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Sweet Water Ranch #10
The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas
*Previously titled Cowboys Don't Stand Under the Mistletoe*
When Mack’s sister dropped her kids off with his dad in his trailer park, he knew he needed to step up and be an uncle. But he’d told his buddy he’d be in Sweet Water, ND over the holidays, so he takes the children and drives north.
Angela Davis had been the sedate good daddy’s girl all her life, doing whatever her parents wanted, even trying to trap a man into marriage to help them get out of debt. Mack knew of her past, and didn’t trust her, but he needed someone to help him with his nieces and she needed someone to help her put on the best Christmas festival Sweet Water had ever seen.
Could they trust each other enough to work together? And what about that mistletoe kiss?
Books in the Sweet Water Ranch series:
1. The Cowboy's Best Friend
2. The Cowboy's Secret Baby
3. The Cowboy's Beauty
4. The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister
5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage
6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale
7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance
8. The Cowboy's Bargain Bride
9. The Cowboy's Enemy
10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas
11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake
When Mack’s sister dropped her kids off with his dad in his trailer park, he knew he needed to step up and be an uncle. But he’d told his buddy he’d be in Sweet Water, ND over the holidays, so he takes the children and drives north.
Angela Davis had been the sedate good daddy’s girl all her life, doing whatever her parents wanted, even trying to trap a man into marriage to help them get out of debt. Mack knew of her past, and didn’t trust her, but he needed someone to help him with his nieces and she needed someone to help her put on the best Christmas festival Sweet Water had ever seen.
Could they trust each other enough to work together? And what about that mistletoe kiss?
Books in the Sweet Water Ranch series:
1. The Cowboy's Best Friend
2. The Cowboy's Secret Baby
3. The Cowboy's Beauty
4. The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister
5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage
6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale
7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance
8. The Cowboy's Bargain Bride
9. The Cowboy's Enemy
10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas
11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake
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Published August 1, 2021
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July 18, 2020
A really good book by Jessie Gussman. I love the Sweet Water Ranch Series. I read this book out of order and was able to follow along without a problem so I know that they don't have to be read in order to keep up.
Mack is looking at buying his bosses company so he needs to go to Sweet Water to check it out over the holidays. There is a problem that might hinder him going, his sister is out of the country and her two girls can't stay with his parents because they live in a retirement home. So he decides to take the girls with him.
The book tells about their adventures in Sweet Water and how he meets Angela. Angela has a past that she isn't proud of and Mack's friends know that all too well.
The characters are great, the story line is really good and I listened to the book pretty much in one sitting while doing things around my house. I think you will enjoy the book as much as I did. Now to get started on the other books in this series.
Mack is looking at buying his bosses company so he needs to go to Sweet Water to check it out over the holidays. There is a problem that might hinder him going, his sister is out of the country and her two girls can't stay with his parents because they live in a retirement home. So he decides to take the girls with him.
The book tells about their adventures in Sweet Water and how he meets Angela. Angela has a past that she isn't proud of and Mack's friends know that all too well.
The characters are great, the story line is really good and I listened to the book pretty much in one sitting while doing things around my house. I think you will enjoy the book as much as I did. Now to get started on the other books in this series.
November 15, 2019
What I liked and engaged me in this novel:
• The story quickly captured my attention as I felt Mack's apprehension at being at Church with his two very young nieces.
• The two little girls, Ashleigh and Holly, were so cute that they captured my heart.
• I liked the theme of the story that people can change, if they desire to improve themselves.
• Mack and Angela made an interesting couple. Their interaction was full of teasing and witty banter. As I read, I wanted to dig deeper beneath their facades and find out who they really were.
• I had some great laughs from the situations Mack found himself in while caring for his nieces.
This was a book that I believe most readers would enjoy. It was a story filled with fun, heart, and soul.
I was given a free copy of this book by the author. My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own.
• The story quickly captured my attention as I felt Mack's apprehension at being at Church with his two very young nieces.
• The two little girls, Ashleigh and Holly, were so cute that they captured my heart.
• I liked the theme of the story that people can change, if they desire to improve themselves.
• Mack and Angela made an interesting couple. Their interaction was full of teasing and witty banter. As I read, I wanted to dig deeper beneath their facades and find out who they really were.
• I had some great laughs from the situations Mack found himself in while caring for his nieces.
This was a book that I believe most readers would enjoy. It was a story filled with fun, heart, and soul.
I was given a free copy of this book by the author. My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own.
October 31, 2020
It was sweet, it was cute, it was romantic in a Hallmark romantic sense. I would not be against reading more of this series, but a little more action would have been nice.
November 20, 2019
This was my first book that I have read by Jessie Gussman. I thought it was a great book! I loved the Christmas elements and I loved how one of the overarching themes is that people can change. I thought the romance was great and I'm glad that the main characters ended up together. Overall I would recommend this book and I look forward to reading other books by her.
May 1, 2023
One Bet, Two Little Girls, and a Billion Dollars
The Cowboy’s Mistletoe Christmas, book 10 in Jessie Gussman’s Sweet Water series, takes a detour from North Dakota to Oklahoma, home state of harvest crew member Mack. Since his marriage to Reina, oldest Stryker brother Clay has wanted to sell his harvest crew operation, and Mack is the ideal buyer. But Clay’s youngest brother Mav offers to pay half—IF Mack can get revenge on Angela Davis, the pastor’s daughter who tried to trap Clay into marriage and then told second brother Boone that he wasn’t her type because she preferred more refined men. The entire crew, and the town of Sweet Water, thought she was after Clay’s potential billion-dollar inheritance and rejected Boone because he didn’t get a similar letter, but Angela had only been trying to please her parents. When she married the man of their choice and found him a cheater and an abuser, she left him and fled to Sweet Water to work as a diner waitress. However, the residents heard what she’d done to Clay and Boone, and they didn’t welcome her. After a year of cold shoulders, she thinks she needs to leave town. Mav tells Mack he’ll share ownership if he can get Angela to fall in love with him and kiss him in church!
Mack meets Angela in the preschool Sunday School class, where he drops off his two nieces who’ve been abandoned by his sister, their mother. She’s not the cool, distant Angela from the previous summer; this Angela smiles, jokes with the girls, and makes Mack think she has changed since then. He doesn’t want to bet, but it will help him afford the crew, so he takes it anyway, reducing the kiss to a declaration of love. In that spirit, he volunteers to help Angela plan the town’s annual Christmas festival—to give her more chances to fall for him, he tells himself.
