Committed to her spinsterhood, Isabel Flores isn't about to trust a man with her hard-won independence or her heart-- especially not lawman Ben MacGregor. But, when a little boy is abandoned on her property, the so-called "Debonair Deputy" of their small Tennessee town helps her care for the child. And Isabel begins to hope he might be more than just a handsome flirt. Ben is well aware of Isabel's aversion to love and has his own secret reasons for avoiding relationships. But as he and Isabel do their best to make the holiday special for their young ward, Ben wonders if he could be a family man after all. Will this Christmas be the first of many for Isabel and Ben's little instant family?
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6 primary booksSmoky Mountain Matches is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Karen Kirst.
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3.5 stars
A fun old-timey story about Gatlinburg in the early 1900s. I haven't read others from the series and didn't realize it was a series when I grabbed it, so I think I would have understood Ben better if I'd already known him from other books. Isabel was an interesting and engaging leading lady. Overall an enjoyable time to spend a few hours.