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This is sweet romance that takes place at Christmas in the snowy hills on a ranch, a perfect picturesque setting. Business executive meets with graphic artist to tell her of a job offer of her dreams. Romantic attraction becomes obvious. But if you think there is a conflict in this wonderful world of white snowy goodness, you would be wrong. Everyone gets along: former boyfriend who fathered her child, the child, now a teenager, the stepmom, the furture in-laws, EVERYONE! Nary a problem hovers anywhere around this magical place. Sweet, yes, but oh so boring! ( )

Warmth.

That is the word that comes to my mind whenever I am reading a book by Linda Lael Miller. I can't even tell you how long her writing has captivated me for but it has been quite a while, which is why I was so happy to get my hands on a copy of this book, especially with the coming holidays.

This book and its characters made be delighted to be reading it. Raine is not your run of the mill romantic heroine, and Mick is definitely not your typical cowboy. In fact he's rather laughably not one at all. But man are they both awesome characters.

Raine is an artist, interested in the beauty of the world around her, and despite living in Hollywood Mick is much the same.

The two of them come together in a really sweet way, friends of friends, I suppose you could say, and it makes it all the more magical.

The cast of characters includes Raine's daughter, their dog, Sampson, and their colourful, amusing cat who doesn't seem to realize how large he is.

This is the type of book that you should read before the holidays, to incite those warm, loving fuzzy feelings within yourself. Or all year long when you need a little bit of Christmas magic.

This book feels indulgent, it's an escape from a world that has gone a little bit chaotic, even for a little bit. ( )