Vet Daniel McKee is a widower of two years, left with the undaunted task of raising his 7 year old twins, Gracie and Bryn in his hometown of Carefree, Montana. Losing their mother to cancer, Daniel struggles with spending way too much time at the horse barns tending sick and hurt horses while striving to do right by his girls in giving them the attention they deserve from a one parent family. The upcoming wedding of his friend Decker, held at Whisper Creek Ranch, the groom's co-owned ranch, changes everything for Daniel who is determined to never love another or marry again.
Kyla, the prospective bride, has her closest friend, Hayley Scampini, a small animal vet coming from Boston to stand up for her. Hayley has taken over her uncle's practice but dreams of caring for large animals. Arriving at Whisper Creek Ranch, Hayley quickly becomes attracted to Daniel, even though 3 months is the longest relationship she allows herself.
Losing her two little sisters when her step-father took off with them, the heartbreak was so severe that Hayley rejects anyone with children to protect her heart. A wager is thrown at Hayley over a country TV talent show and the prize if Daniel wins is Hayley revisiting Montana for Christmas. Still guarding her heart, Hayley realizes she is confronting a losing battle as she falls in love with the twins---and their father! To complicate things, Hayley misinterprets Daniel's motives as he begs her to join his practice all while his mother-in-law weaves her treacherous web to achieve her own disruptive goal.
A COWBOY'S CHRISTMAS PROMISE is a story that will stay with you for some time to come. Get ready for tons of emotion and the honest love of a man willing to do anything to protect his children. The story has a wonderful and captivating plot with memorable characters. It's refreshing to read a genuine love story that portrays true love without the specific hard sexual exploits. Maggie McGinnis has such a magnificent way of revealing the true nature and character of her players. I truly loved this story and will seek out others by this talented author.
In a captivating novel spiced with holiday magicβperfect
for
fans of Rachel Gibson, Susan Mallery, and Molly OβKeefeβa
rugged Montana man mends a Northeast girlβs jaded heart.
Boston veterinarian Hayley Scampini tends the cityβs
pampered pets but dreams of the rural life of a country
vet.
Sheβs single and determined to stay that way, convinced
that
love isnβt permanent enough to trust. Then a vacation to
the
Whisper Creek dude ranch introduces her to Daniel McKee, a
sexy single dad who runs the kind of veterinary practice
she
aspires toβand rattles her conviction to keep men at a
distance.
Managing a thriving practice, coping with the loss of his
wife, and fighting a custody battle with his in-laws over
his twin daughters, Daniel couldnβt be more overwhelmed.
Hayley is a godsend, accompanying him in the field and
winning over his girls. It doesnβt take Daniel long to
realize heβs falling for this woman, hard and fast. So
before Hayley returns to Boston, he extracts a promise:
that
she will return to Whisper Creek for Christmas. Itβs the
perfect time and place to show Hayley that the promise of
a
beautiful life together is something she can believe in.
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