His heart is closed off, her life is mapped out, and the snowstorm that forces them off course.
Jobless and heartbroken, Lauren Burke returns home to Coldwater Creek hoping to find comfort. On her way home, a blizzard hits, sending her car into a fence and her into the arms of her longtime teenage crush, Walker McBride.
After being dumped, ex-bull rider Walker McBride throws himself into … rider Walker McBride throws himself into restoring an old lodge in his small hometown of Coldwater Creek. With the grand opening only weeks away, he has no time to rescue damsels in distress, or for that matter, love. But when Lauren shows up, the loneliness he’s been ignoring quickly bubbles to the surface.
Now snowed in, they’re forced to confront their past.
Two hearts.
One snowstorm.
And the chance to find love.
Other books by Britney M. Mills:
Austen Inspired Romance Series:
Love, Austen
Austen, Party of Two
Austen, Unscripted
Matched, Austen
International Billionaire Club Romance Series:
The Australian Billionaire
The French Billionaire
The British Billionaire
The Vegas Billionaire
The Italian Billionaire
more
Lock your doors, because you will want to read this book in one sitting!
What’s not to love in this sweet Christmas love story?!
Walker is a former bull rider who has rebuilt a lodge and surrounding cabins to open as a restaurant and destination vacation spot. When Lauren travels back home to see her family she ends up waylaid and snowed in with Walker.
Will Lauren get a second chance at love with her high school crush, or will Walker always see her as his best friend’s little sister?
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I loved Walker and Lauren’s story.i loved all the characters in this story. I enjoyed following Walter’s dream of opening the lodge. This is a really sweet, clean romance .
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This story was so good! I read the last book in this series a couple of months ago and had to get the rest of the series. It was nice seeing characters who appear in later books. I liked how Lauren and Walker’s story progressed. It starts immediately and gripped my attention on the first page. The story is a bit cliche and hallmarkish, but the author has added their own twists and turns that may the story delightful. Lauren was a strong character who just needed a bit of a reminder on how she could be herself. Walker was an overall kind guy who had been hurt by someone who only wanted him for fame. Their meeting, well the meeting that triggers the deeper relationship was a cute one. I liked how they helped each other. This a story worth reading!
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Not Quite My Cuppa
For a relatively long novella, this book started a bit slow. The author gives us a glimpse into the lives of both the hero and the heroine before the meet-cute. The heroine certainly is not living the life that she thought she would be, and the boyfriend and his family are frankly pretty awful… both in the way they treat her (and have over 3 1/2 years) and in their manners. The series of events that precede the meet-cute is one that I’ve seen recently in another book, almost to the letter. The whole idea of being trapped in a blizzard, too, is an overdone, somewhat worn-out trope. I wish, sometimes, that writers were just a little more imaginative. This might sound a little silly, but as an RN, I wish that they were able to somehow get the heroine to the hospital rather than the “snowed in” trope since she actually did lose consciousness during her accident. I cringed as he got her out of the car after his quick, nonmedical assessment of her injuries. Yes, note to readers: If you have a car accident and lose consciousness for any length of time, get EMTs to take you to the ED as quick as you can because you never know what injuries you might have, and they can stabilize you on your way there! In other ways, this book felt a little too cliched to me. This book failed to connect for me.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
Love a good romance. It’s especially fun to read when they’re stranded by a snowstorm. Interesting and entertaining characters that have issues that they need to work through to find love and romance. Some drama. Good read.
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Growing up, Lauren had always had a crush on Walker. However, every guy that was interested in her, her brother would scare them off. When Walker invited her to work at his lodge, she took him up on the offer. Will they get their happy ever after when all is said and done?
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The first book in the Christmas at Coldwater Creek series a well written story that kept me turning pages. I enjoyed seeing Lauren Burke and Walker McBride’s story come together. I want to read the rest of this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Lauren was foolish to stay in a relationship and poor paying job with people who used her and didn’t appreciate her. She leaves it all behind and in her misery crashes into Walker’s fence driving to her family’s home in a blizzard. Walker left a lot of things out his plan to reopen the Silver Brook Lodge. He wasn’t good at accounting and should have considered outsourcing or hiring someone for that. He also banked on one chef responsible for running the restaurant and didn’t consider that he might withdraw his acceptance at the last minute. Lauren took on many new skills at her last job and offers to assist with bookkeeping, management, and decorating. I loved what they did with the rustic themed rooms and his brother’s photography. They are attracted to each other, she’s had a crush on him for years, but misunderstandings and pain from past relationships threaten theirs. Their siblings are a riot and I’m looking forward to reading their stories.
I have not read a bad book from this author yet and this book is no exception! The great plot and character development kept me so engaged throughout the entire book that I had a very hard time putting this book down until the very last page was turned!
Loved this best friend’s little sister romance with Lauren and Walker. They had great chemistry and were so perfect for each other and her getting snowed in with him during the Christmas Holiday was the perfect gift for them both.
This brings the holiday season to the forefront. Such an incredibly joyous story! I fell in love with these characters and the fact that they both have been through the ringer and coming together this holiday season! It was a slow burn romance and I really enjoyed this story! The author allowed us to form our own opinions of Lauren and Walker. It was a really good story to just kick back on a cold day and immerse your heart in a Christmas romance that will entertain and warm your heart!
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The story takes place within a few weeks, but the characters grew up together, so it doesn’t seem like the romance happened too quickly.
The characters weren’t too fleshed out, but enough so we care about them.
The author did a great job of letting us know the character’s inner selves so we knew that they’d behave a certain way even when the other characters weren’t so sure––based on their own pasts not on what they knew of each other.
After loosing her job and fiance Lauren is on her way home. But she crashed in a blizzard into the fence of Walker, her childhood friend/crush. She helps him to get ready for the opening of his lodge. But what about their friendship, can it grow to love?
A fun story about love and family. Fun characters