Texas Christmas sees us back on the Double D horse ranch where things are going well for the Campbell-Hayes’ and their dearest friends and family. How do you let go of or get around someone's very stubborn pride? There are some very common themes throughout all of the story friendship, love, trust, honesty, learning to accept help from others, barn is an important place for everyone, and the importance of co parenting for two wonderful gay dads. There are several interwoven stories: why is there a need to get a nanny? Will the courts ever allow them to adopt a young autistic child? What the completion of the renovations mean for everyone.

How can you start a relationship, even accept a date invite if you've never dealt with a past that keeps you from getting on with your future? Very patient friends and a special man. The feelings and behaviors of the victim as well as those who want to help but have to tread lightly. This is a hard story to tell because of the painful and often undiscussed topic of male sexual assault. Watching the established couples' relationships evolve and a new one form, whose participants want their own to like what they see daily with the married men. It was really nice to revisit the ever growing Campbell-Hayes family. :(Įven though this was titled as a Christmas tale, most of the story took place before, so it can be enjoyed any time. But mixing up characters' names makes the story confusing and throws the reader off BIG TIME. Please, please, be more alert and careful with this kind of stuff. Note: I struggled with some of the editing - my pet peeve is when editors don't catch when the author mistakenly mixes up character names.and that happened on more than one occasion in this book. Getting to know Liam and his past was sad, scary, and I found myself rooting for him to be.ok.and happy in the end.Īdd in some more Robbie & Eli parts (yay!), and a lot of Jack & Riley parts (double yay!), bits and pieces of the Campbell-Hayes family (a and only 2-3 'het boy' references, and I was really really enjoying myself! I really enjoyed this couple's friendship, courtship, healing, and growth. The Liam/Marcus storyline, originally introduced in Texas Family, continues on in this book and it's a heartbreaking and then uplifting doozy. It was a great way to finish it all and tie up all the ends.

I didn't love each book, but I did love the series as a whole and these guys feel like family. I think I read that this is the end of the series and it's been a good run with Jack & Riley. With just solid relationships, our tried-and-true familiar characters mixed in with some new and interesting ones, deep relationships, HOTNESS, and all around good times.

Texas Christmas by R.J. Scott