I will never turn down a romance anthology because I enjoy getting to know new to me authors and/or reading the novellas within it between longer, heavier reads. HERE COMES COWBOY CLAUS was a must read for me because I love all things Christmas. Each story was sweet and satisfying and left me contented. If I had to pick a favourite of the three it would have to be THE MOST WONDERFUL RANCHER OF THE YEAR by Kate Pearce because I adored Pen the female MC. If you’re looking for your next Holiday reading fix, I highly recommend this collection. TBR and Enjoy!

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the fact there were three stories done by authors I like. They all had happy endings. I really liked reading Her Christmas Cowboy. It was steamy and romantic. The ending was really sweet. I'm grateful that netgalley and the publishers let me read this in exchange for an honest review.

This is an anthology of three delightful Christmas novellas.

The first is Colorado Christmas Carol by Diana Palmer. In this story, Duke Marston, a senior investigator for a detective agency, is in Benton, Colorado working on a case. He is accompanied by his precocious, ten-year-old daughter, Mellie, who is home from school for the holidays. They are staying at a hotel where Essa Grancy is the head cook. Mellie and Essa become friends, much to the consternation of Duke. Whenever Duke and Essa are in the same room, the fur seems to fly, but underneath their antagonism toward each other, sparks are flying too.

The Most Wonderful Rancher of the Year by Kate Pearce is a wonderful addition to the Three Cowboys series. In this story, Luke Nilsen and Bernie are going to have a Christmas wedding. Bernie's cousin, Pen, who works at her cafe and Rob who works at the Nilsen ranch and the cafe are helping plan it. Pen deals with ADD and Rob is an ex-convict who is very shy. They both struggle with their issues, but can they overcome them and have an HEA?

In Her Christmas Cowboy by Delores Fossen, old acquaintances Reese Darnell and Zack Caldwell come face-to-face when Reese, a private investigator, shows up in Loveland, Texas where Zack is sheriff. Reese is looking for a bigamist that jilted her great-aunt Sylvia and two other women. This was my first story by Delores Fossen and I enjoyed it very much.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kate Pearce for the gift of this book that I received in exchange for a fair and honest review.

So far, I’ve only been able to read one of the stories in this anthology so my 5-star review is based on The Most Wonderful Rancher of the Year by Kate Pearce and I loved it.

Rob and Pen are pretty much opposites. She’s perky sunshine and he’s not; they are both suffering from lack of confidence. Rob is a recovering addict and Pen has ADD. Pen’s family has always supported her but at the same time they don’t feel like she’s capable of handling anything too complex. When her cousin Bernie hires her to coordinate things on her wedding day so that everything goes smoothly, Pen’s mother doesn’t believe that she’s capable of handling that task.

Rob has demons, more than just recovering from addiction, and he doesn’t think he’s good enough for Pen. She has to work hard to convince him that he’s worthy of her love and he gives her the courage to stand up to her family.

This isn’t exactly a Christmas story but it is set during Christmastime which I thought was perfect. It’s my first story for the upcoming holiday season of 2024 and it gave me lots of feels. I have loved reading Kate Pearce’s cowboy stories and I’m sorry to hear that they will be on the back burner for now.

Note: Kate’s story is set in her Three Cowboys world but you don’t have to have read those books to enjoy it; it totally stands alone with no problem. If you’ve read books in that series I think you’ll enjoy visiting with familiar characters again.

An advanced copy of this book was provided to me at my request; my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.

Here Comes Cowboy Claus is an anthology combining three shortish novellas from different authors. Unfortunately, I think the title is a misnomer, as I was missing both the Christmas spirit and the Cowboy vibes. Setting a story around the holiday time and in a rural setting does not do it for me and I found myself quite disappointed.

Here Comes Cowboy Claus is a Christmas anthology by three well known and respected romance authors. You can be sure that there is something for everyone. Each one is different yet enjoyable.

Colorado Christmas Carol by Diana Palmer is as much as romance during the Christmas season. Loved that there is struggling novelists in this story. 4 Stars

The Most Wonderful Rancher Of The Year by Kate Pearce has the ranch in question feeling anything but a success with the life he has lived. How words and actions can affect people is such an enormous part of this story. My favorite of the three. 5 Stars

Her Christmas Cowboy by Delores Fossen is a cute story with an aging bigamist to be caught along with a spirit to help the characters. 4 Stars

I found this set of three Christmas stories
to be interesting.
The only thing they have in common is they are set
around Christmas but they are not your typical Christmas
reads.