Mack’s nieces, love their teacher and are delighted when they all end up in the same boarding house. Mack finds her attractive but decides he needs to focus on the harvest crew purchase, not a beautiful blonde.
Knowing nothing about small children, Mack appreciates Angela’s help bathing and baking with the girls. Angela also feels blessed; as an only child she wanted younger siblings, and Mack’s nieces fill that gap in her heart. Before she knows it, Mack begins filling her heart, too.
Angela’s parents visit to persuade her to return to her husband, but she backs up her decision with a Bible verse that convinces her father she won’t go back with them. Mack’s parents visit (at the same time!) and bring all the mail they’ve received during his absence. Going through the pile, Angela sees a familiar envelope. Clay got the same letter—an offer of a billion dollars if he marries by Christmas and stays in North Dakota for a year. He’s the first non-native to get such a letter—why he was chosen is a mystery—but Angela, who by then knows she loves Mack as a man, not simply as an heir, decides not to tell him until he returns from a special harvesting task Clay assigned him. She’ll stay through the festival, give Mack the letter and tell him the money doesn’t matter to her, then leave town if he doesn’t believe her.
The festival begins, and when Mack arrives at the church Angela says she loves him. Mav tells him he won’t the bet, making Angels suspect that his behavior has been only to win a bet. It takes assurance from Mack that he believes she wasn’t interested in the money—she didn’t even know about the letter until right before his harvesting trip—to get things back on track. Somebody notices they’re under the mistletoe on the festival grounds, and they finally kiss. Mack lets Mav take on the harvest crew while he and Angela, with the girls they’re taking since his sister doesn’t want them, settle down on a ranch of their own. She first must divorce her husband, but he just has to sign some papers. They don’t marry before Christmas, so they don’t get the billion dollars, but they don’t care…it wasn’t about the money anyway.
I’m a big Jessie Gussman fan; she typically draws complex and sympathetic characters, and Mack and Angela are no different. I wanted them to get together but couldn’t figure out how she’d accomplish it, yet she worked everything out. I highly recommend this book!
The Cowboy’s Mistletoe Christmas, book 10 in Jessie Gussman’s Sweet Water series, takes a detour from North Dakota to Oklahoma, home state of harvest crew member Mack. Since his marriage to Reina, oldest Stryker brother Clay has wanted to sell his harvest crew operation, and Mack is the ideal buyer. But Clay’s youngest brother Mav offers to pay half—IF Mack can get revenge on Angela Davis, the pastor’s daughter who tried to trap Clay into marriage and then told second brother Boone that he wasn’t her type because she preferred more refined men. The entire crew, and the town of Sweet Water, thought she was after Clay’s potential billion-dollar inheritance and rejected Boone because he didn’t get a similar letter, but Angela had only been trying to please her parents. When she married the man of their choice and found him a cheater and an abuser, she left him and fled to Sweet Water to work as a diner waitress. However, the residents heard what she’d done to Clay and Boone, and they didn’t welcome her. After a year of cold shoulders, she thinks she needs to leave town. Mav tells Mack he’ll share ownership if he can get Angela to fall in love with him and kiss him in church!
Mack meets Angela in the preschool Sunday School class, where he drops off his two nieces who’ve been abandoned by his sister, their mother. She’s not the cool, distant Angela from the previous summer; this Angela smiles, jokes with the girls, and makes Mack think she has changed since then. He doesn’t want to bet, but it will help him afford the crew, so he takes it anyway, reducing the kiss to a declaration of love. In that spirit, he volunteers to help Angela plan the town’s annual Christmas festival—to give her more chances to fall for him, he tells himself.
Mack’s nieces, love their teacher and are delighted when they all end up in the same boarding house. Mack finds her attractive but decides he needs to focus on the harvest crew purchase, not a beautiful blonde.
Knowing nothing about small children, Mack appreciates Angela’s help bathing and baking with the girls. Angela also feels blessed; as an only child she wanted younger siblings, and Mack’s nieces fill that gap in her heart. Before she knows it, Mack begins filling her heart, too.
Angela’s parents visit to persuade her to return to her husband, but she backs up her decision with a Bible verse that convinces her father she won’t go back with them. Mack’s parents visit (at the same time!) and bring all the mail they’ve received during his absence. Going through the pile, Angela sees a familiar envelope. Clay got the same letter—an offer of a billion dollars if he marries by Christmas and stays in North Dakota for a year. He’s the first non-native to get such a letter—why he was chosen is a mystery—but Angela, who by then knows she loves Mack as a man, not simply as an heir, decides not to tell him until he returns from a special harvesting task Clay assigned him. She’ll stay through the festival, give Mack the letter and tell him the money doesn’t matter to her, then leave town if he doesn’t believe her.
The festival begins, and when Mack arrives at the church Angela says she loves him. Mav tells him he won’t the bet, making Angels suspect that his behavior has been only to win a bet. It takes assurance from Mack that he believes she wasn’t interested in the money—she didn’t even know about the letter until right before his harvesting trip—to get things back on track. Somebody notices they’re under the mistletoe on the festival grounds, and they finally kiss. Mack lets Mav take on the harvest crew while he and Angela, with the girls they’re taking since his sister doesn’t want them, settle down on a ranch of their own. She first must divorce her husband, but he just has to sign some papers. They don’t marry before Christmas, so they don’t get the billion dollars, but they don’t care…it wasn’t about the money anyway.
I’m a big Jessie Gussman fan; she typically draws complex and sympathetic characters, and Mack and Angela are no different. I wanted them to get together but couldn’t figure out how she’d accomplish it, yet she worked everything out. I highly recommend this book!
December 12, 2022
TO BE FAIR THE ONE STAR IS MY BIASED, BLACK SOULED, ROMANCE-HATING OPINION BECAUSE I'M NOT A ROMANCE PERSON. PLEASE DON'T JUDGE THE BOOK BY MY REVIEW IF YOU LOVE ROMANCE NOVELS, YOU WILL PROBABLY REALLY LIKE IT!
