A Rancher's Christmas Kiss by Vivian Arend [Review]

A Rancher's Christmas Kiss (Heart Falls #13, Holidays in Heart Falls #5) by Vivian Arend
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: September 20, 2022

Heart Falls
1. A Rancher's Heart
2. A Rancher's Song
3. A Firefighter's Christmas Gift
4. A Rancher's Bride
5. The Cowgirl's Forever Love
6. The Cowgirl's Secret Love
7. The Cowgirl's Chosen Love
8. A Soldier's Christmas Wish
9. Three Weddings and a Baby
10. A Hero's Christmas Hope
11. A Rancher's Love
12. A Cowboy's Christmas List
13. A Rancher's Christmas Kiss - Paperback | Kindle
14. Girls' Night Out
15. Rose's One Night to Forever
16. A Rancher's Vow

Holidays in Heart Falls
1. A Firefighter's Christmas Gift
2. A Soldier's Christmas Wish
3. A Hero's Christmas Hope
4. A Cowboy's Christmas List
5. A Rancher's Christmas Kiss

Vivian Arend
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

This rancher wasn’t looking for love—but she’s been right there the entire time.

In their mid-forties when they first met, widow Sonora Fallen and vows-to-stay-single rancher Ashton Stewart both felt a spark but agreed being friends was more important than becoming lovers. For many years that decision held firm, and other than one time, their grumbly-in-public, friends-in-private arrangement has stuck.

Now sixteen years later, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future seem determined to change these friends to lovers to…something else? All of Heart Falls is watching, suspicions on the rise as Sonora and Ashton’s secret slips into view.

Can two people used to standing on their own find a way to admit they want more? Or will stubbornness and fear keep them from forever?

Thoughts on A Rancher's Christmas Kiss: Ashton's been around since the beginning and he and Sonora have had a long-term dalliance that wasn't exactly a secret, but also wasn't straight-up acknowledged. And since both Ashton and Sonora seemed happy with their arrangement, things just kept on keeping on.

Until, you know, things changed. Both Ashton and Sonora started wanting more, but didn't quite know how to say it. Well, actually, they did sort of say they wanted more, but that was going from friends to friends with benefits. Both of them kind of shied away from asking for even more than that.

So things got a little messy, but they worked it out in the end. We got to see two sassy, feisty individuals dance around one another while surrounded by those they loved. *thumbs up*