What first caught my attention with this book was the super sweet cover art. Who can resist a handsome cowboy wearing a stetson on a horse? Unfortunately the book didn't really come through for me.Paula Lewis is a cop in Denver. Its the Christmas season and she has agreed to volunteer during her off hours at The Christmas House. She hadn't planned on the handsome cowboy, Zach Bennett, being there as well. Zach has taken some time off from his ranch to help out with the carpentry work at The Christmas House. There is instant attraction when these two meet. I love Christmas books and was in the mood for a nice, sweet read. I just never felt the attraction between these two. Their reactions to each other were hot and cold at times. And the way they talked to each other at times was abrupt. I never really felt the romance. The story, though, was very sweet and I enjoyed getting to know the characters. It was just an ok read for me though. Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for providing me with a copy of this book. The plot of this book revolves around Paula, a Denver cop, and Zach, a local cowboy. They are both volunteering at The Christmas House on their time off – and are immediately attracted to each other. There is a little (very little) romance and a little (very little) mystery in the plot line.I really like reading holiday books that put me in the mood for Christmas. Unfortunately, this one didn’t do that. I really like Janet Dailey and have read almost all of her books, and was very excited when I discovered that I had won this one as a First-Reads on Goodreads. However, for some reason I just couldn’t connect with this one. I never felt that I really got to know any of the characters – nor felt that I knew enough about the setting to picture myself there.Another thing that disappointed me was that when I first received this book, the cover really got my attention. It shows a cowboy, carrying a Christmas tree, riding a horse through the snow. Apparently, whoever did the cover art had not read the book because it didn’t relate to anything in the book. I know you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I really like it when the cover at least relates to the plot of the book.
What do You think about Merry Christmas, Cowboy (2013)?
more about the mystery than romance. and the end was like wait what??
—lavieesbelle
nice holiday book. Good story and kept you interested.
—lololol
