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HOME FOR CHRISTMASHolidays in Mountain Home, Book 1A Sweet Historical Western Holiday Romance Novella (Rated G)by USA Today Bestselling Author Kristin Holt The books in this series are loosely related and may be read in any order.]Colorado 1898Miranda sneaks home after a long absence, determined to avoid her former fiance. But Hunter wants far more than his old role as brother-in-law-to-be. Abundant Christmas spirit, matchmaking mothers, and hometown holiday celebrations conspire against Miranda's plans for a quiet, at-home Christmas. Her heart doesn't stand a chance.A novella of approximately 25,000 words (120 paperback pages).A standalone Christmas romance, complete with hard-won happy ending.First book in the Holidays in Mountain Home series.HOLIDAYS IN MOUNTAIN HOME SERIES: loosely connected0.5: This Noelle1: Home for Christmas2: Maybe This Christmas3: The Sheriff's Surrender4: The Drifter's Proposal5: Courting Miss Cartwright6: The Gunsmith's Bride7: The Witching Eve8: Unmistakably Yours

THE BRIDE LOTTERY by USA Today Bestselling Author Kristin Holt Prosperity's Mail Order Brides, Book 1 A Sweet Historical Mail-Order Bride Romance (Rated PG) Forty Bachelors. Fifteen Brides. What could go wrong? EVELYN IS IN A PICKLE. In less than five months, Evelyn Brandt will be an unwed mother. Her parents discover her secret and send her away on the next west-bound train. They insist she deliver the child on the other side of the continent where the disgrace won't harm her father's business empire and the family's social standing. She'll be allowed to return home after the child is adopted by decent people and her corset fits properly once more. SAM'S IN CHARGE OF THE BRIDE LOTTERY, AND THE COMPETITION'S FIERCE. It's too bad the mail order bride agency failed to round up even half their order, 'cause every man on the mountain wants a bride-except Sam Kochler-so he's saddled with enforcing the rules. He received information about each lady the agency sent, so when Evelyn steps off the train, he's a tad curious and a mite too interested. The tougher the competition becomes, the worse some fellas behave, and it's not long before Sam finds himself courting Evelyn-only to protect her while she makes up her mind. He won't allow himself to fall in love and still doesn't want a wife...or so he keeps telling himself. THE BRIDE LOTTERY is a Sweet Western Mail-Order Bride Historical Romance of more than 50,000 words (226 paperback pages). This title is "Clean & Wholesome", with a mild PG rating. eBook reformatted March 11, 2017 to ensure quality reading experience on Kindle and Kindle apps. Further updated on September 1, 2017, with new cover, corrections within book's text, and minor revisions to the book's content. The story remains the same

MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS: A Sweet Historical Western Holiday Romance Novella (Rated PG)Holidays In Mountain Home, Book 2The books in this series are loosely connected and may be read in any order.Colorado 1899Luke Finlay intends to court Effie O'Leary as soon as she puts aside her widow's weeds. He's in no hurry...until August Rose, a beau from her youth, steps off the train in Mountain Home wearing a federal badge.Effie's not sure if August--Gus--tracked her down to face criminal charges, or because he's still sweet on her. Either way, Gus's arrival causes her all sorts of grief. If Gus isn't underfoot in her tailor shop, then Luke is. It seems the two men have decided she's a prize to be won...and the escalating competition between the two leaves her torn.She survived one disastrous marriage, so why would she accept either Gus or Luke? But these two can be most persuasive, and have a way of showing her that maybe this Christmas it's time to open her heart to love.Sometimes even an old-fashioned courtship needs a deadline.MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS is a sweet (wholesome) historical western holiday romance novella of approximately 35,000 words (182 paperback pages).

THE MARSHAL'S SURRENDERA Sweet Historical Western Holiday Romance Novel (Rated PG)Holidays In Mountain Home, Book 3The books in this series are loosely connected and may be read in any order.Mountain Home, ColoradoDecember 1900Sheriff August (Gus) Rose is a one-woman man. Too bad the only gal he's ever loved is married... again. Even if he were ready to court someone new-which he's not-Noelle Finlay would be his last choice. After all, her brother stole Gus's bride-to-be last Christmas.The holiday season evokes unwelcome memories and he's almost glad an unruly gang provides a distraction. But petty vandalism rapidly escalates to hanging crimes-and the marauding bandits have targeted Noelle.With his reputation as a lawman under fire and his tattered heart tangled up in Noelle, he discovers he's not only capable of loving her... he'll willingly die to save her.

