Once Upon A Christmas

a heartwarming Christmas romance in the West

Widowed Olivia Pritchett has gone to Texas.

As so many people did after the hard years of the Civil War, Olivia seeks a new life for herself and her two young sons on the frontier with a new husband, a man she barely knew. To this end, the three make the arduous trip across four states, only to discover upon arriving in the wild Hill Country that the man she was to marry has died. It is assumed she will return from where she came, but with all her strength, Olivia prevails upon her fiancé's partner to allow her and her boys to see the place where they had pinned all their hopes, and to be able to spend at least Christmas at the ranch that was to be her home.

Monroe Locket, a tough sheep rancher, wants no part of a widow-woman, nor her snot-nosed boys. Yet, he can't manage to deny her, and nothing he does seems to daunt her. Olivia is one determined woman, who makes biscuits better than any two angels trying hard in heaven, and who manages to bring Christmas right along with her into the cabin and into the lives of the rough sheep and cattlemen.

With her unique blend of Southern humor and wise insight, bestselling women's fiction author, Curtiss Ann Matlock, once again gives us a heart-warming romance, and a break from the pressures of the holiday season, a space to lift our hearts, and to experience the magic and joy of the season.

The AI narration was awful.

I’ve always enjoyed this author. But anyone who thinks that this AI generated narration could in any way replace the human voice and heart is sadly, if not tragically, mistaken.