The Christmas You Found Me

Heart of the Wilderness, Book 1

De: Sarah Morgenthaler

Narrado por: Haley Taylor

Sarah Morgenthaler is back with a heart-mending contemporary romance featuring a single dad you'll fall for; a satisfying slow-burn love affair; found family you'll root for; small town holiday magic; and all the quirky animals and snowy rustic scenes your heart desires.

Sienna Naples's family has taken care of their wild Idaho land for generations and Sienna can't imagine any other life. But at Christmastime, with her parents gone and her painful marriage finally over, it's full of memories… and incredibly lonely. Until a tall, handsome stranger and a little girl walk into her life and suddenly the holidays are alive again.

When single father Guy Maple shows up as the result of an ad meant to be a joke, the handsome Montana construction worker isn't joking. Money is tight this Christmas, and Guy's four-year-old daughter Emma has stage-five chronic kidney disease. She needs a kidney transplant, but if Guy can't prove that he can afford Emma's anti-rejection medications, his daughter isn't going to stay on the transplant list. Guy's willing to do anything, including marrying a stranger, to keep her safe.

It's an impulsive marriage of convenience, and Sienna knows this isn't real, no matter how much she adores Emma, how well Guy fits into the ranching life—or how much light and laughter is coming into their lives as a result. But the more time she spends with her new family, the more she fears losing the fragile, feisty little girl and the kind, devoted, hard-working, incredibly attractive man who is her husband—but is it only in name?

©2024 Sarah Morgenthaler (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Great Christmas story

I enjoyed this story from start to finish
Christmas miracle feels all around!!
Worth the read.

Heart-warming read

I wouldn’t necessarily consider this book to be e a Christmas book as the title suggests,but it is a wonderful, heart-warming you you don’t want to miss

Unexpected!

I came from the Moose Springs series so was not expecting something so serious. But stuck around anyway and wow, it's a tear jerker. Very emotional, but still sweet. Likeable and emotionally mature characters. Overall, I'm quite impressed by the author's versatility. Narrators voice was well suited to the more serious themes. I also really appreciate that we are now getting closed door stories that are still really good quality, no need to choose one or the other. If you're looking for a light romcom, this is not that but definitely worth saving for when you're in the mood for deeper feels.

Amazing.

Sarah crushed it once again, but this time it hit close to home. She does so well writing about the realities of organ donation and alzheimer's disease. I worked in alzheimer's and hospice care. This book made me smile, laugh and cry. Not too long ago, my husband was saved by organ donation. In every possible way, this story felt so deeply personal and emotional for me. I applaud her work and I send love to her, because only someone who knows what it's like in some form could write such a beautiful story. The humor, the banter, the swoon.. chef's kiss. The animals and their antics, adorable. I love that there was no third act breakup or miscommunication trope in here. I could go on and on.. but you should read it for yourself and see.

I truly can't recommend this book enough. Just make sure you have some tissues on hand. 💗

Tender

Just the absolute best Christmas Miracle Story. Absolutely adore the characters, setting, & theme. Do not skip this one

Melancholy

This book is nothing like the Moose Springs books. It’s a great book, but you should have your expectations properly set. It’s a somber, serious book and you may want to make sure you’re in the right frame of mind and place before listening or reading. There is intense medical trauma and a few swear words. It’s closed door on the romantic scenes. The christmas theme is subtle.

Slow is right

I wanted to like this. I loved Sarah's first & third books, was a little bored by the second --and this one --Forget "slow burn" in the description. Just slow. Nothing ever seemed to happen. Attraction, crisis, attraction, crisis, blah blah.... I finally skipped about 5 chapters to get to the last two and the epilog. If I had been reading the physical book, I would have been skimming and skipping, too.