Her Cowboy Christmas Hero — Jeannie Watt

She's never had a true family Christmas....As a child, Alex Woodson appeared to have it all, yet her life was an illusion. Now independent, Alex returns to the one place she was briefly happy—Marietta, Montana and starts an interior painting business. Her first client is the Keller Ranch. When Cade Keller unexpectedly arrives home, Alex promises herself she can ignore her former high school crush, who barely knew she existed. But the handsome cowboy is up in her business, flirting and tempting her with holiday activities she's always dreamed of.After leaving his job as an oil rig operator, Cade heads home to the family ranch for Christmas and to re-think his career. Seeing the former Woodson princess painting his family's home is a distracting mystery he intends to solve. But the more time he spends with Alex, the more he's intrigued.Cade tells himself he's just being neighborly by inviting Alex to join his family for their holiday traditions, but he's lying. He's falling hard—unfair with his uncertain future. Alex is wary, knowing life is never a fairytale.