A Little Country Christmas

Anthologies are always hit or miss for me. I picked this one up since it’s such a weird year and I can’t even think about the Christmas spirit so I thought this might help. I definitely enjoyed the first two novellas. Even though I haven’t read Carolyn Brown’s series that her contribution was from. I still liked the town and the characters and didn’t feel like I was missing anything. AJ Pine’s novella from the Meadow Valley series was a fun edition to the series. I loved this enemies to lovers story about a Grinch and a woman who LOVES Christmas. The last two novellas weren’t for me. It could have been the length, the writing style, or the characters but I’m not sure I’ll be picking up any books from either of these authors.

ARC for honest review with no compensation received from NetGalley and Forever 4.5 stars A Little Country Christmas anthology by Carolyn Brown, Hope Ramsey, AJ Pine and a new to me author, Rochelle Alers. What awesome Christmas stories to get you in the holiday spirit! Each book is a standalone with romance, small towns, some are connected to previous series by these authors and of course..Christmas makes for a joyous season! Such a sweet read!

A Little Country Christmas, by Carolyn Brown, A.J. Pine, Rochelle Alers, and Hope Ramsay, contains four amazing small town holiday novellas and the magic of the season. Carolyn Brown’s The Perfect Christmas pairs cowboy Landon Griffin with single mom Dixie Boudreaux and her baby girl. He is determined to win their hearts by giving them the perfect holiday at Longhorn Ranch at Longhorn Ranch; baking cookies, trimming a tree; checking out the holiday lights, building snowmen, etc. When things start to go wrong, Landon looks for a Christmas miracle and some magic to help him win over Dixie. A.J. Pine’s Cowboy Christmas at Heart pairs up Deputy Sheriff Daniela Garcia with her high school crush, Coop, who is now the mayor of Meadow Valley. Daniela has her work cut out for her to convince Coop to keep the Holiday Light Parade, discover why he has become a Grinch, and show him the true meaning of Christmas. Rochelle Alers’ Home for the Holidays has pastry chef Iris Nelson enjoying life on Cavanaugh Island and excited to spend the holidays with her family and her best friend, Tracy. Iris never expected the handsome Collier Ward, on leave from Afghanistan and Tracy’s brother, to sweep her off her feet. These two will have to determine if their attraction is part of the magic of the season or a forever gift of true love. Hope Ramsay’s Joy to the World features a seasoned couple. Retired music teacher Brenda McMillan has long lost her holiday spirit, but reluctantly agrees to become the director for the Magnolia Harbor Christmas Chorale for Dr. James Killough. James is not only the town’s biggest Christmas enthusiast he’s also the group accompanist. As James and Brenda spend time playing music and dating, they find a connection, an attraction, sizzling chemistry that draws them together. James just hopes he can work some Christmas magic to help mend Brenda’s broken heart. Each story is a perfect representation of a series written by the author. All of these stories are new, standalone novellas, written within each author’s world. I found these stories to be well written, have a great storyline, amazing characters, and wonderful holiday magic. You will find romance, emotions, attraction, and sizzling chemistry within each story and they will have you wanting to seek out other books by these amazing authors. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the stories in A Little Country Christmas and I highly recommend the anthology to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.