Jingle Bell Buckaroo

About the book

Megan Collins once adored Christmas, but now she simply endures it.

The recent passing of her mother, the cherished principal of Evergreen Springs Elementary, has left Megan drowning in sorrow, pressure, and the burden of a holiday she can't seem to confront anymore. She goes through the motions for the sake of her students, but her enthusiasm? Vanished. Her Christmas event? A potential catastrophe. And her patience? Worn thin like tinsel in a storm.

However, a radiant Christmas card slips out of her mother's old desk drawer, bringing along... a cowboy.

Holden Reed enters her classroom with warm eyes, a soothing voice, and the type of classic charm that could thaw her perpetually grimacing heart. He weaves tales that seem like enchantment, somehow familiar with the school's forgotten past, and forms bonds with her students in a way Megan can't rationalize or disregard.

She's the grouch. He's the ray of sunshine. And he's disrupting her carefully constructed emotional barrier.

As the Christmas event evolves into something wonderful, and Holden emerges as the one individual who makes her feel truly seen, Megan is confronted with a decision: continue to hide behind grief... or have faith in a future that resembles love.

In Evergreen Springs, certain Christmas cards deliver more than joy. They offer opportunities for redemption, tender smiles, and the cowboy your heart never knew it was missing.