If you love Christmas romances then this collection of stories from four well-loved authors will make you a very happy reader this holiday season. I have followed series with three of these authors, the fourth is new to me, but delivers a lovely, engaging romance as well.

Since these are all Christmas-size novellas I don’t want to give much away from each story… but if you’ve followed Carolyn Brown’s “Longhorn Ranch” series then you’ll definitely want to read The Perfect Christmas which kicks off these four stories. I am never ready for a series that I’ve loved to come to its conclusion – but when it has to come what better time than with the joy of family around Christmas. I got misty-eyed with Dixie, Landon and baby Sally as this group slowly but steadily forms a new family to step into the future with.

Hope Ramsay takes us back to Magnolia Harbor where one soul-weary woman has lost her joy of Christmas and taking on an unusual musical task will bring her in contact with the one man who can reach her. I loved watching Brenda and Jim come together and each is given something by the other that brings them happiness and a chance at a lifetime kind of love.

Home For The Holidays by Rochelle Akers gives us a slightly darker, deeper look at lives around the holidays as a woman who has experienced the nightmare of abuse, and a soldier who still deals with the horrors he’s faced will find exactly who and what they need in each other. This one is emotional and broke my heart knowing what Collier and Iris have gone through before finding each other.

And the one I got the most chuckles from was A Cowboy Christmas At Heart by A. J. Pine as one new Grinch-like mayor tries to stop a beloved town’s Christmas tradition. I adored Dani, and learning of the reasons behind Peyton’s decision made it a lot easier to like this Scrooge. I simply had fun with their story as Dani’s love and excitement to light up her Sheriff’s Office with Christmas lights galore bring this couple exactly what they need – each other.

I had fun with these Christmas novellas, laughter, a few tears, and a really good time. If you love a Holiday Romance then A Little Country Christmas is perfect for you.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher, Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

Great collection of short stories/novellas from these authors. I have read Carolyn Brown and Hope Ramsey in the past and enjoyed their works. The other two authors did not disappoint. Perfect for the busy Christmas time of the year. You will have time to read a story and complete it between all the hustle and bustle of the
season. Read and enjoy!
I was provided an Advanced reader copy and was under no obligation to provide a review. The opinions expressed are my own. Thanks to the authors,publisher,and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this collection.

Sweetly thrilling, heartwarming and emotional set of adventures filled with holiday goodness, witty and engaging charters, heart racing twists and exciting passion. This set is filled with highly entertaining and hometown goodness. Great reading.

Such a cute bundle of novellas to get you into the holiday spirit! I want Christmas to be here right now🎄 You cannot go wrong with the small country town atmosphere during the holiday season ☃️

I have read books by Carolyn Brown before, but this was a first for me by the other three authors. Reading them has definitely peaked by interest and has made me look into AJ Pine, Hope Ramsay, and Rochelle Alers.

1st novella by Carolyn Brown and baby Sally has definitely stolen the show! I love all the southern charm and cowboy hats.

A.J Pine! You have me wanting to find my own cowboy turned mayor. Such a cute story to get anyone in the holiday mood 🎄

I voluntarily read this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was my first collection of novella’s to read & I really enjoyed each story!! I’ve always been a fan of Carolyn Brown & A.J. Pine! The other two authors were new to me. All the stories were so cute & not too short! Just sweet filled with all the sexy cowboys my hearts desires! I def recommend giving these Christmas cowboy themed romances a read! It has me ready for all the holiday feels now. Just wonderful!

A Little Country Christmas
by Carolyn Brown; Rochelle Alers; A.J. Pine; Hope Ramsay
Forever (Grand Central Publishing)
Forever
Romance
Pub Date 29 Sep 2020 | Archive Date Not set

This is a great collection of heartwarming and festive short stories for Christmas. It sure got me into the spirit.
Thanks to Forever and NetGalley for the ARC.

4 stars

I loved these four short stories! I asked for this book because I just love Carolyn Brown, but I have found some other authors that I am going to add to my list of ones that I want to read. These were great, feel-good Christmas stories to get you in the mood for the holidays. Need a little Christmas romance.....grab this book!

A great bundle of Christmas stories in this new release!!! I really enjoyed Carolyn Brown's "A Perfect Christmas" in this book!!! Such a romantic story that leaves you feeling the love at Christmas and all year long!!! Read and enjoy!!!

