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Holiday Heartwarmers
Series · 7 books · 2015-2020

Books in series

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#1

Please Keep Me

2015

It's Christmas in small town, Carlton Grove... In holiday love story, Belinda Page, a single mom of a very intelligent four-year-old daughter, is at her wits end trying to keep up with the baby genius. When the child throws herself into a lake to rescue a puppy, Belinda is frantic. Turning to the man who saves both babies, she seeks his support - until she finds out he’s one of those hated Carltons. After all, it was at their home where she’d gone to a party, been drugged, raped and left to deal with the consequences. Dr. Reed Carlton, an introvert who feels uncomfortable around most people, can’t believe his luck. He’s finally found Lindy; a girl from his past, a fond memory that has haunted him for over four years. Except that once this Lindy learns who he is, she hates him. What was that all about? At least her daughter and the puppy were on his side. But would their affection be enough for Lindy to accept him into her family’s life.
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#2

Snow Pup

2015

In this delightful Christmas love story, Deputy Shawna Mallory finds Billy McCrae - a runaway boy sleeping in a mound of snow with an anxious puppy guarding him. He’s a sad child surviving a terrible existence until she puts a stop to it and becomes his foster parent. She’s drawn to the snarky kid and just wants his life to be happier, his and the stray mutt who won’t leave his side. Not that the boy cares about the dog… or her. Then she meets his father, the one who abandoned the boy when he was five. John Reid McCrae wants only one thing in his life to make it worth living. Years ago he’d lost his son to a bitter wife and now his goal is to get Billy back. He’ll do whatever it takes, no matter who gets hurt. Until he meets the town’s stunning deputy. Can he put his needs ahead of her happiness?
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#3

Find Me a Home

2015

Can a crabby puppy perform cupid's magic this Christmas season? Wheelchair bound, Amelia Lloyd is embarrassed when the neighbor calls the police to deal with her out-of-control brother. Her old dog tries to protect her, but it takes the combined efforts of a handsome police Sergeant and a crabby puppy to put a stop to her sibling’s shenanigans. At first, she hates to be caught in such a situation. But then she accepts an important truth. The big-hearted man, her savior, wouldn’t have come into her life otherwise. Sergeant Harley Carlton is exhausted from dealing with a car accident where everyone is killed except for a darling cherub who decides she’s his daddy. How can a man with a heart as big as his, correct the precious little blind orphan? Within a few hours, he gets another call. This time to save a blonde-haired beauty from her crazy brother. Can a man fall in love twice in one night? Book #1 – Please Keep Me A puppy, a brave little girl and a single mom who can't refuse her munchkin the chance to get to know her father creates a real heart-warmer. Book #2 – Snow Pup A small town’s lovely deputy and a father, who lost his son years ago to a vindictive wife, team up to save the kid from a foster home he hates and an overzealous social worker. Book #3 – Find Me a Home In this heart-warming romance, an accident changes the lives of: a little girl who loses her parents, a crabby puppy who hates all men, a soft-hearted beauty who fears for her brother and also the cop who can’t escape his destiny. Book #4 – Frosty the Snowman Stranded in an Alaskan snowstorm, Hali and Terry are forced to rely on each other for survival. Two strangers, a puppy and multiple conflicts they must overcome will keep you spellbound. Book #5 – Love of my Life Love of my Life is a story about abandoned puppies, a businessman who’s developing a controversial mall in a city who won’t fully support it and a woman who’s bought her very first home only to find she’s sharing the duplex with a hero whose heart is as mushy as a young girl’s dream. Book #6 – A Perfect Storm Can Jenna let her son be home-schooled in the very house of the girl who put him in his wheelchair? And can she trust the handsome father of that unhappy child to teach her son?
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#4

