Heart squizzing and delightful story. Another good one from RaeAnne Thayne.
A little bit too long but perfect for a pink bubbles romance around Christmas time.

Ella has returned to help run the ranch because her dad is suffering from Parkinson's. Beck is her new neighbor and has been helping out. Ella is teaching Beck's twin son's a Christmas song for their Christmas gift. What could be better than a RaeAnne Thayne Christmas story from Cold Creek. This is book 16 in the Cold Creek series and one of the better stories.

This was a sweet, if predictable, story about a growing romance between the hunky rancher with two adorable and rambunctious twin boys and their music teacher. Beck McKinley fights his attraction to his neighbor, Ella Baker, because he thinks that she is an Easterner who can’t make it in the tough Idaho life. His former wife couldn’t hack the life, so every woman who didn’t grow up there is suspect.

But Ella is tough and determined to make it on her father’s ranch. She agrees to help the boys prepare a Christmas song for their father and they help her overcome her fear of horses. Of course, their father steps in to help her relearn how to ride and the rest is romantic history. There isn’t much of a surprise in the plot, but it was still a sweet read.

I was give a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

this was a great story. I love all her Christmas books. Everything fit so nicely I didn't want it to end. It was great to see friends from previous works as well.

Sweet story of second chances. Christmas and RaeAnne Thayne just go together. I enjoyed it.

Music teacher Ella Baker has returned to Cold Creek to help her father, who has Parkinson's, run their ranch. Rancher and single father Beckett McKinley has his hands full between running his ranch, raising his twin boys, and helping Ella's father with their ranch.

The chemistry between the pair is obvious from the beginning. I liked how patient Ella was with the twins, despite how rambunctious they were. While everyone else complained about them, she's the only one who takes the initiative to find outlets for their extra energy. The twins, despite their hyperactivity, were very sweet and I loved the surprise they came up with for their father for Christmas.

Ella's father comes across as a bit of a jerk, not wanting to give her a chance to help him run the ranch. When his reasoning is revealed, however, his behavior is a little more understandable.

While this is part of the Cowboys of Cold Creek series, it can be read as a standalone.

The Rancher's Christmas Song is a charming tale that readers both new and old to the series will enjoy.

It's a Harlequin Christmas romance; do I really need to say anything else? He's handsome; she's beautiful and the kids are good-hearted imps. They've both been hurt, it is Christmas time and ....

Nope, nothing original at all, and a little over-written, but if you are looking for a heartwarming way to pass a couple of hours you could do worse.

Thanks to the publisher for providing a review copy via NetGalley. Grade: B-