Christmas Break — Karen L. McKee

When the opportunity arises to use two of her horses to drive Santa Claus in the Christmas parade, cash-strapped Kate Shasta jumps at the chance even though none of her horses are broke to harness. She can train the horses -- she hopes. Enter Ted Cross, once a teenaged infatuation, now the handsome owner of the town's main tack store and apparently attracted to her. But all of Ted's attempts to help Kate might expose not only the desperate lie she told about the horses, but also the vulnerability of Kate's lonely heart.

Karen L. McKee once more brings readers a heart-warming tale of Christmas and horses. Readers will enjoy the blossoming romance set amid the richness of ranching life.