I’m sure there are few women out there who don’t like to sit down for half an hour with a warm and mushy little romance, especially if it features the cutist little puppy (who, don’t worry, doesn’t have a tragic demise!).

If there’s a dog involved, I’m a sucker for any story if its main character is four-legged, wet-nosed, and waggy-tailed. And this doesn’t disappoint. When a little Border Collie puppy ends up, wet, hungry, and very sorry for himself on Erin’s doorstep (who herself is unhappy and miserable), little does he know that he’s going to change not only her life, but that of a little five-year-old girl and her good-looking (this is a romance novella, of course he is!) father.

I liked Nancy’s style—her writing is tinged with humour, she injects emotion and feelgood into the story and you turn (click!) the last page with a satisfied ‘awww’. Lovely.

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For me, even as a novella, I felt the story was short and a little rushed. The story takes place during the course of about two or three weeks leading up to Christmas, in a small town called Kaslo, Washington. So far I've read one full length book by Nancy and one other Christmas novella by her. Those books were "hot". This book isn't "hot" like I thought it would be, it's sweet and touching.

This book is called Border Collie Christmas. I know, interesting yet strange name for a Christmas romance book. But after you read the book, you will completely understand why. But I think it should have been called Merry Christmas Cupid.

Erin Nash, a jewelry designer, and Jarad Gardiner, a software engineer, are both in their early thirties. Each have suffered losses that no one should. For Jared it was the very quick loss of his wife, and for Erin, it was the loss of her unborn child and the future she was planning. With the help of a little no name dog, which part of me kept thinking was a Christmas Angel, and Jarad's talkative, matchmaking mother, they each discover that Christmas is a time of hope, self realizations,forgiving, and a time for a fresh start.

This is one of those books that could be a good start to getting you into the Christmas spirit or a book to read on Christmas Eve, to give you sweet dreams for the next day.

My caution to you is that you might want to get your own little Border Collie puppy after reading this.

This book was a gift from the author, in hopes I would write an unbiased review. ( )