The Rancher's Holiday Hope

She shrugged, unsure of how to answer him. She’d never been coveted, guarded, cherished.

“Until I came to Mercy Ranch, I didn’t know any happy marriages or couples who cherished each other. You have this lovely, kind and supportive family. You have the dream.”

“I do,” he admitted, looking somewhat shy. “I almost threw it all away. But about you. Now that you have the job and since you’ve been here, in Hope?” he asked. “Now do you believe in happy-ever-after?”

“Sometimes.”

She had never really thought about it, but deep down inside, she wanted to believe it existed.

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

—Lamentations 3:22–23

Dear Reader (#u0d08213f-9aea-5ec2-abd3-29b3791ceb58),

Sierra Lawson has been a favorite character of mine from the conception of the Mercy Ranch series. I loved her dry sense of humor, her angst, her heart that she kept safely hidden. While writing the previous books, it only made sense to make the less-than-romantic veteran a wedding planner.

As she continued to evolve, I knew she needed a hero to show her that she is both strong and that she can trust and find love. The perfect hero came along unexpectedly in Max St. James. Gradually love came to Mercy Ranch’s wedding planner. In the end she trusts that this man is hers, forever.

Thanks for reading The Rancher’s Holiday Hope. For more information on me and the Mercy Ranch series, find me on Facebook at Brenda Minton Author, or on Twitter at @brendaminton (https://twitter.com/brendaminton?lang=en).

Happy Holidays!

Brenda

This book is dedicated to those looking

for love, for forgiveness, for healing.

I pray you find peace, forgiveness,

healing and a love that is enduring.

Contents

Cover (#u15842424-a9bf-5b7f-8ec8-3cbae7f157a8)

Back Cover Text (#u60f0d2e2-4380-5da9-be2e-eef02869311b)

About the Author (#u1ab86516-ddd8-5969-b898-1344d690f29c)

Booklist (#u56099d9a-631a-51be-a49a-f625e0090a3c)

Title Page (#ufd7e4aab-449e-5dee-910a-5aca4fdaeeee)

Copyright (#uf6fdcdf1-7f2d-5dba-bcd5-3307573e52ff)

Note to Readers

Introduction (#u02edb679-a983-5cdd-a939-994d92401271)

Bible Verse (#u5f766fa6-d37f-5569-9d27-7b7c7f221cd8)

Dear Reader (#uf76a3ff3-47b1-5529-a22a-95375ab4bdfd)

Dedication (#ub5743754-191b-5fca-b05d-3c77607ce084)

Chapter One (#u69dc3ee1-6674-504d-aae0-c1c4d57d67c6)

Chapter Two (#u8b964b52-2f9c-5ec9-a093-c10958026fa3)

Chapter Three (#ue8456398-015e-599c-9ca9-44903ceda874)

Chapter Four (#u9470c03c-7798-5923-ac5f-d01ceb59eede)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

Extract (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)