On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to a run-in with my ex, two flat tires, and a miracle horse to help me find love.

Welcome to Evergreen Lake . . .
🎄Cosy Christmas vibes
💕Second chance romance
🤠Cowboy romance
❤️Slow burn
🏚️Small town

With the holidays around the corner and her father under arrest for financial fraud, journalist Emory Oakes doesn’t know where to turn. She’s only certain of one thing: she needs to get away.

Fate takes the wheel, leaving her stranded in snow-dusted Evergreen Lake, the picturesque town where she spent her happiest Christmas as a teen – and chronicled every moment in her journal as she fell in love with handsome local, Tate Wilder, at his family’s idyllic horse ranch – until it all went wrong.

Emory isn’t ready to face Tate again, but Christmas magic has other ideas. Between snowy horseback rides and Christmas cookie tastings, it isn't long before Tate Wilder and his ranch feel more like home than anywhere ever has. But Emory can't stop the betrayals that kept them apart for a decade from resurfacing, and as her family scandal reaches the small town, Emory faces an impossible choice.

Will Emory and Tate’s alchemy fizzle, or will their Christmas wishes come true?

Praise for Christmas at the Ranch

'The kind of book that makes you want to curl up with a blanket and a mug of cocoa. Cozy, tender, and full of second-chance magic, it’s the perfect holiday read.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Swoony Christmas cowboy magic! This second chance love story crackles with chemistry and holiday cheer.'
—Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer Romance

'Scandals, betrayals, snowy horse rides, hot chocolate, and even hotter kisses—Christmas at the Ranch is a complicated love story, and the perfect holiday escape.'
—Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters

'Reading it felt like a comforting hug with all the best tropes. Second chance romance, small town, trapped in the snow. One of my favorite reads this year.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Escapist, chemistry-fueled and with the perfect amount of Christmas magic, Christmas at the Ranch is the perfect book to whisk you away this holiday season.'
—Emily Stone, author of Always in December

'If you’re looking for a second chance holiday romance filled with heart, soul, and a sexy cowboy hero, look no further! You’ll want to bust this baby out every year.'
—Codi Hall, author of There’s Something About Merry

'Beautifully Christmassy and heart warming, snuggle up and enjoy!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Christmas at the Ranch is an emotional and romantic, snow-kissed love story about rediscovering your first love when it matters the most.'
—Heidi McLaughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl

'Tender, transporting, and impossible to put down. Christmas at the Ranch is a heartwarming holiday escape filled with snow-dusted second chances, soulful romance, and the kind of magic that only comes when you return to the place that once held your heart. Julia McKay writes with so much charm—and this book is a winter dream.'
—Chantel Guertin, bestselling author of It Happened One Christmas