Ok, screaming is done. Now on to the review. 🥁🥁🥁
Conclusion-even-though-I'm-just-starting-my-review
Well, at least I can say that I got what I expected to get 😂 This genre is for sure not my thing haha. I'm glad it was easy to speed read though at least! Funny though, Romance always makes me feel like an unfeeling Grinch since I cannot feel anything for the characters and their romance 😂 Like, I can't ... CARE haha. It's not even this book, its the genre though. I just can't take any of it serious enough to allow it to give me butterflies or whatever. BUT, I read it! Yayyyy!
What I Did Like
Hmmm.... I liked that it made me laugh. lol
I didn't totally hate the main character, Angela. She wasn't unlikeable so that's good.
Holly & ... uhm.. shoot I don't remember her name but the other little girl! 😂
I guess I didn't notice that anything was blatantly repetitive. Sometimes I find these sorts of books are just repeating the same thing over and over lol. (Though I DID notice one of these --> "any man would be a fool...." which I believe I used to see a lot in those Christian romances I used to read a long while ago 😂 made me chuckle.)
Also can we appreciate the fact that, for my note-taking for this book I accidentally wrote "Cows Mistletoe Christmas" 😂👍🏻
What I Didn't Like
I mean. The genre does nothing for me, so I really can't say much that won't be a biased opinion. But here are some notes that I took so we can laugh at my in-real-time-thought-process together:
* LOL Clay confused me calling his wife Cora and then it changed to "Reina"
OOps. Nevermind. I forgot about Abner so when he was mentioned I was confused LOL (ohhh okay it was Abners wife, and Reina is Clays wife lol Dammit Abner! WHY IS THIS SO CONFUSING.)
* "any man would be a fool to" .. *giggle*
* Ah yes, the old "oops! I tripped and landed in your arms" bit. LOL
* from the book ---> "Mack had been fun to talk to and joke with, but she wasn't interested in the tough, outside, work-with-his-hands kind of guy. She wanted someone more refined." Me: 🤣🤣 Suuuuuure.
* "Like a couple. Like they were a couple." I GET ITTT I GET IT. I GOT IT.
* Holy crap. Leave her alone, she doesn't have to SAY "SEX" GET OVER ITTTTTTTT.
* "I've done that before.. gone to girls rooms" LOL Oooo the "checkered past" kind of guy 😂
* "the closer I get to you the more you scramble my heart" Please. 🤣
Well, I'm glad I know that Romance is still not my genre haha.
Now I feel lost because I've already written my "conclusion" in the beginning and I don't know how to end this review... oh well.. Goodbye?
Ok, screaming is done. Now on to the review. 🥁🥁🥁
Conclusion-even-though-I'm-just-starting-my-review
Well, at least I can say that I got what I expected to get 😂 This genre is for sure not my thing haha. I'm glad it was easy to speed read though at least! Funny though, Romance always makes me feel like an unfeeling Grinch since I cannot feel anything for the characters and their romance 😂 Like, I can't ... CARE haha. It's not even this book, its the genre though. I just can't take any of it serious enough to allow it to give me butterflies or whatever. BUT, I read it! Yayyyy!
What I Did Like
Hmmm.... I liked that it made me laugh. lol
I didn't totally hate the main character, Angela. She wasn't unlikeable so that's good.
Holly & ... uhm.. shoot I don't remember her name but the other little girl! 😂
I guess I didn't notice that anything was blatantly repetitive. Sometimes I find these sorts of books are just repeating the same thing over and over lol. (Though I DID notice one of these --> "any man would be a fool...." which I believe I used to see a lot in those Christian romances I used to read a long while ago 😂 made me chuckle.)
Also can we appreciate the fact that, for my note-taking for this book I accidentally wrote "Cows Mistletoe Christmas" 😂👍🏻
What I Didn't Like
I mean. The genre does nothing for me, so I really can't say much that won't be a biased opinion. But here are some notes that I took so we can laugh at my in-real-time-thought-process together:
* LOL Clay confused me calling his wife Cora and then it changed to "Reina"
OOps. Nevermind. I forgot about Abner so when he was mentioned I was confused LOL (ohhh okay it was Abners wife, and Reina is Clays wife lol Dammit Abner! WHY IS THIS SO CONFUSING.)
* "any man would be a fool to" .. *giggle*
* Ah yes, the old "oops! I tripped and landed in your arms" bit. LOL
* from the book ---> "Mack had been fun to talk to and joke with, but she wasn't interested in the tough, outside, work-with-his-hands kind of guy. She wanted someone more refined." Me: 🤣🤣 Suuuuuure.
* "Like a couple. Like they were a couple." I GET ITTT I GET IT. I GOT IT.
* Holy crap. Leave her alone, she doesn't have to SAY "SEX" GET OVER ITTTTTTTT.
* "I've done that before.. gone to girls rooms" LOL Oooo the "checkered past" kind of guy 😂
* "the closer I get to you the more you scramble my heart" Please. 🤣
Well, I'm glad I know that Romance is still not my genre haha.
Now I feel lost because I've already written my "conclusion" in the beginning and I don't know how to end this review... oh well.. Goodbye?
November 16, 2019
While this book is a sweet romance, it is also the story of redemption. Both Angela and Mack are trying very hard to overcome the mistakes they made in the past and to redeem themselves in the eyes of others and God. Mack was a troubled, unreliable guy when he was younger, flitting from one girl to the next, one job to the next and finding plenty of trouble. Now he is a respected, steadfast reliable man who is ready to buy his own business and to find a wife like his friends have all done. Angela has been unkind, and deceptive in her past, trying to live up to her parents expectations and demands, which included marrying for money to save the family finances. She is in the middle of a divorce from a rich, cheating and abusive husband when she meets Mack again. Angela has been trying very hard to make up for her past mistakes by distancing herself from her parents, and working hard to serve the community and the church. A bet that involves serving Angela a taste of revenge for her past actions, and two little girls who have been abandoned by their mother bring Mack and Angela into close proximity. They work together to help his little nieces, and to pull together a Christmas festival for the town. Both are attracted to the other, though neither thinks the other could possibly be interested in anything resembling a future together. Their own insecurities make approaching each other or admitting their feelings very difficult, but while they are looking after the two little girls, each sees the other in a much more positive light and begins to fall in love. Then the bet is revealed, as is his letter of inheritance of a fortune. Was everything between them a ruse or a deception? Read this beautifully and perceptively written book to see how their store unfolds.
