In this heartwarming second-chance holiday romance, a fake engagement is this cowboy’s best chance at proving his love is all real — perfect for fans of New York Times bestselling authors Carolyn Brown, Jennifer Ryan, and Maisey Yates!
When the beloved Farm Café in Topaz Falls burns to the ground, widow Darla Michaels comes up with the perfect plan to help her friends rebuild — a Cowboy … the perfect plan to help her friends rebuild — a Cowboy Christmas Festival complete with a sexy bachelor auction and a benefit rodeo. But to pull it off, she has to pretend to be engaged to Ty Forrester, the irresistible bull rider who keeps testing her keep-things-casual policy.
A fake fiancée wasn’t on Ty’s Christmas list this year, but it’s the only way to get his family to visit over the holidays so his NFL-star brother can draw more tourists to the festival. The engagement wouldn’t be such a problem if Ty wasn’t starting to have real feelings for Darla. Knowing he can’t go on pretending, Ty prepares to tell his family the truth — but then he and Darla discover a precious little Christmas surprise that just might help them embrace a whole new life together.
A Cowboy For Christmas is the sixth book in Sara Richardson’s Rocky Mountain Riders series. If you’ve read the previous books, you’ll enjoy catching up with the prior couples in this series. If you haven’t, no problem! This one stands alone perfectly. It’s a great book to help you get into the holiday spirit, which is quickly approaching.
When the popular restaurant her friends own burns to the ground close to Christmas, Darla Michaels decides to organize a Christmas cowboy festival to help them out. She ropes in all her friends to assist, including bull rider Ty Forrester. Ty is her “friend with benefits”; they decide to pretend to be engaged so Ty’s family, including his NFL superstar brother Rhett, will come, as he will be a big draw for the bachelor auction. Their plan is working, until Ty wants something more than fake, and Darla is running scared. Can they pull this off?
This fun and frothy holiday romance has some serious undertones to give it depth. Darla was widowed ten years ago but keeps it to herself, going as far as sneaking out of town to attend grief support meetings. She does not want to let anyone in very close and has no desire to love again…it hurt too much to lose her beloved husband and doesn’t want to open herself up to the pain of losing another again. Then there’s Ty, who has family issues. He has always been in competition with his brother, and he believes his parents chose his brother over him. Why else would they go to Rhett’s games, but would never attend any of HIS competitions? Ty learns that not all is as it appears. The family dynamics here were really touching, and Ty’s mother is a hoot. When Darla and Ty discover something special between them, will Darla keep running from her heart? Visit lovely Topaz Falls and experience the laughter and tears this holiday story invokes.
I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley. I received no compensation for my review, and all thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own.
A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS is the eighth book in the Rocky Mountain Riders series. This is the first book I have read from the series (and from this author) and had no problem; therefore, I can attest that this will stand-alone. On the other hand, I will start whining now that I want more! I love this wonderful group of people!
Not only is this a Christmas feel-good story – which I love – but it is also a story of recovering from unbearable loss for Darla and realizing unconditional love for Ty. Add in some pregnancy hormones for a character or two and… talk about hitting all kinds of emotional buttons!
Now, don’t go thinking it is all emotions and heavy weight tension. This is actually light and breezy reading with a lot of laughs, sighs, and a good bit of loving. MMMMmmmmMMM Ty knows how to kiss… as well as how to fill out a pair of cowboy jeans.
I have fallen in love with these cowboys, their girls, and their friends. Bring on some more cowboys!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via NetGalley, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Title: A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS
Series: Rocky Mountain Riders #6
Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: received as an unedited ARC
Received from: Forever Publishing
This is the next book in the Rocky Mountain Riders series the main characters are Darla a widow and her friend with benefits Ty. They are fun to read about! Darla is putting together a benefit for a friend who’s buisness burned down and has asked Ty and his brother and friends to be in an auction to raise funds. Tye told his family they were engaged so now they have to pretend and of course fun and games are abound! A fast reading book plenty of action and romace and laughs. hope there will be more of this series.