Some incredible feel good and get you in the Christmas mood from some of our favorite Country and Cowboy Authors. I walked away from this book with a smile of my face.

I’m usually both a big Christmas story fan, as well as loving short stories, but this set wasn’t one I’m going to remember or read in subsequent years. Three of the authors are familiar to me and I do enjoy their books, but I feel like I something was missing...either it was part of an existing series I haven’t read or the stories were preludes to longer books.
The one author I hadn’t read started out very interesting, since I pave never read anything set in that part of the country. But it turned much too dark for what was otherwise a lighter Christmas compilation and I didn’t think it fit well. Plus, even for a novella, the ending was extremely rushed.
Depending on the price point, it might be worth it for one or two of the stories for another reader, but unfortunately, not for this one.

As the weather finally turns a little cooler this was a perfect week to pick up this book with 4 novellas and a Christmas theme. Carolyn Brown is an author I always read. Her contribution of, The Perfect Christmas, was sweet and a fun read. The small town ranch setting was a good one for Landon, Dixie and her baby daughter, Sally to celebrate the season. Also included is Joy to the World by Hope Ramsey, another favorite author, Home for the Holidays by Rochelle Alers and Cowboy Christmas at Heart by A.J. Pine. All embrace the small town neighborly vibe. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I was so excited about this book. Four stories about Christmas! And one of the authors is a favorite. Carolyn Brown is still a favorite and now I have added Hope Ramsey to that list. The Perfect Christmas by Brown and Joy to the World by Ramsey stand out with Christmas cheer, traditions and an overall holiday feel. From blizzards to carols, both stories put me in the holiday mood. The other two stories left me disappointed. Home for the Holidays was more involved with fashion and sex. Not my cup of tea. Cowboy Christmas was enjoyable but I felt it needed a prequel and definitely a sequel. The story felt incomplete. I will probably try another book by A.J. Pine. A Little Country Christmas is a holiday book but reader beware. The stories include, death, divorce, domestic violence and PTSD episodes. I could use a little less sadness and a lot more happiness in today’s world. I voluntarily received a copy of this book from Netgalley

A Little Country Christmas, by Carolyn Brown, A.J. Pine, Rochelle Alers, and Hope Ramsay, contains four amazing small town holiday novellas and the magic of the season. Carolyn Brown’s The Perfect Christmas pairs cowboy Landon Griffin with single mom Dixie Boudreaux and her baby girl. He is determined to win their hearts by giving them the perfect holiday at Longhorn Ranch at Longhorn Ranch; baking cookies, trimming a tree; checking out the holiday lights, building snowmen, etc. When things start to go wrong, Landon looks for a Christmas miracle and some magic to help him win over Dixie. A.J. Pine’s Cowboy Christmas at Heart pairs up Deputy Sheriff Daniela Garcia with her high school crush, Coop, who is now the mayor of Meadow Valley. Daniela has her work cut out for her to convince Coop to keep the Holiday Light Parade, discover why he has become a Grinch, and show him the true meaning of Christmas. Rochelle Alers’ Home for the Holidays has pastry chef Iris Nelson enjoying life on Cavanaugh Island and excited to spend the holidays with her family and her best friend, Tracy. Iris never expected the handsome Collier Ward, on leave from Afghanistan and Tracy’s brother, to sweep her off her feet. These two will have to determine if their attraction is part of the magic of the season or a forever gift of true love. Hope Ramsay’s Joy to the World features a seasoned couple. Retired music teacher Brenda McMillan has long lost her holiday spirit, but reluctantly agrees to become the director for the Magnolia Harbor Christmas Chorale for Dr. James Killough. James is not only the town’s biggest Christmas enthusiast he’s also the group accompanist. As James and Brenda spend time playing music and dating, they find a connection, an attraction, sizzling chemistry that draws them together. James just hopes he can work some Christmas magic to help mend Brenda’s broken heart.

Each story is a perfect representation of a series written by the author. All of these stories are new, standalone novellas, written within each author’s world. I found these stories to be well written, have a great storyline, amazing characters, and wonderful holiday magic. You will find romance, emotions, attraction, and sizzling chemistry within each story and they will have you wanting to seek out other books by these amazing authors. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the stories in A Little Country Christmas and I highly recommend the anthology to other readers.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Four Novellas in one book, totally worth getting. Each journey quite different in it's presentation and characters, but all with that wonderful HEA I love.
Great compact reads to get you into the Christmas spirit. Get comfortable, get hot chocolate and get infused with Christmas.
I received an advance reader's copy. I am voluntarily prividing my own thoughts.

