Review: The Cowboys of Copper Mountain: A Christmas Collection
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
A beautifully written group of stories by different authors who make the scenes so real, you feel you were right there with them in the town of Marietta, Montana.  After the stories, be sure to check out those fabulous recipes.  I can't wait to try some of them.Christmas At Copper Mountain by Jane PorterA beautiful story written with a lot depth and emotion. This story would make a great Christmas movie.Harley Diekerhoff lost her husband and children three years ago to a horrendous plane crash. She still grieves for them. Not able to bear the holidays this year, she decides to skip Christmas with her family and goes to Marietta Montana to fill in on a temporary job working as housekeeper for Brock Sheenan on his ranch. It's only for three months. That should get her past the holidays so she doesn't have to be reminded by her family of what she has lost. She enjoys her job until unexpected guests arrive and causes a lot of memories to creep back up on her. She was just trying to work and forget her past and pain. Little does she know Christmas miracles are real and they do happen to people when they least expect it. Many angels have been working on this one. Will Harley accept the gift that has been given to her and Brock or will she quit her job and go back home just to avoid her feelings?A Cowboy For Christmas by Katherine GarberaA book full of Christmas miracles.For as long as Annie Prudhomme could remember, she would dream of the day she could leave Marietta, Montana. She was a young girl with big city dreams. She has been gone 15 years. What she didn't expect was to move away and to marry to a con man who would leave her penniless in the end. Returning home to live at her family home, she gets a job at the diner in town where she sees her old love Carson Scott. Could a cowboy get any more handsome then he was when he was younger? A few years prior to this one, Carson had lost his wife and is now raising his son on his own. Little Even just wants a mommy for Christmas. Is it possible to start over after all this time? Carson worries about Annie being a runner and questions if she will stick around this time. He remembers how anxious she was just to get away before. The charm of the small town and Christmas season just might work their magic this time.Home For Christmas by Melissa McCloneBeautifully written story and details. I could picture myself being right there in Montana for Christmas with all the snow.Rachel Murphy had been taken advantage of some people she thought were her friends when they planned to go into business of opening a bakery in Phoenix. Hurt, but still holding onto her dreams, she decides to get out of town for a while. She goes to visit her brother Ty at Bar VS in Montana for a Christmas vacation. The owner of the dude ranch Nate Vaughn has agreed to let her use the ranch kitchen to make Christmas sweet treats to sell in the town of Marietta. Nate expect Ty's little sister to be much younger, not the beautiful young lady that he finds in his kitchen making gingerbread houses. The attraction was instant for them both. But, Ty doesn't want his sister dating a cowboy, especially one like Nate who always puts business first. Rachel doesn't trust too many people after what recently happened to her. Will they become just good friends or will they become much more.Mistletoe Magic by Melissa McCloneThis was a very sweet and short Christmas story.  Caitlin Butler is staying at her friend's house while her and her family are out of town for Christmas. She is bringing in the trash can when she sees a tiny lifeless kitten laying in the snow. She quickly brings the kitten to Copper Mountain Animal Hospital trying to save it's life. Little does Caitlin know, the new vet in town is none other then her first love, Noah Sullivan, who broke her heart when he broke up with her seven years ago. He had decided to pursue his dreams of going to college and becoming a veterinarian in a big city. But, what is he doing in Marietta, Montana, her home town? Can one tiny kitten, who has been given the name Mistletoe, brings them back together?