Three novellas and a fast read. Not the typical Christmas read with the1st book. Colorado Christmas Carol has the setting, but the story is a murder mystery.
The Most Wonderful Rancher of the Year is a Christmas wedding setting and deals with the way people can be demeaning to a person who has some ADHD issues.
My favorite was Her Christmas Cowboy, the title says it all! This one had the Christmas spirit, while trying to find a man who had several wives.
Thank you #NetGalley for this ARC, all opinions expressed are my own. #HereComesCowboyClaus

Here Comes Cowboy Claus is an anthology of three novellas by authors Diana Palmer, Kate Pearce and Delores Fossen.
All three are fun reads. Two of the three involve law enforcement and/or PIs. Two take place in Colorado. The other in Texas.
Colorado Christmas Carol by Diana Palmer is the longest. The romance didn’t seem like it was going to happen. It is a case of enemies to lovers, I guess since the two characters didn’t like each other at first and were often at odds. The suspense portion had an interesting twist.
The Most Wonderful Rancher of the Year by Kate Pearce involves a woman with ADD and brought to light the struggle that can be had in interpreting signals and reactions between people.
Her Christmas Cowboy by Delores Fossen is a second chance romance. The hunt for the bigamist was an interesting one. This one gets a little spicy.🌶️
Thanks to Netgalley and Zebra Books for the chance to preview this new book.

Here Comes Cowboy Claus by Diana Palmer, Delores Fossen and Kate Pearce
COLORADO CHRISTMAS CAROL, Diana Palmer
HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY, Delores Fossen
THE MOST WONDERFUL RANCHER OF THE YEAR, Kate Pearce
Three enjoyable Christmas stories .
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Great world building Entertaining Tear-jerker Easy-to-read Unpredictable Steamy Witty Page-turner Happily Ever After Wonderful characters Romantic.

This is a fun book set from three authors I love to read. Each are completely different other than the Christmas they have in common. I will recommend that all of my friends would love reading this also.

COLORADO CHRISTMAS CAROL, Diana Palmer
When a Texan lands in Colorado to solve a case, the last thing he expects to uncover is a sweetly pretty cook who's also a struggling novelist. A heartwarming story with romance & mystery

THE MOST WONDERFUL RANCHER OF THE YEAR, Kate Pearce
A former rancher battling more than one private demon meets a woman who lights up his heart, and proves to him that anything is possible. I loved Rob & Pen both carrying quite a lot of baggage but they saw each other & bolstered each other’s self esteem even though Pen’s mother tried, repeatedly to criticise her daughter. We also got to catch up with characters from a recent series. My favourite of the three

HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY, Delores Fossen
A sheriff convinced to investigate an aging bigamist by the gorgeous P.I. he kissed at a party quickly discovers that the real crime would be missing a chance to get her into his arms again. An entertaining & often funny second chance romance

This was a great collection of three Western romance stories, each book had that element that I was looking for and thought each one was different from the other and still really well done.

Loved this collection of shorts! Gets me excited for Christmas and for Christmas cowboys lol. Would love to see more in the future

This was a book that was a compilation of three short stories in one volume.

They were all decent storylines but I felt that they were a little wishy washy in places and did not have the nice flow that some stories of this genre do have. The characters were ok and they worked well together but I didn't feel that the plots were strong enough for me.

It is 3 stars from me for this one

What a great collection of stories! All 3 have different story lines making it very enjoyable to read them all together in one book - who can resist a mystery, a romance, and a PI searching for info. They all occur at Christmas but you could easily read this collection any time of year. Greatly enjoyed!

Colorado Christmas Carol by Diana Palmer

This is such a heartwarming story. I was so sad for Dean. Essa and Melkite were such delightful characters. They had such an impact on Dean. Duke was very cranky but a wonderful father. The ending was so sweet. There was a lot of mystery in the story.

The Most Wonderful Rancher Of The Year by Kate Pearce

This is such a cute story. Pen and Rob are wonderful characters. They see the real person in each other. They both concentrate on the positives in the other. I didn’t particularly like Pen’s mom. She was quite condescending. I liked this book a lot.

Her Christmas Cowboy by Delores Fossen

This is a very cute second chance romance. It had a lot of humorous scenes. The mystery and search of Happy Harry was very funny. It’s a fun book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.