Under the twinkling lights of the annual Cowboy’s Christmas Ball, three couples find their paths to love illuminated by the spirit of the season. With a combined total of almost 2,000 positive reviews, this anthology of three heartwarming romances proves that love is the greatest gift of all. SOLDIER UNDER THE MISTLETOE Mallory Trudeau has loved her brother's best friend, Maverick, since she was a teenager—but he's never given a hint that he reciprocated her feelings. It seems providential that Mav’s military leave brings him back home for the holidays. Now Mallory has one magical Christmas Eve to convince him she isn’t a little girl any more—she’s a woman who just might be his perfect match. • unrequited love • snowed in together • Christmas • military hero • redemption THE NANNY’S CHRISTMAS WISH Amber Moore survived a difficult childhood and knows she should be grateful for her nanny job and the adorable little boy she’s blessed to care for. She shouldn’t wish for more—but she does. She wants a chance to win the heart of her rancher boss. And the Christmas blizzard might provide her perfect opportunity. • boss/employee • widower single father • unrequited love THE RANCHER’S UNEXPECTED GIFT Single mom Delaney Anderson works as a maid, living by the rule her mother taught stay invisible. But when a case of mistaken identity at the Christmas Eve ball throws her into the arms of her wealthy boss, all her rules go out the window... Can her heart survive a snowed-in Christmas with a caring, protective cowboy? • maid/boss • single mom • protector hero • love at first sight • holiday **Previously published individually in the Hometown Sweethearts series.**