This book serves as a reminder that people can change when they really want to do so, and we should be willing to give others a chance to prove they have changed and regret past mistakes. I loved reading more about the characters featured in the previous books in this series. I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This book serves as a reminder that people can change when they really want to do so, and we should be willing to give others a chance to prove they have changed and regret past mistakes. I loved reading more about the characters featured in the previous books in this series. I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
November 11, 2019
Always bet on a sure thing!
Mack can do anything required on a ranch and he can work every day of the season on the combining crew with Clay and Abner. But taking care of his two little nieces, after their mom ran off to Europe chasing her boyfriend, was one of the biggest challenges he's ever faced. He brought them with him to Sweetwater North Dakota and rented rooms at Mr. Swanson's. Angela Davis also has a room there. She is the girl who tried to con Clay into marriage for his money and then dumped Boone for not being good enough, but she seems different than the last time he saw her. Back then, she was the preacher's daughter but now she's here in Sweetwater teaching Sunday school and working as a waitress at Patty's Diner. He's not real comfortable about accepting Mav's bet that he can't make her fall for him to get revenge for the way she treated Mav’s brothers, but if he succeeds Matt will put up 50% of the money he needs to buy Clay's combining business. Besides, he's pretty sure he can get a Sunday-school lady to dump him without hurting her feelings even if he wins the bet.
Angela is working hard to be a different person than the one she used to be and with God’s help, she is succeeding. She has made mistakes and takes responsibility for them, even if the fiasco with Clay was at her parent's urging. She met Holly and Ashleigh, Mack's little nieces when he brought them to the Sunday School preschool class. They are sweet little girls and she doesn’t mind helping him with them where she can since it is obvious he is inexperienced with parenting. He is a nice cowboy but not the type she would want a long-term relationship with and he probably won’t want anything to do with her anyway since he knows how she treated his friends.
This is a sweet cowboy romance. I couldn’t put it down after I started reading. I liked the influence of God in Angela’s life but it is subtle and not intrusive on the storyline. It was a good plot and I love happy endings.
Mack can do anything required on a ranch and he can work every day of the season on the combining crew with Clay and Abner. But taking care of his two little nieces, after their mom ran off to Europe chasing her boyfriend, was one of the biggest challenges he's ever faced. He brought them with him to Sweetwater North Dakota and rented rooms at Mr. Swanson's. Angela Davis also has a room there. She is the girl who tried to con Clay into marriage for his money and then dumped Boone for not being good enough, but she seems different than the last time he saw her. Back then, she was the preacher's daughter but now she's here in Sweetwater teaching Sunday school and working as a waitress at Patty's Diner. He's not real comfortable about accepting Mav's bet that he can't make her fall for him to get revenge for the way she treated Mav’s brothers, but if he succeeds Matt will put up 50% of the money he needs to buy Clay's combining business. Besides, he's pretty sure he can get a Sunday-school lady to dump him without hurting her feelings even if he wins the bet.
Angela is working hard to be a different person than the one she used to be and with God’s help, she is succeeding. She has made mistakes and takes responsibility for them, even if the fiasco with Clay was at her parent's urging. She met Holly and Ashleigh, Mack's little nieces when he brought them to the Sunday School preschool class. They are sweet little girls and she doesn’t mind helping him with them where she can since it is obvious he is inexperienced with parenting. He is a nice cowboy but not the type she would want a long-term relationship with and he probably won’t want anything to do with her anyway since he knows how she treated his friends.
This is a sweet cowboy romance. I couldn’t put it down after I started reading. I liked the influence of God in Angela’s life but it is subtle and not intrusive on the storyline. It was a good plot and I love happy endings.
December 8, 2019
Mack had to go to Sweetwater, North Dakota to meet up with Clay, his boss. He wanted to buy his business but he had his two nieces along with him. His sister had dropped them off at their parents and then run off to Europe. His parents couldn't keep them so he took them with him. He was. hoping this was going to be a short-term thing. He loved his nieces but he wasn't a dad.
Upon arriving in Sweetwater, Mav, tells him he wants to go in to business with him and will buy in to the business. . . IF. . . Mack will help him get revenge on Angela Davis, who had hurt two of his brothers last year. Mack isn't into revenge but he wouldn't mind a partner with cash to help buy the business. He finally agrees to the bet that Mav makes to bring Angela down a notch.
The problem is that the more time Mack spends with Angela, the more he sees that she isn't the same person she was. She is kind and considerate and beautiful and loving, not at all like the person he knew from the summer. If he can be forgiven of his past, there has to be redemption for Angela. Right?
This story was a clean romantic story about two people who had things in their past that they had regrets about and both had a desire to change and be accepted for the new person they were becoming. I loved that they were honest with each other about things in their past but demonstrated that they really wanted to be different and had taken steps to prove that.
I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
Upon arriving in Sweetwater, Mav, tells him he wants to go in to business with him and will buy in to the business. . . IF. . . Mack will help him get revenge on Angela Davis, who had hurt two of his brothers last year. Mack isn't into revenge but he wouldn't mind a partner with cash to help buy the business. He finally agrees to the bet that Mav makes to bring Angela down a notch.
The problem is that the more time Mack spends with Angela, the more he sees that she isn't the same person she was. She is kind and considerate and beautiful and loving, not at all like the person he knew from the summer. If he can be forgiven of his past, there has to be redemption for Angela. Right?
This story was a clean romantic story about two people who had things in their past that they had regrets about and both had a desire to change and be accepted for the new person they were becoming. I loved that they were honest with each other about things in their past but demonstrated that they really wanted to be different and had taken steps to prove that.
I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
November 17, 2019
-‘...he’d added conniving to that list and stuck her under the heading “do not consider.”’-
His sister dropped off her two little kids at the senior living facility where her parents lived and hot-footed it after her cheating boyfriend. Since their parents weren’t allowed to keep children their long term, he ended up having to care for them. Mack works for Clay (see previous books for character information) and, since he promised to be in North Dakota for work, he had no choice but to bring his nieces along.
-‘Angela Davis. The woman who’d tried to get Clay to marry her for his money then told Boone, Clay’s brother, that he wasn’t good enough for her because he wasn’t rich. She was beautiful, no doubt, but any man would be a fool to get close to her. His heart needed to get a grip, since it picked up the pace a notch or two since she turned. He wasn’t going to be fooled by a pretty face. Angela walked to her doorway. “Mack.” He nodded at her. He could be nice. He knew what she was and what she wanted...Mack felt free to flirt since he knew he’d never be interested.’-
This book is the fifth in a series and, although it can be read as a stand-alone, it is definitely best to read the previous books in chronological order as there are backstories for all the characters mentioned in the book and it helps with identifying relationships. The author did a great job, as always. This book is well-written, fast paced, and the storyline is captivating. Recommended.
