Christmas In A Cowboy's Eyes — Suzanne D. Williams

Who says you can't come home again? Brawny cowboy Mustang Holt spent his twenties working cattle in New Mexico, growing from the boy he'd been into an image of a man. But let go, along with the rest of the crew, and now rudderless, he heads north on his last few dimes to spend Christmas with his little brother in the city. An unplanned invite from the girl, who used to live across the street, Livia Steppingham, to spend the holiday with her and her father seems like a good idea for them both. His brother's long-time relationship has fallen apart, and there's the recent death of his own mentor he can't seem to deal with. Perhaps, having people around who know them will help them heal. But the girl he couldn't stand, years ago, is now a beautiful woman with her own baggage, and her dad, too familiar with him and his brother's greatest loss. Overwhelmed and fighting feelings he doesn't want to have, the peace he's searching feels hard to find, except that it's Christmas and what he needs could be what he's been looking at all along.