Cowboy Boots for Christmas: (Cowboy not included)

by Carolyn Brown

Overview

New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown introduces readers to the world of Burnt Boot, Texas, in this beloved holiday cowboy romance.

All he wants for Christmas is peace and quiet…

After two tours in Afghanistan, retired Army sniper Finn O'Donnell believes his new ranch outside the sleepy little town of Burnt Boot, Texas, is the perfect place for an undisturbed holiday season. But before this brave cowboy can settle in, an old friend shows up looking for protection and a place where nobody knows her name.

But that's going to take a miracle…

Callie Brewster is a lady in distress who must relocate to protect her young nephew, Martin, and the only person she trusts is her old Army friend, Finn. Burnt Boot seems like the perfect place to be anonymous, but it turns out a small town with big drama is no place to hide…

Praise for The Cowboy's Christmas Baby:

"Featuring a down-home cast of characters that feel more like family than fiction, this story makes for the perfect escape."—RT Book Reviews, 4 stars

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402296062
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	10/07/2014
Series:	Burnt Boot, Texas Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	129,945
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

 Carolyn Brown is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly and #1 Amazon and #1 Washington Post bestselling author. She is the author of more than 125 novels and several novellas. Brown has been published for 26 years, and her books have been translated 21 foreign languages, and have sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. 

When she’s not writing books, she likes to take long, road trips with her family to research and plot future stories.

Editorial Reviews

10/15/2014
All retired army sniper Finn O'Donnell wants is to be left in peace to settle in to his new Texas ranch. He doesn't crave company, but when his former spotter and best friend Callie Brewster shows up at his door just before the holidays, with her young nephew in tow and needing a safe place to stay, he can't say no to the woman who saved his life more times than he can count. But Finn has no idea what he's signed on for—or the changes one caring, generous woman can make in his life and in his heart. VERDICT Filled with laughter, wit, and characters you'll adore, this heartwarming romp is rich with relatives, friends, feuds, and Christmas cheer and beautifully launches Brown's joyful new community series. Brown (Long, Hot Texas Summer) lives in Davis, OK.

Library Journal

09/01/2014
Brown starts the Burnt Boot series with a sketched-out story populated by too many characters. Finn O’Donnell, the new owner of Salt Draw Ranch, thinks he wants peace and quiet. But his intentions are turned upside down by the arrival of Callie Brewster, a former soldier he knows from his days as an Army sniper. Callie brings along her nephew, Martin, to hide out with Finn instead of entering him into a witness protection program. The details of Martin’s need for protection are thin and the resolution to that plot point is barely tacked on at the end. A local family feud waxes and wanes, and numerous characters appear and disappear without much effect on the story. Even the development of intimacy between the principles is skipped over quickly. Brown has shown herself capable of better, but this novel is hollow through and through. Agent: Erin Numata, Folio Literary Management. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"Brown has the touch for creating a Western that many readers would like to be real." — RT Book Reviews

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