THE MARSHAL'S SURRENDER A Sweet Historical Western Holiday Romance Novel (Rated PG) Holidays In Mountain Home, Book 3 Previous tentative title: A Christmas Courtship and The Sheriff's Surrender [The books in this series are loosely connected and may be read in any order.] Colorado, 1900 Sheriff August (Gus) Rose is a one-woman man. Too bad the only gal he's ever loved is married... again. Even if he were ready to court someone new—which he's not—Noelle Finlay would be his last choice. After all, her brother stole Gus' bride-to-be last Christmas. The holiday season evokes unwelcome memories and he's almost glad an unruly gang provides a distraction. But petty vandalism rapidly escalates to hanging crimes—and the marauding bandits have targeted Noelle. With his reputation as a lawman under fire and his tattered heart tangled up in Noelle, he discovers he's not only capable of loving her... he'll willingly die to save her. [Professionally edited and proofread.] 42,000 words in length. Paperback edition contains 220 pages. HOLIDAYS IN MOUNTAIN HOME Series:

1: Home for Christmas (available now!)

2: Maybe This Christmas (available now!)

3: The Marshal's Surrender (available now!)

4: The Drifter's Proposal (available now!)

Unnumbered tie-in novellas: * Courting Miss Cartwright (available now!) [Founders' Day] * The Gunsmith's Bride [Independence Day] (available only within Gunsmoke and Gingham Anthology) * #0.5: This Noelle—A holiday gift to all subscribers of Kristin Holt's Newsletter (available now!) To receive this book free of charge, register now: kristinholt.com/newsletter All titles in the Holidays in Mountain Home Series are sweet, clean, wholesome reads. Some are rated G, others PG. This title, due to the nature of the conflict Gus faces, is rated PG for violence. This romantic suspense remains a clean read in all other ways. This holiday-focused series varies in how much holiday cheer is in each book. This title has less Christmas and more winter, thus will be an enjoyable (and perhaps nail-biting) read throughout the year.