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COWBOY SEAL CHRISTMAS – Nicole Helm
Navy SEAL Cowboys , Book 3
Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN: 978-1492641599
September 2018
Contemporary Romance

Revival Ranch, Montana – Present Day

The holiday season is approaching, and physical therapist and single mom Monica Finley is wanting a Christmas tree for her cabin. Her friends at Revival Ranch coerce resident cowboy and former Navy SEAL Gabe Cortez to go with her and her son, Colin, to trek in the woods nearby and chop one down. The sparks have flown for months between Monica and Gabe but now that they're forced together, things turn even more heated between them. Monica admits she is attracted to Gabe, but the surly cowboy continually rebuffs her. Will all that change now that he's finally noticed her?

It isn't that Gabe hasn't noticed Monica but he thinks he isn't worthy of her because of the terrible childhood that undermined his self-esteem. Besides, she is a therapist and only wants to “fix” him despite the fact that he came out fairly well after the devastating attack on him and his buddies in Afghanistan. Well, no one isn't going to fix Gabe until he says so. Yet, wherever he turns, there is Monica. If he avoids her, surely that is the end of it? Then during a blizzard, they end up stranded…alone. Will these close quarters have them giving in to the attraction they've tried to ignore?

Monica and Gabe have “danced” around each other for months, but in COWBOY SEAL CHRISTMAS it's time they realize how they feel for each other. The Navy SEAL cowboys at Revival Ranch have been working months to open their ranch that caters to returning veterans who need their soothing services. Monica is the resident therapist, but as Christmas approaches, she wonders how much longer she can stay. She loves living there despite Gabe's inert hostility towards her. Oh, he likes her but he tries to avoid being around her. Monica is the widow of a veteran, and raising Colin in Montana has been great, despite his usual childhood antics. Her son loves Gabe and the feeling is mutual. But can Gabe be more than a friend to Monica?

With Gabe's two best friends, Alex (his story with Becca is in COWBOY SEAL HOMECOMING) and Jack (his story with Rose is in COWBOY SEAL REDEMPTION), they set out to create a haven for injured vets. Throughout COWBOY SEAL CHRISTMAS we continue to see what is going on with the characters from the other books, but I didn't feel like you had to have read them to keep up with what is going on.

Gabe's fractured childhood has left its scars on him even though he found his place as a Navy SEAL. But the injuries in the attack forced him out. Will Monica's “loving” touch heal him? She has her own issues, mainly because she is really protective of Colin and wants to shield him from hurt and pain—despite the fact that it is just a part of growing up. Gabe hates Christmas, while Monica loves the holidays. There's bound be a few clashes around this issue in COWBOY SEAL CHRISTMAS and provides for some funny moments. Nicole Helm deftly interweaves the comic moments with the dramatic ones.

An emotional story of a Navy SEAL vet who fights falling in love with the one woman who can touch his heart, COWBOY SEAL CHRISTMAS is a beautiful and enjoyable tale a reader should not miss.

Patti Fischer

 
   
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