Mountain Home, Colorado July, 1879 Courtship, by the book, is supposed to be easy

THE GUNSMITH'S BRIDE by USA Today Bestselling Author Kristin HoltA Sweet Western Historical Mail-Order Bride Romance Novella (Rated PG)Holidays in Mountain Home Series, Book 6The books in this series are loosely connected and may be read in any order.Mountain Home, ColoradoJune 1885Morgan Hudson can't begrudge his widowed father a second chance at happiness. So when Dad's mail-order bride arrives in Mountain Home with a beautiful daughter, Morgan's life flips upside down. The lovesick fifty-year-olds need a chaperone, and Morgan can't remember to treat Lizzy like a sister. Will their emergent love survive their parents' romance, threats from the past, and a law forbidding kissing on the streets of Mountain Home?Can Morgan welcome the same difficult woman as stepmother and mother-in-law?THE GUNSMITH'S BRIDE is a sweet and clean (wholesome), western historical mail-order bride romance novella of 178 paperback pages. This title was previously published within the mutli-author Kindle collection, GUNSMOKE & GINGHAM.

One prize.Two contestants.Three Miracles.Expanding Hank Murphy's grocery emporium into the adjacent storefront should be easy, as he and the landlord already shook hands. Yet his clueless neighbor, Miss Jane Vancoller, intends to enlarge her silly Tea Room into the not-so-vacant premises. The Tea Room is plenty large, but the Grocery Emporium must stockpile adequate winter supplies before winter's blizzards close off the high mountain valley.Negotiations should be simple, but the landlord delights in pitting Hank and Jane against one another, and foolishly involves the community--and the annual Harvest Celebration--in the business decision. The festive atmosphere tempts matchmakers to unite the disparate Tea Room and Grocery Emporium, along with incompatible Hank and Jane.Discovering a solution...Warding off misguided matchmakers...Uniting two hearts ravaged by the past...... Will take a Thanksgiving miracle .UNMISTAKABLY YOURS by USA Today Bestselling Author Kristin Holt, is a sweet western historical Christian romance novel (clean language and sweet kisses--and nothing more). Unmistakably Yours is book 7 in the Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection One Series, and book 8 in the Holidays in Mountain Home Series. 400] paperback pages.].THANKSGIVING BOOKS & BLESSINGS, Collection OneAll titles STAND ALONE and may be read in any order: * Book 1: GONE TO TEXAS by Caryl McAdoo* Book 2: GATEWAY TO THE WEST by Susette Williams* Book 3: TRAIL TO CLEAR CREEK by Kit Morgan* Book 4: HEART AND HOME by P. Creeden* Book 5: NO TURNING BACK by Lynette Sowell* Book 6: DAUGHTER OF DEFIANCE by Heather Blanton* Book 7: UNMISTAKABLY YOURS by Kristin Holt* Book 8: ESTHER'S TEMPTATION by Lena Nelson.HOLIDAYS IN MOUNTAIN HOME Series: All titles STAND ALONE and may be read in any order: .Listed in Series Order: Prequel: This Noelle (free to newsletter subscribers: KristinHolt.com/newsletter)Book 1: Home for Christmas (Christmas Novella)Book 2: Maybe This Christmas (Christmas Novella)Book 3: The Marshal's Surrender (Christmas NOVEL)Book 4: The Drifter's Proposal (Christmas Novella)Book 5: Courting Miss Cartwright (Founder's Day Novella)Book 6: The Gunsmith's Bride (Independence Day Novella)Book 7: The Witching Eve (Halloween SHORT STORY)Book 8: Unmistakably Yours (Thanksgiving NOVEL).For much more information, visit KristinHolt.com/holidays-in-mountain-home

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THIS NOELLE Holidays in Mountain Home, Prequel, Book #0.5 by USA Today Bestselling Author Kristin Holt A Sweet Historical Western Holiday Romance Novella (approximately 10,000 words) Books in this series stand alone and may be read in any order.] . A Surprise Delivery... Caroline Finlay never knew losing a child so soon after his birth would wreak lasting damage on her heart and her marriage. She's coping, barely, until she learns her husband, Phil, has a secret that could shatter their future... a secret suddenly made very public. . A Christmas Baby... Phil Finlay thought he'd never have to confess his greatest mistake... until a young man shows up on the church steps on Christmas Eve with a newborn baby girl, and announces Phil is her father. It's snowing. The baby is in desperate need of care. Whether it's his or not-and she might well be-he's out of time and has no choice but to confess he sought solace in the arms of another woman. . How dare he burden his heartbroken wife with the care of a baby... his baby... born of an illicit affair? . ...A Season of Miracles. Is it possible for marriage, strained by the loss of a newborn son, to survive the appearance of an illegitimate daughter? . What would you do?