Christmas with the Grumpy Cowboy by Olivia Stream

Can a cheerful baker convince a guarded cowboy that some things are worth staying for? Noelle Harper has poured her heart into keeping Sugar Pine Bakery alive. It is more than a business. It is the legacy her grandmother left behind and the place where Noelle has rebuilt her life after disappointment and loss. But when her aging oven finally gives up in the middle of the busiest Christmas season of the year, everything she has worked for is suddenly at risk. She needs a miracle. Instead, she gets a grumpy cowboy. Grant Calloway has returned to Snowberry Creek with his nine-year-old daughter, Evie, for one reason: settle his late aunt’s estate, sell the family ranch, and move on. After losing his wife, Grant has built his life around protecting Evie from more uncertainty. Staying in a town filled with memories was never part of the plan. Then Noelle needs somewhere to bake. Reluctantly, Grant agrees to let her use the ranch’s old commercial kitchen. Before long, flour covers the counters, Christmas treats fill the house, and quiet little Evie begins smiling again. As Noelle draws the grieving girl out of her shell, she also begins breaking through the walls around her stubborn father’s heart. But Christmas magic cannot erase real problems. Noelle is fighting to save her bakery, Grant is preparing to sell the ranch, and both of them know how much it hurts when something you love disappears. As a winter storm, an unexpected kiss, and a town determined to help bring them closer together, Grant must decide whether protecting his heart is worth walking away from the home and family he never expected to find. Can Noelle save the future she has worked so hard to build? And can one grumpy cowboy finally believe that home is not something you leave behind, but something you choose? Christmas with the Grumpy Cowboy is a heartwarming, clean and wholesome holiday romance filled with grumpy-sunshine chemistry, a devoted single dad, a lovable daughter, Christmas baking, small-town charm, found family, healing after loss, a caring community, slow-burn romance, and a feel-good happily-ever-after. Perfect for readers who love cozy Christmas stories where love finds its way home just in time for the holidays.