Come Home for Christmas, Cowboy by: Megan Crane
Dare and Christina are the great love of each others lives-BUT they have stopped communicating and nurturing their relationship. For that reason the routine becomes too much to bare. Christina decides to leave because she is unhappy. That is where the story begins. Dare realizes almost too late he does not want to lose his wife. Beautiful story of what can happen if you take something or someone for granted. Have read Megan Crane before, would do so again. ( )

3.5/5 stars. This holiday romance has:
❄Focus on a Winter Holiday
❄Friend/Family Reunion
❄Second Chances
❄Need a Holiday Date/Spouse

Provided by publisher. ( )

I loved this incredibly beautiful story! Christina returns to Marietta, her marriage in shambles, she just needs to be home. When her husband Dare follows her she is shocked. He's that one that has been withdrawn and cold for more than a year but he wasn't willing to let her go. As the season goes on, the dark truths and concerns Dare holds come out but to save his marriage he will have to learn to deal with them and let them go. I highly recommend this one! It's a great read. ( )

This is not the kind of story I was expecting for a Christmas story. However, if there is ever a time for second chances, it is at Christmas time. This story is highly emotional; the reader can practically feel the emotions of the characters radiating off the pages.

Christina and Dare were college sweethearts and have been married for a long time. The last few years, they had drifted apart and Christina finally accepts that her marriage is over. Even though she still is deeply in love with Dare, she can’t keep allowing him to push her away and ignoring her, sometimes not even coming home at night. She decides right before Christmas that she is done, so she packs up her bags and drives to Montana, where her family lives. Dare does not want her to leave, he still loves her but he can’t trust himself. He rather push her away than hurt her. His whole life his has been surrounded with an abusive family, even though he got out, he is scared that it is in his blood to do the same. Not knowing what he is doing, besides that he wants Christina in his life, he drives after her to Montana. Can they work it out? Or is it too late? Can Dare get over his fears and trust in himself? And can Christina trust that he is going to change?

I thought this was a refreshing stance on second chances. Most second chance stories seem so easy to fall back into each other’s arms. However, that is not the case in this story. You can feel the emotion and the challenge that they both have to go through to trust in their love of one another. Is love enough? I would definitely recommend this story to others. ( )

Book Description:

"This Christmas season, Christina Grey Cooper has finally accepted that her marriage to her college sweetheart Dare is over.

So she packs up her things, leaves a note, and heads back home for Marietta, Montana in the hope that a Christmas with her family will help piece her head—if not her heart—back together.

Dare isn’t about to let the love of his life go, and who cares if that’s what he thought he wanted? He’ll do what it takes to win Christina back—even if that means suffering through Christmas with his in-laws, pretending to still be happily married for the sake of family harmony, and trying not to get caught up in all that holiday nonsense he’s never believed in…

But Christmas is magical, especially in Montana.

And if Dare has any hope of convincing Christina to give him one more chance, it’s going to be here…"

Title: Come Home for Christmas, Cowboy By: Megan Crane
Publisher: Montana Born Books, Tule Publisher Series: Montana Born Christmas Book 5
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean Rating: 4
Review:

Come Home for Christmas, Cowboy By: Megan Crane

What I like about this novel:

This story was one of second chances. We find that after a year and a half Christina packs up after her thirtieth birthday and ten years of marriage and heads back to her home to her parents in Mariette Montana to spend the Christmas holiday. Christina believes her ten year of marriage is over. But unknowing to her Dare(her husband) will follow her and try to win her back during this Christmas holiday. Will there be magic for this couple during this Christmas time? Will this happen for this couple who have had so many highs and lows in their dysfunctional marriage. It seems like these two are opposites of each other. I liked how this author brings this all out for the reader showing how Christina and Dare's POV through confrontations they had with each other. What was so good was seeing them in this healing process at the end. I will say this isn't just a romance with a happy ending but one of a healing with forgiveness and much love. Will this Christmas miracle happen for this couple? This is were I will say you will have to pick up the good read to see for yourself how well this author brings it all out. I would recommend this novel to you as a good read. ( )