A Cowboy for Christmas (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Lissette Moncrief: Recent widow of a soldier, 29, mother of a handicapped child, worked as a baker, loved her work.
• Rafferty Jones: Half-brother to Jake (Lissette's husband), heir to his insurance policy, owner of CA ranch, trained movie horses
• Kyle: Lissette's young son, handicapped, fatherless,
• Jake Moncrief: Lissette's husband, deceased in Afghanistan, a soldier, daring and reckless,
• Charles: Lissette's father
• Mariah Daniels: Married to Joe, owned her own bridal business, mother of two
• Joe Daniels: Mariah's husband, owner of a ranch for cutting horses, father of Jonah
• Jonah: Young son of Mariah and Joe Daniels, about 1.5 years old
• Claudia Marie Bonham Moncrief: Lissette's mother-in-law,
• Cordy Whiteside: Worked on Joe Daniels' ranch, in love with Ila
• Linda: Claudia's best friend, now deceased from cancer
• Stewart: Husband to Linda (deceased)
• Guillermo Santo: Foreman of Rafferty's ranch in CA, deaf,
• Gordon Moncrief: Father of both Jake and Rafferty, Claudia's husband, now deceased
• Dane: Rafferty's younger brother
• Heather Jones: Rafferty's younger sister
• Gramma Jean: Jake's grandmother, around 70, precocious
• Amelia Jones: Mother of Rafferty, an alcoholic, unable to care for herself
• Ila Brackeen: Engaged to Cordy, very tall, outspoken
• Brady Talmadge: A "horse whisperer"
• Brittany: Lissette's sister, married to Tim, mother to Zeke (8) and Ella (10)
• Samantha: Lissette's sister, married to Heath, mother of Spice (4)
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• Peony Clark
• Santa Claus
• Paul Gibson
• Larry
• Zeke
• Jiff
• Madame Boulanger
• Erin
• Sam Elliott
• Denise

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• ““I’m going to tell you what I wish someone had told me. Don’t try to be brave. Don’t hold it all in. I know the grief is immense, but don’t fight it. Cry hard when you receive bad news because that’s how you will make way for tears of joy. When you can accept your losses and forgive your mistakes, then you can embrace a happy future.”Wilde, Lori (2012-10-30). A Cowboy for Christmas: A Jubilee, Texas Novel (Kindle Location 195). Avon. Kindle Edition. Wilde, Lori (2012-10-30). A Cowboy for Christmas: A Jubilee, Texas Novel (Kindle Locations 193-195). Avon. Kindle Edition.”

• “You're more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rockers.”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Jubilee, Texas: A small town near Fort Worth, "cutting horse capital of the world", where everyone knew everyone else and their business, dressed in jeans and boots, etc.
• California: The state where Rafferty Jones had his ranch for cutting horses
• Arizona: Where Rafferty met with an accident

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Cowboy and the Princess.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Lori Wilde (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexual Content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Lori Wilde: Authors website

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history