Cowboy Boots for Christmas: (Cowboy not included) (Burnt Boot, Texas, 1) Mass Market Paperback – October 7, 2014

Callie takes care of her nephew, Martin, after her sister passed away. They’ve been living a fairly good life until Martin witnesses a murder. Now that Martin is an important witness and is needed to testify when the trial comes they need to go into the witness protection program. There’s only one place in the world where Callie would feel safe and that’s whereever Finn is. Callie and Finn were partners in the military and trust each other without question. Callie always had a crush on Finn and now that they’re all staying at his ranch will there be a possibility to rekindle that flame?Finn’s heart was broken when he was betrayed by someone he trusted and loved. When he resigned from the military he looked for a place to settle down. He found the ranch of his dreams in Burnt Boot. He didn’t even unpack the boxes with his belongings when a van drives up to the house. When Callie steps out he can’t believe his eyes. Finn was a sniper in the army and Callie was his spotter. They’ve been on many missions together and he searched for her for a long time. When she tells him she and her nephew need protection there’s no doubt in his mind to let them stay on the ranch. Will this be the Christmas he always dreamed of?Callie is such a sweetheart with a no-nonsense attitude. She’s feisty when she needs to be and can hold her own in any task against any man. I love it that she has such a big heart. She deals with nasty situations in her own crazy way and her actions made me laugh out loud many times. She takes home any stray she finds and the ranch fills up real quick with people, animals and especially with love.Finn is a cowboy where any woman dreams of. He’s honorable, kind and has a good sense of humor. I loved how he handles any situation with a gentle heart. Finn works hard at the ranch and does any chore withou complaining. His big ranch sounds amazing and I could imagine their day to day life with ease.Cowboy Boots for Christmas is a sweet story about family, Christmas magic, a burning family fued and rekindling love. The people in Burnt Boot are very welcoming and I loved how Finn, Callie and the kids fit in without any problems. They look out for each other and that warmed my heart. Finn and Callie started out as friends and I loved to read about how they grow into something more so naturally. Carolyn Brown's writing style has a lovely easy flow that immediately pulled me into the story. Cowboy Boots for Christmas is a heartwarming story that’s perfect fort his time of year.

Although I don't usually read romance, I enjoyed Carolyn's story about romance on the ranch. Finn O'Donnell is a retired sniper and Callie, his partner/spotter in Afghanistan, are reunited when Callie is in need of a witness-protection like living situation. Callie is guardian of her nephew Martin who witnessed a murder and needs to hide until he testifies. Things get complicated when a feud erupts in the town of Burnt Boot between the Brendan's and the Gallaghers and it looks like Finn and Callie are caught in the middle. Verdie, the previous owner of Salt Draw ranch returns for a visit and admits she hates living in the retirement home and regrets selling the ranch. Then to complicate matters, Martin's new friends, a sister Olivia and her 2 brothers Jack and Ricky (who are in a foster home), are threatened with being separated from each other and placed in 3 separate homes. Martin takes matters in his own hands and tries to secretly hide/shelter his friends. Along the way, Finn and Callie rescue a cat, a dog, and a loud mouthed parrot. This is a quick read and a lively story line. The characters, even the children, are well developed and very believable.

Cowboy Boots for Christmas is the first book in Carolyn Brown's Burnt Boot Texas Series and the first book by Carolyn Brown that I have read.This book centers around Finn and Callie. They were partners (sniper and spotter) in the army and best friends who were attracted to each other but due to the rules never did anything about it. Then Finn met a woman and fell in love with her and Callie got out of the army to take care of her nephew when her sister died.Two years later Finn is out of the Army as well and settling into life as a new owner of a ranch. Callie and Martin are supposed to go into witness protection after Martin witnessed a murder but instead Callie heads to Finn's ranch for protection.Both Finn and Callie are strong, likeable characters. I liked the slow build of the romance from friendship to more. I liked how well they knew each other and that they didn't have a big conflict but slowly grew to more. The secondary characters were fun and entertaining and there was a lot of humor in the book especially the parrot! I liked Martin and the other stray animals they took in and I even liked the other three kids although I seriously doubt they would be that well adjusted that quickly after everything they had been through.It's a fun, entertaining Christmas story with all the tree lighting, Christmas tree trimming, Holiday Parties and more. However, not everything is light and fluffy. There is a feud going on between the two main families in town that was funny but at times ridiculous and over the top. The woman acted like children even getting into hair pulling, slapping fights.From reading the blurb of the book I thought there would be some suspense but the Witness Protection story really went no where and wasn't a part of the story except as a reason to bring Callie back into Finn's life. I was a bit disappointed in that aspect of the story.Still overall, for an entertaining Christmas Contemporary Romance read this is a good one.

When two soldiers, a man and a woman who served in Afghanistan together come to Burnt Boot, Texas, find something strange going on his ranch. Thks is very good story. Can't hardly wait for the next book !

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Loved the story,well written.