A story that opens with the Topaz Falls café burning down. Darla Michaels wants to help her friends in rebuilding so she comes up with a cowboy Christmas festival, with a calendar, a cowboy auction, and then a rodeo. She is looking for help from her friend and bull rider Ty Forrester for his brother Rhett is a pro football player and she knows that they will get more exposer that way. Not agreeing with her at first she finds out why and then agrees to be his fake fiancé. What no one knows and Ty finds out later is she was married before and has been a widow for ten years, but as Ty sees past all of that the more he becomes attached to Darla the more scared she becomes. Scared of losing someone again and everything begins to unravel. There are some surprises that are very nice and for the most part, you don’t even know that this story is a Christmas story until the auction. Overall a very good book. I received this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 4 stars. Follow us at http://www.1rad-readerreviews.com (
A Cowboy For Christmas is Sara Richardson’s last book of the Rocky Mountain Cowboys series which I have followed since the first book. It is a sweet, warm romance between widow Darla Michaels and the irresistible bull rider, Ty Forrester, whose relationship started off as friends with benefits. When the beloved Farm Café in Topaz Falls burns to the ground, Darla comes up with a perfect plan to help their friends rebuild through a Cowboy Christmas festival. Darla’s idea of a fake engagement to Ty is to lure his football star brother to participate the sexy bachelor auction to raise money to rebuild the café. But somewhere along the way, the pretense stops when Darla comes to term with her loss and gives love a second chance. Meanwhile Ty overcomes the resentments that estranged his relationship with his family. Sara Richardson ends the Rocky Mountain Cowboy series with a heartwarming reunion of previous characters in A Cowboy For Christmas.
A Cowboy for Christmas is a story about love, loss, and grief, as well as learning to live and accept/give love again. It’s a beautifully written tale. I love the characters, especially the strong, understanding women. Have your tissues ready toward the end.
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5 Stars
What a marvelous perfect ending to the Rocky Mountain Rider series! The characters are great with great chemistry! Very well written! Very heartfelt romance! Very entertaining!
I really did enjoy this series! Can not wait to read Sara’s new series!
5 Stars for “A Cowboy for Christmas”
This is a great finish to this wonderful series. I’m sad to see it end.
Darla and Ty’s story has a lot of ups and downs but it’s definitely worth the wild ride.
After reading all the other books in the Rocky Mountain Riders series, I was hoping we would get Darla’s story. Sara Richardson saved her book for last, but it was worth the wait.
Darla and Ty have spent time together, but it’s always been casual. After Everly and Mateo’s cafe burns down, though, they have to spend a lot more time together with a fake engagement to boot. Both Darla and Ty’s histories definitely informed how they approached each other as fake feelings started to turn real. They were so sweet and supportive of each other, and it was easy to see how well matched they are.
As with the rest of the series, many of the characters from other books make appearances. It was so nice to see them all come together one last time as the series comes to a close.
This book is a standalone, but I recommend reading the others in the series. I know you’ll fall in love with the characters and small town of Topaz Falls!
Darla tries so hard to push away any feelings she may have for Ty because of her past.
Ty wants to get closer to Darla.
The tension between the two and the moments they are thrown together drive this story forward. I really enjoyed reading this book.
If you are a fan of Sara Richardson (or cowboys!), you MUST read this one – just in time for Christmas!
Darla is a widow who still can’t get over her husband’s loss ten years ago, she has a chocolate and wine shop and has many loyal friends who believe she has already gotten over that trauma. One of them is in serious trouble after they lost their coffee to the fire and Darla came up with a plan to raise money to help them. To do this she needs that Ty, the city’s single and beautiful cowboy, accepts posing for a calendar and convince his famous brother to do the same.
Problem is, Ty doesn’t want to involve his brother and family in his life, but he accepts the idea because he likes Darla and wants to help his friends, too. Because of this they pretend to be engaged until the festival happens. What they did not expect was that they would develop feelings for each other.
With light and fun writing, Sara Richardson creates a beautiful and exciting love story that talks about how people can move on after a loss and find love again, about acceptance, resilience, family love, and friendship.
Lovely!
