Coming Home for Christmas

by Kate Pearce

A B&B owner and her sexy cowboy high-school crush meet again—just in time for a snowstorm and a Christmas romance, in this holiday tale from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Linda Lael Miller, Jill Shalvis, and Maisey Yates.

Lucy Smith thinks Santa has outdone himself when Caleb Erickson shows up at her B&B. In high school, Caleb was oblivious to her crush. But times may have changed . . .
 
While the two wait out a snowstorm, Caleb is discovering that Lucy may be the gift he didn’t realize he was wishing for all along . . .

Genres: Christmas

125 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 26, 2023

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kate Pearce was born in England in the middle of a large family of girls and quickly found that her imagination was far more interesting than real life. After acquiring a degree in history and barely escaping from the British Civil Service alive, she moved to California and then to Hawaii with her kids and her husband and set about reinventing herself as a romance writer.

She is known for both her unconventional heroes and her joy at subverting romance clichés. In her spare time she self publishes science fiction erotic romance, historical romance, and whatever else she can imagine. You can find Kate on katepearce.com.

Reviews

[ButtonsMom2003 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this story.

This is a novella length story with a brother’s best friend / best friend’s younger sister trope. There isn’t a lot of time for character development and it’s pretty much an insta-love story, but I don’t mind those the way that some people do.

Caleb is sort of estranged from his father but is coming back to see him at Christmastime. His car breaks down so he seeks shelter at the B&B now run by his best friend’s little sister. Lucy has been crushing on Caleb since forever and welcomes into her B&B.

The story moves along at a good pace and there’s a nice amount of sexy time. There’s also a brief appearance from a Morgan Ranch character which was fun. There were a couple of characters introduced in this story that I can envision getting their own book at some point and I’m looking forward to reading more in this series.

A review copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book.

I read and reviewed this story when it was in the Christmas Eve Cowboy anthology.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Short Christmas book

Caleb is coming home burnt out from working so hard when his truck breaks down. With everything in town shut up tightly due to a snow storm & his phone dead, he’s forced to go to the B&B. There he finds his best friend’s sister, only she’s no longer the little girl who used to follow him everywhere.
Lucy has loved Caleb since they were children. When the power goes out, they must cuddle for warmth. With the power still out, he is forced to call for a ride from home. There he comes face to face with the father who he thought didn’t want him around any more. Can Caleb & his dad make peace; can Caleb & Lucy continue what they found at the B&B & will it last? Will Caleb finally find the peace he is searching for or will he return to his fast-paced lifestyle?
Coming Home for Christmas is a very quick read to help get you in the spirit of the holidays.

[Patty McGovern Pugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it 10 stars!

This was such a good book! So true to life but with a wonderful happy ever after. She had loved him forever since she followed him and her older brother around when she was little. She was running her grandmothers B & B and his truck broke down in a snowstorm in front of it. Everything was closed but the B&B. I can’t tell you more you will have to buy the book to find out what happened. I highly recommend this book. Kate Pearce is a really talented author.

[Lolita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely feel good short story! I quite enjoyed the family dynamic and values, upheld by the strength of the characters who kept to their own course and views in spite of the difficulties ahead.

Funny and serious, but it all comes together beautifully!

Definitely recommend this to read!

[MARY · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished this book. I liked reading it very much.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was well written and fun with a slight spice level.

[Dette · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extra cozy Christmas romance with a side of cowboy

[Glittergirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novella sets up Kate's new series Three Cowboys that came out in December and was released in Christmas Eve Cowboy anthology. This was a fun read about an estranged son going home reluctantly at Christmas and gets way more than he anticipated. Caleb Erickson gets stranded in town late one night when his truck breaks down. No one knows he's coming home at Christmas. The only lights on in town are at the bed and breakfast, so he knocks to see if he can charge his phone. He gets a surprise when Lucy Smith, his old best friend's annoying little sister, now all grown up, cheerfully answers. He ends up spending the night. When the power goes out he finds Lucy freaked out and not wanting to be alone. Little does Caleb realize Lucy has had a crush on him FOREVER. Caleb left town at eighteen to go to Stanford and started a company in Seattle that's about to go public. He's been micromanaging it earning a severe case of burnout. One thing leads to another and he and Lucy have to look at their life choices and make changes. I loved that Kate brought into the story Chase Morgan from her Morgan Ranch series.

I originally voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book and I now own a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.