The chemistry between Janessa and Brody (the ranch manager) sizzled and popped throughout the story. Misunderstanding tore them apart seventeen years ago. Seventeen years later, secrets and a failure to communicate threatened to destroy their second chance at love. The events mirrored that of a soap opera.

This was my first time experiencing Will Damron’s narration. One could easily differentiate between his male and female voices. However, all the male voices sounded the same. His tone for the female voices changed for each of the characters. This made it easy to identify which of the female characters was speaking.

Christmas at Colts Creek may not have been a favourite, but it ended up being an enjoyable read.