A Texas Holiday Reunion

A Texas Holiday Reunion
Shannon Taylor Vannatter

His Christmas HomecomingWith her foreman out of commission, Resa McCall needs horse trainer Colson Kincaid to run her family ranch through the holidays. But having the handsome single dad back in Bandera, Texas is unsettling. Colson broke Resa’s heart years ago and she can’t risk getting close again. Still, working with him and bonding with his sweet little girl is making the ranch feel merry and bright. Being at Resa’s side stirs up emotions Colson thought were long gone. But he has a powerful secret, which could keep them apart forever. Can Colson give Resa the one Christmas present that might finally bring them back together—the truth?Texas Cowboys: Maverick hearts find their match

His Christmas Homecoming

With her foreman out of commission, Resa McCall needs horse trainer Colson Kincaid to run her family ranch through the holidays. But having the handsome single dad back in Bandera, Texas, is unsettling. Colson broke Resa’s heart years ago, and she can’t risk getting close again. Still, working with him and bonding with his sweet little girl is making the ranch feel merry and bright. Being at Resa’s side stirs up emotions Colson thought were long gone. But he has a powerful secret that could keep them apart forever. Can Colson give Resa the one Christmas present that might finally bring them back together—the truth?

“What’s going on?”

“Have a seat.” Mac gestured to the sofa.

Nerves pinging, Resa perched on the edge.

“Just tell me.”

“As you know, I saw my doctor Friday.” Apology was thick in Juan’s voice. “He wants to do a knee replacement.”

Her jaw dropped. Please, not until after Christmas. Not now. She couldn’t deal with not having a foreman.

But she tried not to let her distress show. “We’ll figure it out.”

“I took the liberty of doing that for you.” Juan turned to Colson. “I called Mr. Mac when I got the news.”

And that had what to do with Colson?

“Colson has agreed to fill Juan’s spot until his return.” Mac’s tone was confident. As if all her worries were taken care of.

Colson. The man whom, almost six years ago, she’d become friends with. Whom she’d fallen for.

And who had gone back to San Antonio without even saying goodbye. And married someone else. And now he’d be here for seven weeks? Her heart took a nosedive.

This could not be happening. She couldn’t let it.

Dear Reader (#uf97e750b-66b2-5735-a2a5-a71411503cfc),

I’ve long loved reunion romances. Those stories of obstacles keeping the hero and heroine apart for years. Until finally, they work through their baggage and get to make up for all the time they lost.

Log furniture designer, beautiful heiress, Resa McCall had it all. But the man who completed her married someone else when the sins of his past caught up with him.

Almost six years after their whirlwind romance, with Resa in desperate need of a foreman, Colson came to her rescue. And Resa finally understood why he’d abandoned her.

But Colson had a secret eating him alive. Bandera was the last place he needed to be, the one place that could blow his world apart.

Colson and Resa had to rely on God and embrace the truth before they could stop being so stubborn and trust each other. These characters had long been in my head and I’m so glad they finally made it to paper.

I hope their story reflects my core belief—romance doesn’t make the world go around—God does. Forever love is a blessing straight from Him.

Look for the final book in this series and discover why Devree, the wedding planner, is so pessimistic about taking the plunge.

Blessings,

Shannon Taylor Vannatter

SHANNON TAYLOR VANNATTER is a stay-at-home mom/pastor’s wife/award-winning author. She lives in a rural central-Arkansas community with a population of around one hundred, if you count a few cows. Contact her at shannonvannatter.com (http://www.shannonvannatter.com).

A Texas Holiday Reunion

Shannon Taylor Vannatter

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Greater love hath no man than this,

that a man lay down his life for his friends.

—John 15:13

To my husband—my own personal Superman.

On top of pastoring our church,

he makes grocery-store trips, post-office runs

and endlessly chauffeurs our son.

All so I can stay home and write.

Contents

Cover (#u37921c8b-56b3-55c0-9f42-bac0ed5cbe30)

Back Cover Text (#uadd62714-3536-5bcc-b0e7-c3fa88033fba)

Introduction (#u5be7128b-95e5-558d-87df-eeb28a4e4e6d)

Dear Reader (#ueeee196e-7011-505d-a13e-12ff12403175)

About the Author (#u7ba65f3d-b77c-5883-9016-22a994fa5bf2)

Title Page (#uec3e160a-5cb3-57b4-9849-6adb829d1615)

Bible Verse (#u818f982b-c959-5aa8-8a10-51fa80430a1e)

Dedication (#u646413fd-b06d-5516-9727-6661359694c0)

Chapter One (#u76cfaf54-dcfc-5e39-948b-2b64f4a672f5)

Chapter Two (#ub8f004b7-4473-55cc-ac24-9a8521faec4a)