The last book in the series so I had to read the other books first to get a feel for all of the characters. Darla has a secret, not a deep dirty one but one that she doesn’t need pity for. 10 years since her husband died and some years she has been going to a bereavement group…….her secret. As she struggles to still come to terms with his death, she receives a letter written by him from her mother in law. Upset and trying to cope she shuts her heart off from finding love again. Ty is a rodeo rider and is back in town but he doesn’t want to see his family. After being with Darla they come up with a scheme to raise money for friends…..invite his brother over. As they get closer Darla gets scarred and there is an added surprise for them both. Will Darla follow her heart and open it up again for love???? A new author to me and I binge read the other books before this one so I could have the story of the characters. It’s a pity it’s finished.
This is the final book in Sara Richardson’s Rocky Mountain Riders series but each book can be read as a standalone book. I have read the entire series and I would say this is my favorite. A cowboy for Christmas has a new twist on the fake fiancé trope. Darla is pretending to be engaged to Ty so that his family including his NFL player brother will come and participate in the bachelor auction they are putting on as a fundraiser for their friends Mateo and Everly whose cafe has recently burned to the ground. Will Darla and Ty be able to stop from developing romantic feelings for each other?
I loved the humor in A Cowboy for Christmas. The banter between Ty and Darla reminded me of the movie, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Their love story was sweet, entertaining, and heartwarming.
A Cowboy for Christmas is a heartwarming holiday read. It is a second chance at love story. It has wonderful characters and a well written storyline. I can’t wait to read what this talented author writes next.
I’ve been waiting for Ty and Darla to get their HEA for the last couple books. Older heroine: check. Younger hero: check. Two people afraid to let go: check, check. Richardson did not disappoint with this last installment of the Topaz Falls books. It was the perfect snowy day read.
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What a sweet, wonderful, heartfelt story! This is one of those stories that fills you up with goodness and makes you smile because of the genuinely nice characters. A heartwarming read for sure!
I love the Rocky Mountain Riders series, and this addition did not disappoint!
When the beloved cafe in Topaz Falls burns down Darla is eager to come up with a plan to help her good friends rebuild the cafe. She decides on a Christmas Festival that will have a rodeo and a bachelor auction. She enlists her good friend Ty to help pull it all together. She tries to get Ty to bring his professional football playing brother to come to town and participate in the bachelor auction hoping it would help raise more money to help rebuild the cafe.
There is only one catch she will have to pretend to be engaged to Ty while his family is in town. Ty telling his family he is engaged is the only way he feels he can get them to come to Topaz Falls for the holidays. He feels the fake engagement should not be such a problem seeing as he has developed feelings for Darla, he is just hoping he does not get hurt in the process.
Will Darla develop feelings for Ty during the fake engagement. Will Ty end up telling everyone the truth.
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ARC for honest review with no compensation received from NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press 4.5 stars
A Cowboy for Christmas is book 6 in Rocky Mountain Riders series by Sara Richardson. This is a new to me author and will certainly be checking out the other books in this series!
Darla Michaels a widow who is still mourning her husband after 10 years and chocolate and wine bar owner is determined to raise funds for her friend who’s cafe burns down. She decides to host a Cowboy Christmas Festival and a cowboy bachelor auction enlisting the help of Ty Forrester, his single cowboys friends, the town folk…and she becomes “fake” engaged to Ty in order to get his NFL brother to appear in live auction…
Ty Forrester, bull rider, broody cowboy who has always felt like he is second best to his brother the NFL Star…which has lead to a strained relationship with his parents. He tells his family he can’t come home for Christmas because he is “fake” engaged and she can’t leave her chocolate and wine bar…
What happens next will keep you turning the pages, attraction, friends to more, healing, moving on, repairing family dynamics and maybe finding their HEA…
A Cowboy for Christmas brings charm to chaos. Whether laughing your head off or crying your heart out, Richardson never ceases to deliver perfection. When two good-hearted people find themselves in over their heads and close to losing their hearts, it will take a bit of small town meddling to get them back on course. Darla and Ty are adorably, clueless. Caught up in the craziness, will they lose their chance at forever? Richardson blends old friends with new drama and delivers irresistible fun.