Review: Christmas in Mustang Creek by Linda Lael Miller

Title: Christmas in Mustang Creek 

Author: Linda Lael Miller    

Series: The Brides of Bliss County, #4     

Published: September 2015, HQN Books  

Format: ARC E-copy, 272 pages   

Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity   

No one does the
holidays like Linda Lael Miller, whose Christmas novels have warmed the
hearts of millions of readers the world over!

Charlotte Morgan grew up in Mustang Creek, Wyoming, and couldn’t wait
to escape to the big city. But life in New York isn’t as fabulous as
she’d like to admit—she’s lonely, doing a job she doesn’t love and
dating too many frogs she meets online.

There was one potential
prince, though—Jaxon Locke, a veterinarian with definite
possibilities—but his move to Idaho to fill in at his dad’s vet practice
ended things just as they were getting interesting. What Charlotte
doesn’t know is that he misses her, more than he expected…

Meanwhile,
Charlotte’s great-aunt Geneva—the woman who raised her—needs to enter
an assisted-living facility. So, just before Christmas, Charlotte moves
back home. When Jax catches wind of her move back West, he’s determined
to get to Wyoming and do whatever it takes to win her back.

Christmas in Mustang Creek is a magical time in a magical place, not least because of a mysterious visitor named Mrs. Klozz. She
knows that love is the greatest gift of all, and she’s ready to help
out Santa by giving these two a push in the right direction!

My thoughts: I’ve really enjoyed Linda Lael Miller’s Brides of Bliss County series and this was a great installment. As a holiday book, it had that special holiday magic that wouldn’t really work any other time.

What I love about these books is that you know going into them that the girl is going to end up with the guy. It’s written in the synopsis, afterall. But what you don’t know is how – what the journey is going to look like. In Charlotte and Jax’s case, they have a history – they dated for a while when they lived back East, but things didn’t work out and when Jax found out that Charlotte was heading back to Wyoming to her hometown, he does whatever he can to be there so he can get back his girl. Of course, he has a little help from Mrs. Klozz.

Now here’s where this story wouldn’t work any other time of year. Mrs. Klozz is almost too good to be true, more of a magical mind-reader if you will. She seems to know just what these two need before they do, knows just how to get them together. I really enjoyed her magic and wish I had someone like her in my life – I could use her help every once in a while to get things done!

This was a sweet holiday novel that provides a fun, light-hearted romance, some tender-hearted scenes between Charlotte and her great-aunt, and some adorable pets that know just how to wrangle their way into your heart. Plus, we see from familiar faces that provide the voice of reason just when Charlotte needs it. It’s a story of love, friendship and family, just in time to get you in the holiday mood!

Books in this series:

1. The Marriage Pact
2. The Marriage Charm
3. The Marriage Season
4. Christmas in Mustang Creek