I love a box set! The best part is discovering new authors. I read and enjoyed the first 2 books, even though I haven't read any other books in the Carolyn brown series, it was really sweet and heartwarming. I've read a pine before and always enjoyed them. The 3rd book I couldn't get into and skipped, and then the 4th book was also enjoyable, another new to me author. Even though book 3 was a miss for me, the other 3 books were still good enough for me to recommend the set. You might not love them all, but you'll find something positive

Loved reading Landon and Dixie's story and so very sad for the series to end as I have truly enjoyed it =-) now on to the rest of these books and the lovely authors that wrote them - all are favorites of mine too!

What a pleasant why to get into the Christmas spirit with these 4 short tales of love!
The Perfect Christmas by Carolyn Brown is another of her wonderful cowboy romances, a full story in short form! This story bring the Longhorn Canyon Ranch series to an end with the story of Landon, Dixie and sweet little Sally. Landon is just the right man for the single mother, a truly sweet story with humor, feels and seam!
A Christmas Cowboy at Heart by A.J. Pine, new to me author I enjoyed this tale of the golden boy coming home from the big city to be mayor of his small hometown. Sweetheart crushes, pining and humor and Christmas spirit fills this story wonderfully. Deputy Daniela was crushed when Peyton looked over her in high school but when he comes home and as mayor tries to cut out the Christmas spirit well it's a double offense. But of course the joyful season with ease into his heart and so will Daniela! Can their love hold? Lovely Christmas story.
Home for the Holidays by Rochelle Alers, another new to me author-what a great way to discover new authors in a collection-Wonderful story about two single people with baggage from the past meet by chance at a club to find that the chemistry between them is strong. Neither is ready for anything series, both have demanding lives in different directions, a simple one night met, Until you find out the charismatic guy turns out to be your best friend's brother. Holiday plans and more follow but all isn't smooth sailing. Real entertaining read.
Joy to the World by Hope Ramsay is a wonderful tale of mature love. Both Brenda and Jim are older, both with grown children so their a great story of love at any age is lovely. Brenda has become known as a Grinch around town, for good reasons to her but Jim sees through her and his positive outlook-not to mention he's easy on the eyes!-knows she'd be perfect for the role of choir director for the Christmas Gala. You'll laugh, you'll sigh and maybe shed a tear or two as this to people fall in love. Very entertaining read!

Anthologies are always hit or miss for me. I picked this one up since it’s such a weird year and I can’t even think about the Christmas spirit so I thought this might help. I definitely enjoyed the first two novellas. Even though I haven’t read Carolyn Brown’s series that her contribution was from. I still liked the town and the characters and didn’t feel like I was missing anything. AJ Pine’s novella from the Meadow Valley series was a fun edition to the series. I loved this enemies to lovers story about a Grinch and a woman who LOVES Christmas. The last two novellas weren’t for me. It could have been the length, the writing style, or the characters but I’m not sure I’ll be picking up any books from either of these authors.

I don't really care for short stories. there are only a few authors that can really grab your attention and make 9 to 10 chapters feel like a whole book. I like anything Christmas themed. I liked The Perfect Christmas, little Sally made me laugh. I also liked Cowboy Christmas. quick fun read

Overall these have the theme of small town. Some are more Christmas-y than the others. Novella can be hit or miss and a couple of these were miss for me as they were too short.
The Perfect Christmas by Carolyn Brown is the last story in her Longhorn Ranch series but can be read as a standalone but might like the others before. This one worked for me and had her normal fast pace love story. Light on the steam.

Cowboy Christmas at Heart by A.J. Pine
This is also in a series but can really be read as a standalone- Meadow Valley. I enjoyed this one as well and had cute backstory of HS miss with a second chance. This had a bit of steam. Very cute meet cute and story line over the Holiday Parade! Favorite of the bunch.

Home for the Holidays by Rochelle Alers
This one was small town but not a huge amount of Christmas and a lot to do with military and pasts. This was just okay - did have some closed door steam. This one didn't really match with the others.

Joy to the World by Hope Ramsay
Older love story romance- small town. Local doctor gets the music teacher to help with the Christmas pageant. Closed door steam.