Cole Walker never thought he’d be fighting his toughest battle in a hospital back home in Montana. With several deployments under his belt, he thought he’d seen it all. Then he got a devastating phone call.
A car wreck. An orphaned infant. And 3,500 cattle that need care.
Now the guardian of his younger brother’s baby girl and their family ranch, Cole’s forced to change his plans. The moment he sees Koda’s tiny red face, he knows he’ll do anything for her. But Cole has zero experience with parenting, and it shows. Embarrassed and out of his element, Cole is desperate for help.
Iris Avery, a high school friend, watched over Cole’s sister-in-law in her final moments in the neighboring hospital room and offers to help him with his infant niece. As they team up to care for the child, they revisit memories and uncover dreams they once hid from one another. The more he spends time with Iris, the more he realizes how perfect life could’ve been if only he’d had the guts to talk to her fifteen years ago. Trouble is, he’s not the only one with his eye on Iris.
When Cole’s mother finally arrives to help care for Koda, she kicks Iris and Cole off the ranch to go on a proper date. As Iris and Cole’s bond grows, Iris knows she has some decisions to make. Cole offers her a chance to visit him in Alaska, while he completes his discharge processing. But when her ex returns to town close to Christmastime, ready to fulfill a promise he made to her, Iris finds herself torn.
Will Cole, a hardened soldier, find the courage to take on this new life and build his dream with Iris?
And will Iris finally figure out what she wants out of life?
A clean holiday romance with mild action, humor, and a happily ever after.
Genre: Romance
A car wreck. An orphaned infant. And 3,500 cattle that need care.
Now the guardian of his younger brother’s baby girl and their family ranch, Cole’s forced to change his plans. The moment he sees Koda’s tiny red face, he knows he’ll do anything for her. But Cole has zero experience with parenting, and it shows. Embarrassed and out of his element, Cole is desperate for help.
Iris Avery, a high school friend, watched over Cole’s sister-in-law in her final moments in the neighboring hospital room and offers to help him with his infant niece. As they team up to care for the child, they revisit memories and uncover dreams they once hid from one another. The more he spends time with Iris, the more he realizes how perfect life could’ve been if only he’d had the guts to talk to her fifteen years ago. Trouble is, he’s not the only one with his eye on Iris.
When Cole’s mother finally arrives to help care for Koda, she kicks Iris and Cole off the ranch to go on a proper date. As Iris and Cole’s bond grows, Iris knows she has some decisions to make. Cole offers her a chance to visit him in Alaska, while he completes his discharge processing. But when her ex returns to town close to Christmastime, ready to fulfill a promise he made to her, Iris finds herself torn.
Will Cole, a hardened soldier, find the courage to take on this new life and build his dream with Iris?
And will Iris finally figure out what she wants out of life?
A clean holiday romance with mild action, humor, and a happily ever after.
Genre: Romance
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