Frosty the Snowman

2016

Strangers, Hali and Terry, and a cute but mischievous Samoyed puppy are stranded in the Alaskan bush. Due to a freak snowstorm, Terry is forced to land his small Cessna on a frozen lake. From the beginning, Hali’s never known a man so independent and rigid in his need to have things done his way. And Terry’s never known a woman so willing to help, stepping on his pride in such a lovable way that he can’t take offense. The frigid temperatures are brutal and when Terry falls through the ice to save a puppy, the stakes for survival become enormous. Can their blossoming mutual attraction withstand their multiple challenges? Holiday Heartwarmer Book #1 – Please Keep Me A puppy, a brave little girl, and a single mom who can't refuse her munchkin the chance to get to know her father creates a real heart-warmer. Book #2 – Snow Pup A small town’s lovely deputy and a father, who lost his son years ago to a vindictive wife, team up to save the kid from a foster home he hates and an overzealous social worker. Book #3 – Find Me a Home In this heart-warming romance, an accident changes the lives a little girl who loses her parents, a crabby puppy who hates all men, a soft-hearted beauty who fears for her brother, and also the cop who can’t escape his destiny. Book #4 – Frosty the Snowman Stranded in an Alaskan snowstorm, Hali and Terry are forced to rely on each other for survival. Two strangers, a puppy, and multiple conflicts they must overcome will keep you spellbound. Book #5 – Love of my Life Love of my Life is a story about abandoned puppies, a businessman who’s developing a controversial mall in a city that can’t fully support it, and a woman who’s bought her very first home only to find she’s sharing the duplex with a hero whose heart is as mushy as a young girl’s dream. Book #6 – A Perfect Storm Can Jenna let her son be home-schooled in the very house of the girl who put him in his wheelchair? And can she trust the handsome father of that unhappy child to teach her son? Book #7 – Alone at Christmas Being alone is Tara’s worst nightmare, especially during the holidays. Her wish comes true when she finds Mr. Right injured and stranded, but will they survive the dangerous storm? Book #8 - Christmas, Puppies & Romance He has his claim on the very fluffball she wants... the fight is on. She needs the puppy to help her mother overcome her grief after losing her husband. Book #9 - Santa's Gifts of Romance A collection of three wonderful, heartwarming books (Frosty the Snowman, A Perfect Storm & Alone at Christmas) Book #10 - Christmas is for Everyone Ginny rescues an old man from freezing. And his handsome son saves her & her son from being evicted.
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#5

Love of My Life

2017

Abandoned puppies found under the porch of their duplex become an issue when Ruby Innes overrides her co-tenant, Thatcher Rollins, in his demand she call in the SPCA. Instead, she becomes a surrogate mother to the tiny balls of fluff… with the cranky good-looker’s unexpected assistance. Not surprising, one of the pups bonds with Thatcher and won’t be put aside. After all, it’s exactly how she’s beginning to feel about the guy whose bluff exterior hides a mushy heart. Seriously, how can a woman ignore someone who loves his mother so much, he’s willing to fly to Vegas to stop her wedding to a man he believes will make her unhappy? Until Ruby finds out the groom is her father. Then she has no option but to follow and put a stop to Thatcher’s meddling. But…will she be in time?
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#6

A Perfect Storm

2018

A crippled boy, an unhappy girl, a cuddly puppy and a Christmas romance! A senseless accident happens that puts Jenni’s ten-year-old son in a wheelchair while the rebellious girl who instigates the incident, shows anger rather than remorse. When it becomes imperative that the two be home-schooled, her bachelor father steps forward with his teaching degree and his appealing gray eyes, asking Jenna to let him teach both children. Being a single mom who has to work, his request would certainly solve the problem of where her son could be educated until the New Year. But can she let her boy spend weeks with this dysfunctional family? Chris finally gets custody of his daughter to find out that she hates the very sight of him. How can a man break through those barriers? Could the boy help – him and his new puppy… and the smart, beautiful woman he calls Mom?
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#7

Alone at Christmas

2020

Tara overcomes her fears of being alone at Christmas by taking a bus trip to Carlton Grove where she once experienced happiness amongst kind people. Losing her purse during the trip results in her being stranded on the snow-filled streets. When the whines of a trapped puppy entice her to enter a dark, derelict house, she stumbles upon a stranger wounded and unable to move. Doing everything in her power to help them both, she strives to keep them warm during the vicious storm raging against the dilapidated building. Once Ollie rouses, he finds the girl of his dreams doing everything she can to rescue him from the freezing elements. Being a firefighter, he’s usually the savior in these dire situations. Mind you, he’ll have a chance when she becomes injured in a freak accident. Will he have gained enough strength to save her when she needs him the most?

Author

Mimi Barbour
Mimi Barbour
Author · 56 books

Mimi is an incredibly busy NYT and USA Today award-winning, best-selling author who has nine series to her credit, as well as over 45 books and numerous multi-author box collections. Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her pup, Charli, and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She’s been known to say: “If I can steal a booklover’s attention away from their every-day grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.” **1st place prize of the 2015 - Chanticleer Reviews - Clue Awards. Special Agent Francesca **A TOUCH OF PASSION, has just become the 2016 WINNER of The Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Awards.

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