Cari Lynn Webb welcomes readers back to Three Springs, Texas, with a fun meet cute, lots of town traditions and competitions, and too many matchmakers. Trusting the Rancher with Christmas is a perfect holiday romance.

The slow burn relationship between Paige and Evan will keep you warm and toasty. Little Riley will fill you with cheer, and the residents of Three Springs bring their own party.

From girls nights to Christmas first and from Chicago to Texas, Webb delivers a holiday treat every romance lover will enjoy (it’s much better than fruitcake.”

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It was a breath of fresh air finding Abby greeting Paige - as I love whenever I can resume a series which delightfully places you back inside the characters' lives you've just visited. Paige was an interesting character from the start as she's lost the connection she once had with a season most of us love most: Christmas. You can understand why she doesn't enjoy celebrating it anymore but the hard bit of course is how Christmas has a way of haunting those who find the season dearly arduous to get through like Paige finds herself. I had a good chuckle over how she reacted to the cowboy she met on the highway - as there is one thing you cannot rush in life - a herd of cows who need to cross the road! Actually more to the point, you can't rush a cow for any reason as cows have their own sense of time and their pace is set to their own speed. There is a beauty in that as well but for someone like Paige, I had feeling the bigger picture in that moment was lost.

Life definitely has a way of surprising you! I loved how Paige was dead set against doing anything whilst she was visiting her sister and cousin Abby but then soon found herself roped into helping a rancher with his cattle! From her perspective, I understood her concerns - especially about being in a different state and not being licensed to practice whilst she also felt out of her depth with addressing the needs of cows as they weren't the kinds of patients she was used to treating. Young Riley was a breath of fresh air and it was lovely to see Paige starting to think about something other than how her life in the MidWest wasn't quite working out the way she had planned. I had a feeling it was those plans of hers which needed a bit of editing as I felt she wasn't quite as happy as she was trying to project to her family but most of all, to herself.

I liked how Webb broached the topic of parents being more openly honest with their children when animals are ill and not rebounding as quickly as they might prefer as it shows how sometimes the more we try to hide from our children the more we hurt them in the end. I also agreed with Webb for showing that children are more resilient than sometimes adults feel they are but more to the point, you cannot shield them from life - which is full of love, loss and disappointments. It is better to go through a difficult situation together with children than to feel that you need to cover up the situation to where they do not understand it at all.

I love whenever I'm reading a Romance and the two lead characters are trying to convince themselves their romantically disinclined to form an attachment to someone. It is ridiculously self-telling as well because usually those are the characters who are a bit shy to pursue a relationship or don't want to place themselves in a state of vulnerability which I feel is more to the point than anything else. When you enter into a relationship you have to become vulnerable to the other person and allow yourself to take a risk with your heart. Sometimes people don't want to take that risk because their afraid of the results of that pursuit. The sad bit of course is that without the risk at all, one would never know the beauty of true love which is noted by how Webb let Paige and Evan speak openly and frankly about this subject.

I am enjoying the interconnections of Three Springs - how Tess whose been retrofitting the General Store into a specialty shop is actually Paige's sister and how Abby is the cousin of both of them. I believe I knew of these connections previously but I had forgotten about them until I read this lovely sequel. Webb re-anchoured us into this series in quite a beautiful way - the sequencing and the continuity were brilliant too. You don't feel as if you've missed a beat with her characters and part of the joy for me was watching their growth as the series proceeds forward. In that regard, I am hoping the third novel (or fourth!) might focus on Tess!

// This is a quotation of my full review originally shared via jorielovesastory.com

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

I love all Cari Lynn Webb books and this one is so amazing. I love the characters, especially Evan and Paige. They are both so sure about not wanting a relationship, it interesting to watch them together. And Riley is by far my favorite character. She is such a sweetheart. The ranch setting is wonderful and makes me want to live on a ranch, with the warm cozy feeling of the ranch house and all of the animals. I found the veterinarian information interesting to know, and Paige was good and so passionate with her job as a vet.

Since this setting takes place during the Christmas holiday, there’s a lot of excitement about Christmas decorating and activities. I love all of the decorations. I have always decorated a lot for Christmas and this fit right in with my love of Christmas and it’s festive mood. I love the enthusiasm of Riley. She wanted Christmas lights everywhere and couldn’t understand anyone who didn’t want lights and decorations. She truly made sure everyone has the Christmas spirit. Riley was such a special part of this story. You will love her as much as I do.

I’m giving Trusting the Rancher with Christmas by Cari Lynn Webb Five Stars. I can’t wait to read the next book in this sweet series. If you enjoy sweet heartwarming romance that are clean, fun and entertaining to read, I highly recommend this one. If you haven’t read a Cari Lynn Webb book you are missing out! Check this one out today!

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