Anthology - Merry Christmas Baby

Title : Merry Christmas Baby
Release date : November 15, 2011
Publisher : Harlequin
Genre : Contemporary Romance

Who will you find under your Christmas tree?

A cowboy?
Ranch hand Tucker Rankin isn't crazy about the holidays…until a wintry night before Christmas, when Lacey Evans shows him how much fun it is to be nestled all snug in her bed….

A wealthy New Yorker?
Stockbroker Jared Martin needs to get away, and Alaska's the perfect place to unwind. Especially once actress Theodora "Teddy" Monroe gets him to loosen his tie—and take it all off!

Or maybe even a man in uniform?
Soldier Silas Davenport is on Christmas leave. But when he arrives at his parents' home, no one is there…except for the irresistible Delphie Moreau. And she's one gift he won't be exchanging!

Merry Christmas Baby by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jennifer LaBrecque and Rhonda Nelson was a fabulous anthology to get in the holiday spirit. The three different stories are about three lovely couples who found their loves at the most wonderful time of the year.

It’s Christmas Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Lacey Evans doesn’t feel like celebrating Christmas, especially now she left her boyfriend. But when Tucker Rankin has a little accident right before her cabin, she thinks it is time to leave the past the past and start looking at the future, starting this Christmas with Tucker.

Northern Fantasy by Jennifer LeBrecque
New Yorker Jaren Martin needs a break from the city life and leaves for Alaska to attend the wedding of his best friend. Never would he have imagine to meet Teddy Monroe; the woman who turn his world upside down.

He’ll be home for Christmas by Rhonda Nelson
Soldier Silas wants to surprise his parents for the holidays, now that he finally got permission to go home. But it turns out that his parents aren’t home for the holidays and their neighbour Delphie is just the right person to spend some time with.

I really enjoy reading this anthology, right after the holidays and I have to say that the third story was definitely my favourite, although the other two are very close behind the first. All three stories were well written and very entertaining. All the characters were great and the couples were definitely right for each other. I would love to read some more of these authors in the near future.

Vicki Lewis Thompson - Should've been a Cowboy (ARC)

Title : Should’ve been a Cowboy
Series : Sons of Chance #4
Release date : May 24th, 2011
Publisher : Harlequin Publisher
Genre : Contemporary Romance

Alex Keller has left the fast life of the city behind him after a disaster break-up with his ex-wife. Now he’s living on the Chance ranch in Wyoming and lives as a real cowboy. But he cannot seem to forget the passionate woman he had a one-night stand with in the hayloft ten months ago.

Tyler O’Connelli is a party organizer on a cruise ship and is heading towards a huge promotion, just like she dreamed off. Just before sailing off again, she visits her very pregnant sister at the Chance ranch and spend some time there. But Tyler couldn’t suspect seeing Alex again, she knows this will change her future, even if she doesn’t want it…or does she.

Should’ve been a Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson is the fourth book in her Sons of Chance Series and I loved it. I haven’t read the previous three books in this series, but that doesn’t matter, you will pick up about the storyline and character soon enough.

Alex & Tyler had a one time thing in the hayloft after her sister’s wedding, neither one was interested in a relationship, Alex was just recovering of a divorce and Tyler’s dream job was just around the corner. So when Tyler suddenly appears on the Chance ranch, where Alex works and lives now, you can imagine both their surprise.

The chemistry between them is still huge and even though neither of them seem to want a relationship, they agree to give in to the attraction and have an affair for the rest of Tyler’s stay. But being together and around their families gives them both something to think about.

I love Alex, he is definitely my favorite character of this book, he’s a tough city boy who took the opportunity to give his life meaning again by moving to Wyoming and be near his sister, especially after the betrayal of his ex-wife. I have to say he turned into one hell of a sexy cowboy, I really wanted to be in Tyler’s spot during the book, especially the shower scene.

This novel is well written and has some fabulous characters. I found it a very entertaining novel and couldn’t help myself drreaming about handsome cowboys. I also have to give my compliments to the cover, that’s one hell of a cowboy.