His sister dropped off her two little kids at the senior living facility where her parents lived and hot-footed it after her cheating boyfriend. Since their parents weren’t allowed to keep children their long term, he ended up having to care for them. Mack works for Clay (see previous books for character information) and, since he promised to be in North Dakota for work, he had no choice but to bring his nieces along.
-‘Angela Davis. The woman who’d tried to get Clay to marry her for his money then told Boone, Clay’s brother, that he wasn’t good enough for her because he wasn’t rich. She was beautiful, no doubt, but any man would be a fool to get close to her. His heart needed to get a grip, since it picked up the pace a notch or two since she turned. He wasn’t going to be fooled by a pretty face. Angela walked to her doorway. “Mack.” He nodded at her. He could be nice. He knew what she was and what she wanted...Mack felt free to flirt since he knew he’d never be interested.’-
This book is the fifth in a series and, although it can be read as a stand-alone, it is definitely best to read the previous books in chronological order as there are backstories for all the characters mentioned in the book and it helps with identifying relationships. The author did a great job, as always. This book is well-written, fast paced, and the storyline is captivating. Recommended.
January 11, 2021
The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas (or Cowboys Don't Stand Under the Mistletoe) was a definitely interesting read. Granted, since I'm reading this series out of order, there were some characters I didn't have a clue who they were or what had happened previously, but since this is a Jessie Gussman story, it didn't fail to hook me from the start and want to know everything about Angela and Mack.
It was certainly enjoyable to see that both main characters come with not so perfect backgrounds, (like, at all - but then, who of us does?-) thanks to the decisions they've made in the past, but they are truly trying to turn a new leaf and make the most of this new opportunity given to them by God's mercy and grace.
Now, while I understood why Mav would offer such a bet, I couldn't believe that Mack would take him up on it. And yet, I looked forward to every interaction between him and Angela. I loved his hard-working nature, as well as Angela's caring one, and watching them both develop feelings for each other and start falling in love just sweetened the pot :).
Finally, I just wanted to point out that while with other books by this author sometimes the conflict + resolution may have seemed a bit rushed at the end, I didn't experience that with this story, and rather found it to be perfectly sweet. ~5 stars and recommended.
It was certainly enjoyable to see that both main characters come with not so perfect backgrounds, (like, at all - but then, who of us does?-) thanks to the decisions they've made in the past, but they are truly trying to turn a new leaf and make the most of this new opportunity given to them by God's mercy and grace.
Now, while I understood why Mav would offer such a bet, I couldn't believe that Mack would take him up on it. And yet, I looked forward to every interaction between him and Angela. I loved his hard-working nature, as well as Angela's caring one, and watching them both develop feelings for each other and start falling in love just sweetened the pot :).
Finally, I just wanted to point out that while with other books by this author sometimes the conflict + resolution may have seemed a bit rushed at the end, I didn't experience that with this story, and rather found it to be perfectly sweet. ~5 stars and recommended.
October 31, 2022
Mack is definitely not what some people would classify as "father material", but when his flighty sister drops her children off at their parents' home, he knows he will have to take care of the kids. This has thrown a wrench in his Christmas plans as he planned to go to Sweet Water to meet his friend about buying his business. So, he decides to go ahead with this plans. He loads the kids up and heads to North Dakota. He ends up meeting Angela Davis at church while she is helping him get the kids to the right place. Angela Davis made a bad name for herself years ago in Sweet Water, but there is more to this woman than meets the eye. Mack and Angela are from families on completely different ends of the spectrum, but the sparks will fly. This was a sweet Christmas romance about learning not to judge others' actions without knowing their circumstances. When you have the full story, you may feel differently. The precious little girls (his nieces) in this story will leave a smile on your face. I felt sorry for Angela and her circumstances. She was so conflicted about always wanting to make her parents proud. This will put you in the Christmas spirit as you read this clean romance about second chances.
November 12, 2019
Whenever a new book is added to this collection it becomes my favorite book in the series! This story about Angela and Mack will pull at your heartstrings, but make you smile and sigh too.
Mack has inherited his sister's two young girls for an indeterminate amount of time as she tries to find her boyfriend. These two sweeties, Holly and Ashleigh, are still young preschoolers, but precious and just a little precocious. Mack has come to North Dakota to discuss purchasing the business from Clay. However, he has arrived in the week before Christmas and ends up helping Angela with the Christmas festival in trade for her help with the girls.
The reader meets several of the people from earlier books and it is like old home week with characters. The author pulls you in with a trip in a big 18 wheeler! WOW, what a trip. Can Angela and Mack have a relationship with all their differences? What about Mack's nieces? Another 5+ star book by Jessie Gussman with great characters and an all encompassing story.
I received an ARC copy of this book. This is my voluntary, honest and completely personal review.
VICKI FROM WYOMING
Mack has inherited his sister's two young girls for an indeterminate amount of time as she tries to find her boyfriend. These two sweeties, Holly and Ashleigh, are still young preschoolers, but precious and just a little precocious. Mack has come to North Dakota to discuss purchasing the business from Clay. However, he has arrived in the week before Christmas and ends up helping Angela with the Christmas festival in trade for her help with the girls.
The reader meets several of the people from earlier books and it is like old home week with characters. The author pulls you in with a trip in a big 18 wheeler! WOW, what a trip. Can Angela and Mack have a relationship with all their differences? What about Mack's nieces? Another 5+ star book by Jessie Gussman with great characters and an all encompassing story.
I received an ARC copy of this book. This is my voluntary, honest and completely personal review.
VICKI FROM WYOMING
August 26, 2023
*Previously titled Cowboys Don't Stand Under the Mistletoe*
When Mack’s sister dropped her kids off with his dad in his trailer park, he knew he needed to step up and be an uncle. But he’d told his buddy he’d be in Sweet Water, ND over the holidays, so he takes the children and drives north.
Angela Davis had been the sedate good daddy’s girl all her life, doing whatever her parents wanted, even trying to trap a man into marriage to help them get out of debt. Mack knew of her past, and didn’t trust her, but he needed someone to help him with his nieces and she needed someone to help her put on the best Christmas festival Sweet Water had ever seen.
