Simple Gifts — Anna De Forest

Christmas promises to be anything but merry for Robin Matthews who is waging a losing battle to keep her ranch and her family together. So when rugged ex-Marshal Nathaniel Hollister grudgingly agrees to help her run the Rocking M temporarily, he appears to be the answer to her prayers. But with Christmas fast approaching, Robin is going to need a miracle to keep from losing everything, including her heart, to this kind but bitter man.Though his attraction to her is growing by the day, Nathaniel knows he is too world-weary for a decent young woman like Robin. Once the most infamous lawman in the West, he turned in his badge after a tragedy left him guilt stricken and disillusioned. And yet Nathaniel is about to discover that the magic of Christmas has a way of making the impossible possible… and turning wishes into simple gifts that can last a lifetime.A warm and loving Christmas tale... Romantic TimesAnna DeForest has written a book that will tug at your heartstrings. Affaire de CoeurSIMPLE GIFTS turned out to be a delight. The characters and the storytelling were simply superb and lifted this story out of the ordinary into the extraordinary. All About Romance