The delightful and entertaining new holiday novel from thelegendary author of dozens of treasured romances! This Christmas, visitthe small town of Branding Iron, Texas, where it’s time for the CowboyChristmas Ball and one irritable sheriff is about to get in the spiritof the season…and find love along the way.Sheriff Sam Delaney is shouldering a lot as the lone lawmanin the small Texas town of Branding Iron—and the widowed single fatherof six-year-old Maggie. Especially since Maggie’s determined that whather daddy needs this holiday season is a girlfriend. Suddenly Sam ishustled off to a meeting with Maggie’s schoolteacher—and surprised todiscover the demure Grace Chapman is unexpectedly alluring. Then he’sroped into playing Santa at the annual Christmas ball, with the prettyMiss Grace by his side. It’s enough to make Sam even grumpier thanusual—if not for the feelings sweet Grace stirs up inside . . .Graceonly wants to heal after her broken engagement. So why is she socharmed by the slow smile—and the surprising tenderness—of the town’ssheriff? Maybe because Grace is discovering that beneath Sam’s gruffexterior lies a heart as big as Texas, especially when it comes to thewomen in his life—like little Maggie. And now her… Which only has Gracehoping she’ll be Santa’s sweetheart for many seasons to come . . .