Could they trust each other enough to work together? And what about that mistletoe kiss?
Books in the Sweet Water Ranch series:
1. The Cowboy's Best Friend
2. The Cowboy's Secret Baby
3. The Cowboy's Beauty
4. The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister
5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage
6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale
7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance
8. The Cowboy's Bargain Bride
9. The Cowboy's Enemy
10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas
11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake
When Mack’s sister dropped her kids off with his dad in his trailer park, he knew he needed to step up and be an uncle. But he’d told his buddy he’d be in Sweet Water, ND over the holidays, so he takes the children and drives north.
Angela Davis had been the sedate good daddy’s girl all her life, doing whatever her parents wanted, even trying to trap a man into marriage to help them get out of debt. Mack knew of her past, and didn’t trust her, but he needed someone to help him with his nieces and she needed someone to help her put on the best Christmas festival Sweet Water had ever seen.
Could they trust each other enough to work together? And what about that mistletoe kiss?
Books in the Sweet Water Ranch series:
1. The Cowboy's Best Friend
2. The Cowboy's Secret Baby
3. The Cowboy's Beauty
4. The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister
5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage
6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale
7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance
8. The Cowboy's Bargain Bride
9. The Cowboy's Enemy
10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas
11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake
November 12, 2019
If you have read previous stories in this series, you have “met” Angela Davis. She’s a preacher’s daughter who pursued Clay for years and later his brother. Not because she loved either, but for money.
The author had managed to make me dislike her enough, that it took me a long time to get into the story.
That in itself was a lesson. Why? Because as a reader I had misjudged her and had not taken the time to “know “ her as an individual. In this case, she wasn’t the one wanting a rich husband , but rather her parents . They wanted to save themselves.
Now Angela is trying to overcome her past and in doing so, ends up helping as well as falling for Mack. A man known as a womanizer and one who makes a bet he’ll later regret.
In the end, it’s a story about redemption, about how we sometimes judge without reason, about hope, and about the possibility of finding someone that loves you for whom you are and is willing to stand by you.
This story is another winner by this talented author.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
The author had managed to make me dislike her enough, that it took me a long time to get into the story.
That in itself was a lesson. Why? Because as a reader I had misjudged her and had not taken the time to “know “ her as an individual. In this case, she wasn’t the one wanting a rich husband , but rather her parents . They wanted to save themselves.
Now Angela is trying to overcome her past and in doing so, ends up helping as well as falling for Mack. A man known as a womanizer and one who makes a bet he’ll later regret.
In the end, it’s a story about redemption, about how we sometimes judge without reason, about hope, and about the possibility of finding someone that loves you for whom you are and is willing to stand by you.
This story is another winner by this talented author.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
November 18, 2019
This series has been such a fun one to follow as we see friends, family & coworkers living life together as we see how life forces it's impact on each of them. What kind of person is Angela, after receiving a bitter dose of reality that some say she deserves? What kind of man is Mack when his nieces suddenly become his responsibility and upsetting the neat & tidy plans he has made for his life? But is he brave enough to accept the help from Angela??? She has a history that everyone knows about. Can his friends really goad him into a bet? She IS really good with the kids.
Again, be prepared for more than just a romance. Take a look inside the hearts of these people...people who you would enjoy knowing & be proud to call them your friends.
As with the rest of the books in this series, each can be read as a stand alone but you will definitely enjoy them better as you get to watch the overall story unfold.
I requested a review copy of this book but am willingly sharing my impression of it.
Again, be prepared for more than just a romance. Take a look inside the hearts of these people...people who you would enjoy knowing & be proud to call them your friends.
As with the rest of the books in this series, each can be read as a stand alone but you will definitely enjoy them better as you get to watch the overall story unfold.
I requested a review copy of this book but am willingly sharing my impression of it.
November 20, 2019
I love this series. I have enjoyed each book, the characters, the town and of course the Cowboys. Okay so they weren't all cowboys but you get where I'm going. This author has given us one sweet clean read after another each with a different theme. This time Angela not only gets her turn to not only show she's changed but to finally find true love. We all know she's made bad moves but there's nothing malicious about her now. Matt is fumbling along the best he can with two nieces he suddenly has in tow. He knows Angela's past. Thrown into a situation they both make the best of they slowly realized they both have a past that they have learned from and are changed in the ways that matter.
The only thing that's as usual with this authors books is the hea at the end. Each book is different and new as we get to know the characters and feel the love that they all have in common for God and the Dakotas. You'll laugh a lot and maybe even find a tear or two, either way it's a wonderful read.
The only thing that's as usual with this authors books is the hea at the end. Each book is different and new as we get to know the characters and feel the love that they all have in common for God and the Dakotas. You'll laugh a lot and maybe even find a tear or two, either way it's a wonderful read.
December 18, 2023
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his sister dumped her two young daughters at their moms and left to france to find a boyfriend that went off with his girlfriend. his parents couldnt take them so he did
she is a daughter of a pastor. her parents needed money and forced her to try and get 2 nice men to marry her for their money, neither of which did and they married other women. the 3rd one did but he had a girlfriend and when he hit her she left
she tried to clean up her reputation and live on her own in a boarding house. she worked as a waitress. he moved in there with the nieces. he wanted to buy in a business but the man would only go in with him if he tried to make her fall in love with him to get back at her about what she did to his brothers. he didnt want to but agreed to the bet
they both liked each other but didnt want to admit it. she helped him with the girls
her parents wanted her to go back to her husband and not divorce him but she refused
shes waiting on her husband to sign the divorce papers
she fell in love with the cowboy and he fell in love with her
they will raise his sisters kids cause her boyfriend doesnt want them
his sister dumped her two young daughters at their moms and left to france to find a boyfriend that went off with his girlfriend. his parents couldnt take them so he did
she is a daughter of a pastor. her parents needed money and forced her to try and get 2 nice men to marry her for their money, neither of which did and they married other women. the 3rd one did but he had a girlfriend and when he hit her she left
she tried to clean up her reputation and live on her own in a boarding house. she worked as a waitress. he moved in there with the nieces. he wanted to buy in a business but the man would only go in with him if he tried to make her fall in love with him to get back at her about what she did to his brothers. he didnt want to but agreed to the bet
they both liked each other but didnt want to admit it. she helped him with the girls
her parents wanted her to go back to her husband and not divorce him but she refused
shes waiting on her husband to sign the divorce papers
she fell in love with the cowboy and he fell in love with her
they will raise his sisters kids cause her boyfriend doesnt want them
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2023
The Cowboy’s Mistletoe Christmas
I really enjoyed this one because it brought out how people can change when they give their lives over to Jesus. And it also showed how difficult it was for people to forget the wrong that a person did and was hesitant to believe they changed and they weren’t the person they were. Actions speak louder than words and eventually people could see the change and believed her. And it also showed how some people never forgive and hold it against her. I liked the way Angela kept strong doing the right thing. Each of The Cowboy stories have been wonderful. I really like Jessie Gussman writings. I like the fact that there is no swearing and the stories are clean morally And they do fall in love and yet remain true to God’s way. Looking forward to read the next book in The Cowboy Series.
