A chance meeting on a train platform between Tessa Spencer and rancher Shane McCoy provides both of them answers to their problems. Tessa is hoping to escape town without being noticed by an outlaw from not only her past but that of her father's, and Shane discovers that his childcare plan for the young twins he is raising is far from suitable. Their quick marriage offers a solution, but will it last past Christmas? At Shane's isolated ranch, Tessa and Shane try to figure out their relationship and hope to make the marriage work. They both have their secrets, but Tessa's past may bring harm to herself and to those she loves. The Rancher's Christmas Proposal is a historical romance with enough suspense to keep Tessa - and the reader - wondering if she really has escaped her dishonest past.
Thanks to Harlequin/Love Inspired Historicals, Sherri Shackelford and NetGalley for this ARC.

A sweet Historical Christmas romance, that made this reader wish for Christmas's of old when they seemed to be more simple.