Brielle Kittering
Brielle was a Kittering until she married Nathan Chastain. Now she's living on the Chastain ranch with her son Bennet. But all that is about to change when Asher, Nathan's brother and Brielle's first love comes back to Kittering Creek.
The Ranchers Christmas is a novella that is the first book in the Hearts of Kittering Creek series.
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The Rancher's Christmas
Five years ago, Brielle Kittering vanished from Asher Chastain's life, only to resurface as his sister-in-law. Now, Asher tells himself he's moved on, that the past is just that—past. So when his father extends a Christmas invitation to Kittering Creek, Asher agrees. Two nights won't kill him, right? He'll carve the turkey, hand his nephew a gift, and prove with a few well-timed quips that show Brielle's choices don't faze him anymore.
He's even willing to attempt a fragile truce with his father, despite years of tension simmering between them.
But Kittering Creek has other plans.
A howling blizzard sweeps in, stranding Asher at the ranch with Brielle and the nephew he barely knows. As hours stretch into days, Asher finds himself warming to the boy's infectious grin and endless questions, an unexpected bond growing stronger by the minute.
It's Brielle, though, who truly blindsides him. Her laugh still sends his pulse racing, her touch igniting sparks he thought long extinguished. As the storm rages outside, Asher realizes some embers never truly die – they just wait for the right moment to burst back into flame.
Could coming home mean more than just facing his past? As the snow piles up outside, Asher must confront the feelings he's never truly left behind, and discover if the heart he thought mended might actually be ready to love again.