Thank you Jessie for writing such interesting and clean romantic books. God Bless you! ✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏
I really enjoyed this one because it brought out how people can change when they give their lives over to Jesus. And it also showed how difficult it was for people to forget the wrong that a person did and was hesitant to believe they changed and they weren’t the person they were. Actions speak louder than words and eventually people could see the change and believed her. And it also showed how some people never forgive and hold it against her. I liked the way Angela kept strong doing the right thing. Each of The Cowboy stories have been wonderful. I really like Jessie Gussman writings. I like the fact that there is no swearing and the stories are clean morally And they do fall in love and yet remain true to God’s way. Looking forward to read the next book in The Cowboy Series.
Thank you Jessie for writing such interesting and clean romantic books. God Bless you! ✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏
January 1, 2024
Jessie has done it again! She never fails when it comes to Sweet Water Ranch Western.
I would like to share a passage from the book:
"I want us to be more. Like you and me... I want to be with you. Together. Long term."
There. He said it!
'Angela couldn't believe how much she missed Mack, missed having him around. She was determined in her heart that if it were possible, she was going to get a kiss from her cowboy for Christmas.'
"A bet! That's convenient. You are only with me to win a bet. And I was after this."
"It's the letter that says if you merry by Christmas, you inherit one billion dollars. Clay got the same one."
"Someone is standing under the mistletoe. I'm waiting. Maybe you can be a little faster than I was. I don't want to miss the opportunity."
Check out Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance (11 book series) Kindle Edition - you won't be disappointed. Enjoy and happy reading!
I would like to share a passage from the book:
"I want us to be more. Like you and me... I want to be with you. Together. Long term."
There. He said it!
'Angela couldn't believe how much she missed Mack, missed having him around. She was determined in her heart that if it were possible, she was going to get a kiss from her cowboy for Christmas.'
"A bet! That's convenient. You are only with me to win a bet. And I was after this."
"It's the letter that says if you merry by Christmas, you inherit one billion dollars. Clay got the same one."
"Someone is standing under the mistletoe. I'm waiting. Maybe you can be a little faster than I was. I don't want to miss the opportunity."
Check out Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance (11 book series) Kindle Edition - you won't be disappointed. Enjoy and happy reading!
November 15, 2019
I received a copy from the author; this is my honest review.
-A bet is never a good idea, especially when no one cares if the 3rd party gets hurt.
-I thought Mack relied a bit too much on Angela to take of his nieces and Angela, being the good girl, willingly agreed to everything he asked.
-You can see the affection growing for each other, each time they talk, or got together, and it made it plausible Mack would forget about the bet and having Angela oblivious to it.
-The whole scene with the eighteen wheeler was really funny.
-Not a whole lot of drama; things get resolved quickly like adults should by talking to each other. There is no lack of communication between them and that was refreshing.
-There's not too much adventure and it's not action-packed, nor with a mystery or some suspense but it's a good romance, it's down to earth, and it's believable.
-A bet is never a good idea, especially when no one cares if the 3rd party gets hurt.
-I thought Mack relied a bit too much on Angela to take of his nieces and Angela, being the good girl, willingly agreed to everything he asked.
-You can see the affection growing for each other, each time they talk, or got together, and it made it plausible Mack would forget about the bet and having Angela oblivious to it.
-The whole scene with the eighteen wheeler was really funny.
-Not a whole lot of drama; things get resolved quickly like adults should by talking to each other. There is no lack of communication between them and that was refreshing.
-There's not too much adventure and it's not action-packed, nor with a mystery or some suspense but it's a good romance, it's down to earth, and it's believable.
November 17, 2019
Cowboys Don't Stand Under the Mistletoe is more than a romance,it is about overcoming the past. Angela knows that she deserves the reputation that she cannot be trusted, but she has moved to North Dakota into the same town as the men she betrayed because she knows it is safer than the situation she left behind. Mack has never really had to be responsible for more than himself, but he finds himself caring for his young nieces indefinitely. Taking them to North Dakota to be near the most stable friends he has seems the wise choice. Can working together to care for his nieces and to organize the Sweet Water Christmas Festival give them the chance to redeem themselves...and maybe to find love? I can't get enough of the Sweet Water Ranch Cowboys series! I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author and I am willingly offering this review.
October 12, 2020
The Caring Uncle
This is a good story. Mack is a contract farm laborer traveling 6-9 months a year doing custom far/ranch work. Angela is a single gal, who has worked hard to change from the gold-digging person she had been in her past. Mack’s sister, Robyn, drops off her 2 young girls at her parents’ home. However, they live in a retirement community & cannot keep the girls there. So, Mack takes responsibility for the girls. He meets Angela & all his friends tell him to watch out, she only wants money & will use him to get it. Angela lives at the boardinghouse where Mack finds a room for himself & the girls. Angela helps Mack with the girls. You will have to read the book to find out: does Angela want Mack’s money, will Mack keep the girls permanently, what will happen to the relationship that takes place between Mack & Angela!
This is a good story. Mack is a contract farm laborer traveling 6-9 months a year doing custom far/ranch work. Angela is a single gal, who has worked hard to change from the gold-digging person she had been in her past. Mack’s sister, Robyn, drops off her 2 young girls at her parents’ home. However, they live in a retirement community & cannot keep the girls there. So, Mack takes responsibility for the girls. He meets Angela & all his friends tell him to watch out, she only wants money & will use him to get it. Angela lives at the boardinghouse where Mack finds a room for himself & the girls. Angela helps Mack with the girls. You will have to read the book to find out: does Angela want Mack’s money, will Mack keep the girls permanently, what will happen to the relationship that takes place between Mack & Angela!
