From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Clare comes a Christmas Western filled with holiday cheer. Caleb Watson has been crushing on elementary school teacher Amy Mckinney ever since he saw her. She’s oblivious to his feelings–probably because he’s never said a word to her. But when he learns Amy’s going to be Mrs. Claus in the local Christmas celebration, he volunteers to be Santa so … volunteers to be Santa so he’ll finally have the chance to introduce himself. Even more than that, he’ll use this opportunity to shower her with presents.
Amy’s been receiving all kinds of Secret Santa gifts at work — and she has no idea who her secret admirer is. She wishes he’d make himself known so they can go on a date, though, because being a newcomer in close-knit Painted Barrel, Wyoming, is pretty lonely. When her flaky landlord claims he’s the gift giver…it’s not quite the bachelor Amy had in mind. However, she’s doubly shocked when gruff newcomer Caleb Watson crashes her date and insists he’s really the one leaving her presents.
Amy’s not sure what to think. Caleb’s never indicated that he likes her, much less wants to date. Can he prove to Amy he’s not just the perfect Santa to her Mrs. Claus, but the man of her dreams?
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Loved this starting over, holiday-themed treat!
I didn’t know how much I was in the mood for a Christmas cowboy until I read Caleb and Amy’s story! I started reading and didn’t come up for air until it was all so wonderfully done…
Amy was starting over and, with little resources, was scrambling to make it work. Caleb was an unexpected guardian angel/cowboy and she wasn’t sure what to make of his (beyond) quiet demeanor. What she did know for sure was suddenly she was the recipient of secret Santa gifts that just kept on coming… Caleb’s inner monologue gave me just the insight I needed to reconcile his aloof exterior to the heart of gold that lay beneath. His approach was heartfelt and sincere yet so completely unsure he quickly burrowed his own corner in my heart…
Sweet, unexpected and oh so entertaining, Amy and Caleb’s story was love and compassion and all out holiday fun. Not sure why I never visited this series before but I know I will be catching up on all the Watson brothers I missed as I wait impatiently for Jack’s story!
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**Thank you to NetGalley
HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY by Jessica Clare is the 4th book of the Wyoming Cowboys series. Caleb Watson has a crush on elementary school teacher, Amy Mckinney ever since he first saw her. There is one hitch: he literally gets tongue-tied when he tries to talk to a woman. When he hears she is going to be Mrs. Claus, he volunteers to be Mr. Claus. Even more than that, he becomes her Secret Santa. Amy has no idea who her secret admirer is, but she wishes he makes himself known so they could go on a date. She soon regrets it when her flaky landlord claims he’s the gift giver. She is even more shocked when Caleb crashes her date and insists, he is the real Secret Santa. HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY is a delightful and humorous romance about a tongue-tied cowboy trying his darn best to tell his ladylove how he feels about her. Jessica Clare fills a close-knit town with lovable characters and a lot of Christmas cheer.
Caleb and his brothers came from Alaska to Painted Barrel to help their Uncle. No one planned on staying, but when Caleb saw Amy McKinney, the decision to make Painted Barrel his home was made.
In Alaska women were few and far between. That never bothered Caleb, he was not the ladies man. Women made him nervous; he’d fumble for words and usually mess it up.
But Amy was on his radar and he would take his time, plan it out and hopefully make a good impression.
A distracted Amy just volunteered to be Mrs. Claus at the annual Christmas Carnival. Amy is originally from Houston, but she needed a change-a big change, and found herself in Painted Barrel. Her life was far from perfect in Houston, mainly because of her ex. Amy wanted to be independent and on her own. What she needed was someone who could take care of her but let her spread her wings.
One look was all it took and Caleb knew he could be that someone for her. Now he just had to prove it and volunteering to be Santa, was just the beginning.
I LOVED THIS HOW REAL THE STORY AND THE CHARACTERS WERE ! CALEB’S VERBAL FUMBLES “I’LL DO MRS. CLAUS” WERE HILARIOUS AND RELATABLE ! I LOVE THE WATSON BROTHERS AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK ! ! !
HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY is the fifth instalment in Jessica Clare’s contemporary, adult THE WYOMING COWBOY erotic, romance series focusing on the people who live and work in Painted Barrel, Wyoming. This is divorcee and primary school teacher Amy McKinney, and rancher Caleb Watson’s story line. HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.
SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier Caleb, and his brother Jack and Hank moved to Painted Barrel, Wyoming from Alaska to help their Uncle Ennis during calving season. Inexperienced in the ways of city living, women and real life the brothers find themselves falling in love in Painted Barrel, Wyoming.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Amy and Caleb) HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY follows the building romance and relationship between divorcee and primary school teacher Amy McKinney, and rancher Caleb Watson. Caleb Watson has lusted after Painted Barrel’s new primary school teacher since they met nearly six month earlier but Caleb’s shyness, bordering on social anxiety disorder prevents our hero from approaching or talking to women including the woman that calls to his heart. When Amy struggles to find a Santa for the local Christmas pageant, Caleb volunteers in the hopes of getting closer to our story line heroine. Amy McKinney moved to Painted Barrel several months after her divorce in an effort to start her life over and assert her independence but things went from bad to worse when the ceiling in her bedroom collapsed and her car died on the side of the road. With no one to turn to Amy calls Caleb to help her get home. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Amy and Caleb, and the potential fall-out as Amy struggles to keep her independence in the face of everything falling apart.
The relationship between Caleb and Amy is one of immediate attraction but Caleb’s shyness affects his interaction with beautiful women including our story line heroine. In an effort to gain Amy’s attention, Caleb begins a slow seduction but Caleb is not the only man with designs on Amy McKinney. Amy is struggling to make ends meet but a Secret Santa seems to know exactly what our heroine needs but said Secret Santa may not be the man Amy was hoping. The $ex scenes are intimate, seductive and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Sage and Jason (A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe #3), Caleb’s brothers Hank and his wife Becca (The Cowboy Meets His Match #4), and Jack, and their Uncle Ennis; Amy’s ex Blake, and her realtor Greg.
HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY is a story of family, friendships, relationships and independence ; struggles and success; moving forward and falling in love. The premise is captivating and delightful; the romance is tender yet spicy and seductive; the characters are dynamic and charismatic.
Super shy cowboy woos kindergarten teacher with Secret Santa gifts and the twelve letters of Christmas.
Amy Mckinney had one goal in mind after sneaking out of the house she shared with her husband Blake Todd. That goal was to make him her ex-husband. She needed to escape from the controlling jerk and live her own life as she pleased, not be Blake’s pretty possession. She didn’t even mind that the divorce meant her parents wanted nothing to do with her. Her father was just as bad as Blake. That’s how Amy found her way to Painted Barrel, Wyoming and the teaching job there. The job didn’t pay a lot but the independence she now had was well worth it. Her rental was a dump and the landlord never got around to any repairs. That was a negative and got even worse when she got home from school one evening to the ceiling in her bedroom crashed down on her bed and a big hole in the roof led to the soaking of her bed. That meant selling more of her clothes to get the money to pay for the things she needed. And that’s how she ended up spending time with Caleb Watson. Since he had volunteered to be Santa to go with her being Mrs. Santa at the school Christmas Carnival she had his number in her cell phone contacts. When her car broke down on her way home from the thrift shop and no one else was available to help her she called Caleb. From that day on Caleb kept showing up and fixing things in her rental while he waited for a part to arrive because he was fixing her car too. Too bad he didn’t talk to her during this time. One word answers and grunts were what she got. He was just so super shy. Amy couldn’t quite figure out why he did all this for her but she liked it. She liked him.
Caleb Watson grew up in a very isolated area of Alaska. He didn’t have many opportunities to interact with people other than his own family. Caleb and his two brothers moved from Alaska to Painted Barrel to help out their uncle. Caleb choked up around women especially. But he fell for Amy Mckinney the first time he saw her. Her call for help when her car broke down was his big chance. He had lots of trouble talking to her. He needed to up his game. His younger brother Jack suggested he become Amy’s Secret Santa. Unfortunately he wasn’t her only Secret Santa. When Amy discovered who one of her Secret Santas was she was disappointed. She was not interested in him. Caleb thought that was a good thing. He told her he was her Secret Santa too. As Caleb spends more time with Amy he starts to talk more and then there were kisses and then…
Her Christmas Cowboy by Jessica Clare is the fifth book in her Wyoming Cowboys series. I just loved Caleb Watson. I just wanted to wrap Caleb in a big hug, pat him on the back and tell him everything would be okay. It was great that Amy was so patient with him and appreciated what he did for her. Amy is such a sweet character. The fact that she took in a blind, starving dog made me really like her too. This is such an entertaining, sweet romance with some heat to it too. There’s plenty of Christmas spirit in the story with the Christmas Carnival, decorating Christmas trees, Christmas shopping and Christmas parties. I look forward to the next book in the series, The Bachelor Cowboy.