Christmas with the Cowboy by Tina Radcliffe – a review & giveaway

Welcome to the JustRead Publicity Tour’s BLOG TOUR for Christmas with the Cowboy by Tina Radcliffe.

Christmas novels are a favorite of mine. Couple that with a contemporary romance foundation, and I’m sold. Tina Radcliffe’s newest novel Christmas with the Cowboy was a wonderful story. The hero and heroine were very likeable, and the secondary characters were amazing.

Tina’s writing is so easy to like. Christmas with the Cowboy had no complicated characters that drove me insane, and the story flowed flawlessly. Scene transition was seamless, and the story built steadily at a pace that didn’t feel rushed.

Emma Norman is a widow with twin two-year-old daughters. A go-getter with a positive attitude, Emma isn’t going to let the painful aspects of the past few years take over. Emma’s sister Lucy dubs Emma as having OCS–over-committed syndrome, because if a job needs to be done, Emma is on it. As an owner of a ranch, there is plenty of work to be done. Emma embraces it all with a joyful spirit, and the upcoming Christmas holidays are an exciting time for everyone on the ranch.

Former navy SEAL Zach Norman has come back to the ranch. Zach’s adorable nieces are on his mind, and admittedly Emma is, too. Zach had carried a flame for Emma, but when his brother Steve showed interest in her years ago, Zach had enlisted in the navy and put her from his mind. Now that he is back at the ranch, the feelings he’d once had for her came crashing back, despite his determination to not allow that. Zach is not a Christmas-loving person, but in spite of that, Emma’s overwhelming love of the Christmas season begins to settle his Bah Humbug attitude.

“I think you might be coming over to the green-and-red side.” –Emma Norman

Tina Radcliffe has done a wonderful job of capturing the emotions, the conflict, and the idiosyncrasies of the characters. I found myself chuckling, sighing, and feeling sympathetic toward the characters. Feeling fully immersed into a story is the mark of great writing, and I definitely was gripped with the tale.

Tina also managed to effectively lay a Christian foundation to the story in which the characters seem drawn. The themes in this story include love, trust, and endurance.

I highly recommend Christmas with the Cowboy. It was a quick, inspiring and enjoyable read. If you like Christmas stories, I believe you’ll enjoy this one.

My rating: 5 stars

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Christmas with the Cowboy
Series: Big Heart Ranch, Book 3
Author: Tina Radcliffe
Publisher: Love Inspired
Release Date: September 18, 2018

Home for the holidays
A second chance at love on Big Heart Ranch

Former Navy SEAL Zach Norman has been avoiding his ranching roots—and the woman he couldn’t have. Back to visit his brother’s widow, Emma Maxwell Norman, and her adorable toddler twins, the bah-humbug cowboy is roped into helping prepare the ranch for the holidays. Working side by side, can Emma and Zach overcome their troubled past…and receive the greatest Christmas gift of all—love?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Originally from Western, N.Y., Tina Radcliffe left home for a tour of duty with the Army Security Agency (a branch of the NSA) stationed in Augsburg, Germany and ended up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While living in Tulsa she spent ten years as a Certified Oncology R.N. Her move to Colorado led to a career as a library cataloger. A freelance writer for over twenty years, Tinamanages Seekerville, 13 author blog which is starting its tenth year. Seekerville is a Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers award winner.

Tina is a two-time RWA Golden Heart finalist, a 2012 ACFW Carol Award finalist, a 2014 ACFW Mentor of the Year finalist, a 2014 Golden Quill finalist and a 2014 ACFW Carol Award winner. In 2016 Safe in the Fireman’s Arms was a Holt Medallion Merit Award finalist and a Detroit Bookseller’s Best finalist and a NERFA finalist. She has won first place in over twenty RWA chapter affiliated contests in her career. Tina is also a short story writer and has sold over twenty short stories to Woman’s World Magazine. She currently resides in Arizona where she writes fun, heartwarming romance.

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GIVEAWAY

Tina has graciously offered (1) winner an awesome Christmas with the Cowboy prize pack that includes:

• An autographed copy of Christmas with the Cowboy
• LED Christmas Bulb Necklace
• $50 Amazon gift card.

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