May 24, 2022
Nooooo. Not the last one!
Angela is a totally different person than what she was in previous books in this series. She wanted to be a better person than the person she was under the thumb of her parents. I liked the change in her. She was more genuine. Mack’s character was also a changed man. No longer carousing but straight. When Angela and Mack meet you can see the sparks fly and their witty banter was enjoyable to listen to. The challenges they faced were nail biting experiences at times but they pulled through. I loved the two little girls. They were so cute especially the way Jay Dyess portrayed them. They added some comedic relief. Although Angela and Mack had a wonderful HEA, it was sad for me because this is the last book in this Audible box set. I need to go back to the beginning now and start over before I feel bereft.
Angela is a totally different person than what she was in previous books in this series. She wanted to be a better person than the person she was under the thumb of her parents. I liked the change in her. She was more genuine. Mack’s character was also a changed man. No longer carousing but straight. When Angela and Mack meet you can see the sparks fly and their witty banter was enjoyable to listen to. The challenges they faced were nail biting experiences at times but they pulled through. I loved the two little girls. They were so cute especially the way Jay Dyess portrayed them. They added some comedic relief. Although Angela and Mack had a wonderful HEA, it was sad for me because this is the last book in this Audible box set. I need to go back to the beginning now and start over before I feel bereft.
November 14, 2019
Jessie Gussman has done it again--a great new installment in the Sweet Water series. This one seemed to center around the challenges and rewards of people changing for the better. The characters had been introduced in earlier books in the series: Angela, a preacher's daughter who had been raised to be more concerned about appearances than substance and Mack, a member of a harvesting crew whose charm and good looks combined with uninvolved parents got him into lots of trouble. They are drawn together by mutual need for assistance with responsibilities and neither has any interest in a romance with the other. But things can change. I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it. I received an ARC from the author and this voluntarily given review is my honest opinion.
November 18, 2019
I would give more stars if I could.
Gorgeous story, so sit back and be ready for a lovely heartwarming story, where we get to know Angela better. We met her back in Clay’s story, where she was only after him for his impending fortune.
Well times have changed and she had to learn that the hard way, now we get to see a very vulnerable and naive woman, who was very much under the parents thumb, finally get to live her own life on her own terms.
All she wants is to be loved for who she is! will she get to give love a second chance? Will any guy give her a chance knowing her past. Well Mack is just the guy to give her heart to but at what cost.
I received this as a complimentary copy and I am giving my honest review voluntarily
Gorgeous story, so sit back and be ready for a lovely heartwarming story, where we get to know Angela better. We met her back in Clay’s story, where she was only after him for his impending fortune.
Well times have changed and she had to learn that the hard way, now we get to see a very vulnerable and naive woman, who was very much under the parents thumb, finally get to live her own life on her own terms.
All she wants is to be loved for who she is! will she get to give love a second chance? Will any guy give her a chance knowing her past. Well Mack is just the guy to give her heart to but at what cost.
I received this as a complimentary copy and I am giving my honest review voluntarily
November 18, 2019
Jessie Gussman wrote another great story in this series! After reading this book cowboys should definitely stand under the mistletoe. This book seemed to have it all, sexy cowboys, romance, cute little girls, Christmas festivities, and a woman who has really changed for the better. I disliked Angela in the previous books in this series but felt sorry for her in the beginning of this book and then I admired her character and her strength and how much she had changed. I also liked that she owned up to what she had done in the past. I think anyone who reads this book will fall in love with Mack, especially when they see him with his nieces. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
September 30, 2020
Great Clean Romance
I received an ARC of this book from the author, Jessie Gussman, and this is my voluntary and honest review. The more books that I read by this author the more I love her. This book is a clean romance between Mack and Angela. Things happened in their pasts that could stand in the way of them becoming a couple, but they have both changed for the better. Mack takes on the care if his two small nieces when his sister dumps them off at her parents who aren't able to take care of them. The love and care that Mack shows his nieces melts Angela ' s heart to see Mack in a different light. I highly recommend this book if you like HEA endings and clean romance.
I received an ARC of this book from the author, Jessie Gussman, and this is my voluntary and honest review. The more books that I read by this author the more I love her. This book is a clean romance between Mack and Angela. Things happened in their pasts that could stand in the way of them becoming a couple, but they have both changed for the better. Mack takes on the care if his two small nieces when his sister dumps them off at her parents who aren't able to take care of them. The love and care that Mack shows his nieces melts Angela ' s heart to see Mack in a different light. I highly recommend this book if you like HEA endings and clean romance.
January 16, 2023
Between Gossip and Lies there is Truth
Angela did a lot of things wrong but was doing her best to obey her father n mother, they being the ones to minipulate her to do wrong. Boone she just didn't want to hurt. The love of money can cause one to do really harmful things, but it all came back on her when three days after her marriage she caught him with another woman, then beat her for objecting. Her parents left me slackjawed trying to insist she return to him for the money. Mack couldn't help fall in love with her while caring for his niece's, and showing she really was trying to be a better person. It was a rough road and was happy to see they were both able to meet in the middle finding love. Definite 5 star read
Angela did a lot of things wrong but was doing her best to obey her father n mother, they being the ones to minipulate her to do wrong. Boone she just didn't want to hurt. The love of money can cause one to do really harmful things, but it all came back on her when three days after her marriage she caught him with another woman, then beat her for objecting. Her parents left me slackjawed trying to insist she return to him for the money. Mack couldn't help fall in love with her while caring for his niece's, and showing she really was trying to be a better person. It was a rough road and was happy to see they were both able to meet in the middle finding love. Definite 5 star read
November 19, 2019
This is one of Jessie's best books. The woman that everyone else on the harvest team grew to hate because of what she did to Clay and Brent. Mack saw as a person that had changed her life. But he made a big mistake and had to find a way to get Louise to believe he was sorry. The past always seems to come back to haunt you even when you want to leave it in the past. So many things have to be straightened out besides Louise. Mack has his young nieces waiting for their mother to come home and he has a business opportunity to finalize. In the long run, is any of this going to come out the way he hopes? I received a free copy of this book for an honest review. I highly recommend this book.
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