The advanced copy I received from Netgalley only contains "A Cold Creek Reunion"; and this is a re-release version; originally released in 2012

Taft and Laura were engaged to be married when they were young. But then Taft's parents were murdered and he was going down in a black hole of grief and closed himself from Laura. Laura ended up breaking up the engagement and moved out of the country altogether. A decade later, Laura returns to Pine Gulch with her son and daughter after her husband died in an accident. Laura tries not to get herself involved again with Taft after he broke her heart years ago. Unfortunately, that's easier than done. Especially since Taft seems to still carry a torch for her as well

I loved this story. Laura might be a bit pricklier than other Thayne's heroines I have read before. She is very determined not to let Taft back in her life. But of course than plan goes down the drain when Taft seems to genuinely care for her children (including her daughter who also has Down syndrome) and they love him back. It was kind of entertaining to see that Laura didn't exactly successful in executing her "stay-away-from-Taft" rule *laugh*.

I also loved Taft... he's another great hero from Thayne. Taft's interaction with Laura's kids tugs my heartstrings. I could feel that he really is still in love with Laura and Taft realizes that he messed up all those years ago. When Taft says that Laura's staying away from him (and he thinks Laura despises him) I could also believe his hurt. 

It's another RaeAnne Thayne's winning recipe that works so well for me. A Cold Creek Reunion is a sweet and wonderful second-chance holiday romance. Now I need to backtrack and read Caidy's story ... because her love interest is a VET (imagine all those animals!)

Ten years ago Taft Bowman was reeling from the murder of his parents. He was supposed to marry Laura but the wedding never happened. Now Laura is back in town, a widow with 2 young children.  Laura is determined to stay away from Taft, she has 2 children  to protect and Taft has developed quite the reputation over the last ten years.
Can they find their way back to each other?

This is a great second chance romance. The children were delightful.  Taft and Laura  were very sympathetic and vulnerable characters that you couldn’t help rooting for.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

I was angry with the heroine most of the time. A little with the hero at the beginning. So much useless hurt and painful denial.
I know RaeAnne Thayne can do much better and it won’t prevent me from reading more.
Actually I think I want to know more about the other 3 Bowman siblings stories

This book is said to be an anthology of 2 previously released stories of the cowboys of cold creeks series but it contained only one.

Taft Bowman fell apart after his parent's murder. So far apart  he shut out his fiancee Laura Pendleton, so when she gave him an ultimatum to let her in or else, or postpone the weddinding...it was over.
   She took a job in Spain so she wouldn't have the pain of seeing him all the time.....and was swept off her feet by Javier Santiago into what was a miserable marriage, one she was about to end...until she found out she was pregnant with Alex.
    Trying to make a go of it for his sake was hard, and the birth of Maya, born with Down's Syndrome made leaving him impossible. Javier saved her the trouble by drowning with one of his mistresses, so she picked up and came home to mama.
    Together Laura and her mother Jan tried to update the B & B they called home.....but Alex found a lighter and the fire department led by Taft showed up to put it out.
    Try as they might the strong feelings were still there and grew stronger with each interaction....he even fell hard for the kids.
    As they were thrown together frequently, they worked out past mistakes and found a happy future.
   I requested an ARC from NetGalley as I am a fan of RaeAnne Thayer and was approved to my delight.

This book contains two older titles. I enjoyed both. RaeAnne Thayne’s books are always a good read. Recommended for readers of Debbie Macomber and Sherryl Woods.

A wonderful second chance romance.
Loved the character development, sharp dialogue and depth of emotions.
The children were very well portrayed.
The situations seemed authentic. I enjoyed this story.

RaeAnne Thayne's stories are so heartwarming. Do yourself a favor and pick one up. I promise you will not be disappointed!!

If you are a RaeAnn Thayne fan who is considering this book, realize that both of these stories have been previously published.  I reviewed A Cold Creek Reunion here. 

To be published 12/15/17

I really enjoy this series.  Wonderful settings and characters.  I always have pre orders for this author and I always recommend her books to my romance readers.