by Kristin Holt
Christmas, to me, is a family-centered holiday season (so much more than a single day) brimming with expressions of love, faith, family, giving, nostalgic traditions, new commitments, and so much more. I think that's partly why I'm drawn to read Christmas romances all year long; I want to hold onto those special, heart-warming sensations always.
I've read so many truly outstanding Christmas-themed romances during my decades-long romance-reading addiction, that when I made the leap from reader to writer, I knew I wanted to write at least book set at Christmastime. Instead, I've written at least one holiday-setting book each year.
Somewhere along the way, #4 hopped in line before #3, causing plenty of confusion and impatience for U.S. Marshal turned small town Sheriff August "Gus" Rose to finally see his own happily ever after. Gus faces more angst, physical danger, and heartache on his journey than do most of my characters. His story was originally titled A Christmas Courtship, but that ended up not being powerful enough to reflect Gus's story. Thus A Christmas Courtship became The Marshal's Surrender. Gus's story debuts next month, December 2016.
THE MARSHAL'S SURRENDER
He’ll surrender his tattered heart. And his life…
Colorado, 1900
Sheriff 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.
Copyright © 2016 Kristin Holt LC
THIS NOELLE
A Surprise Delivery…
Caroline Finlay never knew losing a child so soon after his birth would wreak 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, the Sunday before Christmas
with a newborn baby girl, and announces Phil’s 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?
Copyright © 2016 Kristin Holt LC
Together with the novella-length title This Noelle, my GIFT to my newsletter subscribers (December 2016), this series will contain five books, with many more to come. My recent release, Courting Miss Cartwright is an-unnumbered tie-in to the Holidays in Mountain Home Series, as it takes place in the same fictitious town in 19th century Colorado. Some of the series's characters show up as secondary characters in Courting Miss Cartwright.
Happy Holidays! I hope your choice of reading material enriches your enjoyment of the season.
Hi! I'm Kristin Holt, USA Today Bestselling Author.
I write
frequent articles (or view recent posts easily
on my Home Page, scroll down) about the nineteenth
century American west–every subject of possible interest to readers,
amateur historians, authors…as all of these tidbits surfaced while researching
for my books. I also blog monthly at Sweet Americana Sweethearts (first Friday of each
month) and Romancing the Genres (third Tuesday of each
Month).
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