If you are looking for quick Christmas reads, because let's be honest it is a busy season, and finding time to read can be hard to come by. CHRISTMAS WITH MY COWBOY by three prominent romance authors Diana Palmer, Lindsay McKenna and Margaret Way, will give you just what you need. All three give different focuses on life, love and the magic of the Christmas season in these authors varied and wonderful styles.

"The Snow Man" by Diana Palmer finds us in Colorado where Meadow Dawson has inherited her father's ranch and the irritating neighbor is someone who has always treated her with disdain. Top off the problem of her dog always at his place and his cat at hers and you know that there is bound to be trouble and romance. Those familiar with Ms. Palmer's male characters might note that they can be real jerks and I am afraid I felt that Dal Blake was a big one. He had been attracted to the younger Meadow and treated her badly in an effort to keep his distance. This time it very nearly put the kibosh on the romance side for me. I loved the other characters in this book and the dog and cat who did their best to bring them together were the real stars. If I were to give stars to these stories ... this one would get a three and a half. Good but ... you have to be in the right mood for this "hero," though I guess he wasn't all bad ... Meadow certainly loved him.

"Kassie's Cowboy" by Lindsey McKenna takes readers to a storm-battered Wyoming. Travis Grant is a former Marine who lives a solitary life until his childhood sweetheart Kassie Murphy comes back into his life. A lot of Ms. McKenna's books deal with military, warriors and PTSD, a real and horrible side to those who serve in combat and the toll it takes on not only the soldier but the family. Kassie and Travis learn to love again and deal with this problem while adding in the feel of the miracles of Christmas. Not exactly a happy go lucky story but a really good one with deep emotion and again the warm vibe of Christmas.

"Her Outback Husband" by Margaret Way will find divorced Scott and Darcey MacArthur reunited for the holidays. A horrible misunderstanding ended this perfect couple's marriage but love will not be denied. One of the places on my bucket list is Australia and the Outback and whenever I get the chance to read any of Ms. Way's stories I am there. I felt for both Scott and Darcey as she is lied to and by someone she had always trusted, so she, of course, believed the lie. Her ex-mother-in-law doesn't want the leave things alone as she knows they belong together so she sets a plan in action. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the holiday's in the Outback, the glitzy parties, but I loved the fact that this couple really loved each other. Great read with romance and Christmas magic filling the pages.